Fairly tall and erect plant with abundant white (or sometimes slightly pinkish or purplish) flowers late summer into fall. The flowers look like tiny daisies and are visited by an array of pollinators.
Native Plant Database
Header Photo: Mervin Wallace
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Stream Edge, Wetland
Season of Interest: Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Pink / Rose, White
Fall Color:
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade
Soil
Moisture
Moderate, High
Nature Attracting
Butterfly, Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Nectar, Food/Pollinators
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size
Height:
36 to
48
inches
Spread:
24 to
48
inches
Size
Height: 36 to
48
inches
Spread: 24 to
48
inches
Size
Height: 36 to
48
inches
Spread: 24 to
48
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Massed in informal beds and borders as a contrasting backdrop to other late bloomers and in native plant gardens and pollinator gardens.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Will tolerate range of soil conditions, but dryness may decrease flowering. Shade causes tendency to flop; support or pinch back if needed. Spreads slowly via rhizomes, divide to rejuvenate.
Special Features
Special Usage
Fresh Cut Flower, Rainscaping
Basic Description
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