Symphyotrichum shortii

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aster shortii, Hook. Perennial, 3-4 ft., with a rough, usually slender paniculat.ely branched St.: Lvs. thick, usually quite smooth, the lower cordate, the upper lanceolate and quite entire and those of the small branches bract-like: heads very numerous, the 10-15 violet-blue rays showy and linear. S. E. U. S. G.F. 4:473. G.C. III. 32:269.—Cult. easy, even in dry rocky places. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.