Bushy Aster, Rice Button Aster

Photo Courtesy John Hilty http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/

Bushy Aster, Rice Button Aster Symphyotrichum dumosum (Aster dumosus) Full to part sun, moderately wet to moderately dry moisture level, sandy soil, moderately acid to slightly alkaline pH.  3 ft. height, blooms in fall, lavender/blue/white flowers, spreads slowly by rhizomes in its preferred sites. Germination Code:  ? Native Region:  Statewide Slender, delicate looking plant that may lean sideways when it blooms.    Easy to grow and long-lived. Attracts butterflies and bees. flower;sun;wet;sand flower;sun;medium;sand flower;sun;dry;sand flower;sun/shade;wet;sand flower;sun/shade;medium;sand flower;sun/shade;dry;sand