- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 3 feet
- Project:
- Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Blue
- Bloom Months:
- September, October
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- None
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Moth), Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mille Lacs, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, SCottonwood, Sibley, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan
Notes/Description:
Blue Wood or Heart-leaved Aster is a good food source for pollinators in the late summer and fall. It does best in partial shade but can tolerate a range of growing conditions.