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• Show-stoppers!
• Great massed in drifts
• Beautiful paired with late-flowering Miscanthus and Panicum grasses

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novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (Symphyotrichum)

• Wide spreading form
• Purple blooms
• No pinching needed!​
• Bloom time: fall
• 2' H x 3' W 

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​

Symphyotrichum oblongifolius 'October Skies'

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​oblongifolium 'October Skies' (Symphyotrichum)

• Low-growing, bushy plants
• Native!
• Plant in masses to create mounds of radiant color
• Lavender blooms
• Tolerates drier soils
• Bloom time: fall
• 2' H x 2' W

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

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​divaricatus (Eurybia)

• Thrives in full to part shade
• ​White blooms
• Native that attracts pollinators
• Perfect for woodlands and cottage gardens
• Bloom time: summer
• 30" H x 30" W

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'

Heuchera 'Autumn Bride'

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'