Ampelaster carolinianus (Climbing Aster)

Climbing Aster (Ampelaster carolinianus)

Height, Spread: Up to 10 ft, 3-6 ft

Water/Soil: Moist, Clay or Loamy soil, well-drained 

Light: Full Sun-Part Shade

Bloom: Fall, Pink-Purple Flowers

Native Range: Southeastern USA 

Qualities: Attractive to Pollinators, Drought Tolerant, Host Plant, Deer Resistant

Notes: This Herbaceous perennial is commonly found on marshy shores, alongside riverbanks, or in wet woodlands. Best put alongside fences or a trellis that it can climb. A rapidly growing plant that may require frequent division. Attractive to bees and butterflies and host plant to Pearl Crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos). Birds eat the seeds.