Life Cycle
Perennial
Water Requirement
Moderate
Wet
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Max Height
5 Ft.
Price
$24.95

Climbing Aster is a Florida native that can be added to landscapes to create a beautiful wildflower look. It is a vining shrub with small lavender flowers that bloom in late summer to early winter. It can be easily maintained to desired height; trained on a trellis as a vine-like shrub or trimmed as a low hedge. Climbing aster prefers full sun to partial shade and moderate to wet soils. It attracts a variety of pollinators.

Note: Climbing aster was previously named Symphyotrichum carolinianum and may still be listed as such in many print and online resources.

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How to care for Climbing Aster

Light. Full sun gives the best growth. It also grows in light, dappled shade.

Water. Keep the soil moist to wet. It does not handle long dry spells, and it should not sit in standing water.

Soil and feeding. It grows in sand, loam or organic soils. Salt tolerance is low, and salty wind can burn the leaves.

Size. Kept to about 5 ft as a trimmed shrub. Left to climb or sprawl, stems reach 10–12 ft.

Pruning. It grows fast and can be cut back hard to keep it under control.

Good to know. A Florida native of swamps, marshes and riverbanks, ranging south to Miami-Dade County. It blooms mainly in fall and through winter in South Florida. Bees, monarchs, skippers and other butterflies feed on the nectar. Its sprawling habit suits informal or natural plantings.