Symphyotrichum pilosum
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
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
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
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White, Yellow
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Fall
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2-4ft
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Dry, Medium, Wet
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Full
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Pearl Crescent
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FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands
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60 days of cold stratification