Purple-stemmed Aster
Common Name: Purple-stemmed Aster
Latin Name: Symphyotrichum puniceum
Description & Overview
Tall stalks are adorned with numerous, small light violet to violet-blue flowers with yellow center disks. Prefers moist to wet soil, naturally occurring in swampy areas, along ponds/streams, or wet meadows. Late-blooming flowers provide nourishment to honeybees, bumblebees, wasps, bee flies, butterflies, skippers, and moths.
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 6-8'
Mature Width: 2-3'
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 3
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Features & Benefits: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Fall Color, Great Cut Flower, Wisconsin Native
Common Name: Purple-stemmed Aster
Latin Name: Symphyotrichum puniceum
Description & Overview
Tall stalks are adorned with numerous, small light violet to violet-blue flowers with yellow center disks. Prefers moist to wet soil, naturally occurring in swampy areas, along ponds/streams, or wet meadows. Late-blooming flowers provide nourishment to honeybees, bumblebees, wasps, bee flies, butterflies, skippers, and moths.
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 6-8'
Mature Width: 2-3'
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 3
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Features & Benefits: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Fall Color, Great Cut Flower, Wisconsin Native