Aster novi-belgii | Marie Ballard Flower course you can cut it back

you can cut it back hard after flowering

which are used for cooling the lower surface of the leaves

Salvia patens commonly known as Gentian Sage

The leaves are fleshy and succulent like and the first flowers appear in autumn with flat heads of flowers that gradually open to produce pinkish flowers that gradually turn to bronze then rust red

Plants will cope with full sun and some partial shade

Aster novi-belgii | Marie Ballard Flower course you can cut it backAsters belong to the Asteraceae family which also includes achilleas (yarrow) chrysanthemums and sunflowers. The Aster genus contains over 600 species and thousands of hybrids. The New York Asters which Marie Ballard is always hold their flowers in sprays rather than individually. Aster novi belgii also known as "Marie Ballard" is a New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy or Long Leaf Aster and features masses of double large lavender blue flowers that are