Aster ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’
Aster ericoides 'Snow Flurry' is a cold hardy heath aster with masses of late season nectar-rich white flowers.
Aster ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’ is an award-winning heath aster for good reason. It’s cold hardy, drought tolerant once established, a pollinator magnet and tolerant of pests and black walnut. It offers exceptional autumn appeal with mats of tiny, pure white, daisy-like flowers by the hundreds with golden centres that smother its low arching stems. Heather-like foliage is pubescent and gray-green. Its unique mat-forming habit of 4-6 inches tall and 2-4 feet wide make it a great ground cover in the mixed sunny border, the rock garden, edging a garden path, or spilling over a wall. An important late season nectar source for bees and butterflies. Now known scientifically as Symphyotrichum ericoides.
Common Name: Heath Aster
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Prairies, savannas, limestone glades, dry rocky woods, pastures by railroads and roadsides.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
