New England Aster - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Above: New England Aster in University of Wisconsin Arbortetum in Madison, Wisconsin. (10/07/20).
New England Aster - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster is a native plant that grows from 1' to 7' tall.
New England aster grows in full to partial sun in open areas like meadows, prairies, abandoned fields, and open areas along along rivers, lakes railroads and roadsides.
New England Aster flowers are between pink/rose to purple in color with between 45-100 rays around a disk composed of many tiny yellow/orange disk florets. They are about 3/4" - 1 1/2" wide.
Blooms: August - October/November (one of our latest flowering aster).
It is an important late-season food source for pollinators.
Other names include: Michaelmas daisy.
Above: The narrow bracts of New England Aster are in multiple layers and typically green with a tinge of purple.
Above: The lance-oblong leaves of New England Aster extend around the stem and clasp it. Short white hairs cover the central stem and side branches.
Above: Sample color range of New England Aster flowers.
For more information on New England Aster, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about New England Aster - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae.
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Above: New England Aster in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on September 8, 2021.
Above: New England Aster in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on September 15, 2019.
Above: New England Aster in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on September 17, 2019.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on September 1, 2019.
Above: New England Aster on shore of Lake Wingra in Vilas in Madison, Wisconsin on September 4, 221.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on September 14, 2019.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on September 19, 2021.
Above: New England Aster on shore of Lake Wingra in Vilas Park in Madison, Wisconsin on September 19, 2022.
Above: New England Aster along bike path behind Gregory Street in Madison, Wisconsin on September 22, 2022.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on September 28, 2022.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on October 2, 2021.
Above: Monarch butterfly on New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on October 2, 2021.
Above: Bee on New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on October 4, 2022.
Above: New England Aster leaves. Note how they extend around the stem and clasp it.
Above: The narrow bracts of New England Aster are in multiple layers and typically green with a tinge of purple.
Above: New England Aster in UW Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on October 7, 2020.
Above: New England Aster on the bike path behind Gregory Street in Madison, Wisconsin on October 23, 2022. It is an important late-season food source for pollinators.
Above: 1918 New England Aster Wild Flower Children by Elizabeth Gordon with illustration by Janet Laura Scott.
Above: New England Aster specimen collected in Lafayette County on September 6, 1975.
Above: 1887 New England Aster botanical illustration.
Above: 1913 illustration of New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).
Above: New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) botanical illustration by Mary Emily Eaton circa 1918.
