Sky blue aster, Aster oolentangiensis, an Illinois prairie native that has naturalized in my Chicago garden. When in full bloom it makes solid masses of lovely lavender flowers like drifts of oddly colored snow. It's a plant that makes me feel like a gardening rock star, but of course my secret to success is it's supposed to be here.
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Beautiful blue colors! get ready for the hot day coming tomorrow.
I like the all-over business in the photo, with the flowers floating everywhere. Nice plant, and a nice photo of it!
Fantastic blue and a must get as soon as possible in my garden plant! gail
That's gorgeous.
Well the contest is done and results posted over at GGW early next week. Thanks for your entry and I am giving each photo bit of constructive criticism.
What a beautiful carpet of blue and I like way you have composed the photo using the whole frame. I think it could used a bit more snap and for this contest I would like to see some sort of garden reference, though this photo is nice as is.
Beautiful photo of a beautiful plant! I notice that it has undergone a name change since I was first introduced to it as Aster azureus. At least it got to keep the Aster part, unlike the poor New England Asters and others.
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