Eurybia macrophylla / Aster macrophyllus (Big-leaved Aster)

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Eurybia macrophylla / Aster macrophyllus (Big-leaved Aster)Aster macrophyllus Eurybia macrophylla (Big leaved Aster) is a native of the savannas and woodlands around the midwest. Big leaved Aster thrives in well drained soils that are mesic to dry and can form a tall rhizomatous ground cover. Delicate starry white flowers with golden centers begin blooming in August and blossom into October. A favorite of pollinators, it's also the larval host to a variety of small butterflies and moths. Its large, spade

but it is an important wildlife food source for many mammals and birds

Found in full sun and part sun situations in marshes

This perennial plant is a classic of the tallgrass prairie

It can be a bit aggressive if given time but use this to your advantage in those that are hard to stabilize and in areas where you need water to drain

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Flower Time May-July

Spacing recommendations

Even though it drops it leaves its persistent glowing red berries put on a show against a snowy landscape

Do you know how important Carex pensylvanica is to our woodlands

plant Monarch food sources including milkweed and other native plants

Water plugs and dunk bare roots in water before planting

Prefers moist to wet soils

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