Is White Boltonia deer resistant?
Boltonia asteroides
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–10LightFull sunMature height36–60 inBloomSummer and Fall
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range37 US states
About White Boltonia
Clouds of small white daisies in late summer on a native perennial that looks like a refined aster. Cut it back by half in June or it reaches five feet and leans. Wants moist soil and full sun.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 24 to 35 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to White Boltonia
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 White Boltonia grows
Hardy across most of these 51 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
- Texasnative
- Colorado
- California
- Oregonnative
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginia
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idahonative
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 37 US states in total.
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Common questions about White Boltonia
- Is White Boltonia deer resistant?
- White Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does White Boltonia grow in?
- White Boltonia is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does White Boltonia grow in shade?
- No. White Boltonia wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does White Boltonia get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–60 in. Growth rate is fast.