Image coming soon
Herbaceous Perennials
New England American aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Aster novae-angliae)
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 3 to 7 ft Width: 2 to 3 ft
- Bloom Color
- purple/lavender
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACW Facultative wetland — usually occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Low to moderate soil salt and salt spray tolerance
Notes
Moist well drained soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Food source for butterflies, bumblebees, honey bees; seeds eaten by birds and small mammals; larval host for pearl crescent butterfly