BRINGING UP THE COW'S TAIL

 

Wild Douglas Aster

(Symphyotrichum subspicatum)
Photographed 12 September 2023.

Gatehouse garden 
Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago, WA.
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The last native wildflower seeds to be harvested for the Gatehouse this year––the highly noted Douglas Aster. Highly regarded by gardeners who like to feed a large cross-section of visiting pollinators while knowing this perennial is low maintenance, deer-resistant, and adaptable to conditions of full sun or part shade. 

The plant featured in the above photograph was grown by direct seeding, broadcast from Shaw Island wild-collected seed. Easy street. Cast out in autumn or spring in this hardiness zone of 8b.

Fresh seeds for fall planting
are now installed at the 
Gatehouse Seed shed,
Reefnet Bay Road,
Shaw Island, WA.

More particulars about the cultivation of this plant can be seen with earlier posts on this site