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38 Types of Wildflowers That Will Thrive in Your Native Garden
Prairie aster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) is a mounding, low-growing annual wildflower that can spread up to 3 feet in ...
Easy-to grow asters could light up your fall Texas garden
Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...
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This fall purple-bloomer is one of the showiest native asters yet: George’s Plant Pick of the Week
What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very ... However, asters usually flower reasonably well without any supplemental fertilizer.
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Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Appreciating the aster: The cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in
There’s no lovelier sight than a bright orange butterfly feasting on a purple aster on a crisp September afternoon. In winter, asters’ spiky skeletons provide visual interest and their ...