Aster ageratoides Ezo Murasaki Equisetum This drought-tolerant native blazing star

This drought-tolerant native blazing star from rocky outcrops in the southern Appalachian mountains is one of the best in the genus

we recommend planting this in a crevice or other area where it can get at least 3-4 hours of sun

a superb garden surprise toward the end of the season

While each pinna (fern leaf) is larger than most other holly ferns

The clumps are topped with 14" stalks of light purple flowers in late June (NC)

Aster ageratoides Ezo Murasaki Equisetum This drought-tolerant native blazing starAster 'Ezo Murasaki' is a Japanese selection of the wide ranging Asian Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides. Aster 'Ezo Murasaki' makes a large, stoloniferous mass to 2' tall x 10' wide in 10 years. In other words, this is NOT a plant for the small garden, and it does not play well with others its own size. What Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki' does very well is fill a large space rapidly and reward you in October and November with an incredible blanket