For a more natural look, grow native pale purple coneflowers as wildflowers for butterflies. Wild Violet Viola spp. These ...

Asters are the stars of our September gardens, and indeed the word aster means ‘star'. The individual daisy-like blooms in the clustered flowered heads look star-like.

Many make good cut flowers. They range from the ‘Monte Cassino,’ 3 feet tall with bright white flowers, to ‘Ringdove,’ a most delicate light pink aster that’s 2 feet tall.

The brilliant purple flowers that appear in pastures and abandoned old fields in central Indiana belong to tall ironweed (Vernonia gigantea).

The flowers are also a good source of late-season pollen and nectar for bees and butterflies. Asters make good cut flowers. * Size: Grows 26 to 30 inches tall with a three-foot spread.

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