Plant of the Month
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Plant of The Month September 2026: White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)
Photo Source: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Wikimedia Commons
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White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata), is an herbaceous, hard, perennial wildflower native to eastern North America, rare in the wild, but easily cultivated. It is part of the Asteraceae family with delicate, small, white ray florets and pink to yellowish center discs. With a mounding nature, the upright foliage is green with deeply serrated, heart-shaped leaves on crooked dark green to black stems. It thrives in dry, shade areas or at the edges of woods, sometimes forming colonies. White wood asters bloom in the fall for several weeks and are an important food source for bees and other pollinators. Their leaves also turn from yellow to purple in the fall. These flowers are a wonderful addition to shade gardens and naturalized areas.
DETAILS: Growing Conditions: Sun: Full shade to partial shade Water: Medium, to dry soil Soil: , Rich loam soil, well drained Maintenance: Low maintenance Tolerates: Drought-tolerant once established Zone: 3-8 Description / Characteristics: Height x Spread: 1-2 feet in height and 2-3 feet spread Bloom time and description: Early-mid September, small, white ray florets with pinkish to yellowish center disc – 2cm across on flattened corymbs at end of stems Pests & Disease: None in well-drained soils, deer tolerant Propagation: Seeds and rhizomes to form colonies Special value: Excellent nectar source for bees and other pollinators. Edible flower buds and berries. Toxicity: No Common Names: White Wood Aster Origin: Eastern North America |
Plant of The Month September 2026: White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)
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Plant of The Month August 2026: Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa)
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Plant of The Month July 2026: New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
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Plant of The Month June 2026: Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
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Plant of The Month May 2026: Checkered Lily (Fritillaria meleagris)
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Plant of the Month April 2026: Parlour Palm (Chamaedorea elegan)
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Plant of the Month March 2026: Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
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Plant of the Month February 2026: Hellebore (Helleborus spp.)
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Plant of the Month January 2026: Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco)
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Plant of the Month December 2025: American Wintergreen (Gaultheria Procumbens)
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Plant of The Month November 2025: Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
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Plant of The Month October 2025: Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
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Plant of The Month September 2025: Anise Hyssop (Agastache Foeniculum)
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Plant of The Month August 2025: Primrose polyantha (Primula x polyantha)
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Plant of The Month July 2025: Anouk Lavender (Lavandula stoechas “Anouk”
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Plant of The Month June 2025: Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
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Plant of the Month May 2025 - Large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)
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Plant of The Month April 2025: Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) (formerly Dicentra spectabilis)
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Plant of the Month March 2025 – Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
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Plant of the Month February 2025 – Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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Plant of the Month January 2025 – Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
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Plant of The Month December 2024: Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
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Plant of The Month November 2024: Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
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Plant of The Month October 2024: Fothergilla Shrub. (Fothergilla gardenii)
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Plant of The Month September 2024: Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
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Plant of the Month August 2024: Gray Headed Coneflower/Pinnate prairie coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
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Plant of the Month June 2024: Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
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Plant of the Month May 2024: Serviceberry Tree (Amelanchier).
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Plant of the Month April 2024: Lungwort or Bethlehem Sage/ Pulmonaria sp.
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Plant of The Month March 2024: Ozark witch hazel/Hamamelis vernalis
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Plant of The Month February 2024: Daphne mezereum/February daphne
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Plant of The Month January 2024: Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) Shrub
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