(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...

(Margrethe Viking Hardy Aster, New York Aster)

Margrethe Viking hardy aster is a vigorous hardy perennial with a tidy mounding habit. It originates from eastern North America and bears daisies of bright white in early to mid-fall. Plants are more floriferous and uniform if pinched back in late spring to early summer. Provide this aster with slightly moist, loamy soil and full to part sun for best growth. Mass them in mixed borders for a fine fall display. Aster flowers draw a wide variety of pollinators to include bees and butterflies.

(New York Aster, Niobe Aster)

New York aster ‘Niobe’ is a very compact cultivar which displays multitudes of small, pure white daisies on low-growing plants from late summer into autumn. The yellow-centered flowers are complemented by bright green, lance-shaped foliage, and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other 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,...

(New York Aster, Odin Viking Aster)

Odin Viking hardy aster is a compact hardy perennial with a tidy mounding habit. It originates from eastern North America and bears daisies of lavender in early to mid-fall. Plants are more floriferous and uniform if pinched back in late spring to early summer. Provide this aster with slightly moist, loamy soil and full to part sun for best growth. Mass them in mixed borders for a fine fall display. Aster flowers draw a wide variety of pollinators to include bees and butterflies.