A Comprehensive Guide to Western Meadow Aster (Symphyotrichum campestre)
Western Meadow Aster (Symphyotrichum campestre) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the western United States and Canada, except for Arizona and Utah. This…
American Lady Butterfly
A Comprehensive Guide to Boreal Aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
Boreal Aster (Symphyotrichum boreale) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the northern United States and Canada. This species is a host to the…
A Comprehensive Guide to New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the eastern United States and adventive in the west. This plant is…
A Comprehensive Guide to Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica)
Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the mid-western and southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the…
A Comprehensive Guide to Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the eastern and mid-western United States and the province of Ontario in Canada.…
A Comprehensive Guide to Anticosti Aster (Symphyotrichum anticostense)
Anticosti Aster (Symphyotrichum anticostense) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the state of Maine and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick in…
A Comprehensive Guide to Many-ray Aster (Symphyotrichum anomalum)
Many-ray Aster (Symphyotrichum anomalum) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern United States. This plant is a host to the Pearl Crescent…
A Comprehensive Guide to Scale-leaf Aster (Symphyotrichum adnatum)
Scale-leaf Aster (Symphyotrichum adnatum) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the Pearl Crescent…
A Comprehensive Guide to Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri)
Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the states of Texas and Arkansas and adjacent areas of Mexico. This plant…
A Comprehensive Guide to Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern and Great Plains of the United States and the province of Manitoba. This plant is a host to the American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis). Growing from 2 to 4 feet tall, this species grows in moist prairies and has pink to purple flowers that bloom from July to September. This plant is hardy in zones 4-9.