Aster

Eurybia integrifolia Asteraceae

Other names

Thickstem Aster

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Sierra Nevada Mnts. in CA

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Sunny Border Nurseries

Description

Rhizomatous perennial with villous to glandular-pubescent stems; leaves to 20 cm, basal, oblanceolate to elliptic, entire, fairly thick, glabrous to white-pilose, the stem leaves smaller. Inflorescence cymose, the ray florets purple or violet, the disc florets yellow, effective in late summer into autumn.

USDA Hardiness Zone

7