Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

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Rudbeckia Fulgida Banner July 2022
Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflower). Photo by Mary Free

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Composite flowers of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic
Aster) with 20–35 blue to purple rays surrounding yellow
to amber disks that mature to red-purple in October.
Photo © Mary Free

Composite flowers of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster) with 20–35 blue to purple rays surrounding yellow to amber disks that mature to red-purple in October.