(New England Aster, September Ruby Aster)

This gorgeous New England aster cultivar displays generous clusters of semi-double, ruby-rose daisies on tall, arching stems from late summer to autumn. The bright blossoms are complemented by rich green, lance-shaped foliage and are highly attractive to butterflies and other small pollinating insects.

New England aster is quite adaptable, but performs best in full sun and moderately fertile soil with average to ample moisture. Taller varieties such as this may require staking to avoid flopping...

(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...

(New York Aster)

New York aster ‘Blue Lagoon’ displays loads of soft, violet-blue daisies on medium-sized, well-branched plants from late summer into autumn. The colorful, 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...

(Freda Ballard New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, New York Aster)

This is one of many asters bred in the early 20th century by British plantsman Ernest Ballard of Old Court Nursery in Worcestershire, England, which remains to this day a leading producer of fall-blooming aster cultivars. ‘Freda Ballard’ displays many deep pink, semi-double daisies on medium-sized plants from late summer into autumn. The flowers are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are highly attractive to butterflies and other small, pollinating insects. The seeds that...

(Jenny New York Aster, New York Aster)

New York aster ‘Jenny’ displays many double daisies of vibrant raspberry-pink on rounded, compact plants from late summer into autumn. The brilliant, yellow-centered flowers are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are highly attractive to 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 fertile, well-drained,...

(Judith New York Aster, New York Aster)

New York aster ‘Judith’ electrifies the garden with a generous display of vibrant, violet-blue daisies borne on medium-sized plants from late summer into autumn. The colorful, yellow-centered 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 as goldfinches.

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