Aster (Symphyotrichum) subspicatus (subspicatum)
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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