Autumn And Purple

Purple, my Mom’s favorite color, and who would have thought — a perfect accent color for autumn. All those beautiful warm colors, oranges, reds, yellows, need a soft cool color every now and then.

And providing that color, Asters. So many lavender Asters dapple trails right now. It’s not those I’m speaking of today though. There are a few plants, here and there that are a bit different. A stronger color, making more of a statement. A nice rich blue-purple-violet. These are New England Asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae). With their hairy, alternate, clasping leaves, they bring delight to my hikes. The perfect accent color for autumn.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.