- You will get 201+ Seeds of False Aster Flower Seeds. - Seller Notes: ?Boltonia asteroides. U.S. Grown seed. Tester 1/23-Germination 93%. Packed 1/23.?. - Planting Time: Perennial. - Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Peat, Saline, Sand, Silt. - Life Cycle: Perennial. - USDA Hardiness Zone (F): 5 (-20 to -10 F). - Soil pH: Neutral. - Watering: Medium. - Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun. - False Aster. This is a long lived American native wildflower. The plant height is variable from 3-5' and they get 2'-3' wide. They can be found along roadsides, edges of woods, marshes, lake shores and riversides. This is a tough as nails plant that will grow in gravel / sand / marsh / poor or regular garden soils without any problem but prefer moist alkaline conditions. Also, can be used in a bog or water garden as they tolerate flooding at the roots. Blooms are 1"across, white, and daisy like. Flowers in late summer through fall. Very attractive to late summer/fall butterflies and Bee's.200+ seeds per order. - Some American Native Wildflower seeds need to go through a cold winter to germinate. This plant is one of them. They do this so the seed won?t sprout in fall, only to have the seedling not make it through a cold winter. I have stratified these seeds to simulate a cold winter(stratification) This raises the germination rate considerably. Thanks for looking!! - Boltonia asteroids. - Perennial. - Full sun/Part sun. - Spring, soil temp 65F+. - SOW- 4 seeds per, 1/16"deep, 24"apart. Keep moist. - Germination 14-21 Days. - Medium water. Light fertilizer. - Flowers are 1" white with yellow centers. Blooms August, September, October.