Drummond's Aster

Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Drummond's Aster: Phyciodes tharos

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.