Eurybia macrophylla- Big-leaved Aster Size:EURMAC-#1 staying open longer on cloudy

staying open longer on cloudy days

seed pods form and often persist through the winter

Fun-fact: its petals were historically dried

slender stalks rise above the foliage and bear delicate

becoming shorter and more sparse as they ascend

Eurybia macrophylla- Big-leaved Aster Size:EURMAC-#1 staying open longer on cloudyBig Leaved Aster gets its name from its dark green basal leaves that are, you guessed it, uniquely large and distinguish it from its aster cousins. The leaves grow smaller further up the plant, which sends up stalks in late summer through fall that bear open clusters of white daisy like flowers with yellow centers that turn orange or red and then brown after pollination. It attracts a wide variety of insects that relish the late season bounty of