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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Violet/Lavender White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall Late Fall/Early Winter
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Soil pH requirements: 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Sep 24, 2007, mrs_colla from Marin, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
My friend gave me this plant on the verge of death 2 weeks ago. I added some compost and BOOM! Flowers all over!! The bees love it very, very much.
Odour is a bit hmmm, different. Not very pleasant but not unpleasant either.
On Dec 6, 2006, frostweed from Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Heath Aster, Squarrose White Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides is native to Texas and other States.
It is a beautiful and hardy plant, that puts on a lovely show in the Fall.
On Nov 7, 2006, ospreyhome from Chiloquin, OR wrote:
I live in the Klamath basin in Oregon. This plant has attractive foliage but does not bloom for very long i the late summer. It isn't at all floppy but stays upright like grasses such as Blue Avena grass.
On Aug 31, 2001, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
Heath aster is a Missouri native plant that typically occurs in open rocky woods, prairies and along roads and railroads. A bushy, somewhat compact plant with many-branched stems which typically grows 1' to 3' tall. Small, daisy-like flowers (1/2 inch across) are borne in profusion in spreading, often one-sided, dense sprays (racemes) in late summer to early fall. Ray flowers are usually white, but infrequently blue or pink and center disks are yellow. Distinctive leaves (to 3" long) are narrow (1/4" wide), rigid, linear and heath-like (hence the common name). Good cut flower. Attractive to butterflies.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
San Anselmo, California Ranger, Georgia Frenchtown, New Jersey Chiloquin, Oregon Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas
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