Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Common Name: Heart leaved Aster

Plant Type: Herbaceous

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: sun, part sun, shade

Soil Moisture: dry, mesic

Soil Type: All

Height: 1 - 5 ft

Bloom Time: Fall

Flower Colour: blue-violet- rose

Seed Ripens: fall

Germination Requirements: Seed will germinate upon being shifted to 70°F after 90 - 140 days of moist, cold stratification at 40°F

Details/Comments: Woods & thickets. Important fall nectar plant. Lovely ast for shade.

Common Name (Alt): Heart-leaved Aster / Heartleaf Aster

Botanical Name (Alt): Aster cordifolius Symphyotrichum sagittifolium

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