Aster conspicuus/ Showy Aster cottage garden Flowers are a nectar source

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

forest edges

Apricot Delight Yarrow has gorgeous vivid flower shades of apricot

Height: 4-6"

creeping perennial

Aster conspicuus/ Showy Aster cottage garden Flowers are a nectar sourceThis 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