Pas connu comme étant toxique - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Plant Names
Doellingeria umbellata
Flat-topped White Aster
Aster à ombelles
Synonyms
parasol whitetop
tall flat-topped white aster
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Butterfly host
Bee host
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Flat-topped White Aster is a show stopper that is very adaptable to soil conditions, and very enthusiastic, spreading by rhizomes and seeds. This is one of the first asters to bloom with a wide, flat, umbrella shaped bloom, up to one foot wide.
Flat-topped White Aster feeds a wide variety of pollinators, including long and short tongued bees, wasps, flies and beetles are attracted to this species for its pollen and nectar. Wild turkeys, deer and cotton tails enjoy grazing on the leaves.
Flat-topped White Aster feeds a wide variety of pollinators, including long and short tongued bees, wasps, flies and beetles are attracted to this species for its pollen and nectar. Wild turkeys, deer and cotton tails enjoy grazing on the leaves.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Doellingeria umbellata
-
Chlosyne harrisii
Harris Checkerspot - Damier de Harris -
Eupithecia miserulata
American Common Pug
Specialized Bees Supported by Doellingeria umbellata
- Andrena nubecula
- Andrena placata
-
Perdita octomaculata
Eight-spotted miner
Complementary Plants
- Carex grayi
Gray's Sedge
Carex de Gray - Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
Lance-leaved Self-heal
Brunelle commune - Solidago rugosa
Rough-stemmed Goldenrod
Verge d'or rugueuse - Symphyotrichum puniceum
Purple-stemmed Aster
Aster ponceau - Vernonia gigantea
Giant Ironweed
Vernonie géante
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Sorbaria sorbifolia (False spirea)
- Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard)
- Thalictrum (Non-Native Meadow Rue)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds have become fluffy and can be easily removed by shaking on gently pulling off from stem
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/4 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.