General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 18 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division

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Common names
  • Aster
  • Willowleaf Aster
  • Rodney's Aster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Symphyotrichum praealtum
  • Synonym: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. nebraskense
  • Synonym: Aster praealtus
  • Synonym: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. subasperum

Photo Gallery
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-18-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-14
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: late November
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: October (fall)
Beautiful bloom in my fall garden!
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Fall 2009
The lovely pink flower.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: Homestead National Monument
Date: 2009-09-17
Location: Homestead National Monument
Date: 2009-09-17
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-07
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-11-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-13
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-08

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