White Panicle Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom ssp. lanceolatum var. hirsuticaule (Semple & Chmielewski) G.L. Nesom

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Spread
5.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance Low
Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 6.0 – 8.2
Frost-Free Days 65 days
Precipitation 8 – 16 in

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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