Bigleaf Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Bigleaf aster carpets dry woodland floors with large heart-shaped leaves, sending up pale lavender daisies in late summer. A tough groundcover and nectar source for shade. The leaves brew into a tea, and the seed is reportedly edible, though details are thin.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV