General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
12 - 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
12 - 18 inches |
| Fruit: |
Edible to birds
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Lavender
Pink
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Division
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- Late Purple Aster
- Spreading Aster
- Spread-Leaf Aster
- Sky-drop Aster
- Aster
- Accepted: Symphyotrichum patens
- Synonym: Aster patens
Posted by
flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Nov 25, 2011 7:55 PM concerning plant:
Leaves are alternate & can reach 6" in length but are generally much shorter. Each leaf is entire with clasping heart shaped base, generally rather hairy especially underneath.
Flowers are blue, sometimes pink and have yellow disks, they have numerous parts with anywhere from 15 to 30+ rays & the overall flower is up to 1.4 inches. Bloom time begins in late summer & continues into mid to late fall. The flowers may begin blue but turn pink after having been pollinated which is a feature of the aster family.
Habitat: Dry areas both wooded and open.
Range: Eastern Kansas and Texas to north Florida and north to Maine. A native north american plant.
Late purple aster looks similar to smooth aster (Aster laevis) -- they both have purple rays and clasping leaves.They may be distinguished by their stems -- late purple aster has a rough, hairy stem; smooth aster has a smooth stem with a whitish coating.
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