New England Aster - Aster novae-angliae – a native plant that brightens up roadsides, meadows and woody edges
Host plant to the Pearl Crescentspot
Nectar Plant to the Painted Lady, Sulphur, Viceroy, Monarch
Location/habitat: full sun in moist to average soil, deer resistant, blooms mid-August through October, excellent nectar source for fall migrants
Violet to pink and shades in between, pinch in spring for bushier plants
Height: 2-5’
Companions with MILKWEED(SWAMP), GOLDENROD,JOE PYE, IRONWEED, OTHER ASTERS, BEE BALM, ZINNIA,BLACK-EYED SUSAN
Stokesia Aster– a no-nonsense native that demands little and flowers freely in mid to late summer
Host to the Pearl Crescentspot and nectar to Painted Lady, sulphurs, Monarch
Perennial native in colors of blue, pink and yellow, bloom mid to late summer
Location/habitat: Loves it hot, bright and dry in well-drained soil
Height: 3 -4’
Companions with nectars: HYSSOP, PURPLE CONEFLOWER, JOE PYE, BEE BALM, BLACK-EYED SUSAN, IRONWEED
White Wood Aster – Aster divaricatus – a fairyland of glistening white, small daisies blooms in September and October
Host plant for the Pearl Crescentspot
Nectar plant for the Viceroy, Monarch, Painted Lady
Location/habitat: Naturalizes in shade, average to dry soil or moist shade, found in woods and along roadside, part shade –shade, native, deer resistant…but bunnies love them.
Height: 2-3’
Companions with PHLOX, SEDUM, ANNUALS, BLACK-EYED SUSAN,ZINNIA |
