MEET A PRAIRIE PLANT:
This fine plant is the Silky Aster, Aster sericeus. Not growing over 2-3ft in height, it thrives in poor, dry soils where most plants can't survive.
Its flowers range from blue-violet to light purple with yellow-orange centers and bloom during the months of September and October. Silky Aster's name stems from the fine hairs on its alternating leaves that give the folliage a silvery appearance.
This plant is a perfect rock garden candidate as it's short growing and well conditioned to handle dry sites. Shown below: Aster sericeus alongside Eupatorium perfoliatum in a narrow garden that receives only a handful of late afternoon sun daily.
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