California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
California aster is a silvery, drought-tough perennial that hazes dry slopes with lavender-pink asters from summer into fall, a long-blooming, low-care native and valuable late-season nectar source.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CA, OR