Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

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New York Aster

Grown from seed

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-3ft tall

  • Bluish-purple, and sometimes white, ray flowers with red to yellow discs; mostly smooth stems with narrow leaves; blooms late summer to fall

  • Similar species to New England Aster, but shorter & smoother

  • Attracts large numbers of fall pollinators, especially long-tongued bumblebees, moths, skippers, and beetles

  • Seeds are an important winter food source for songbirds

  • Host plant to the Silvery Checkerspot and Pearl Crescent

  • Self-seeder, forms colonies due to long rhizomes; easily divided & transplanted every few years

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New York Aster

Grown from seed

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-3ft tall

  • Bluish-purple, and sometimes white, ray flowers with red to yellow discs; mostly smooth stems with narrow leaves; blooms late summer to fall

  • Similar species to New England Aster, but shorter & smoother

  • Attracts large numbers of fall pollinators, especially long-tongued bumblebees, moths, skippers, and beetles

  • Seeds are an important winter food source for songbirds

  • Host plant to the Silvery Checkerspot and Pearl Crescent

  • Self-seeder, forms colonies due to long rhizomes; easily divided & transplanted every few years

Details

  • Pink, Purple, White, Red, Yellow

  • Late Summer to Fall

  • 1-3ft

  • Wet, Medium, Dry

  • Full, Partial

  • Silvery Checkerspot
    Pearl Crescent

  • FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification