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Aster (Symphyotrichum) subspicatus (subspicatum)


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Aster subspicatus (Symphyotrichum subspicatum) has lovely lavender flowers with narrow petals around yellow centres.


Description:
Aster subspicatus, now known scientifically as Symphyotrichum subspicatum, has lovely lavender flowers with narrow petals around yellow centres on black stems. It is a BC native popular with bees and butterflies.


Common Name: Douglas's Aster

Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade

Height: 2-4'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour: Black

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Butterflies, Bees

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: Yes

Native Habitat: Moist to mesic meadows, along streambanks, and in shrub thickets and open forest from low to montane zones in coastal and southern BC east to Alberta and south to Oregon.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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