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Boltonia asteroides
Also called Boltonia, Eastern Doll's Daisy, False Aster, False Chamomile, Star Boltonia, Asterlike Boltonia, Bolton's Aster
Boltonia asteroides is a tall, robust perennial native to central North America, grown for its daisy-like white or lavender flowers. It is a tough, easy plant for sunny borders and prairie-style gardens.
Boltonia asteroides, the white doll's daisy, false chamomile, or false aster, is a species of plant native to the United States and Canada. It is found primarily in the Mississippi Valley and Great Plains from Saskatchewan south to Texas and Florida, with isolated populations in the eastern United States. Reports of the species in New England, New York, and the Pacific Northwest appear to be introductions.
Boltonia asteroides is a robust, 16″ to 78″ tall (40 cm to 198 cm), perennial. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boltonia asteroides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
