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Anemone canadensis
Anemone canadensis
Common Name: Canadian anemone

A strong-growing plant that needs room to move. Clear white single flowers top out at 18" from mid spring to early summer. A robust and competitive native plant that brightens up woodland edges and shady corners of the garden. Combines well with other spring-blooming perennials such as Polemonium, Sisyrinchium and Mertensia.

Height: 12-18 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Aster cordifolius
Aster cordifolius
Common Name: blue wood aster

Clouds of blue flowers in early fall in shade! A great naturalizer under trees, at the edge of woods, or as a filler among Hostas and Astilbes, which look pretty rough by September. Found in woods and dry meadows.

Height: 2-3 Feet
Spread: 2-3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Aster novi-belgii
Aster novi-belgii
Common Name: New York aster

Local Mid-Atlantic native of moist to wet meadows. Flowers may vary in shades of pink, purple and white and bloom in early fall, which is late August and early September here in PA.

Height: 3-5 Feet
Spread: 3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8