Ionactis linariifolius (Stiff Aster)

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Common Name:  Stiff Aster

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies

Use:  Garden or Naturalizing

Light:  Full Sun

Hardiness Zone:  4 to 9   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry, Acidic

Flower Time:  July 

Flower Color:  Purple Lavender

Height:  1'-2'

Notes:  Ionactis linariifolius (Stiff Aster) is a great mid-season aster forming small, fairly well-behaved clumps of medium height that love dry, acidic soils and attracts lots of bees and butterflies.

Native to Eastern and Mid-Western US:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).