PlantsFlowers
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
High-value fall pollinator flower Fits Pollinator Gardens, Native Plant Gardens, Rain Gardens, Cottage Gardens and Container Gardens.
Pollinator GardensNative Plant GardensRain GardensCottage GardensContainer GardensEasyFlowersAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 4–7 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Aug–Oct
- How it spreads
- Moderate clump / seedlings
- What to buy
- Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
- When to plant
- Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.
In the design
Leave some stems and seedheads through winter; divide or thin only when needed.
