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Georgia aster

Symphyotrichum georgianum

Georgia aster
Photo: Biosthmors, CC BY-SA 4.0

Georgia aster is a rare, robust rhizomatous perennial native to the southeastern United States, growing in oak-pine woodlands and relict savanna. It is grown in gardens for its late-season lavender-purple daisy flowers, and it needs open, sunny conditions with well-drained soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during establishment, then moderately; it tolerates drier conditions once mature.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates sandy or loamy soils.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; suited to USDA zones 6 to 9.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Symphyotrichum georgianum (formerly Aster georgianus) is a rare species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae, the aster family. Its common name is Georgia aster. It is native to the southeastern United States where it is known from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. As of 2013, it may be extirpated from the state of Florida.

Where it grows

Symphyotrichum georgianum is native to the southeastern United States where it is known from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. As of 2013, it may be extirpated from the state of Florida.

Other Symphyotrichum plants

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 · Symphyotrichum chihuahuense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum georgianum 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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