Like most asters, Italian Aster produces it violet
flowers in late summer or autumn.
It is a clump-forming, upright, hairy perennial with
lance-shaped, mid-green leaves 3-5 cm long.
The flowers are borne in terminal clusters of 5 cm wide,
violet-pink daises. This is the European species,
and grows naturally in Europe as far as western
Russia and Turkey. It is widely cultivated in
NE India.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in cultivation in Imphal, Manipur.
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