Category / Asters

Attractive to butterflies, Aster ericoides (Heath Aster) is a compact and bushy perennial boasting numerous branched stems smothered by sprays of tiny star-like white flowers in late spring to mid-fall. These sprays…

Pleasantly fragrant, Ampelaster carolinianus (Climbing Aster) is a climbing, deciduous perennial boasting a profusion of showy daisy-like flowers, 1-3 in. wide (2-7 cm), with pale lavender to pink rays surrounding sunny yellow…

Among the most fashionable Michaelmas daisies of the moment, award-winning Aster ‘Little Carlow’ is a lovely hybrid between Aster cordifolius and Aster novi-belgii. Among the most fashionable Michaelmas daisies of the moment,…

Adding brilliant color to the late season garden, Aster ‘Wood’s Pink’ is a dwarf aster with masses of small, semi-double, clear pink flowers adorned with a sunny yellow center. This dense, mounding…

Adding brilliant color to the late season garden, Aster ‘Wood’s Purple’ is a dwarf aster with masses of small, semi-double, blue-violet to purple flowers adorned with a sunny yellow center. This dense,…

Fully frost hardy, Aster alpinus (Alpine Aster) is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial boasting masses of large daisy-like flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm), with blue-violet rays and golden-yellow centers. Blooming in late…

Statuesque, Aster amellus ‘Grunder’ (Italian Aster) is a very distinctive Aster variety with its profuse and long-lasting sprays of large, deep lavender-blue blossoms, 3 in. across (7 cm), with broad petals surrounding…

Among the first Asters to bloom, Aster amellus ‘King George’ (Italian Aster) is regarded as one of the best with its profuse and long-lasting show of star-shaped, violet-blue blossoms, up to 2…

Vigorous, Aster amellus ‘Rosa Erfullung’ or ‘Pink Zenith’ (Italian Aster) is a standout Aster variety that produces an abundance of very pretty sprays of bright purple-pink flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm).…

Among the first Asters to bloom, Aster amellus ‘Queen Violet’ or ‘Veilchenkönigin’ (Italian Aster) enjoys a long flowering season, bearing masses of star-shaped, vibrant deep violet blossoms, up to 2 in. wide…

Providing a bold splash of color in the late-season garden with its masses of lavender-blue starry flowers, the Italian Aster (Aster amellus) is one of the first Asters to bloom, doesn’t need…

Aster azureus (Skyblue Aster) is a rhizomatous perennial boasting a profusion of small daisy-like flowers, 1 in. wide (2.5 cm), with 10-20 deep blue to lavender rays surrounding yellow centers. Aster azureus…

Providing a bold splash of color in the late season garden, Aster Dumosus ‘Sapphire’ (Bushy Aster) creates a massive display of large, fluffy, lilac blue flowers with yellow centers. Blooming for many…

Providing a bold splash of color in the late-season garden with its masses of starry flowers, Bushy Aster (Aster domusus) is a rather short, compact, and bushy perennial that is ideal for…

A very attractive low-growing variety, Aster ericoides ‘First Snow’ (Heath Aster) features arching to prostrate stems smothered by sprays of tiny, white, star-like flowers from late summer into fall. These sprays are…