Aster savatieri Edo Murasaki Onoclea snapdragon-like flowers that top the

snapdragon-like flowers that top the plant in late April/May

The only maintenance needed in the garden is to cut the old foliage to the ground in late winter/early spring

We're guessing that this will make a 3' tall x 5' wide specimen in 10 years

adorned with large tobacco-like leaves edged in white

thin yellow tongue) produced in mid-May is held just above the horseshoe-like foliage of 7-15 leaflets

Aster savatieri Edo Murasaki Onoclea snapdragon-like flowers that top the(aka: Gymnaster savatieri) We have fallen in love with this wonderful garden performing selection of the Japanese Aster savatieri. Imagine a dwarf aster that blooms all spring and summer, and you get the idea. Aster savatieri 'Edo Murasaki' makes a small, tight clump of dark green leaves topped, starting in early April (NC) and continuing sporadically throughout the summer, with 15" tall stalks of attractive blue lavender flowers just charming! A