Sarracenia Redbug China (syn: Symphyotrichum elliottii) Aster elliottii

(syn: Symphyotrichum elliottii) Aster elliottii is a fabulous East Coast native aster

That the flowers are pendant means that they are looking down at the earthbound viewer which is much better than looking up at the underside of the flower heads

the center changes to green

each ending in a large chartreuse golden leaf

Sarracenia Redbug China (syn: Symphyotrichum elliottii) Aster elliottii(USPP 13,412 expired) Sarracenia 'Redbug' is an amazingly vigorous hybrid from the late pitcher plant breeder, Larry Mellichamp. It arose from a forced wedding of first cousins Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra and Sarracenia alabamensis ssp. wherryi. Yes, that was still legal in Charlotte, NC, when the act was consummated. The dense 1' tall x 22" wide clumps are composed of up to 180 pitchers at once yes, we counted. The 1' tall pitchers are green at the