What’s Coming Up In The Garden, 42: Eastern silvery aster

These are in my newer shady bed, planted last fall. I put in three plants, behind the nodding onions, and my hope is to intermingle some native ferns either by letting them volunteer in, or transplanting some from other places on November Hill.

They are unusual and interesting - tall and skinny with many flowers when in bloom.

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Plant Details

Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor [= Aster concolor]

Eastern Silvery Aster

Scientific Name:	Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor [= Aster concolor]
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Species Epithet:	concolor var. concolor
Common Name:	Eastern Silvery Aster
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	September, October
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Sandhills, Piedmont woodlands, forest edges, roadbanks. Rare in NC Mountains, common in Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
Notes:	Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor is the only variety of this species in NC (per Weakley 2015).
Blooms Sandhills Game Land, Millstone Creek Natural Area, October 2004  Kathy Schlosser
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