Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Bushy aster is a much-branched, airy aster studded with small pale blue-to-white daisies in fall, an adaptable late-nectar source for sunny borders and meadows.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- September, October
- Bloom colors
- blue, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV