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Pine barren whitetop aster

Oclemena reticulata

Also called Pinebarren Aster, White Top Aster, Whitetop Aster

Pine barren whitetop aster
Photo: Karen Guin, CC BY 4.0

Pine barren whitetop aster is a perennial wildflower native to pine barrens in the southeastern United States, growing 30 to 90 cm tall with white to pink daisy-like flower heads. It suits sunny, well-drained, sandy sites and is mainly grown in native plantings rather than as a houseplant.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during establishment, then rely mostly on rainfall; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Sandy, acidic, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Hardy in warm temperate to subtropical climates of the southeastern US; tolerates winter cold typical of that region.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.

About

Oclemena reticulata, commonly known as pinebarren whitetop aster, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States.

Where it grows

Oclemena reticulata is native to the southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Other Oclemena plants

Whorled wood aster · Blake's Aster · Bog aster · Aster

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oclemena reticulata 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.

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