Ottawa Native Plants
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Type

Wildflower

Family

Asteraceae
(Aster)

Colour

Purple

Height

100-150 cm

Habitat

Meadow

Sun

Full sun

Blooms

SeptemberOctober

Other features

Bumblebee-friendly

Also known as Michaelmas Daisy, Aster de Nouvelle-Angleterre. Very common along roadsides.

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Other plants in the Aster family (see all 9)

Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea

Flat-top White Aster
Doellingeria umbellata

Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla

Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia

Spotted joe-pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum

Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta

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