Common
name: Sunloving Aster
Latin name: Aster foliaceus apricus
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: June to September
Flower size: 1.5" to 2"
Found in: Subalpine to Alpine
Height: 8" to 10"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Wildflower
Field
notes: Sunloving Aster is very difficult to identify as
many of the Asteracae family look quite similar. The leaves of the
Sunloving Aster are much larger than other members of the family.
They can only be found growing at higher elevations in clearings,
meadows, and slopes in full sun.
