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Hall's aster

Symphyotrichum hallii

Hall's aster
Photo: Matt Benotsch, CC BY 4.0

Hall's aster is a native perennial wildflower of western Oregon and Washington that spreads into colonies by rhizomes. It thrives in open, sunny sites and is best suited to native or naturalistic plantings.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during establishment, then rely mostly on rain; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Well-drained soil, including sandy or gravelly native soils.
Temperature
Cold hardy in temperate climates; suited to the mild, wet-winter climate of the Pacific Northwest.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Washington to Oregon
Climate
temperate

About

Symphyotrichum hallii (formerly Aster hallii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to western Oregon and Washington states. Commonly known as Hall's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a long rhizome that creates colonies of itself. It grows about 30–60 centimeters (1–2 feet) tall, and has white (sometimes pale violet) rays that open July–August.

Most occurrences of the species have been found at elevations of 0–500 meters (0–1,640 feet) in open areas in the Puget Sound region and Willamette Valley, with outliers in Columbia Gorge and central Washington. It is conservationally Imperiled (S2) in Washington state.

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 hallii 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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