Pacific Aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
Pacific aster is the common coastal aster of California, blooming for months with violet-blue daisies, tolerant of wind, salt, and dry summers.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR, UT, WA
Related native plants
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- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
- Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
- Climbing Aster (Symphyotrichum carolinianum)