Ampelaster carolinianus Edible chief among the reasons that

chief among the reasons that reliable fruity fragrance carried on flowers of deep reddish-brown

That habit is the whole point in the garden

the pine barrens

and though older books spell the name Befaria

sunless corners that defeat other evergreens

Ampelaster carolinianus Edible chief among the reasons thatAmpelaster carolinianus is a woody, scrambling, semi evergreen vine that climbs through shrubs and over stream banks along the coastal plain of the southeastern United States, opening lavender blue flowers in November and December when every other aster has long since finished. The climbing aster keeps a private schedule, and that contrary timing is the whole charm. The common name describes the habit accurately enough but undersells the effect. Given