BOTANICAL: Heterotheca villosa var. villosa (prev: Chrysopsis villosa)

PRONOUNCED: het-er-oh-THEEK-uh vil-OH-suh

COMMON: False golden aster, Hairy golden aster.

BLOOM
HEIGHT
LIGHT
ZONE
Mid-August to mid-September
1 ft - 2 ft.
Sun
4 - 9

August - Brilliant yellow

COMMENTS: A native plant with dozens of bright yellow flower heads about 3/4 inches wide. The flowerheads form at the tips of short branches at the top of the plant. Plants are very leafy and grayish, being covered with short white hairs. It has a bushy appearance because the outermost branches curved outward. The long taproot penetrates deep underground. It much prefers a dry, sandy, soil and an excellent choice for seaside gardens. Pinching back young growth will encourage bushiness and greater flowering later.

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