Common Name: Heart-Leaf Aster

Latin Name: Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Height: 3 feet tall

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender

Bloom Time: September - October

Water Use: Low

Soil: Medium, Medium-Dry

Light Requirement: Partial-Sun, Shade

Spreads via seeds (prolific)

Host Plant: Asters are amazing host plants! Caterpillars of the Silvery Checkerspot and Pearl Crescent butterflies. Also several moths and other species of insects feed on aster species - learn more here and here.

Pollinators: Nearly all kinds of pollinators are attracted to this plant! Long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, and beetles.

Other Information:  Very versatile plant - prefers shade, but will grow in full sun. Wild Turkey and Ruffled Grouse eat the foliage and seeds of this plant.