Name: Heath Aster
Brand: Ontario Native Plants
SKU: 1745-1LTR
Price: 15.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Its masses of tiny white flowers create a cloud-like effect across the autumn garden, producing a show unlike any other native aster.

Fine-textured, wiry stems provide interest even when not in bloom
Blooms from August through October; one of the latest-flowering native asters
Highly drought tolerant; thrives in poor, dry soils in full sun
Excellent for dry meadows, roadsides, and naturalized open plantings

Size

2.5" Pot

1 litre

1 gal

50 plugs per tray

$10.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade, Shade

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

Soil Moisture

Average, Dry, Moist, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

3 – 8

Mature Height (meters)

30.0 – 91.0

Mature Spread (meters)

30.0 – 61.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Yellow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Fall

Habit

Mounding

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Mass planting, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Best grown in an average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Does well in sandy, clay or poor soils and tolerates drought.

Notes

Native to Ontario