General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 36 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • New York Aster
  • Michaelmas Aster
  • Aster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
  • Synonym: Aster novi-belgii

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Location: My garden, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2024-05-29
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'White Ladies'
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-10-10
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-10-10
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-10-10
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-10-10

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