| Family | Asteraceae (daisy family) |
| Hardiness zone | 3-9 |
| Sun | Full sun to light shade |
| Water | Drought-tolerant once established |
| Soil | Average to lean, well-drained |
| Spacing | 45 cm |
| Sowing / starting | Seed (cold-stratify) or divide; blooms year two from seed |
| Harvest | Roots/flowers for tincture in fall of year 3+; leave seed heads standing for birds & winter interest |
| Common pests | Very few; aster yellows occasionally. A top pollinator and songbird plant. |
Plant identification here is educational — never eat, forage, or medicate with a wild plant on the basis of a website alone. Many edible plants have toxic look-alikes. When in doubt, grow from known seed, or confirm with an expert before you harvest.