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Aster ericoides (Heath Aster)
Heath Aster is very easy to grow in medium to dry soils.  It is rhizomatous and will self-seed readily, so some may consider it aggressive. It will spread 1+ feet per year. Heath Aster will do well in USDA zones 3-10.  Other names commonly used include Symphyotrichum ericoides or White Heath Aster.

The white ray flowers can occasionally look light blue or pale pink, with a yellow center. In a planting without much other vegetation to support it, Heath Aster may need to be staked or it will droop over. The white flowers explode profusely all along the stem of the plant in late summer and early fall, providing that last bit of color to a garden before winter.

Seeds / Packet: 300
Seeds / Ounce: 200,000 (limit 1 oz per customer please!)

Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).
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Catalog Number AST08F
Scientific Name Aster ericoides
Common Name Heath Aster
Germination Code A, D
Wetland Code FACU-
Sun Exposure Prairie , Savanna
Soil Moisture Mesic , Dry Mesic , Dry
Height 2 feet
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time Aug , Sept , Oct
Plant Type Forbs (Wildflowers)
Availability Seeds , Roots
Economize; $ seed/oz
Price:
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing: Order:
Packet $2.00
1/8 oz. $11.25
1/4 oz. $17.50
1/2 oz. $30.00
1 oz. $50.00
Bare Root Plants
Quantity: Pricing: # of Plants:
1 - 2 $4.00
3 - 11 $3.00
12 - 35 $2.10
36 - 99 $1.80
 
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Aster ericoides (Heath Aster)
Map Key
Present in state Present in county, native to state Present in county, not native to state  
Not present in state Present historically, now extirpated    
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