Description
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Range: Keweenaw native
Exposure: Full, partial, shade
Soil: Loam, Sand, Clay, Rocky
Moisture: Medium wet, medium, medium dry
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds
Height: 2′
Blooms: August-October
Zones: 3-9
Color: White, Yellow, Purplish-pink
Spacing: 18″-36″
Root: Fibrous
A happy, easy-to-grow plant that can make its home just about anywhere. I first met calico aster’s acquaintance in a shade garden when the sound of buzzing bugs caught my ear. It was the nicest thing in blossom, and I hadn’t even planted it. It features arching sprays of delicate, multicolored flowers and asks nothing of the gardener, only a tiny corner of space to throw its pollinator parties. If you don’t have this charmer in your yard, now’s the chance to give it a try.
