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  • Full sun-Part shade - 4 or more hours of full sun

  • Wet to Average/Dry soil moisture

  • Height: 3’-5’

  • Late Summer - Early Fall blooming

  • To maintain a shorter mounding form (like traditional mums),  perform the “Chelsea Chop”

    • Around Memorial Day - Prune back the plant by half

    • Around 4th of july - Prune back the new growth by half

  • Ecological Significance

    • Host plant for Pearl Crescent Butterfly, and Wavy Lined Emerald moths whose caterpillar uses plant parts for camouflage

    • Provides late season forage for pollinators

    • Deep roots aid in prevention of soil erosion

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

$5.00Price
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