Aster alpinus winter growing striking amethyst colouring

striking amethyst colouring

An excellent plant for the rock garden

Flowers for around 3 weeks

pots and rock garden

A perennial herb sprawling 20  centimetres in height

Aster alpinus winter growing striking amethyst colouringLittle and mauve. A hardy smaller aster for a sunny but not dry place with good drainage. Rock garden or sand bed and trough. Pink flowers from early spring. Even the front of a border if you give it some space and don't have the other plants covering it up. The flowers are budding up in September. Shown growing with Helianthemum nature knows best when art and science come together. AI says: While they look very similar, Erigeron glaucus (Seaside