Multi-use Japanese sickle With coloured clip:$6 (The last image shows a

(The last image shows a different alpine aster species)

The plant has gorgeous pale pure blue flowers and late in summer/autumn it grows incredible seed pods 10cm long

Europe to northern Turkey

I have found it to be great in damp margins

Tiny but a nice native for the rock garden or a trough

Multi-use Japanese sickle With coloured clip:$6 (The last image shows aUse underground for stubborn weeds or as a hoe. Winkle out nasty usurpers from troughs and rock gardens. Cut back dead stems. Optional brightly coloured clip to never loose it in the soil and hook it to your belt. The perfect all round tool! If you only have one hand tool this should be it.