New England Aster
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This hairy perennial grows in clumps with short rhizomes and thick stems, bearing lance-shaped leaves. Violet-purple, flowerheads, with yellow disk florets, bloom to about two inches in diameter.
This hairy perennial grows in clumps with short rhizomes and thick stems, bearing lance-shaped leaves. Violet-purple, flowerheads, with yellow disk florets, bloom to about two inches in diameter.