Delaware Wildflowers • Common names

New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Asteraceae — Aster family
Native
New England Aster
September 2008
New England Aster
The backyard
November 2011
New England Aster
Outdoors, these flowers attract a lot of bees.

New England Aster
This flower opened indoors, untrampled by bees.

New England Aster
Another flower that opened indoors. Technically, not a single flower, but an inflorescence consisting of many flowers, of two types. For a detailed description, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae#Flowers.
The backyard
October 2013
New England Aster
New England Aster
DE 273
October 2015

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