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© Ernie Marx
Patterson aster
Dieteria bigelovii var. bigelovii
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Machaeranthera pattersoni
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes three varieties of D. bigelovii, all native to the western U.S. This variety is native to Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Varieties mucronata and commixta are native to Arizona and Utah, respectively.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.