Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

As autumn’s crisp air settles in, gardens across the country are about to burst into a spectacular display of color. This ...

But most of our asters remain common and conspicuous, at least locally. One of the most striking is New England aster, with ...

Much has been written about the value of including asters in your garden as a late-season source of food for pollinators. For this reason, I have included several in mine. However, there is one that ...

Like most asters, ‘Grape Crush’ is a sun-lover that does best in damp, well-drained soil, although it’s a drought-tough plant, too, once established. A mass or cluster of them adds fall ...

This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last ...

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As always, the diverse cast of asters is prominent at the curtain call. Most asters are fall bloomers, and many species are quite hardy and sport flowers up to and even past the first frosts.

As some of Ohio’s fall-blooming wildflowers, American asters add a splash of color to the ever-changing landscape. Identification can be hard. The leaves and plant size from top to bottom make a ...

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 ...