Growing Conditions

'Eastern Star' is a bit shorter and more compact than the species and has very dark, nearly black and shiny stems and dark veins on leaves. Flowers are white, smaller (less than 1"). Adaptable, tough...

Very adaptable, tough mounding perennial. White Wood Aster has smaller, fragrant, starry flowers (slightly less than 1'' in diameter) that are borne very abundantly on wiry stems. In full bloom this...

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.

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...

From the Mt. Cuba research center: "A Mt. Cuba Center Plant Introduction. Ran

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”...

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...

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...

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...

One of the best performing asters in the 2003-2009 Chicago Botanic Garden trials!

New England Aster 'Purple Dome' is short and compact cultivar with dark-purple flowers, reaching only 18-24" of height and up to 3' of width.

Short, compact and dense aster with vibrant, hot pink flowers that bloom from summer to mid-fall. Dark green leaves. Vigorous cultivar, forms wider clumps. 

'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

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...

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...

This native wildflower is very drought tolerant and provides an important source of nectar for pollinators late in the season (it also provides pollen for bees). It's a very hardy and tough plant...

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...

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...