White Wood Aster 'Eastern Star'
Eurybia divaricata 'Eastern Star'
White stars on dark arching stems under the fall canopy. A dense, weed-suppressing groundcover that blooms in shade through October.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
The best flowering native groundcover for shaded areas. dark stems, white star flowers, and fall bloom all in one spreading plant.
'Eastern Star' White Wood Aster is a compact, vigorous selection that forms a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover in shaded areas. The dark, arching stems lined with white daisy flowers create a striking visual effect in the September and October shade garden, a constellation of small white stars moving in the breeze under the forest canopy. The cultivar is more floriferous and better-behaved than the straight species, making it a better choice for designed garden spaces. The heart-shaped leaves are dark green and attractive all season on the nearly-black stems, creating a dramatic two-tone effect even when not in bloom. It spreads by rhizomes and self-sows reliably to colonize shaded slopes and woodland edges. This is the plant to reach for when you need a flowering native groundcover that covers ground, suppresses weeds, and blooms in fall under trees.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown white wood aster 'eastern star' propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
Plant white wood aster 'eastern star' instead of Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese pachysandra). Same job in the garden, without the spread.
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 1.5–2.5 ft · 24–36 in wide
- Bloom time
- September–October
- Bloom color
- White
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Eastern North America, from Maine south to Georgia, west to Ohio
Care notes for white wood aster 'eastern star'.
Plant in part to full shade in moist, well-drained soil with good organic matter. Tolerates dry shade once established. Allow to spread and naturalize. this is its best quality. Thin seedlings or divide every few years to manage density. Cut back in early spring. Spreads assertively. give it a large space or install a root barrier.
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