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Northeast Pollinator Plants

Eurybia macrophylla (Big Leaf Aster) available as singles or tray of plugs for ground cover

$ 5.99
  • We ship only to the New England and New York states. If you live near Fairfax, VT, consider buying at our farm, River Berry Farm.

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  • Plants are delivered in a biodegradable wood fiber pot, 2.75" diameter by 3.5" deep.  
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Common Name: Big Leaf Aster

Attracts:  Butterflies, Larval Host

Use:  Garden, Rain Garden or Naturalizing

Light:  Part Shade to Shade

Hardiness Zone:  4 to 8  USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Moist 

Flower Time:  Early August - Late September

Flower Color:  Pale Purple

Height:  .5' - 2.5'

Notes: Eurybia macrophylla   (Big Leaf Aster) is a wild aster with large fuzzy leaves nick-named Lumberjack Toilet Paper, forming a dense ground cover in rich woods.  Host to the Pearl Crescent.  Our experience is that Eurbyia macrophylla can be so aggressive that it may outcompete other desired plants, so have removed it from the shade collection but highly recommend is as a solo ground cover under shade trees.

Host plant of VT Species of Greatest Concern (SGCN):
Andrena canadensis (Canada Miner bee)

Native to Northeast (RARE IN RI), Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest:  Biota of North American Program (BONAP) - North America Plant Atlas (NAPA).

 


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