What these asters have in common is that they are some of the best perennial plants, bringing late summer and fall color to our borders and gardens, showing good, although not total, resistance to ...

If and when you cut back asters in spring, it can also be an ideal time to divide plants. Clumps of asters will expand over the years, they may get too big for their space and their vigor may ...

Move over, mums! There’s another beautiful autumn bloomer that belongs in your garden. Not only do asters look fabulous, but they also provide late season food for pollinators such as ...

Asters are one of the last plants to bloom in the ornamental landscape and are underutilized. Fall asters will begin to bloom when the days get shorter in late summer to early fall.

Mums and asters have similar bloom lengths, and each plant family has varieties that bloom earlier or later in the fall. Mums generally look picture perfect when purchased and stay that way ...

Plants that burst into bloom in fall should be a gardener’s reward for putting up with all the summer season throws at us. ... the fall asters are the superstars of the aster world.

Fall aster is native to parts of Texas, including the Metroplex. ... Fall asters are long-lived perennials. The plants die to the ground soon after they finish blooming.