Cottony Golden Aster
Chrysopsis gossypina
Cottony golden aster is a woolly, silver-felted Southeastern perennial that lights up sandhills and pinelands with golden asters in fall, a drought-tolerant native for sunny, sandy gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TX