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.

A perfect plant for a woodland edge inspired garden, this aster blends well with other plants and offers a naturalistic look.

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.

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.

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.