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A unique form of Heath Aster with cascading, very densely branched stems completely covered in small, bridal white flowers that bloom late in the season. Forms wide, nearly groundcovering mounds. Great pollinator plant! Blooming Time: early to mid fall...

'First Snow' = a bit shorter, densely, well branched and rich blooming selection of native aster. Late blooming pollinator magnet with clouds of tiny white flowers. Useful for migrating Monarchs! Blooming Time: late August - Mid OctoberSize: clumps...

Low growing, prostrate fall aster with small 0.5" white flowers that completely cover the plant. Very tough, healthy, vigorous and adaptable. Plant slowly, grows wide. Leaves are stiff, tiny and remind of heaths. One of the Aster winners in Chicago...

From the Mt. Cuba research center: "A Mt. Cuba Center Plant Introduction. Ranked as the #1 aster in an evaluation study at Mt. Cuba Center, this herbaceous perennial produces abundant, violet blue flowers on 3-4’ tall stems as fall color...

Excellent, long-blooming, compact aster for the native garden, rock garden or border front. It has stiff stalks, small narrow leaves (similar to flax), and purple-blue flowers with yellow centers (1” across). Plant in well-drained soils, as it...

Fall flowering aster, large basal leaves in the spring have groundcovering effect, that fades when the plants focus on blooming. Floriferous and mildew resistant. Great perennial for sunny or part shaded woodland-edge garden. 'Twilight' is selection of...

Ground covering aster with large basal leaves. Whitish flowers in the fall, spreads some into 2-3' wide clumps. Very adaptable to various soils (incl. clay or poor soils), excellent for difficult to identify sun/shade transition areas! Blooming Time:...

New England Asters are long-living perennials native to most states in the USA, except the arid and tropical areas. They are important nectar plants for monarchs migrating back to Mexico. They prefer a sunny spot and are adaptable to most soils; they are...

One of the best performing asters in the 2003-2009 Chicago Botanic Garden trials! Bright deep pink flowers, good flower coverage, manageable size, usually without flopping and opening. Excellent resistance to leaf spots (better than some new cultivars)...

'Billowing Pink' = new selection of Aromatic Aster - very vigorous, dense, with high percentage flower coverage and very late blooming! Bubble gum pink flowers 1½" in diameter. Healthy foliage - mildew free! This plants needs space, and in 3 years...

Aromatic aster 'October Skies' is a superb nativar and one of our all-time favorite perennials, because it:    1) grows in dense ground-covering mounds that are completely covered with smaller blue flowers in the fall   2) has a very...

Aromatic aster 'Raydon's Favorite' is another superb cultivar of aromatic aster, in comparison with great 'October Skies', this one is a bit later blooming and a bit more robust. Excellent garden performer and highly attractive to many butterflies, all...

One of the breakthroughs in aster breeding : 'Thunderdome' combines deep purple flowers of New England Aster and bushy mounding habit and aromatic leaves of Aromatic Aster. Both parents are very tough and superior native asters, excellent plants for...

Adaptable native wildflower, important late source of nectar and pollen for native bees, various butterflies including Monarch butterflies and other insects. Seeds feed the birds. 3' tall x 1' wide upright and a bit leggy looking plants. Violet-blue...

Originally named Aster ptarmicoides, this plant was re-named to Solidago ptarmicoides in 1981 as a result of research by two botanists, Brouillet and Semple, who realized that this plant belongs to the goldenrod family. For more confusion, another...

Very late blooming Aster, usually the latest one. 1" lavender blue flowers in clusters, large coarse leaves with a reddish fall color. Vigorous, very drought tolerant, but can also become a thuggish plant. It spreads wide via rhizomes, so it is...

This is an early flowering aster that blooms in umbels of smaller, cream-white flowers with yellow centers. It starts flowering much earlier than other asters, and continues until September. It attracts a wide range of native pollinators. It's...

Upright native aster with late blooming, small light yellow flowers age to reddish-purple. Pollinator magnet, adatable to various soil and light conditions. Blooming Time: August - September/OctoberSize: around 3' high x 1-1.5' wideUSDA Zones: 3 to...