Aster mongolicus Hortensis Aroids Garden Value:

Garden Value:

humid climates as long as the soil doesn't stay dry for extended periods

and to slow aging

light pink flowers in summer

If that's not enough

Aster mongolicus Hortensis Aroids Garden Value:(aka: Kalimeris mongolica, Kalimeris pinnatifida) It's been hard to keep up with the name changes, since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court. A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence, Aster 'Hortensis' is a wonderful, slowly spreading deciduous perennial which arises in spring to form a dense patch of 20" tall, interwoven stems, clothed with apple green,