California Aster

This perennial grows to 1-3 ft tall and makes a flower bed come alive in late summer through fall, when planted with California fuchsia and California goldenrod.

It spreads by rhizomes, likes moist soil but can also go without summer water, and is common on coastal grasslands and marshes.

Make sure to prune plant to the ground after flowering in the fall and it will reappear late winter.

A good habitat plant, native moths and butterflies use this plant as a nectar source and birds eat the seeds.

Previously named Aster chilensis.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate, High

Soil: Clay, Loam

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Drought Tolerant