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Jones' false goldenaster

Heterotheca jonesii

Also called Jones's Golden Aster

Jones' false goldenaster
Photo: Ratagonia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Jones' false goldenaster is a rare perennial wildflower in the daisy family, native to southwest Utah, with yellow daisy-like flowers. It is a wild species seldom grown in gardens, so care advice is limited and mainly drawn from its arid native habitat.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to dry desert conditions.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil.
Temperature
Tolerates hot summers and cold winters typical of its native range; protect from prolonged frost in containers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Utah
Climate
temperate

About

Heterotheca jonesii, known by the common name Jones's goldenaster, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in the southern part of the state of Utah in the United States.

Other Heterotheca plants

Spokane false goldenaster · Heterotheca brandegeei · Lemonyellow false goldenaster · Hoary false goldenaster · Rockyscree false goldenaster · Telegraphweed · Heterotheca gypsophila · Hartman’s False Goldenaster · Sonora false goldenaster · Heterotheca mexicana · Sequoia false goldenaster · Heterotheca mucronata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heterotheca jonesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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