NOW THIS IS A VERY VERSATILE PLANT TOO. FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASTERS, AREN’T THERE? THERE ARE. THERE’S OVER 100 TYPES OF ASTERS IN THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ...
These long-lived perennials tend to grow taller in rich soils, but they adapt to most soil types. Asters native to North ...
Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...
Asters are members of the daisy family (Asteraceae), along with dahlias, marigolds and sunflowers. The two most common types of asters in our area are the New England aster (Symphyotrichumnovae ...
Beguiled, the pale down-trodden aster lifts / Her head and blooms again." — Helen Hunt Jackson Our native flora is on its last gasp. After a long spring, summer and fall full of the rich ...
What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the ...