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Eurybia divaricata (White wood aster)

Other names: Aster corymbosus, Aster divaricatus

E. divaricata is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with wiry, arching, dark purple stems bearing lance-shaped to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, loose corymbs of white flower heads with yellow to red central discs.
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0.75m max. spread

0.75m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Eurybia macrophylla (Big-leaved aster)

Other names: Large-leaved aster, Bigleaf aster, Largeleaf aster, Bigleaf wood aster, Aster macrophyllus

E. macrophylla is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with rough, heart-shaped, sharply-toothed, mid-to dark green leaves and slender, erect, purple-flushed stems bearing panicles of single, daisy-like, violet, pale blue, or white flowers in late summer and early autumn.
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1.2m max. spread

1.2m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Symphyotrichum shortii (Short's aster)

Other names: Aster shortii, Aster camptosorus, Midwestern blue heart-leaved aster, Starwort , Frostflower

S. shortii is an erect, deciduous perennial with narrowly ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, sometimes toothed, mid- to dark green leaves, hairy beneath, and, in autumn, panicles of pale lavender flowerheads with yellow centres.
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0.5m max. spread

0.9m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Schlumbergera x buckleyi (Christmas cactus)

Other names: Schlumbergera bridgesii, Holiday cactus, Easter cactus, Thanksgiving cactus

S. x buckleyi is a tender, epiphytic cactus with oblong or ovate, scalloped, mid-green stem segments and bright red flowers at the stem ends in late winter.
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1m max. spread

0.4m max. height

5-10 years to maturity