September 6th, 2011: Tatarian Aster 'Jin-dai' (Aster tataricus) by henryr10

Calif_Sue Northern California, United States(Zone 9a) Sep 06, 2011

The Bloom of the Day for September 6th, 2011 was Tatarian Aster 'Jin-dai' (Aster tataricus).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2011-09-06

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pixie62560 South China, ME(Zone 5a) Sep 06, 2011

What an awesome shot!!! Beautiful!!!!!

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Sep 06, 2011

love it.. such a pretty color

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locakelly Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9a) Sep 06, 2011

Lovely shot! I love Asters of all types!

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henryr10 Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Sep 06, 2011

Thank You!
This plant blooms so late it the year here that there are basically no more nectaring places left.
Bees of all types, Fall butterflies, Moths and Skippers all mob it.
On cool mornings at Sunup we have found 12 or more Bumble Bees who were too chilled to fly off.
As soon as the Sun hits them they warm up and start feeding again..... AMAZING to watch.

Ric