Common Name: Calico Aster

Latin Name: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Height: 1-3 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: White/Yellow that turn to Purple

Bloom Time: August - October

Water Use: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry

Soil: Clay-loam, adaptable

Light Requirement: Full sun to shade

Spreads via seeds, rhizomes

Host Plant: Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent butterflies; Isabella Tiger Moth, Green Owlet Moth; many other moths

Pollinators: Honeybees, bumblebees, many native bee species, wasps, Syrphid flies, Tachinid flies, other flies, butterflies, moths, beetles.

Other Information: Seeds eaten by birds. Browsed by deer and rabbits.