Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
White Panicle Aster,
Panicled Aster
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5ft tall
White, sometimes pinkish, flowers with yellow discs; pronounced curling of dead foliage; blooms in autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in late fall; attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, butterflies, moths and skippers; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Host plant to the Pearl Crescent; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Can spread aggressively via seed and rhizomes; can form dense colonies
White Panicle Aster,
Panicled Aster
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5ft tall
White, sometimes pinkish, flowers with yellow discs; pronounced curling of dead foliage; blooms in autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in late fall; attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, butterflies, moths and skippers; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Host plant to the Pearl Crescent; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Can spread aggressively via seed and rhizomes; can form dense colonies
White Panicle Aster,
Panicled Aster
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5ft tall
White, sometimes pinkish, flowers with yellow discs; pronounced curling of dead foliage; blooms in autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in late fall; attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, butterflies, moths and skippers; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Host plant to the Pearl Crescent; supports specialist bees including various mining bees and Colletes simulans, the spine-shouldered cellophane bee
Can spread aggressively via seed and rhizomes; can form dense colonies
Details
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White, Pink, Yellow
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Fall
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2-5ft
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Medium, Dry
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Full
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Pearl Crescent
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FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands
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60 days of cold stratification