Aster
Common Names: aster, Monte Casino, rainbow aster, spray aster.
Asters are dainty, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers distributed over airy sprays. They come in a rainbow of colors including white, pink, hot pink, lavender, red, purple and white. Vase life ranges from five to 14 days.
Special Care: Cut stems every two days because they become slimy quickly. Check bouquets for foliage below water line.
The Genus Aster includes some 600 species of widely distributed flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae. Many of the species are popular garden plants because of their showy flower heads.
Species include:
- Aster alpinus
- Aster amellus (Italian aster)
- Aster cordifolius (Blue wood aster)
- Aster divaricatus (White wood aster)
- Aster ericoides (Heath aster)
- Aster laevis
- Aster lateriflorus
- Aster novae-angliae (New England aster)
- Aster novi-belgii (New York aster)
- Aster pilosus (Frost aster)
- Aster pringlei
- Aster sibericus
- Aster tataricus
- Aster tonglensis
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- Aster alpinus
- Asters:Ê An Overview - Justification for the split of the traditional Aster into many different genera.
- Some of Manitoba's Asters - Images of many species.