Aster mongolicus Hortensis Aroids and yellow pupils

and yellow pupils

light pink flowers in summer

Garden Value:

great for summer arrangements and hummingbird viewing

and to slow aging

Aster mongolicus Hortensis Aroids and yellow pupils(aka: Kalimeris mongolica, Kalimeris pinnatifida) It's been hard to keep up with the name changes, since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court. A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence, Aster 'Hortensis' is a wonderful, slowly spreading deciduous perennial which arises in spring to form a dense patch of 20" tall, interwoven stems, clothed with apple green,