Western Aster
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Western aster is a rhizomatous aster of meadows and sagebrush flats across the Intermountain West, with lavender-blue rays for late-season pollinators.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY