Plants of the Riverbottom Forest Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a S. Dangerfield Interpretive Planning daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.
Plants That Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back Flower to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.
PLANTS THAT FLOWER (Aster) Look Look for for asters asters in in late late summer summer and and fall fall they they tell tell us us it it is is time time to to go go back back to to school. school. Asters Asters can can be be purple purple or or white. white. They They have have many many small small(1-2cm) (1-2cm) on a stem. on The a stem. The have lots have of little lots petals of little like petals a daisy. like a The daisy. purple The purple aster likes aster to likes be flooded to be flooded sometimes. sometimes. 3
PLANTS THAT FLOWER BEDSTRAW: sweet-scented & northern (Galium) Look Bedstraw for asters in late are summer tiny (3mm) and and fall white, they you tell us will it see is time them to go in back to summer. school. They Asters have can thin be purple leaves or in white. a whorl They like have a star many around small the (1-2cm) stem. People use to pick on this a stem. plant The to put in their have beds lots to of make little petals them like smell a daisy. nice. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 3
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER BUTTERCUPS (Aster) (Ranunculus) Look There for are asters lots of in late different summer buttercup and fall plants they but tell seaside us it is time buttercup to go back can to be school. found Asters in riverbottom can be purple forest because or white. it They likes have a wet many home. small It has (1-2cm) a few yellow (6-8mm) on a stem. on each The plant. have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 4
PLANTS THAT FLOWER CANADA ANEMONE (Anemone canadensis) Look A white for asters flower in 2.5-3cm late summer across and grows fall from they a tell long us stem it is time and to blooms go back to June school. to July. Asters Leaves can be and purple stems or feel white. hairy. They It likes have a damp many home small (1-2cm) and grows 20-60cm tall. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 4
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER COLUMBINE (Aster) (Aquilegia canadensis) Look The columbine s for asters late red summer flower droops and fall down they be tell sure us it to is time gently to lift go its back head to and school. look closely Asters can at its be honeycomb purple or white. inside. They The have plant many grows small 30-80cm (1-2cm) tall and in June-July. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 5
PLANTS THAT FLOWER FALSE SOLOMON S-SEAL (Smilacina stellata) Look Small for (6mm) asters white in late summer grow and on fall the they end of tell the us it stalk is time of leaves to go back about to 20cm school. long. Asters Flowers can begin be purple in May. or white. It likes They a moist have forest many to call small its (1-2cm) home. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 5
PLANTS THAT FLOWER FRINGED LOOSESTRIFE (Lysimachia ciliata) Look This is for the asters good in loosestrife late summer not and like fall the purple they tell loosestrife, us it is time which to go is bad back to and school. an aggressive Asters can invader. be purple Fringed or white. loosestrife They have many are small bright (1-2cm) yellow, 2-2.5cm on across, a stem. and The grow in groups have of lots two of or little three. petals Flowers like a daisy. come The out purple in July. aster It likes likes a wet to be forest flooded like the sometimes. riverbottom forest. 6
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER GOLDENROD (Aster) (Solidago canadensis) Look Like asters, for asters the in goldenrod late summer tells and us fall fall is coming they tell and us it it is is time time to to go go back back to to school. school. Asters The goldenrod can be purple or are white. deep They yellow have with many many small tiny (1-2cm) on stems on that a stem. make The it look like a have golden lots pyramid. of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 6
PLANTS THAT FLOWER INDIAN HEMP (Apocynum cannabinum) Look Lots of for little asters white in late summer in cluster and fall on stems, they tell bloom us it in is time July. to Stems, go back filled to with school. milky Asters sap, turn can red be when purple older. or white. The flower They have turns many into a small skinny (1-2cm) purple seedpod in fall. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 7
PLANTS THAT FLOWER JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema triphyllum) This flower gets its funny name because someone thought it looked like a preacher standing at his pulpit with a canopy overhead. It likes wet Look woods for to asters call in home late and summer habitat. and The fall flower they tell starts us it green is time then to go turns back a to purple-brown school. Asters colour. can be The purple berries or also white. start They green have then many turn small bright (1-2cm) orange. The leaves on a look stem. like The poison ivy. have These lots are of exciting little petals to find like a daisy. because The they purple are aster rare likes plants. to be flooded sometimes. 7
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY (Aster) (Maianthemum canadense) Look Clusters for asters of tiny in (6mm) late summer white and fall stretch they out tell on us a it is stem time from to go the back to centre school. of Asters broad can leaves. be purple Flowers or are white. found They in May have and many June. small Be (1-2cm) sure to bend down to these on a short stem. plants The and smell have the lots. of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 8
PLANTS THAT FLOWER MARSH HEDGE NETTLE (Stachys palustris) Look Flowers for asters are pale in late purple summer with dark and purple fall they spots. tell Little us is time to form go back a to spike school. at top Asters of stem can in be July purple and or August. white. To They tell have if stems many are small square (1-2cm) and hairy roll them between on a stem. your The fingers. have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 8
PLANTS THAT FLOWER MEADOW RUE (Thalictrum) Look Meadow for asters rue in late summer are greenish and fall white they with tell yellow us it is stamen time to (thread go back in to centre school. of Asters flower can that be holds purple pollen). or white. They They bloom have June many and small July. The (1-2cm) leaves are bluish on green a stem. on tall The stems 15-90cm. have lots They of little live petals in moist like forests a daisy. on the The Prairies. purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 9
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER MILKWEED (Aster)(Asclepias syriaca) Look Milkweed for asters is the in plant late summer monarch and caterpillars fall they use tell for us it food is time and to where go back the to monarch school. Asters butterfly can lays be its purple eggs. or The white. milkweed They have flower many is pinky small purple. (1-2cm) The flower turns into on a cool a stem. seedpod The tightly have packed lots with of little seeds petals on like silky a daisy. parachutes. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 9
PLANTS THAT FLOWER POISON IVY (Rhus radicans) Look Stay for away asters from in late this plant summer it has and oil fall that they makes tell us you it is itch. time Leaves to go back of to Three school. Let Asters it Be! can The be poison purple ivy or leaves white. can They turn have reddish many orange small (1-2cm) in fall when little white on berries a stem. form. The It has a hard have woody lots of stem little petals like a twig like a of a daisy. tree. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 10
PLANTS THAT FLOWER ASTER SARSAPARILLA (Aster) (Aralia nudicaulis) Look Tiny greenish for asters in late summer form three and round fall balls they that tell us will it later is time become to go back to purple school. berries. Asters Sometimes can be purple you have or white. to look They under have the many leaves small to (1-2cm) see the. The leaves on a look stem. like The the three leaves have lots of poison of little ivy petals but the like stem a daisy. not The woody purple like aster poison likes ivy. to be flooded sometimes. 10
PLANTS THAT FLOWER STINGING NETTLE (Urtica dioica) Watch out for this plant it stings! Look closely at its leaves with teeth Look and for the asters tall shape in late of summer the plant and you fall don t they want tell us to it bump is time into go it. back The to plant school. is covered Asters can with be sharp purple tiny or hairs white. that They inject have formic many acid small into (1-2cm) your skin if you brush against on a stem. it. It The grows very have tall over lots the of little summer petals and like can a daisy. reach The above purple your aster head. likes to be flooded sometimes. 11
PLANTS THAT FLOWER WILD ROSE (Rosa acicularis) Look Delicate for asters pink in late summer that bloom and in fall June they and tell July, us it stems is time have to go short back to prickly school. thorns. Asters Colour can be of purple or vary white. from They dark have to light. many Rose small hips (1-2cm) are the fruit of the flower on a stem. and make The good tea have with lots lots of little of vitamin petals C. like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 11
PLANTS THAT FLOWER WOOD NETTLE (Laportea canadensis) Look Wood for nettles asters love in late the summer moist forest and fall floor they and tell can us cover it is time it like to a go carpet. back to Unlike school. the Asters stinging can nettles, be purple wood or nettles white. don t They have grow many much small above (1-2cm) your knees. They have on long a stem. stringy The where have the lots leaves of little join petals the like stem, a daisy. just like The their purple cousin aster stinging likes to nettle. be flooded sometimes. 12
PLANTS THAT FLOWER WOOD SORREL (Oxalis) Look The yellow for asters flower in late of the summer wood and sorrel fall has they five tell petals us it and is time blooms to go in back to August. school. The Asters leaves can look be purple like three or white. hearts They joined have at the many points. small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 12
PLANTS THAT FLOWER YELLOW TALL CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia laciniata) Look These for tall asters in late grow summer way over and your fall head. they tell The us yellow it is time to go appear back to July school. to September. Asters can One be purple of the few or white. places They you have will see many it is small the (1-2cm) riverbottom forest. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 13
PLANTS THAT FLOWER YELLOW VIOLET (Viola) Look Yellow for violets asters grow in late in summer moist woods and fall and they bloom tell from us it April is time to to June. go back They to have school. round Asters heart-shaped can be purple leaves. or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 13
Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back Vines to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.
VINES ASTER BINDWEED (Aster) (Convolvulus sepium) Look This vine for asters likes river in late valleys summer where and it fall climbs they over tell other us it plants is time to to hold go back up its to weak school. stem. Asters It has can pale be green, purple spear-shaped or white. They leaves. have many The flower small (1-2cm) is pale pink, looks like a on funnel a stem. and The blooms June have to August. lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 14
VINES CARRION FLOWER (Smilax herbacea) Look This vine for asters gets its in name late summer from the and stinky fall smell they of tell its us flower. it is time They to smell go back like to carrion school. dead Asters animals. can be purple The or white. are greenish They have white many and small form (1-2cm) a ball. Look at the leaves on to a stem. identify The it they are have rounded lots of little with petals little points like a at daisy. the tip The and purple veins aster that form likes to lines. be The flooded single sometimes. stem climbs up 1-2m. 14
VINES ASTER GRAPE (Aster) (Vitis riparia) Look Wild for grapes asters love in late riverbottom summer and forest fall this they is one tell of us the it is time few places to go back to to find school. them. Asters If you can are be going purple to pick or white. the grapes They have make many sure you small don t (1-2cm) confuse them with on Virginia a stem. creeper The another have lots vine of of little the petals forest like with a daisy. purple The berries. purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 15
VINES HOG PEANUT (Amphicarpa bracteata) Look A delicate for asters vine in with late pointed summer leaves, and fall in they groups tell of us three. it is time Clusters to go of back lilac to or school. white coloured Asters can be purple form or bean white. pods They in fall have containing many small one (1-2cm) seed. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 15
VINES ASTER HOPS (Aster) (Humulus lupulus) Look Hop for vines asters are in woody late summer like a stick and and fall can they grow tell us to it 6m. is time Flowers to go are back to greenish school. white Asters and can the be fruit purple is used or white. to make They beer. have The many leaves small look (1-2cm) like a maple leaf. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 16
VINES ASTER MOONSEED (Aster) (Menispermum canadense) Look The moonseed for asters in has late a summer woody vine and fall like a they stick tell and us large it is time leaves to go 10 back to to 25cm. school. The Asters cluster can of small be purple or white. develop They into have purple many berries small but (1-2cm) don t eat them. on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 16
VINES VIRGINIA CREEPER (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Look Lots of for people asters in have late Virginia summer creeper and fall climbing they tell up us their it is time houses to go or back to fences. school. The Asters leaves can are be made purple up or of white. 5 or 6 They leaflets have that many turn small purple (1-2cm) and red in fall. The purple on a stem. berries The are poisonous have to lots people of little but petals good like for a daisy. birds to The eat purple and the aster nectar likes to from be flooded the sometimes. is good for hummingbirds. 17
VINES WILD CUCUMBER (Echinocystis lobata) Look This vine for asters does in not late look summer like the and cucumber fall they you tell eat. us it Greenish time to white go back to school. turn Asters into can a round be purple and prickly or white. seedpod They have called many a pepo. small The (1-2cm) stem climbs over other on plants a stem. and The can be 3-6m have long. lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 17
Trees & Shrubs Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.
TREES & SHRUBS ASTER BASSWOOD (Aster) (Tilia americana) Look The basswood for asters in tree, late also summer called and a linden fall they tree, tell is mostly us it is time found to in go back to riverbottom school. Asters forest. can They be purple have big or white. (12-15cm) They rounded have many leaves small with (1-2cm) saw tooth edges that on turn a stem. yellow The in fall. Bark have is grey lots and of little can petals be smooth like a or daisy. rough The with purple ridges. aster Sometimes likes to be there flooded are many sometimes. trunks. 18
TREES & SHRUBS CHOKE CHERRY (Prunus virginiana) Look Choke for cherry asters in is a late shrub summer like and a small fall tree. they It has tell us a cluster it is time of to white go back to school. like Asters a hotdog can be on purple a stick. or The white. They turn have into many grape-like small (1-2cm) clusters of cherries in the on late a stem. summer. The Leaves are have thin lots and of little 2-10cm petals long. like The a daisy. bark is The reddish purple brown aster to likes grey-brown. to be flooded sometimes. 18
TREES & SHRUBS COTTONWOOD (Populus deltoides) A giant among trees, the cottonwood is found close to water. The Look leaves, for 7-17cm asters in long, late summer are heart and shaped fall they with tell saw us toothed it is time edges. to go back The to bark school. is grey Asters and can smooth be purple when young or white. and They with have deep many ridges small when (1-2cm) older. Join hands on with a stem. classmates The and see have how lots many of little of petals you it like takes a to daisy. circle The the purple giant. aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 19
TREES & SHRUBS ELM (Ulmus americana) The elm tree was the most common tree in riverbottom forest but Look many for trees asters are in dying late summer from Dutch and Elm fall Disease. they tell The us it leaves is time are to go 10cm back to long school. and Asters have saw can tooth be purple edges. or The white. bark They is dark have grey many with small wide, (1-2cm) deep ridges. They have on big a stem. trunks The that may take have two lots people of little to petals stretch like their a daisy. arms around. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 19
TREES & SHRUBS GREEN ASH (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) The green ash tree is replacing the elm tree in riverbottom forests as Look they for die asters from Dutch in late Elm summer Disease. and Soon fall they it will tell be us the it most is time common to go back tree to in school. the forest. Asters Its leaves can be are purple made or up white. of 5, They 7 or have 9 leaflets many that small are (1-2cm) 7-12cm long with pointed on tips. a stem. Bark The is grey-brown have with lots ridges of little that petals can like a daisy. sometimes The purple have aster a diamond-shaped likes to be flooded pattern. sometimes. 20
TREES & SHRUBS ASTER HAWTHORN (Aster) (Crataegus chrysocarpa) Look Watch for out asters for in this late shrub summer it has and long fall thorns they that tell us are it very is time sharp. to go The back to thorns school. are Asters the best can way be purple to identify or white. hawthorn They and have its many name small reminds (1-2cm) you to look for the thorn. on a The stem. other The part of its have name lots is of haw little petals which like are a the daisy. little red The fruits purple that aster look likes like to tiny be apples. flooded sometimes. 20
TREES & SHRUBS MANITOBA MAPLE (Acer negundo) Our maple tree is small for a tree, about 12m tall, with wide spreading Look branches for asters and in sometimes late summer several and trunks. fall they Leaves tell us are it is made time to of go 3-5 back to leaflets school. with Asters deep can teeth. be purple They turn or white. bright They yellow have in fall. many Bark small is brown (1-2cm) and deep grooves on a form stem. as The it gets older. have The winged lots of little seeds petals make like great a daisy. helicopters The purple in fall. aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 21
TREES & SHRUBS NANNYBERRY (Viburnum lentago) This tall shrub grows to 6m. Leaves are 5-10cm long with fine teeth Look along for the asters edge in late and summer tiny dark and spots fall underneath. they tell us White is time to go in back spring to are school. clustered Asters. can be The purple or white. become They a have blue-black many small berry (1-2cm) in fall they are good to on eat a stem. but only The try them have if an adult lots of tells little you petals it is ok. like They a daisy. like to The grow purple on the aster edge likes of to streams be flooded and where sometimes. there are maple trees. 21
TREES & SHRUBS OAK (Quercus macrocarpa) The oak trees grow on the terrace or upper edge of the riverbottom forest, furthest from the water. The oak does not mind being flooded. ASTER They have (Aster) thick grey to black bark that protects them from fire, Look branches for asters are in gnarly late summer like a witch's and finger. fall they The tell oak us leaf it is is time lobed to go back to rounded school. bumpy Asters can edges. be purple The leaf or is white. green They on top have and many grey-white small (1-2cm) and fuzzy underneath. on This a stem. is the The tree that makes have lots acorns of little so look petals for like them a on daisy. the ground The purple around aster the likes tree to or be on flooded the branches. sometimes. 22
TREES & SHRUBS RED OSIER DOGWOOD (Cornus stolonifera) This shrub grows 1-3m. Its stems are bright red when young. Leaves are Look egg-shaped, for asters 2-8cm in late long summer with and points fall at they tip. tell Small us it is white time to to go green back to school. form Asters a cluster can be at purple branch or tips. white. Fruits They are have a white many berry small but (1-2cm) never eat white berries on most a stem. are The poisonous. have Sometimes lots of these little petals white like berries a daisy. are called The purple doll s eyes. aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 22
Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back Invaders to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.
INVADERS BLACK MEDICK (Medicago lupulina) Look Small for (6mm) asters yellow in late summer bloom and fall in summer. they tell This us plant it is time looks to like go back a to clover. school. It came Asters from can be Europe purple with or pioneers white. They so is have an invader. many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 23
INVADERS BURDOCK (Arctium minus) Burdock is a bully it pushes its way into the forest and takes over. Its giant leaves (30cm long) shade other plants so they cannot grow. ASTER It looks like (Aster) a rhubarb plant when young but by mid summer the stems Look grow for tall asters with purple in late summer at and the fall end. they The tell us it is turn time into to burs go back that to stick school. to your Asters clothes can and be purple are full or of white. hundreds They of have seeds. many This small invader (1-2cm) came Manitoba on a 100 stem. years The ago and have has spread lots of through little petals the like a daisy. riverbottom The purple forest. aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 23
INVADERS CANADA THISTLE (Cirsium arvense) Look Thistle for is asters a thug in late it invades summer grasslands and fall and they riverbottom tell us it is time forests. to go It has back to prickles school. on Asters its leaves can be and purple stem. or Thistle white. grows They from have 30-100cm many small tall (1-2cm) and has purple on at a stem. the top The of its stem. have The lots of little turn petals into fluffy like a daisy. seeds The that purple spread aster and likes take to over be flooded the habitat. sometimes. 24
INVADERS ASTER CHICKWEED (Aster) (Stellaria media) Look Chickweed for asters is in a cheeky late summer little plant. and fall Its cute they little tell white us is time to fool go back you to into school. thinking Asters it is can a nice be plant purple but or really white. it They is spreading have many across small many (1-2cm) habitats taking up on water a stem. and The nutrients have needed lots by of other little petals native like plants. a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes. 24
INVADERS CURLED DOCK (Rumex crispus) Look Curled for dock asters is in a late devil summer to get rid and of fall once they this tell invader us it is plants time to itself go in back the to moist school. habitat Asters of can a riverbottom be purple forest. or white. It grows They have 0.5-1.5m many tall small and is (1-2cm) green to start but turns on red-brown a stem. The over the summer. have lots With of so little many petals seeds like a it is daisy. no surprise The purple it spreads aster fast. likes to be flooded sometimes. 25
INVADERS ASTER DANDELION (Aster) (Taraxacum officinale) Look The downy for asters dandelion in late summer invades and lawns, fall gardens, they tell forests us it is time and to just go about back to any school. habitat Asters in which can be it can purple sink or its white. deep They taproot. have The many sunny small yellow (1-2cm) flower turns to a on ball a of stem. fluff The with a tiny seed have attached lots of little to petals each like a daisy. parachute. The purple The dastardly aster likes dandelion to be flooded chokes sometimes. out forest. 25
INVADERS PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria) ASTER This is the (Aster) bad loosestrife. Purple loosestrife started as a garden flower Look but soon for asters spread in late to wetlands summer and like the fall water they edge tell us of it is riverbottom time to go forests. back to Where school. it invades Asters can nothing be purple else grows. or white. The They purple have many grow small in (1-2cm) a tall spike at the top on of the a stem. The Don t confuse have them lots of with little fireweed petals like a plant a daisy. that has The the purple same aster looking likes to be flooded but is a sometimes. native plant. 26
INVADERS QUACK GRASS (Agropyron repens) Look Cranky for asters old quack in late grass summer is real and pushy fall in they any habitat tell us it it is invades. time to go It back to spreads school. like Asters crazy, can pushing be purple out or native white. grasses They have like prairie many cord small grass. (1-2cm) Quack grass grows on a tall, stem. 50-100cm The and has have a lots slender of little spike petals seed like head a daisy. that is The the purple best way aster to likes identify to be it. flooded sometimes. 26
INVADERS SMOOTH BROME (Bromus inermis) Look Smooth for asters brome in is late stubborn, summer stubborn, and fall stubborn. they tell Once us it is time it invades to go it back is to next school. to impossible Asters can to be get purple rid of it. or Smooth white. They brome have takes many over small grasslands (1-2cm) and forest floors on choking a stem. out The wild have and lots native of little grasses. petals It like grows a daisy. 50-100cm The purple tall and aster spreads likes to by be both flooded seeds sometimes. and roots. 27
INVADERS SWEET CLOVER: white and yellow (Melilotus) Look These for two asters clover in late brothers summer are and not fall so sweet. they They tell us can it is time be white to go or back to yellow school. either Asters colour can be can purple take or over white. a field They or have clearing many in a small forest. (1-2cm) They grow very tall over on a your stem. head The up to have 2m with lots lots of little of spikes petals of like tiny a daisy. The that purple make aster lots likes of seeds. to be flooded sometimes. 27
Thank you Look for asters in late summer and fall they tell us it is time to go back to school. Asters can be purple or white. They have many small (1-2cm) on a stem. The have lots of little petals like a daisy. The purple aster likes to be flooded sometimes.