{"id":8439,"date":"2020-08-22T23:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=8439"},"modified":"2020-08-22T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T23:59:13","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-214-aster-subspicatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/22\/plant-a-day-2020-day-214-aster-subspicatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 214) Aster subspicatus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Douglas aster just joined my plant family this spring. My project during the COVID-19 lockdown was to add a native plant garden where some of my front lawn used to be. I was excited that the local native plant nursery had Douglas asters for sale in four-inch pots. I purchased three of them and set them out near the sidewalk. They have done really well there and are now blooming handsomely at close to three feet tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n