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A small perennial aster from the mountains of Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico, grown for its white daisy-like flowers in summer. It needs good drainage and full sun, and tolerates cool, dry conditions.
Symphyotrichum chihuahuense is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico. It is perennial and herbaceous and reaches heights of 20–35 centimeters (8–14 inches). Its white ray florets open June–September, and it grows in grasslands and oak–pine woods at elevations 1,800–2,500 meters (5,900–8,200 feet).
Scaleleaf aster · Manyray aster · Anticosti Island aster · Western aster · Symphyotrichum bimater · Northern bog aster · Symphyotrichum bullatum · Symphyotrichum burgessii · Western meadow aster · Carneros Aster · Savanna aster · Pacific aster
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum chihuahuense 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.
