Maryland Golden Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Butter-yellow flowers blanket silvery foliage August through October. Built for dry, sandy sites that usually go quiet in fall.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Sep 248 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Sep 258 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Sep 268 AM – 2 PM
Saturated golden fall color for the driest sunny spots where nothing else delivers bloom in September and October.
Maryland golden aster is a fall-blooming sunshine machine for dry, sandy soils. The flowers are a saturated butter-yellow, smaller than sunflowers but covering the plant densely in August through October, creating a warm golden mass at exactly the time when most dry-site gardens go quiet. The foliage is woolly and silver-green, giving it attractive texture all season before the bloom explosion. Native to dry, open habitats -- sandy roadsides, pine barrens, dry meadows -- this is the plant for sites where drainage is sharp and summer heat is intense. A genuinely overlooked native that outperforms many popular dry-site choices while providing excellent late-season pollinator value. Cut flower potential is real, though the stems are shorter than ideal.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown maryland golden aster 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.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft · 12–18 in wide
- Bloom time
- August–October
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Eastern United States from New York south to Florida and west to Texas, primarily in dry, sandy, open habitats
Care notes for maryland golden aster.
Full sun in dry to very dry, well-drained soil. Thrives in sandy and gravelly conditions. Does not tolerate wet feet. Cut back in early spring. Self-seeds lightly in favorable conditions. No supplemental water needed once established.
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