Commonly called old field aster or Michaelmas daisy, it is a common wildflower throughout the state. It blooms in the fall and can get large (as you have discovered), growing up to 4 feet tall and ...

The wild aster comes home. Published: Jun. 05, 2013, 6:57 p.m. By . Bill Finch; ... , snakeroot and Stokes asters — plants that had been rejected as weeds in their American homeland.

There are several species of wild aster seen in our alpine environment including the Rocky Mountain aster, and the alpine or arctic aster. ... and others are troublesome weeds.