Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Biscoe Belle Endangered Plants In the wild

In the wild

impenetrable woodland groundcover

Quite a people who write about it seem unable to distinguish between a garden thug and an invasive plant

No problem

Each flower can be up to 4" long

Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Biscoe Belle Endangered Plants In the wild(aka: Aster grandiflorus A1GA 001b) Symphyotrichum grandiflorum 'Biscoe Belle' is a dense, dark blue purple flowered selection of the little known Southeast US native aster, from a population we explored just east of the Montgomery County town of Biscoe, NC in 2001. This bizarre aster looks like a clump of arching green pipe cleaners, with the wiry stems clothed in tiny leaves. Starting for us in mid October, the giant 5' tall x 8' wide clumps burst