Ionactis linariifolia Size:32-cell Deep Plug Tray Bees and butterflies are drawn

Bees and butterflies are drawn to its nectar

Evening Primrose is drought tolerant

offering food for a variety of insects and birds

delicate white flowers

and partial shade

Ionactis linariifolia Size:32-cell Deep Plug Tray Bees and butterflies are drawnThis low growing, fall blooming aster, with its sweet daisy like purplish flowers, thrives in sandy soil and is a tough, low maintenance powerhouse for pollinators. Its also a host plants for butterfly and moth caterpillars. This aster variety has several nicknames, including bristly aster, flax leaved aster, and most charmingly, ankle aster, because it is known to tickle the ankles when you walk through it.