Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. | An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 411. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. | License: PD US

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Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia Macrophylla) Native Growing Regions: Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Eurybia
• Family: Asteraceae
• Order: Asterales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
• Active Growth Period: Spring Summer Fall
• After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: Yes
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Purple
• Flower Conspicuous: Yes
• Foliage Color: Dark Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Rhizomatous
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height Mature (feet): 4.6
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Long
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: No
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Low
• Fertility Requirement: Medium
• Fire Tolerance: High
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 90
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 4.9
• pH (Maximum): 6.9
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1700
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 4800
• Precipitation (Minimum): 35
• Precipitation (Maximum): 55
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -28
• Bloom Period: Late Summer
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 800000
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: Medium
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia Macrophylla)

Eurybia Macrophylla, or more commonly know as Bigleaf Aster, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with dark green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Eurybia. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 4.6 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring summer fall, blooms during late summer and is tolerant of shade. Eurybia Macrophylla or Bigleaf Aster‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Tags: Asteraceae, Asterales, Dark Green, Dicot, Eurybia, Forb/herb, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Perennial, Rhizomatous

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