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Aster (Symphyotrichum) Bridal Veil

Pure white flowers.

Bridal Veil's dense stems transition from arching to pendulous during the growing season, resulting in a graceful weeping habit by the time it blooms. It can therefore be planted closer to the front of perennial beds and drapes over curbs with poise. The inflorescences of ‘Bridal Veil’ are white, petite (½-inch in diameter), and highly abundant, completely covering plants during peak bloom and providing a regal presence to garden borders. Its bloom period is the same as that of  ‘Cotton Candy’,  beginning in mid-September and ending in late October. 

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Bridal Veil aster
  • Botanical Name:
    Symphyotrichum 'Bridal Veil' PP23966
  • Type:
    Perennial
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

Cultural Details

TYPE

Perennial

U.S. NATIVE

YES
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Moist, but well-drained, fairly adaptable to many soils
  • Moisture:
    Drought tolerant once established
  • Hardiness Zone
    5-8
  • Bloom Time:
    Late summer
  • Bloom Color:
    White
  • Size:
    24" tall by 54" wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Excellent resistance to rust and powdery mildew

What Makes Me Special?

Bridal Veil is the perfect aster for smaller spaces, and in places where it can cascade a little. It's perfectly white flowers cover the plant in late summer.

Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, matrix plantings, naturalized gardens, commercial plantings

Origin

‘Bridal Veil’ was the first aster cultivar developed by Jim Ault, Ph.D., resulting from a cross made in 2002 using heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) as the seed parent. While intended to be an interspecific cross, ‘Bridal Veil’ shows no traits correlating to other putative parent species and is therefore likely a straight S. ericoides cultivar.

Propagation

Softwood Cuttings

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Bridal Veil aster
  • Botanical Name:
    Symphyotrichum 'Bridal Veil' PP23966
  • Type:
    Perennial
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

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