Ohio State University Plant Dictionary

Scientific Name:
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Family:
Purple Dome New England Aster

Family:
Asteraceae (or Compositae)

Description:
'Purple Dome' is one of the most popular cultivars of all the Asters, having purple-gold inflorescences on a dense, rapidly establishing, relatively compact perennial (the lavendar-colored ray flowers shown here are an artifact of photography without a blue filter).

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