Aster ericoides var. prostratum 'Snowflurry' (Symphyotrichum) - HEATH ASTER 'SNOWFLURRY'

Low growing, prostrate fall aster with small 0.5" white flowers that completely cover the whole plant. Very tough, healthy, vigorous and adaptable.

One of the Aster winners in Chicago Botanic Gardens trials, gaining 5 stars of 5.

Award of Garden Merit by RHS (Royal Horticultural Society).

Plant slowly grows wide. Leaves are stiff, tiny and remind of heaths.

Blooming Time: September/October
Size: 4-6" (up to 6") tall x 12-24" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: full sun, mostly sun, adaptable to all soil types (including sandy, poor, shallow or clay soil)
Moisture Needs: average to dry
Origin: The native range of the tall species spans most of North America (USDA distribution map); the prostrate form is listed, but not shown on USDA. This aster of unknown origin was introduced to Britain by famous British garden designer Beth Chatto in 1983
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes, attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers and moths. Occasional visit of Monarchs too
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Perfect plant for hot baking edges, slopes, bigger rock gardens, edges of sunny beds. In combination with rocks, dry rock walls, edges of raised flower beds, pollinator gardens, low maintanenance gardens, erosion control or xeriscape. Combine with smaller native wildflowers like with Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Allium cernuum (other native Allium), Callirhoe, Dalea, Baptisia australis var. minor, Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Penstemon hirsutus (and others), Phlox subulata, Phlox nivalis, Monarda bradburiana, Solidago rigida 'Golden Rocket', Solidago nemoralis,...and shorter cultivars of Agastache, Echinacea, Monarda, or introduced perennials like Calamintha nepeta, Nepeta, Pulsatilla, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, and lower grasses like Bouteloua, Eragrostis spectabilis, Sporobolus, as well as shorter forms of Schizachyrium scoparium
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