New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeAsteraceae — Aster family
Native
![New England Aster](/images/080920_140119.jpg)
September 2008
![New England Aster](/images/111120_135042.jpg)
The backyard
November 2011
![New England Aster](/images/symphyotrichum_novae-angliae_3.jpg)
Outdoors, these flowers attract a lot of bees.
![New England Aster](/images/symphyotrichum_novae-angliae_4.jpg)
This flower opened indoors, untrampled by bees.
![New England Aster](/images/symphyotrichum_novae-angliae_5.jpg)
Another flower that opened indoors. Technically, not a single flower, but an inflorescence consisting of many flowers, of two types. For a detailed description, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae#Flowers.
The backyardOctober 2013
![New England Aster](/images/symphyotrichum_novae-angliae_6.jpg)
![New England Aster](/images/symphyotrichum_novae-angliae_7.jpg)
DE 273
October 2015
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.