BUSHY ASTER

Aster dumosus

1.5 to 3 feet

Fast rate of growth

Full sun to partial shade

Extremely drought tolerant; will tolerate moist soil

Zones 8 to 11

Herbaceous, bushy, perennial that spreads

aggressively by underground stems;

with thin, smooth grey-green leaves and masses of lavender,

daisy like flowers early summer through winter.

Excellent nectar plant.

Larval host plant for the Pearl Crescent.