Lavender to purple daisy flowers 1-1/2 inches across with gold centers are produced in September atop stout stems ranging in height from 3 to 6 feet on this hardy perennial that tolerates a wide range of soils. The lower leaves are up to a foot long; coarsely toothed and broadly ovate with a long winged petiole, the leaves become progressively smaller and more narrow up the stem. The flowers attract butterflies, especially migrating monarchs, and the taste of the leaves repels deer. It is native to the cooler regions of Asia, from Japan and China to Russia.