Aster ageratoides Ezo Murasaki Equisetum The clumps are topped with

The clumps are topped with 14" stalks of light purple flowers in late June (NC)

Gardeners who were lucky enough to secure a piece were hesitant to share

3' has been our best effort so far

While each pinna (fern leaf) is larger than most other holly ferns

a superb garden surprise toward the end of the season

Aster ageratoides Ezo Murasaki Equisetum The clumps are topped withAster 'Ezo Murasaki' is a Japanese selection of the wide ranging Asian Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides. Aster 'Ezo Murasaki' makes a large, stoloniferous mass to 2' tall x 10' wide in 10 years. In other words, this is NOT a plant for the small garden, and it does not play well with others its own size. What Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki' does very well is fill a large space rapidly and reward you in October and November with an incredible blanket