Aster umbellatus | Flat-Topped White Aster | Starter Plant Plug
Bring Home Nature's Magic: Aster umbellatus Starter Plant Plug
Discover the charm of Aster umbellatus, also known as Flat-Topped White Aster, and bring natural elegance to your garden or pondside landscape. Our starter plant plug is the perfect way to add a hardy, late-blooming native wildflower that both beautifies and supports your local ecosystem.
With its clusters of delicate, starry white blooms arranged in striking flat-topped clusters, this perennial shines from late summer into fall, when many other plants are fading. Standing tall with sturdy green stems, Aster umbellatus makes an excellent choice for naturalized plantings, rain gardens, or wetland margins.
Planting Guide Included
Hardiness Zones: 3-8
Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Season of Interest: Late Summer – Fall
Life Cycle: Perennial
Bloom Time: August – October
Bloom Color: White
Height: 3’–6’
Spread: 2’–4’
Water Needs: Average – High
Maintenance: Low
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH: Alkaline, Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage: Moist, Wet

