Some of Iowa’s wild asters fall into that category. The worldwide aster family is huge, exceeded only by the mostly tropical orchids. One source stated that there are 2,687 species in the aster family ...

Regardless of the exact species, or even genus, of asters you prefer, many grow easily from seeds, meaning you don't have to break the bank to fill your autumn gardens with color.

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 ...

More than 600 different species make up this genus. ... The word aster comes to us from the Greeks, and means, “star.” An unknown voice from that time period wrote, ...

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 ...

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.

Meet Aster carolinianus, which pops out lavender starbursts in fall as it hugs a trellis or sprawls through the garden. It's the only one of some 250 species in the Aster genus that likes heights.

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 ...