It's clustered flower stems rise up above the foliage, adding height to your border. You need to come in close to enjoy the detail of individual flower.
Even in late October it still sending up plenty of new flower stems. With luck these will flower, offering some late blooms for bees. Yep, bees like to crawl up into the flower for the pollen.
In my garden it doesn't mind the light shade that comes from the beech hedge.
The young flower heads are a dark purple, but the flowers come out lighter colour. Two-toned purple - ba dum tish!
S. Amistad is a fuss-free hardy perennial that gives me flowers over a long period of time. And in case you didn't notice, it's purple. Purple!
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Other posts in the series:
Autumn: Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Autumn: Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'
Autumn: in the Peak District
Autumn: Cornus 'Norman Hadden'
Autumn: Fagus sylvatica
