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

95-36) This unusual hosta was derived from a 1994 cross of Hosta rupifraga x Hosta plantaginea

Gardeners who were lucky enough to secure a piece were hesitant to share

many of which are winter hardy in zone 7

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