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western mountain aster
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Aster spathulatus var. spathulatus; Aster occidentalis
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Riparian
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This plant is usually found by moist streams in the foothills and mountains. This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.