New England Aster - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | Pots ready spring-summer

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

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Blooms: Violet in September, October

Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Roadsides-ravines

Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Bees/wasps 🐝

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