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Symphyotrichum dumosum
Also called Bushy Aster, Long Stalk Aster
In Singapore: Pillow Aster (Grown in Singapore)
Rice button aster is a bushy, herbaceous perennial native to eastern and central North America, reaching about 1 metre tall. It is grown for its late-season daisy-like flowers, and it is insect pollinated.
Symphyotrichum dumosum (formerly Aster dumosus) is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae commonly known as rice button aster and bushy aster. It is native to much of eastern and central North America, as well as Haiti and Dominican Republic. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach a height of 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches).
Symphyotrichum dumosum is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Augochloropsis metallica and Melissodes boltoniae.
Common blue wood aster · White heath aster · Short-rayed alkali aster · Smooth blue aster · White panicle aster · Calico aster · New England aster · New York aster · Hairy white oldfield aster · Smooth violet prairie aster · Aster
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum dumosum 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.
