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Aster, the flower for fall

5:10 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 |
Pat Feinstein    Email

Aster, a flowering perennial in the Asteraceae family, is very hardy and almost care-free.


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I have had mine in the front garden for many years and I can count on them to come back every year.


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The flowers bloom in clusters, surrounded by small dark green leaves. I can always find several bees around the tall bush on any sunny fall day.


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Aster prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil. The blooming period is from August into fall, when most colorful summer flowers are fading away.


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Aster comes from a Greek word meaning star, named for the shape of the flower head.


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Aster is September birth flower.

According to the meaning of flowers, aster symbolizes love and daintiness.

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