Douglas Aster
Symphyotrichum subspicatum
A sprawling, late-blooming aster studding moist meadows and coastlines with violet-blue, gold-centered daisies. A vital fall nectar source that thrives from bog edges to beach bluffs.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~109 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, ID, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
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- Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
- Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
- Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)