There are several kinds and colors of wild asters. My photo here shows one that is common in Southeast Missouri. Known for flowering late in the year, the wild aster can continue to bloom well after ...

KINGSTON – Imagine heading down to Gray’s Beach in August and seeing purple aster growing in the sand, serving as a living fence. In a few months it’s going to happen. The Gray’s Beach restoration ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in ...

What: Aster x frikartii “Mönch” is a long-blooming aster loaded with lavender-blue flowers from July to October. It has a superior habit with strong stout stems on a well-branched mounded plant.

Whether you're growing a container garden or a new in-ground garden, growing plants from seeds is definitely doable. Among the easiest plants to grow from seed are vegetables such as greens, peas, ...

Salinity reduces substrate water potential, thereby restricting water and nutrient uptake by plants; salinity may also cause ionic imbalance and toxicity. Because substrate salinity fluctuates through ...

What: Aster x frikartii “Jungfrau” is a sister seedling of Aster x frikartii “Mönch,” and like its sister, it has an extraordinarily long bloom period, from late July into October. Its flower heads ...