Symphyotrichum dumosum Hillandschmidt Habenaria which comes from Hibiscus coccineus

which comes from Hibiscus coccineus parent

We've spent the last few years dividing our original plant until we had enough to share

The non-aggressive habit makes it perfect for fun "plant marriages

but dividing as they new shoots emerge is logistically easiest

The attractive April-borne dangling clusters of shredded beet-red flowers are held below the foliage

Symphyotrichum dumosum Hillandschmidt Habenaria which comes from Hibiscus coccineus(aka: Aster dumosus) Symphyotrichum 'Hillandschmidt' is a 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a superb, compact form of the US native (Canada south to Louisiana) frost aster, Symphyotrichum dumosum, collected in 2018 in Wilkes County, Georgia, by our former research team of Zac Hill and Jeremy Schmidt. In the garden, Symphyotrichum 'Hillandschmidt' forms a dense 3' tall x 8' wide mound of tiny, narrow green foliage. The entire clump is smothered