Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens
Aster family
Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
30 inches
Spread
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Tolerant
Water
Water Use
Medium
Drought Tolerance
Medium
Flood Tolerance
None
Soil
Soil Types
Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance
Medium
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
High
Salt Tolerance
None
Climate
pH Range
4.9 – 6.9
Frost-Free Days
80 days
Precipitation
30 – 55 in
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.