Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Aster)
$9.50
Only 7 available
grows 2-4 ft. tall (taller in seasons with more sun and more moisture)
full sun
dry to medium soil
blue to violet blooms from Sept.-Oct.
beneficial to many pollinators including bumble bees, solitary bees, specialist bees, wasps, beetles
*host plant for Schinia arcigera, Schinia septentrionalis, Phyciodes pictus, Phyciodes tharos, Asymmetrura impositella
natural habitat: dry or dry-mesic upland forests, woodlands, clearings, barrens; usually on calcareous or mafic substrates; often on shale
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