Asters are valuable perennials for bringing color to a garden in late summer and fall. Their star-shaped flowers come in vivid shades of purple, pink, red, white, and more, all surrounding a central ...

Asters do not have the largest flowers. In fact, most flower heads of our native members in this group rarely exceed one inch in diameter, but whatever they may lack in the span of their petals is ...

SAN ANTONIO — Two of my favorite plants, fall aster and mint marigold, bloom for a short period in late fall. The aster plant grows to a mound about 2 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter if you restrict ...

Asters are the grand finale of the garden season, bursting into a riot of purple, pink, blue, and white just as other flowers begin to fade. These hardy perennials are a cornerstone of any fall ...

Person using watering can to water asters in the garden - Viktor Sergeevich/Shutterstock The Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.) is a gorgeous flower, bringing shades of pink, purple, white, and even blue to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gardener prunes aster stems - An Mazhor/Shutterstock Asters are gorgeous members of the daisy family that light up the autumn ...

I’d love October if for no other reason than the colorful wild asters that reach peak bloom this month. Along with their botanical cousins, the goldenrods, asters say “fall” better than any other ...