Snow Flurry or heath aster - Great addition to any garden - Pollinator Garden Attracts Butterflies
Common Name: heath aster Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Zone: 3 to 9 Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet Spread: 0.25 to 1.00 feet Bloom Time: September to October Bloom Description: White with yellow centers Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low Flower: Showy Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil ____________ Culture Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Does well in sandy or clay soils. Generally tolerates poor soils and drought. Noteworthy Characteristics Symphyotrichum ericoides, commonly called heath aster, is a Missouri native plant that typically occurs in open rocky woods, prairies and along roads and railroads. A bushy, somewhat compact plant with many-branched stems which typically grows 1' to 3' tall. Small, daisy-like flowers (1/2" across) are borne in profusion in spreading, often one-sided, dense sprays (racemes) in late summer to early fall. Ray flowers are usually white, but infrequently blue or pink and center disks are yellow. Distinctive leaves (to 3" long) are narrow (1/4" wide), rigid, linear and heath-like (hence the common name). Good cut flower. Attractive to butterflies. Genus name comes from the Greek symph meaning coming together and trich meaning hair in possible reference to the flower anthers. Specific epithet means resembling the genus Erica (heather). ‘Snow Flurry’ is a prostrate heath aster cultivar that typically grows to 4-6” tall and spreads along the ground to form a dense foliage mat. Small, single asters (to 1/2” diameter) with white rays and yellow centers. _______________
Common Name: heath aster Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Zone: 3 to 9 Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet Spread: 0.25 to 1.00 feet Bloom Time: September to October Bloom Description: White with yellow centers Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low Flower: Showy Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil ____________ Culture Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Does well in sandy or clay soils. Generally tolerates poor soils and drought. Noteworthy Characteristics Symphyotrichum ericoides, commonly called heath aster, is a Missouri native plant that typically occurs in open rocky woods, prairies and along roads and railroads. A bushy, somewhat compact plant with many-branched stems which typically grows 1' to 3' tall. Small, daisy-like flowers (1/2" across) are borne in profusion in spreading, often one-sided, dense sprays (racemes) in late summer to early fall. Ray flowers are usually white, but infrequently blue or pink and center disks are yellow. Distinctive leaves (to 3" long) are narrow (1/4" wide), rigid, linear and heath-like (hence the common name). Good cut flower. Attractive to butterflies. Genus name comes from the Greek symph meaning coming together and trich meaning hair in possible reference to the flower anthers. Specific epithet means resembling the genus Erica (heather). ‘Snow Flurry’ is a prostrate heath aster cultivar that typically grows to 4-6” tall and spreads along the ground to form a dense foliage mat. Small, single asters (to 1/2” diameter) with white rays and yellow centers. _______________