New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L. Nesom - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on New England Aster: Asymmetrura impositella, Charidryas gorgone carlota, Clepsis clemensiana, Loxostege commixtalis, Phaneta essexana, Phaneta tomonana, Phtheochroa marloffiana, Phyciodes albatella reliquella, Phyciodes tharos, Phyciodes tharos tharos, Schinia septentrionalis, Sonia canandana, Sparganothis sulfureana, Xenotemna pallorana
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
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.