Aster conspicuus/ Showy Aster cottage garden Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA®

Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries

Flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars)

creeping perennial

cottage gardens and containers

Aster conspicuus/ Showy Aster cottage garden Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA®This plant will live up to its name and attract your attention with its size, larger leaves and bright showy bluey hued blooms. Showy Asters would work well in big open spaces or for a backdrop in the perennial border. Beloved by all kinds of wildlife and pollinators. This aster is native to western Canada including the Okanagan. In fact, because of the rattling noise made by the leaves in the fall, the Okanagan name for this plant means 'rattling