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Symphyotrichum ericoides
Also called Heath Aster, Dense Flower Aster, Elongate Aster, Many Flower Aster, Squarrose White Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster, White Aster
White heath aster is a native North American perennial with narrow leaves and small white daisy-like flowers that bloom from late summer into fall. It is easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil, and it is a useful late-season nectar source for pollinators.
Symphyotrichum ericoides (formerly Aster ericoides), with common names white heath aster, frost aster, and heath aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to much of central and eastern North America. It has been introduced to parts of Europe and western Asia.
The naturally occurring hybrid species of Symphyotrichum ericoides and Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) is named Symphyotrichum × amethystinum and has the common name amethyst aster. It can grow where the two parents are in close proximity.
Symphyotrichum ericoides grows from Canada across much of the United States into the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León. The variety S. ericoides var. ericoides prefers open locations with sandy, gravelly, or disturbed soil.
Common blue wood aster · Rice button 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
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum ericoides 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.
