Like most asters, Italian Aster produces it violet
flowers in late summer or autumn. This is the European species of aster.
This species grows naturally in central and eastern Europe as far as western
Russia and Turkey. It is a clump-forming, upright, hairy perennial with
lance-shaped, mid-green leaves 3-5 cm long.
The flowers are borne in autumn in terminal clusters of 5 cm wide,
violet-pink daises.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in cultivation in Imphal, Manipur.
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