Parasol Whitetop
Doellingeria umbellata
Also known as: Tall Flat-top White Aster
Tall wet-meadow aster with flat-topped umbrella clusters of small white daisies — distinctive among asters. Mt. Cuba aster trials showed high pollinator value. Formerly *Aster umbellatus*. Young leaves have been cooked as a green.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–7 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV