(Aster, Dragon Hardy Aster)

This lovely aster displays numerous soft, lilac-blue daisies atop tidy, compact mounds of fine, deep green foliage. A patented hybrid, it was introduced by Yoder Brothers, Inc. and is marketed under the name ‘Dragon’. The cool blossoms decorate the garden from very late summer to early fall, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Provide this perennial with full to part sun and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Pinch back stem tips in late spring or early summer to...

(Aster, Magic Aster)

Loads of rich purple flowers, compact size and uniform growth combine to make ‘Yomagic’ a stellar perennial for late-season color in containers and borders. Marketed under the name Magic™, this Yoder Brothers, Inc. introduction resulted from a cross between Aster ‘Sunny Almog’ and an unknown cultivar. Its vivid, yellow-centered daisies are borne on low, spreading, well-branched plants in very early autumn, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Provide Magic™ with full...

(Aster, Puff Aster)

Drifts of this fresh, snowy-white aster will breathe new life into the garden following the long, hot months of summer. Marketed under the name ‘Puff’, this patented hybrid was introduced by Yoder Brothers, Inc. and is notable for its abundant, long-lasting flowers, deep green foliage, and compact, uniform habit. The bright, yellow-centered daisies are borne profusely on low, well-branched, spreading plants in very early autumn, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Provide this...

(New England Aster, Purple Dome New England Aster)

This outstanding New England aster cultivar forms a broad, compact mound smothered with semi-double, yellow-centered daisies of rich, glowing purple in late summer to early fall. The brilliant blossoms are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped, mildew-resistant foliage and are highly attractive to butterflies and other small pollinating insects.

Though quite adaptable, New England aster performs best in full sun and moderately fertile soil with average to ample moisture. Unlike tall...

(New England Aster, Red Star Aster)

New England aster ‘Red Star’ forms a rounded, compact dome covered with masses of ruby-pink, yellow-centered daisies in late summer to autumn. Exceptionally low-growing, it does not require staking as do many taller forms of the species. Its blossoms are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are attractive to butterflies and other small, pollinating insects.

Though quite adaptable, this low-maintenence perennial performs best in full sun and moderately fertile soil with average...

(New England Aster, Vibrant Dome Aster)

This gorgeous New England aster arose as a sport of the popular cultivar ‘Purple Dome’. As its name suggests, it forms a broad, compact mound smothered with semi-double daisies of vivid magenta-pink in late summer to early fall. The brilliant blossoms are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped, mildew-resistant foliage, and are highly attractive to butterflies and other small, pollinating insects.

Though quite adaptable, New England aster performs best in full sun and moderately fertile...

(Michaelmas Daisy, New York Aster)

New York aster is a vigorous, bushy, clump-forming perennial originating from eastern North America. Beloved for its late summer to autumn display of showy, brightly colored daisies, this popular garden flower has yielded literally hundreds of cultivars. Its tall, well-branched stems are lined alternately with bright green, lance-shaped foliage that is smooth unlike the hairy foliage of New England aster (Aster novae-angliae), to which it is similar. The flowers are typically violet-blue,...

(Alert New York Aster, New York Aster)

Rich, colorful, purple-red daisies bedeck this sweet, compact perennial from late summer into fall. ‘Alert’ is a cultivar of New York aster, a bushy, clump-forming perennial originating from eastern North America. Its vivid, yellow-centered blossoms are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other small, pollinating insects. The seeds that follow provide a source of food for seed-eating birds such as goldfinches.

Although quite...

(New York Aster)

This New York aster cultivar was discovered in the garden of Jerry Cobb Colley and named for his hometown of Farmington, Kentucky. Its double, soft lilac blossoms resemble fluffy powderpuffs, and bloom profusely in late summer to fall atop compact, well-branched plants. The flowers are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other small, pollinating insects. The seeds that follow provide a source of food for seed-eating birds such...

(Barbados New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, New York Aster)

New York aster ‘Barbados’ displays loads of soft, violet-blue daisies on compact, well-branched plants from late summer into autumn. The semi-double, yellow-centered daisies are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped, mildew-resistant foliage, and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other small, pollinating insects. The seeds that follow provide a source of food for seed-eating birds such as goldfinches.

Although quite adaptable, this perennial performs best in full sun and moderately...