(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.

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(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.

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(Aster, Shout Aster)

Introduced by Yoder Brothers, Inc., aster ‘Shout’ covers itself with multitudes of cool, lavender-pink daisies in late summer to early fall. The bright, yellow-centered blossoms of this patented hybrid are borne on tidy, compact, well-branched plants, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Grow this perennial in full to part sun and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. If desired, plants may be divided in spring every few years. As with other asters, ‘Shout’ is wonderful...

(Aster, Sloopy Aster)

This Yoder Brothers, Inc. introduction ushers in autumn with multitudes of soft blue, yellow-centered daisies borne atop tidy, compact, well-branched plants. The fresh blooms begin opening in late summer to early fall, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Grow this perennial in full to part sun and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. If desired, plants may be divided in spring every few years. As with other asters, ‘Sloopy’ is wonderful for enlivening faded, late-season...

(Aster, Twist Aster)

Introduced by Yoder Brothers, Inc., aster ‘Twist’ adds richness to the early autumn landscape with a profusion of lavender-blue, yellow-centered daisies. The fresh blooms are borne atop strong, tidy, compact plants, and are highly attractive to bees and butterflies.

Grow this perennial in full to part sun and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. If desired, plants may be divided in spring every few years. As with other asters, ‘Twist’ is wonderful for enlivening faded, late-season...

(Climbing Aster)

Climbing aster is so named for its very long, arching stems which mingle among neighboring shrubs and other vegetation for support. Native to coastal regions of the southeastern United States, this woody subshrub is found naturally at the edges of swamps and wet woods. It is grown in gardens for its showy, late-season display of fragrant, lavender-pink flowers.

The rambling, branched stems of climbing aster are covered with light gray fuzz. They may reach as much as 12 feet (4 meters) in length,...

(White Wood Aster)

This colonizing perennial is a common resident of dry, open wooded areas across much of eastern North America. Delicate in appearance but easy to grow, it is valued for its clouds of small, white daisies produced at summer’s end.

The wiry, branched, upright to lax stems of white wood aster arise from wandering underground rhizomes. The stems are often purple-tinged. Toothed, oval to lance-shaped leaves alternate along the stems, becoming narrower and shorter-stalked toward the stem tips. Loose,...

(White Wood Aster)

Selected from a coastal Rhode Island population of white wood aster, 'Eastern Star' is distinguished by its dark-hued, relatively compact stems. The parent species is a colonizing perennial common to dry, open wooded areas across much of eastern North America. Delicate in appearance but easy to grow, it is valued for its clouds of small, white daisies produced at summer’s end.

The wiry, branched, upright to lax stems of white wood aster arise from wandering underground rhizomes. The stems of...

(Heath Aster)

Heath aster is a tough, drought-tolerant perennial native to much of central and eastern North America. Named for its finely textured, needle-like foliage, it is valued in gardens for its airy, late-season display of small, white, occasionally pale pink or light blue daisies and is popular for use as a long-lasting filler for bouquets. Several cultivars exist, including ‘Pink Star’, which forms mounds of pale lavender-pink flowers, and ‘Snow Flurry’, an exceptionally low-growing form with drifts...

(Blue Star Aster, Heath Aster)

A form of the North American native heath aster, ‘Blue Star’ produces a generous display of small but profuse, pale-blue daisies on arching, open, many-branched stems lined with short, narrow, needle-like leaves. The dainty, yellow-eyed blooms color the garden from late summer to autumn, and are highly attractive to butterflies and other small, pollinating insects.

This tough, drought-tolerant perennial grows easily in full sun and adaptable to a range of well-drained soils. If allowed, it...