Scientific Name
Aster cordifolius
Common Name
Heart-leafed aster; Common blue wood aster
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit:
Small flower heads in dense clusters; pale blue-violet or white petals; disk turns red; bracts are smooth, narrow and blunt
Flowering Season:
Late summer into fall
Foliage:
2 to 5 inch broad, heart-shaped leaves with sharp teeth and slender stalks; often deeply notched at base; smooth stems
Site:
Open woods, clearings
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