An Aster by any other name

As autumn creeps closer to actual winter there are fewer bright colors throughout the Greenway garden beds. The billowing, breezy masses of Symphotrichon oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ (Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’) are a shining hold-out of summer colors. Combined wonderfully with the aging bronzy golden foliage of Amsonia hubrectii (Blue Star), these asters are a welcome addition to the Atlantic Ave beds in the Wharf District parks. Look for them if you are headed to the Aquarium!