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Asteraceae
Boltonia Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Abundance and cheer.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Boltonia
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- A single boltonia plant can produce thousands of small daisy-like flowers in a single season.
- It was named after English botanist James Bolton, who illustrated fungi and ferns in the 18th century.
- The cultivar 'Snowbank' is one of the most popular perennials in North American gardens.
- Boltonia is remarkably disease-resistant and rarely troubled by pests.
- It provides critical late-season nectar for monarch butterflies during their fall migration.
Color meanings
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starlike beauty
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patience