Silky Aster single Its flowers burst with color

Its flowers burst with color in shades such as pink

well-drained soils under full sun

May be grown in low spots or in wet locations near water

Its compact

needle-like foliage

Silky Aster single Its flowers burst with colorSymphyotrichum sericeum Commonly known as Silky Aster or Western Silky Aster. A herbaceous perennial of the aster family native to dry open places in the central plains (woods, bluffs, prairies, glades) of North America primarily ranging from Michigan, Ontario, Manitoba and North Dakota south to Ohio, Missouri, Texas and New Mexico. Silky Aster features a profuse bloom of daisy like flowers (to 1. 5 diameter) from late summer to early fall, each