Swamp Aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
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Swamp Aster is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches 3-8 ft and blooms in late summer and fall with lavender to blue-violet flowers. It offers exceptional pollinator value, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 3-8 ft
- Spread
- 2-4 ft
- Bloom Time
- Fall, Late Summer
- Bloom Color
- Lavender to blue-violet
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Rain garden; wet meadow; late-season nectar; pollinator garden
- Wildlife Value
- Checkerspot and Crescent butterflies
Swamp Aster grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 3-8 ft tall and 2-4 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Checkerspot and Crescent butterflies. It is well suited to Rain garden, wet meadow, late-season nectar, pollinator garden.
Good to know: Tall wet-site aster; important fall nectar.