Source: Sundaura Alford-Purvis
Plant Names
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
White Panicled Aster
Aster lancéolé
Synonyms
lance-leaved aster
panicled aster
tall white aster
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Sep - Oct
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Panicled Aster produces masses of small white to pale lavender flowers in late summer and fall. It is found in meadows, wetlands, stream edges, roadsides, and open woodlands. It prefers moist to average soil. Its tall, airy form is particularly attractive in naturalized plantings. It may become vigorous in moist, fertile soil and is best suited to larger borders and naturalized areas. You can divide it when colonies become too large.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taïga des plaines
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Taïga du Bouclier
- Plaines boréales
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Prairies
- Plaines hudsoniennes
- Taïga de la Cordillière
- Bouclier boréal
- Cordillière boréale
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
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Cucullia convexipennis
Brown Hooded Owlet - Noctuelle Huppée de la Verge d'Or -
Eupithecia miserulata
American Common Pug -
Euplexia benesimilis
American Angle Shades -
Leuconycta diphteroides
Green Leuconycta -
Phyciodes cocyta
Northern Crescent - Croissant Nordique -
Trichordestra legitima
Striped Garden Caterpillar
Specialized Bees Supported by Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
- Andrena aliciae
- Andrena asteris
- Andrena canadensis
- Andrena chromotricha
- Andrena hirticincta
- Andrena nubecula
- Andrena placata
- Andrena simplex
- Complexe Colletes americanus
- Complexe Colletes compactus
- Complexe Colletes simulans
- Dianthidium simile
- Melissodes agilis
- Melissodes druriellus
- Melissodes illatus
- Melissodes subillatus
- Melissodes trinodis
- Protandrena andrenoides
- Pseudopanurgus aestivalis
Complementary Plants
- Coreopsis tripteris
Tall Tickseed
Coréopsis trifoliolé - Panicum virgatum
Switch Grass
Panic raide - Solidago altissima
Tall Goldenrod
Verge d’or haute - Solidago squarrosa
Squarrose Goldenrod
Verge d’or squarreuse - Symphyotrichum laeve
Smooth Aster
Aster lisse
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Chrysanthemum (Mums)
- Rosa (Non-native Roses)
- Helianthus (Non-Native Sunflower)
- NA (Black Eyed Susan's Cultivars)
- Rudbeckia Triloba (Brown Eyed Susan's)
- Echinacea (Coneflowers)
- NA (Coreopsis cultivars)
- NA (Non-native False Sunflower)
- Symphiotrichum (Non-Native Aster)
- Melilotus albus (Sweet White Clover)
- Hesperis matronalis (Dame Rocket)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in late spring in warm soil.
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 1/8 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: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Canadensis