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Symphyotrichum molle
Soft aster is a native perennial wildflower of dry mountain meadows in the Bighorn Mountains, growing 30 to 60 cm tall with downy stems and August flowers. It suits cool, well-drained sites and is best kept in its native habitat or a naturalistic meadow.
Symphyotrichum molle (formerly Aster mollis) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae) endemic to the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States. Commonly known as soft aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that ranges from 30 to 60 centimeters (12 to 24 inches) in height.
Symphyotrichum molle is endemic to the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming in the United States. It is a montane species that can be found at elevations ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 meters (6,600 to 9,800 feet) in dry meadows.
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 molle 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.
