Hairy Golden Aster (Chrysopsis villosa)

$5.00

Hairy Golden Aster attracts many different kinds of pollinators. It is the potential host plant to 13 species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). It starts blooming during what is known as the shoulder season for bloom times in Michigan, that time when the spring blooms are fading, but the summer blooms have not quite opened, thus making it a very good food source for our native bees. Native and widespread to the west, it was collected in 1902 and has been sparingly collected in dry sandy areas in northern Michigan since then (Michiganflora.net). I have included this not-quite-native plant because it really likes dry soil and full sun, which we may see more of in the future. This plant is also known as Heterotheca villosa.

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Hairy Golden Aster attracts many different kinds of pollinators. It is the potential host plant to 13 species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). It starts blooming during what is known as the shoulder season for bloom times in Michigan, that time when the spring blooms are fading, but the summer blooms have not quite opened, thus making it a very good food source for our native bees. Native and widespread to the west, it was collected in 1902 and has been sparingly collected in dry sandy areas in northern Michigan since then (Michiganflora.net). I have included this not-quite-native plant because it really likes dry soil and full sun, which we may see more of in the future. This plant is also known as Heterotheca villosa.

Hairy Golden Aster attracts many different kinds of pollinators. It is the potential host plant to 13 species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). It starts blooming during what is known as the shoulder season for bloom times in Michigan, that time when the spring blooms are fading, but the summer blooms have not quite opened, thus making it a very good food source for our native bees. Native and widespread to the west, it was collected in 1902 and has been sparingly collected in dry sandy areas in northern Michigan since then (Michiganflora.net). I have included this not-quite-native plant because it really likes dry soil and full sun, which we may see more of in the future. This plant is also known as Heterotheca villosa.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full

Soil Moisture: Medium-dry, Dry

Height: 2-3 feet

Plant Spacing:  1-2 feet

Bloom Time: June-September

Bloom Color: Yellow

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite

Host Plant: Potentially 13 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

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