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Common Blue Wood Aster
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Common Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium
In the United States: Native · also called heart-leaved aster, blue wood aster

Late-summer to fall bloomer offering nectar and pollen to honey bees and other pollinators in woodland edges and clearings. Flowers gradually over several weeks in branched panicles; plants may self-seed readily and benefit from cutting back after bloom.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) August–October
Duration~45 days
TypePerennial
Sunpartial

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