Asimina obovata Allen Bush Smooth aster is one of

Smooth aster is one of the cleanest and most dependable of the fall natives

bushy form on non-invasive roots

the blooms are good for cutting too

As the weather warms

Asimina obovata Allen Bush Smooth aster is one ofAsimina obovata is the bigflower pawpaw, a Florida native that carries the largest, showiest blooms in a genus better known for its fruit. The pawpaws are the temperate outliers of the Annonaceae, the custard apple family whose tropical members include the cherimoya, soursop, and ylang ylang, and Asimina alone among them ventures north into the sandy uplands of the American Southeast. The genus name descends from an early Native American word for the