A single daisy-like pink aster bloom with numerous slender petals radiating from a yellow center, growing naturally among buds and foliage

Ampelaster carolinianus

Name: ampelaster carolinianus
Address: CO

Native to the southeastern United States this sprawling perennial reaches heights over 10 feet. Fragrant flowers emerge in late summer and persist into fall.It serves as a larval host for the Pearl Crescent butterfly. Photographed in Virginia.