White wood asters, Eurybia divaricata, are native perennials in the Asteraceae family, which also includes chrysanthemums, coneflowers, and sunflowers.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If
12.06.2023 - 01:12 / gardenerspath.com / Nan Schiller
Growing New York Asters: How to Care for Michaelmas Daisies Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiThe New York aster, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, is a showstopper in the late season garden, taking center stage as summer flowers fade to memories.
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Native to the eastern United States and Canada, with blooms that are lavender in the wild, it is one of the most extensively cultivated asters and varieties are available in a palette of vivid pinks, purples, and crisp whites that light up the landscape.
Our guide to growing asters provides an overview of species and cultivation.
The focus of this piece is on how to grow and care for New York asters specifically.
Ready to dive in? Here’s what we’ll cover:
Let’s begin with an overview of the species.
What Are New York Asters?The New York aster was formerly classified in the Aster genus. And while you’ll still come across it categorized in this way, it was officially reassigned to the Symphyotrichum genus in the 1990s, where it remains.
And while we still call our native species asters, the New York variety also has a nickname, the Michaelmas daisy, because it blooms near the Christian feast day of Saint Michael on September 29.
There are three varieties of the New York species found in the wild, S. novi-belgii var. novi-belgii, S. novi-belgii var. elodes, and S. novi-belgii var. villicaule.
Varieties share the most significant traits of the species but may differ in minor characteristics or location, as is the case with the New York species. The first two varieties grow along the coast, and the third is endemic to stream banks along the Maine-Canada border.
S. novi-belgii grows from one to
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