A straight species native to the Mid-Atlantic, this aster thrives in moist conditions leading to blooms of pinks, purples, and whites in the Autumn season.
Size: Landscape-Ready Plug
New York Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii info from Missouri Botanical Garden
Common Name: New York aster
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Native Range: Eastern North America (coastal)
Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: August to October
Bloom Description: Violet-blue or pink to white
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerate: Clay Soil, Wet Soil
New York Aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
Ornamental Features
Unlike other aster species, the New York aster (Aster novi-belgii) thrives in consistently moist, humus-rich environments. This northeastern native can be spotted along roadsides, ditches, and wild areas, boasting lighter violet flowers with fewer rays compared to the New England aster. Its smooth, almost glabrous leaves add to its charm. Providing late-season color, it features occasional white flowers and purple blooms with cheerful yellow centers. Endemic to the New England area, it grows best in full sun and average to moist soils. New York aster, now known as Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, is ideal for erosion control and pollinator gardens, serving as a nectar resource and food for Lepidoptera larvae. It thrives along the edges of trial bioswales and hillsides in constructed wetlands, adeptly handling moist conditions while controlling erosion.
Planting and Growing
Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils of moderate fertility. Regular division is necessary for most selections, with compact varieties needing it for vigor and taller cultivars for controlling spread. Pinching or cutting back in early summer promotes a compact growth habit. Propagation can be done via seed or division, with the latter typically performed in early spring by lifting clumps and replanting vigorous outer growth while composting the older center section.
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