Pistil I have seen that before , I almost bought it twice and let it pass .. I will get one eventually ,, and they are very pretty , Very nice cultivar from a very rugged Species ..
I can Hybridize some (limited ) Things like Double Hollyhocks and such Lately I give to much attention to some of my seedlings , a fixation I have to be careful of ,
Too much for some seedlings to take , I am ,,
Bees like it like all others ? They swarm on asters here I am still seeing crescent Butterflies on them also
I seem to have a couple small seedling of what should be "truePink " New England type aster My blue ones are looking good so far as plants , last year they did not return , I am not sure if that is poison garden earth or Cats doing the #'s