Symphyotrichum pilosum

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Frost Aster,
Awl American Aster

Grown from seed

  • Herbaceous perennial; 2-4ft tall

  • White flowers with yellow discs; blooms for long periods into late autumn

  • Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in late fall; attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, butterflies, moths and skippers

  • Host plant to the Pearl Crescent; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee

  • Can spread aggressively via seed and rhizomes; can form dense colonies

Size:

Frost Aster,
Awl American Aster

Grown from seed

  • Herbaceous perennial; 2-4ft tall

  • White flowers with yellow discs; blooms for long periods into late autumn

  • Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in late fall; attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, butterflies, moths and skippers

  • Host plant to the Pearl Crescent; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee

  • Can spread aggressively via seed and rhizomes; can form dense colonies

Details

  • White, Yellow

  • Fall

  • 2-4ft

  • Dry, Medium, Wet

  • Full

  • Pearl Crescent

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

  • 60 days of cold stratification