GOLDEN ASTER: Excellent choice for rock gardens as this southern Alberta native likes full sun and dry soils. Compact 30-50 cm high plants, somewhat sprawling in habit, produce a show of vivid canary yellow flowers in late summer and into the fall. For best results moist stratify the seed or 4 weeks, or plant direct in the fall and let nature stratify for you. Cover the seeds only slightly with soil.   100 seeds.    NF786