Roadside Wildflower – Flat topped White Aster
It was a surprise to me that the white flowers which made me pull over to the side of the road were Asters. When it comes to Asters my mind visualizes purple flowers not white. So I shot them first and sorted things out later.
These are one of the first Asters to bloom. They are supposed to like moist / wet ground and my field guide states they grow in wet meadows but the place I first spotted them where high and dry. I guess they’re not so fussy as to care where they grow.
The name is a good description. The flowers are white and the flower clusters are ‘flat topped”. The photo shows a smaller cluster than others I saw but it was the best macro I managed to capture.
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August 30th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Nice photos of this Aster. It can be kind of a pain in the garden as it is heavy seeder. It is nice for the back edge.
DF,
I had a feeling it was a prolific seeder. They’ve spread way beyond their preferred growing conditions. I’d rather they were my weeds than some of the other stuff that invades my gardens. Just I need to go back and collect some seed later. They would make a nice backdrop in a garden or better yet another addition to my ‘wild’ area beyond the mad mower’s reach.
August 30th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Now they would have caught my attention too ! .. driving behind you must be an experience, with you straining to see plants on the side of the road, and pulling over so much ? LOL
They almost remind me of small cone flowers .. they are very pretty and a nice change from the purple : )
August 31st, 2008 at 8:28 am
Like the asters and love a ‘wiseacre’. Nice rock you delivered to Amherst.