New York Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on New York Aster: Acrocercops astericola, Adaina montana, Bucculatrix angustata, Bucculatrix sexnotata, Coleophora dextrella, Coleophora laurentella, Gnorimoschema septentrionella
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., 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.