Common name: New England Aster
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 0.6 m tall; 2 ft tall
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet
Soil: Loam, Clay
Blooms: Violet in September, October
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Large and showy aster with dense foliage native to moist woodlands, meadows and streambanks
- Bright variable purple-coloured flowers with orange-yellow that bloom in profusely at the tips of leafy branches
- Can grow prolificly and in certain spots may be aggressive
