Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Edible an unusual color among the

an unusual color among the jasmines

his thriving

climbing modestly by twining leaf-stalks and dying back to the ground each winter to return in spring

a rare gift among magnolias

A viburnum grown for the leaves rather than the flowers

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Edible an unusual color among theSymphyotrichum oblongifolium, the aromatic aster, saves the best of the season for last. Long after most perennials have folded, this tough native throws up a low, spreading mound of stiff, well branched stems and buries the whole clump under small violet blue daisies, each lit with a bright gold eye, from early fall well into November. The show arrives just as the garden goes quiet, and the flowers hum with the last bees and butterflies of the year.