New England Asters

[pauraque]

The New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is one of the latest-blooming native wildflowers where I live, peaking well after the summer flowers are spent.



Another name for it is Michaelmas Daisy, which makes sense as they bloom around that holiday.



They're an important fall food source for seed-eating birds as well as pollinators.



I look forward to seeing them bloom every year. Purple may not be a traditional fall color, but it is one to me!

Comments

[onlyknownothing]

Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[shirebound]

They're an important fall food source for seed-eating birds as well as pollinators.

Hooray! They're lovely flowers.

[light_of_summer]

Nice! Thanks for showing these in their natural state—I think I've mainly seen photos of asters from seed catalogs, before. These seem much more real!

[turlough]

I just spotted the last asters in a garden here in Sweden. So cool to get to see them in their natural environment!

[cmcmck]

Always nice to have a late bloomer.

[linky]

These are beautiful!

[adafrog]

How pretty.

[minoanmiss]

I am delighted to find out about these delightful purple fall flowers!

[a_natural_beauty]

Those are beautiful - they really stand out! :D

[yourlibrarian]

Pretty! Love the color pop of that last shot in particular.