General Information: ‘Snow Flurry’ is a low, dense, Heath Aster cultivar. At just 4-6” tall, these dwarf fall-blooming plants spread to form a dense mat. An effective and cascading ground cover. When allowed, the plant gracefully flows over rocks or walls. Copious numbers of beautiful flowers appear in fall, making the plant appear snowy with the sheer volume of flowers. The flowers are small and dainty, up to ½ inch in diameter. The ray florets are white, with yellow central disc florets. ‘Snow Flurry’ is strong, reliable, and easy to grow!
Cultivation Details: These small plants require open sites free from competition. Consider Heath Aster in foundation and border plantings, along paths, as a ground cover, in containers, and as a companion plant to drought-tolerant perennials and small shrubs. They spread by rhizomes and can self-seed on bare soil, enabling them to establish in mass plantings after a few years. They are also easy to control if they are desired to be planted alone as a specimen. Useful in rewilding projects, pocket prairies, and as a lawn replacement. The flowers attract long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, and moths. Makes an excellent container plant flowing over the edges of pots. Aster ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’ was one of seven Asters to receive the highest five-star rating in the Chicago Botanic Garden Aster Evaluation Trial. Noted for “consistently strong habits, superior flower production, excellent disease resistance, and full winter hardiness throughout a six-year evaluation term.” Plants bloom from September to October. A low-maintenance, showy plant that attracts butterflies and other beneficial insects. Drought resistant once established. No serious insect or disease problems.
Growing Requirements: Plant in full sun. Prefers moist to dry well-drained soils. Tolerant of most soil types. Uniquely tolerant of very sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils. Suitable for mildly acidic, neutral, and mildly alkaline soils.
Fun Facts: This plant is a member of a genus formerly classified as Aster, which has since been divided. Although the botanical name of the genus has been Symphyotrichum since 1994, plants in this genus are still almost always marketed in the horticultural trade as Aster.
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