White Doll's Daisy

Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance Low
Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium
Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.3 – 7.0
Frost-Free Days 80 days
Precipitation 22 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, Saskatchewan

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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