Often found along marsh and tidal edges, meadows and damp thickets. A branching plant with slender, mostly smooth stems bearing narrow leaves and numerous flower heads. Flower rays can vary greatly in color, from white to purple or even pink. Xerces Society rates New York aster as having special value to native bees. (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.)
Native to Maine
Full to part sun
Wet to medium-dry soils
Grows up to 4 feet tall
Blooms August to October
Herbaceous perennial
Often found along marsh and tidal edges, meadows and damp thickets. A branching plant with slender, mostly smooth stems bearing narrow leaves and numerous flower heads. Flower rays can vary greatly in color, from white to purple or even pink. Xerces Society rates New York aster as having special value to native bees. (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.)
Native to Maine
Full to part sun
Wet to medium-dry soils
Grows up to 4 feet tall
Blooms August to October
Herbaceous perennial
