Climbing Aster
Symphyotrichum carolinianum
The South's only scrambling, near-vining aster, clambering over shrubs to bloom fragrant pink in late fall. A final, lavish pollinator feast before frost.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- September, October
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~109 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, VA
Related native plants
More Symphyotrichum species
- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
- Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
- Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)