With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates ...

Planting your asters and mums together will add color and contrast to your fall garden, all with little -- if any -- extra effort. Read more: 15 Flowers You Can Grow To Ward Off Bugs And Other Pests ...

Asters fill a special niche in the garden by extending the growing season through the fall. Their cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in.

The Rocky Mountain aster’s flower-heads bear 13 or more narrow rays. The scientific name is “Ionactis stenomeres.” Ionactis is derived from the Greek, and means “violet rays.” ...

Plant asters and they will come -- bees and butterflies to the blossoms, goldfinches and other birds to the dried seed heads and the ladybugs to spent foliage where they find cozy winter quarters.

Aster flowers are planted in the spring and bloom in the fall, revealing shades of purple and pink in your garden as your summer flowers begin to fade. They are star-like wildflowers, ...

Asters and goldenrods, closely related groups of native perennials coming into season now through fall, can extend visuals and bolster benefits — as they do at Native Plant Trust’s public 45 ...

Aster season is coming to an end here in Zone 5, but don’t cut down those drying stalks just yet, says John Magee. A garden designer based in Middleburg, Va., John is a leader of the native plant ...

The name "Aster yellows" is misleading because this disease affects not only asters, but more than 300 plant species. The name comes from the North American native Aster Leafhopper, a tiny olive ...

Aster flowers are often two types — yellow or white rays surrounding a central disk with disk flowers. Small white asters bloom from late summer through November and even into December.

Whether you're a Virgo or Libra, your birth flowers are morning glory and aster if you were born in September. These stunning flower designs serve as stunning motifs for body art that represent ...