Short’s aster (Symphyotrichum shortii) has a very small range in Georgia.

This perennial, clumping aster seems to prefer woodland areas where it grows to about 2 ½ feet tall with a branching panicle of pale blue or lavender-colored flowers. It has two different types of leaves: the lower leaves are up to six inches long and have petioles up to 1 inch. The upper leaves are smaller and nearly sessile. Flowers are medium-sized (3/4 to 1 inch) with numerous rays. . . . #nativeplants #nativeplantsofgeorgia #gardening #pollinatorplants #pollinatorgardening #nativehabitat #wildlifegardening #plants #georgia