Symphyotrichum novae angliae Purple Dome Medicinal Plants winter-blooming Algerian iris is one

winter-blooming Algerian iris is one of our favorites for its ability to flower when few others dare

and a fragrant one at that

'Amber Maiden' makes an 18" wide clump of grey-green

are topped with light lavender flowers in early summer

'Abba Dabba Do' has the vigor and same growth habit as H

Symphyotrichum novae angliae Purple Dome Medicinal Plants winter-blooming Algerian iris is one(syn: Aster novae angliae) If you have never seen a mass of Aster 'Purple Dome' in full flower, then you haven't yet lived horticulturally speaking! From Dr. Dick Lighty, former Director of the Mt. Cuba Center, Delaware, comes this wonderful selection of our drought tolerant native New England aster. The 18" stems of fuzzy, narrow, green leaves are topped in early fall with vivid, 1. 5" wide, shocking purple daisies so thick you can't see the foliage.