Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants

A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants

Narrow-leaf Silkgrass, Grass-leaved Golden Aster

Narrow-leaf Silkgrass, Grass-leaved Golden Aster

Pityopsis graminifolia  (Heterotheca graminifolia)

Full sun, moderately dry to dry moisture level, sandy soil.  1-2 feet height, blooms late summer and fall, yellow flowers.

Germination Code:  ?

Native Region:  East Tennessee and SE corner of Coastal Plain Province of West Tennessee

A tough, vigorous, evergreen groundcover that does poorly only if soils are too rich and damp.

flower;sun;dry;sand

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