PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Bigleaf Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A coarse groundcover for dry shade, pale fall flowers
EasyShade & GroundcoversAlso Flowers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Aug–Sep
- How it spreads
- Colony
- What to buy
- A plug. It is supposed to fill.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or Sep
In the design
The plant for a shady lawn that has already given up. It is not a tidy edge. It is a replacement.
