General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 1-3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Other: Blue to purple with yellow central disc florets.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: August-October
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant

Common names
  • Sticky Aster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dieteria bigelovii
  • Synonym: Machaeranthera bigelovii

Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 23, 2020 12:39 PM concerning plant:
    These wildflowers of late summer (and the middle of fall) often color entire banks and roadsides vibrant purple. In the afternoon, as heads become shaded, the rays fold upward in the "sleep position".

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