GENERAL:
Common Name: hairy golden aster
Perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Height: 4-12"
Root Type: taproot
Bloom Time: mid to late summer
Native Habitat: sunny open areas with sandy to gravelly soils in valleys and foothills
GROWING INFO:
Soil: sandy
Light: full sun
Water: drought tolerant, but will do ok with a little extra water
Germination: plant in spring barely covering seed
Native Range Map (Color Key):
Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].