Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Fanny Medicinal Plants a very cute ornamental grass

a very cute ornamental grass

Recent DNA work shows it is a sterile hybrid between Lycoris sprengeri and Lycoris longituba

leathery leaves give a very tropical appearance

growing in seasonally moist roadside ditches alongside old tires

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Fanny Medicinal Plants a very cute ornamental grass(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens, which acquired it from Ruth Knopf of Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. Ruth acquired the aster from her maid, Fanny, who acquired it as a pass along plant from her grandmother. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny' is one of the last asters to flower in our garden, usually in October and November.