Aster september flower

Claire and I have been finding these down the path to the ravine across from our house. She likes to clip the sprays and take them home to put in water. I finally figured out the name of this little wildflower. It's an aster, from ancient Greek meaning "star". The butterflies love these, and I have to admit I'm rather partial to the periwinkle blue/purple color too! Done with watercolor pencil. I'm enjoying doing these botanical illustrations, and having an actual specimen in front of me is…

The aster flower tattoo symbolizes a lot of different things and has been linked with a lot of different cultures. Learn why the aster tattoo is used as a symbol and what it symbolizes.