Aster alpinus | Pinkie Jane Eastoe A vibrant collection of crochet

A vibrant collection of crochet patterns and charts for 100 flowers and plants

Hardy annual

This variety of Stokesia also known as Stokes Aster is actually a North American native wildflower which has beautiful lavender-blue flowers that are shaggy not unlike a cornflower

delphiniums

Also known as Avens

Aster alpinus | Pinkie Jane Eastoe A vibrant collection of crochetAster alpinus 'Pinkie' is a low growing variety, only reaching around 5 15cm in height. It has beautiful pink daisy like flowers popping up above the green foliage. Asters belong to the Asteraceae family which also includes achilleas (yarrow) chrysanthemums and sunflowers. The Aster genus contains over 600 species and thousands of hybrids. Pinkie is easy to grow and adds a cheery note to the cottage garden. A lovely plant to attract butterflies to