Is New England Aster deer resistant?
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About New England Aster
By the time this opens, in August, most of the border has finished — rose-purple rays round an orange-yellow centre, carried on stout stems with hairy, clasping leaves that deer tend to walk past. The problem is always the same one: bare brown legs and mildewed lower foliage by the time the flowers arrive, on a plant that can reach seven feet. Crowding causes both. Give it room and moving air, then lift and divide the clump every few years, because an old congested crown is what produces thin leggy stems in the first place. Moist soil it likes. Moist still air it does not. Where it is happy it is aggressive, so it belongs at the back of a large border or in rough grass rather than anywhere fussy. Cut the whole thing to the ground once flowering is over.
Similar to New England Aster
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where New England Aster grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Coloradonative
- Californianative
- Oregonnative
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiana
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idaho
- Utahnative
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 43 US states in total.
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Common questions about New England Aster
- Is New England Aster deer resistant?
- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does New England Aster grow in?
- New England Aster is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does New England Aster grow in shade?
- Yes. New England Aster tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does New England Aster get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–84 in. Growth rate is moderate.