June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to explore ways we can support pollinators in the garden.

One source stated that there are 2,687 species in the aster family in the United States and Canada. The genus, Aster, is smaller and includes the familiar flowers known as asters, but it’s still ...

Asters generally refer not only to the stunning flowers in the aster genus, but also their closely related North American relatives in the Symphyotrichum and Eurybia genera. These fall blooming ...

Like with any other flower, great care leads to better blossoms and the same goes for the aster. To ensure this late-blooming perennial provides a showy floral display in your garden, start by ...

Until recently, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae was included in the large and complex Aster genus. But like many other plants, DNA testing has led to a reclassification. In fact, the majority of ...

One such case in the aster genus is the New England aster. Gardeners and botanists alike refer to it as the showiest. This native perennial is one of the tallest of the asters.

The bigger problem is that the term “aster” can be deceiving. True fall asters all used to belong to the genus Aster, which was all well and good for years. But like everything lately ...

First Things First. Taxonomically, there are almost no native Aster (with a capital A) in North America; aster (with lowercase a) remains the common name for a species-rich genus that taxonomists ...

This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last year and this year they have put Skip to main content. You have ...

It's the only one of some 250 species in the Aster genus that likes heights. While it isn't great for the entire Pacific Northwest, the climbing aster does well in the Willamette Valley and warmer ...