Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part sun to shade
Medium to medium dry soil
3 feet tall
Blooms in September – October
Bloom color bluish-white
Pot Size: 3.5" W x 3.5" L x 5" D
$5.00
Aster, Heart-leaved
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Photo Credits
R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Common Blue Wood Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) by Marie Studer under licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Keystone Species by the Numbers
The numbers provided indicate how many species of Lepidoptera caterpillars use the plant as a host, or how many pollen specialist bees rely on the plant. Information obtained from Garden for Wildlife published by the National Wildlife Federation. Scroll down the page to load more entries.
| Common Name | Genus | Lepidoptera Species | Specialist Bee Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster, Aromatic | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Calico | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, New England | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Short’s | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Sky Blue | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
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