Friday Daisies

Those who know me know that daisies and dandelions and flowers of their ilk are among my favorites.

This purple beauty is new to me – I discovered it in the open flower fields at Longwood Gardens, and identified it this week via the blog Beyond the Fields We Know as the Michelmas daisy or Purple aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii or Aster novi-belgii).

Over at Pollen Nation, the Daily Flower for September 27th is the dandelion. Hop over to learn more about this beautiful, sunny wonder!