Symphyotrichum drummondii / Drummond's aster
Light: Full shade to full sun
Soil: Medium to wet
Growth: 3’ tall
Bloom: White from September-October
Info: Like many asters, Drummond’s aster is a great food source for the last of the monarch butterflies every season that are passing through Missouri & Kansas on their way home to Mexico. Drummond’s aster does best in average soil in part shade. Can take full sun, but will struggle in heat or drought in full sun.
Light: Full shade to full sun
Soil: Medium to wet
Growth: 3’ tall
Bloom: White from September-October
Info: Like many asters, Drummond’s aster is a great food source for the last of the monarch butterflies every season that are passing through Missouri & Kansas on their way home to Mexico. Drummond’s aster does best in average soil in part shade. Can take full sun, but will struggle in heat or drought in full sun.
Light: Full shade to full sun
Soil: Medium to wet
Growth: 3’ tall
Bloom: White from September-October
Info: Like many asters, Drummond’s aster is a great food source for the last of the monarch butterflies every season that are passing through Missouri & Kansas on their way home to Mexico. Drummond’s aster does best in average soil in part shade. Can take full sun, but will struggle in heat or drought in full sun.
