Salvia Indigo Spires Pyrrosia Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' is a

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' is a show stopper in bloom and blooms for most of the month of November here in zone 7b Piedmont

royal fern can reach 6' tall x 3' wide

The 20" flower stalks emerge from bare ground in mid-September (NC)

The main maintenance requirement of this aster is to cut it to the ground before new growth starts in spring

nasal congestion

Salvia Indigo Spires Pyrrosia Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' is aSalvia 'Indigo Spires' is a 1979 introduction from California's Huntington Botanical Garden. Selected by California horticulturist, John MacGregor, Salvia 'Indigo Spires' arose as a cross of Salvia farinacea x Salvia longispicata. Salvia 'Indigo Spires' forms an upright 3' tall clump, topped with arching spikes of dark blue purple flowers throughout summer and until frost. The unusual, twisting flower spikes create a form of their own in the garden.