Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Bloomin In June, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
David---

Your Digitalis thapsi blooms almost look like the S. African Fixglove's.

If you have seen (on the post-Swap discussion) the pictures of the plant that
I thought was the purple aster from my neighbor--cound you ID it for me/us?

Five people got it. And it is NOT what I was told it is. It came from my Pakistani neighbor--and she
made me believe it was an Aster.

SO! here are a couple pictures. What is this plant?

Thanks, Gita