Intro: Erect, rhizomatous and colony-forming perennial found in moist to fairly dry forests and woodlands.

Stems: Stems unbranched, somewhat zig-zagged, smooth (hairy when newly emerged).

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to lance-oval with heart-shaped to rounded base, to 7 in. long (reduced upward), toothed and hairy; often withered by flowering.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in branched, terminal clusters; heads about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5-12 long, white ray florets encircling a center disk of yellow (turning red with age), tubular florets.

Fruits:

Comments:

Height: 1-2 ft.

plant sale text: White wood aster is one of the few asters that tolerates shade. Its starry white flowers are welcome in dark spots. Once established, this species typically blooms for many weeks. This southeastern native perennial is stoloniferous and can be counted on to make a dark green groundcover over time. Plants perform best in dappled shade and average soil.

bloom table text:

description: Erect, rhizomatous and colony-forming perennial found in moist to fairly dry forests and woodlands.

stems: Stems unbranched, somewhat zig-zagged, smooth (hairy when newly emerged).

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, oval to lance-oval with heart-shaped to rounded base, to 7 in. long (reduced upward), toothed and hairy; often withered by flowering.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in branched, terminal clusters; heads about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5-12 long, white ray florets encircling a center disk of yellow (turning red with age), tubular florets.

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code: 2

native range: eastern North America