Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama

Read about Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Boltonia latisquama, Gray. Fig. 589. A handsomer plant, with larger and more showy heads with blue-violet rays: involucral bracts oblong or obovate and obtuse (often bearing a minute point); pappus scales small, the awns present and conspicuous. Kan. and Mo. to Ark. G.F. 5:271 (adapted in Fig. 589). C.L.A. 7:490. Perennial. Var. nana, Hort. A dwarf form scarcely 2-3 ft. tall, with pinkish rayed fls. Branches freely from the base. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.