- Bloom Time: Aug – Oct
- Bloom Color: Blue/Purple
- Height: 24 – 60 inches
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Medium to dry
Symphyotrichum laeve
Caterpillar food for:
eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas), silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis), pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos), gorgone checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone), northern crescent (Phyciodes selenis)
Butterfly food for:
checkered white (Pontia protodice), monarch (Danaus plexippus), edward’s hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), banded hairstreakButterfly food for:
checkered white (Pontia protodice), clouded sulphur (Colias philodice), orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
(Satyrium calanus), acadian hairstreak (Satyrium acadica), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas), great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
More information: Minnesota Wildflowers