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white prairie aster
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Aster falcatus
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 2.5 ft. (or more)
Spread: 8.0 in.; to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- White Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3 - Soil Type
- Variable, Well Drained
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.