Oct 6, 2023 · Ranging in height from 6 inches to 6 feet with a spread of 1 to 3 feet, asters grow on multi-stemmed bases and feature daisy-like rays extending from yellow-orange centers. The varieties we see most often in the landscape are sorted into …

Cold-hardy perennials with daisy-like flowers, aster flowers are the pollinator stars of the garden from late summer through fall. Growing 1 to 6 feet tall, depending on variety, these upright flowering plants bear cheerful, star-shaped flower heads ranging from purple to white to blue.

Aug 2, 2020 · However, some cultivars can reach heights of around 6 ft. (1.8 m). Asters are usually one of the last plants to flower in gardens and their stunning flowers last from late summer until late fall. These late-blooming perennial plants are also important food sources for …

Jul 5, 2024 · Some asters reach 6 feet tall with flowers that are white, pink, rich purple, showy lavender, and occasionally blue. Plant asters in full sun to partial sun in a bed with moist, well-draining soil in USDA Zones 3–9.

Jul 9, 2020 · The New York aster, S. novi-belgii, aka Michaelmas daisy, is a native species that reaches heights of three to six feet and widths of two to three feet. It has an upright growth habit and stems that are thinner than those of the New England species.

Size: The growth habit of asters can vary widely, with species ranging from compact, mounding forms to upright, spreading varieties. Their size can differ dramatically, with some dwarf varieties only reaching a few inches tall and others, like the tall New England aster, growing up to 6 …

This deciduous semi-woody plant grows 6- to 8-foot long sprawling stems. These may be attached to a trellis, arbors or fences, or allowed to ramble through shrubs. Unlike grapevines or English ivy, it has no way to attach itself, so it relies on whatever may be its closest garden companions for support.

Hardy perennial bears lavender-blue flower heads in large clusters atop tall stalks in early fall. 4-6 foot flower stalks from spreading clumps of paddle-shaped foliage. The flowers of this Tartarian Aster are extremely attractive to Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Dec 9, 2013 · Known for lending color to the fall landscape with their late-season blooms, aster (Aster spp.) plants boast a variety of growth habits from 6-inch ground cover clumps to 6-foot erect shrubs. At least one vine, the climbing Carolina aster (Ampelaster carolinianus), belongs to …

Asters are easy to grow and are versatile, with sizes and growth forms ranging from the six-inch-high Aster alpinus to the towering seven-foot A. tataricus. Small, compact varieties are attractive massed, while large asters punctuate borders with intense color.