But with just a little bit of easy taming, they can be the showstoppers of a fall garden. Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose ...
Asters and mums are a match made in horticultural heaven. These fall-blooming perennials share similar growing requirements, making them ideal companions in the garden. Both thrive in well ...
A clump-forming perennial to 1.2m tall, with lance-shaped leaves and open sprays of yellow-centred flowers 5cm across, with many narrow white rays, opening from late summer to late autumn ...
This plant is also a major source of nectar for butterflies, wasps, bees, beetles, and other insects. Photo Credit: Cephas / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 The name aster comes from the Greek word ...