Late Bloomer

What a lovely late-blooming beauty the New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is! It's an important late season food source for songbirds and some generalist nectar-feeding insects.

What a lovely, cheery sight they are amongst the other plants that look as if they're at the end of their lives. And it is, of course, native.

Plant one! You'll be amazed at the rewards.