Boltonia asteroides - FALSE ASTER
Boltonias are great plants for adding color to the garden in the fall. Related to Asters, they are covered with 3/4" aster-like white flowers. The green-gray leaves are ornamental too. This clumping perennial slowly spreads by rhizomes (not aggressively).
It attracts many insects and monarch butterflies, makes a very good cut flower, and is a deer-resistant plant.
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Blooming Time: August to September
Size: 4' tall x 3' wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 10
Culture: full sun, adaptable to many soil types and moisture. Tolerates a bit of shade, but plants can get floppy there (same with too moist and too rich soils).
Moisture Needs: medium to wet
Origin: native to the central U.S. from North Dakota to Wisconsin south to Oklahoma and Arkansas, with a smaller population in New England (see the USDA distribution map). Naturally occurs in wet meadows, floodplains, prairie swales, marshes, and ditches.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees (long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees), wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, moths, and beetles.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Boltonia asteroides - FALSE ASTER
Boltonias are great plants for adding color to the garden in the fall. Related to Asters, they are covered with 3/4" aster-like white flowers. The green-gray leaves are ornamental too. This clumping perennial slowly spreads by rhizomes (not aggressively).
It attracts many insects and monarch butterflies, makes a very good cut flower, and is a deer-resistant plant.
Picture copyright : US Perennials nursery
Blooming Time: August to September
Size: 4' tall x 3' wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 10
Culture: full sun, adaptable to many soil types and moisture. Tolerates a bit of shade, but plants can get floppy there (same with too moist and too rich soils).
Moisture Needs: medium to wet
Origin: native to the central U.S. from North Dakota to Wisconsin south to Oklahoma and Arkansas, with a smaller population in New England (see the USDA distribution map). Naturally occurs in wet meadows, floodplains, prairie swales, marshes, and ditches.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees (long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees), wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, moths, and beetles.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep pot