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homeshow

Nov 1, 2015 5:43 PM CST

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Name: Phillip
brayton tn. (Zone 6b)

4 ft tall well spread out late summer blooming all bugs love it.

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Horntoad

Nov 1, 2015 6:11 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

Looks like a species of Aster. I would be hesitant to guess since there are at least 25 species recorded in Tennessee.

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wildflowers

Nov 1, 2015 6:37 PM CST

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Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Reminds me of Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) It shows it to grow to three feet but I've seen it here at about four feet tall and wide.

Very pretty!

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May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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gardengus

Nov 2, 2015 6:37 AM CST

Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
Dances with Dirt

heath aster
It has taken over half an acre if my front pasture and is taller than the big goat , 4 foot maybe more.
I had intended to cut it down when It had just started to bloom and noticed all the insects (hundreds) so I let it be .

It can be kept short for the garden , I have seen it flowering in lawn that have been mowed.

..a balanced life is worth pursuit.

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