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Aster ascendens - Purple Aster
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Botanic Name: Aster ascendens
Common Name: Purple Aster
Size: 6"h x 1'w
Sun: sun-pt. shd
H20: occ.H2O/moist
Description:
This flowering perennial is related to the Chilean aster but with narrower leaves and a lower growing habit. Flowers are purple, borne on 1-2' stems. Native to grassy fields, salt marshes and dry banks, this aster prefers some summer water in the cultivated garden.

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