Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Carbonate Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Height
1
to
3
ft.
Spread
1
to
2
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Clay, Calcareous
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Grassland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White, Blue, Purple
Bloom Season
Fall
Seasonal Interest
Nectar
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Bees
Maintenance
Cut back in July for compact form. Requires little maintenance. Is drought tolerant and likes part-shady areas. Hand remove weeds. Will naturalize.
Comments
Blooms September-November; rarely in the spring. White-purplish blue, 0.5″ daisy-like flowers with a spreading form. Pollination: butterflies and native bees.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Aster drummondii ssp. parviceps, Aster drummondii ssp. texanus, Aster drummondii var. parviceps, Aster drummondii var. texanus, Aster texanus, Aster texanus var. parviceps, Symphyotrichum drummondii var. parviceps