Babywhite Aster – Plant

LATIN NAME
Lucelene ericoides

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Other common names are “Rose heath aster” and “Sand aster”.
• Growth 2-8 inches.
• Flowers May to July.
• Prefers dry, open sandy or gravelly sites and rocky eroded hillsides.
• Forms patches from creeping roots.
• Was used medicinally by the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni to treat nose problems, rheumatism, and swellings.

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