Discover how to plant, grow, and care for asters—cold-hardy, late-blooming perennials that attract bees, butterflies, and birds. Perfect for borders, rock gardens, or wildflower patches. Growingheathaster isn’t difficult, as the plant tolerates a variety of conditions, including drought, rocky, sandy, or clay soil and badly eroded areas. In this article, we’ll talk about growingheathasters in the home garden. Here’s what we’ll cover Heathaster, Symphyotrichum ericoides, is a much-branched colony-forming native perennial forb that grows 12 to 36 inches tall from rhizomes that are also multi-branched below the ground. HeathAster is native to the United States and grows to be about 2’ tall, delighting with numerous blooms in the late summer meadow. Very little care is necessary for growingheathasters. Here are a few tips on heathaster plant care to get you started: Plant seeds directly outdoors in autumn or before the last frost in spring. White heathaster is one of Missouri's most widespread and "weedy" native asters. It grows in uplands, bottomlands, and nearly all habitats in between. The biggest thing to consider when growing white heathaster is placement. It's native to the central and eastern U.S. but grows well in full sun in USDA hardiness zones 3 to 10. Photos and information about Minnesota flora - HeathAster: clusters of daisy type flowers 1/3 to ½ inch across with 8 to 20 white petals and a yellow center. Distribution Map. White heathaster, a plant with its roots in North America, has spread beyond its native terrain. It now finds itself established in parts of Europe and Asia. Heathaster is a perennial in the Asteraceae (daisy) family native to North America.Aster pilosus. Disk and ray flowers Jane CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Download Image. Flower Buds. Low growing, prostrate fall aster with small 0.5" white flowers that completely cover the plant. Very tough, healthy, vigorous and adaptable. Plant slowly, grows wide. Typically growing 4-6” tall, Snow Flurry white heathaster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. prostratum ‘Snow Flurry‘) is a herbaceous perennial with a prostrate form. At first glance it resembles...
