Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster sprays horizontal branches of tiny white daisies with pink-to-purple centers that change color with age, a fine-textured fall nectar plant for sun or part shade.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV