| Aster vimineus | | | | September through mid October. |
| Family - Asteraceae - Aster | | | | Since there are more than 150 species of wild asters |
| This wild, fall blooming wildflower is so covered with | | | | in North America, identification can be somewhat |
| small, pure white blossoms that it seems to explode | | | | difficult sometimes. On this in, the flowers will be |
| with color. It usually is found in fairly large colonies in | | | | clustered on one side of the purplish tinged stem. |
| fields and meadows bordering woodlands. From a | | | | The flowers are approximately one-half inch in |
| distance the plants almost seem like an intense white | | | | diameter. The plants will range from two to five feet |
| cloud of color, and when blooming in conjunction with | | | | in height and may arch back towards the ground. |
| goldenrod the effect can be quite breathtaking in the | | | | For those wishing to incorporate wildflowers in the |
| autumn sun. The freshly opening flowers can have a | | | | perennial garden, this one may be a bit "weedy" |
| slight bluish hue, and look especially striking in the | | | | looking. But in the right spot, it can add a bit of fall |
| early morning or late afternoon autumn sun. | | | | color to the normally bland perennial garden. The |
| The range of the Small White Aster runs from Maine | | | | Small White Asters mass of tiny white blossoms are |
| in the United States, Ontario in Canada, and west to | | | | sure to please the eye, especially in combination with |
| Michigan. Then south to North Carolina, Indiana and | | | | other fall blooming wildflowers. |
| Missouri. It is a perennial wildflower, blooming during | | | | |