- Bloom Time: Aug. – Oct.
- Bloom Color: Blue
- Height: 1 – 4 feet
- Sun: Partial to shade
- Soil: Medium to medium-dry
Aster shortii
Caterpillar food for
Aster Flowerhead Caterpillar (Eucosma parmatana), Aster-head Phaneta (Eucosma tomonana), Essex Phaneta (Eucosma essexana), Hoffman’s Cochlid Moth (Cochylis hoffmanana), Speyer’s Cucullia (Cucillia speyeri)
Attracts these pollinators
Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.), Yellow-Faced Bees (Hylaeus spp.), Sweat Bees (Halictus spp.), Metallic Green Sweat Bees (Augochloropsis spp.), Mining Bees (Andrena spp.), Sweat Bees (Lasioglossum spp.)
More information: Minnesota Wildflowers
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