Purplestem Aster Dappled Shade Five-petaled white flowers with yellow

Five-petaled white flowers with yellow center stamens bloom in April-May in flat umbel-like clusters

Western Mugwort or Silver Wormwood

Mid notes - elderberry + basil

rounded crown

Purplestem Aster Dappled Shade Five-petaled white flowers with yellowSymphyotrichum puniceum Commonly known as swamp aster, glossy leaf aster, marsh aster, purplestem aster, and purple stemmed aster. This beautiful aster typically occurs in the swampy ground of spring fed meadows. Growing to an average height of 4' 8' it's one of the taller asters you can have in your garden, working well in the back of the border or for naturalizing in a wildflower or native planting area. May be grown in low spots or in wet locations