11/29/23

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  In my area I usually only see Heath Asters around.  While out riding one day in October, these caught my eye as I rode past due to their purple color.  These are Aromatic Asters.  They bloom in September and October normally.  These were very short due to growing along a sidewalk and being mowed fairly often.  They normally are 6 to 18 inches tall and these were only about 2 and spread out.  They spread by creeping rhizomes.  

12/1/21

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog and it is also the first day of December, the year is going very quickly.  Today's flower was one I captured blooming quite late in October, the 28th.  This is Aromatic Aster which blooms September to October normally.  These were very low growing as the plant had been mowed several times due to being on a city sidewalk area.

11/4/20

 It's Wildflower Wednesday on the Blog!  With the bitter cold temps we had, almost 20F a couple of nights, last week, I was surprised to see any wildflowers still alive.  This group of Aromatic Asters surprised me though.  I wonder if the heat from the sidewalk helped.  They were very short due to being mowed over several times.  They do normally bloom into October.

12/4/19

It's another Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog.  This is another that I see fairly commonly but I only recently discovered exactly what type it was.  This is an Aromatic Aster.  We have several Aster varieties here in Kansas and the difference is mostly in color but there are other subtle differences as well like the leaf shape and how they tend to flower, either single on a stem or clustered.  Asters are in the Daisy family.  This variety is one of the last Aster species to bloom and you can find into autumn.  I found this one in early October on Konza Prarie.