They are composed of ray and ray florets and their shape is vaguely similar to the flowers of daisies. However, the color spectrum of aster flowers is much wider. But when do the flowers appear?
The flowering time of asters varies depending on the variety
Spring, summer, autumn and winter
Here are the aster species according to their flowering period:
- Spring Asters (Alpine Aster and Aster tongolensis)
- Summer asters (Aster amellus, Aster linosyris and Aster x frikartii)
- Autumn Asters (Pillow Aster, Myrtle Aster, Tawny Aster, Smooth-Leaf Aster, Blue Forest Aster, and White Forest Aster)
- Winter Asters (Wild Aster)
A long period: from May to November
The spring asters bloom in May. The summer asters reveal their flowers from July to August. There are also a whole range of interesting and easy to propagate varieties of autumn asters. These flower from September to October while the winter asters flower from October to November.
tips
If you plant several aster varieties together in the bed, you can enjoy the flowers for a whole garden season!