Symphyotrichum urophyllum
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Arrowleaf Aster grows one to three feet tall, bringing a soft, cloud-like elegance to late summer and fall with its pale lavender, blue, and white daisy like blooms.
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Thrives in well-draining soils that does lean more moist than dry, but can handle a drier landscape once established. Ideal for a space that is part shade to full sun.
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A perfect plant for a woodland edge inspired garden, this aster blends well with other plants and offers a naturalistic look.
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Found in woodlands and open forests across the Northeast and Central U.S., it thrives where soils are rich and slightly damp often in areas with dappled light beneath trees.
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In spring, foliage emerges, forming a tidy mound before sending up slender flowering stems in mid-summer. By late summer, to early fall, it bursts into bloom with dense tiny clusters of flowers, followed by delicate airy seedheads that persist through most of winter.
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It is a valuable late season pollinator plant, attracting a variety of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its nectar filled flowers. Its foliage serves as a food source for a variety of caterpillars, adding to its quite but crucial role in an ecosystem.
Arrowleaf Aster