Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) Nesom. Subgenus: Eurybia. Section: Calliastrum. Common name: Low Showy Aster. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Pine barrens, dry road banks. Distribution: Coastal Plain (and rarely adjacent provinces) from MA south to SC; disjunct in AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: An octoploid species (2n=72).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Nesom (1994b); = Aster spectabilis Aiton — C, RAB, SE1, Tat; > Aster smallii Alexander — S; > Aster spectabilis Aiton — S; > Aster spectabilis Aiton var. cinerascens Blake — G; > Aster spectabilis Aiton var. spectabilis — F, G; > Aster spectabilis Aiton var. suffultus Fernald — F, G. Basionym: Aster spectabilis Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Eurybia spectabilis - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Height: 1-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide
plant sale text: We love autumn. It is a special time, all too short, when gardening becomes fun again. It starts with the white wood asters blooming as summer wanes and continues into September with the Eastern showy aster, a coastal plain native showing off bright violet-blue flowers, up to 2 inches across. Sandy soils and open woodlands are its wild places, site yours in a bright spot with adequate drainage. Plants will spread from seed and individual clumps may be lifted and divided once they reach sufficient girth. Well worth the effort.
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