Eurybia divaricata

White Wood Aster is a herbaceous perennial native to the Eastern United States that typically grows wild in dry open woods, primarily in Appalachian mountain areas. It prefers partial shade with 3-4 hrs of sun daily on average, medium to dry well-drained soils. It is shade, deer, and drought tolerant. The showy white flowers appear in clusters from late summer to fall and are a favorite of bees and butterflies. Its seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals. White Wood Asters can grow to a height of 3 feet and spread vigorously by rhizomes. Shearing the plant to 6 inches in early summer produces a more compact plant.

Use this plant in open shade gardens, woodland areas, and native, or cottage gardens. It is a tough native plant that blooms in the shade, and that can be hard to find!. You can propagate this plant by division in the spring. It will reach its full growth in 2 to 5 years.

This plant was selected as the 2008 , a program managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden with some financial support from the Garden Club of North Carolina.