Aster

Bonita White Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in white. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Blend Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in a vibrant blend of red, blue, purple, white, and pink. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is a tall native perennial covered with purple to pink flowers and golden centers in late summer and fall. It grows best in full sun to partial light with moist, well-drained soil and works well in meadows, rain gardens, and pollinator borders. The late flowers supply nectar for bees, butterflies, and migrating monarchs. Mature plants commonly reach 3 to 6 feet tall.

The Powder Puff Mix is a blend of early, single Asters that blooms in array of white, pink and purple and open uniformly. This mix was made for greenhouse growth and offers masses of brightly colored 3" inch blooms.

Bonita Scarlet Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in scarlet red. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Rose Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in dark rose-pink. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Blue Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in blue. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Flat-topped Aster was formerly known as Aster umbellatus, a reminder of its changing botanical classification. Native to North American wet meadows and moist prairies, it flowers earlier than many asters with broad clusters of pale rays. Bees, wasps, flies, beetles, and butterflies visit the blooms; turkey and swamp sparrows also use the plant. Give it sun to partial shade and moist soil, with room for rhizomes.

Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) is a distinctive North American native plant. Fine, heath-like foliage is covered with many small white flowers late in the season, supporting pollinators when fewer plants remain in bloom. It matures at approximately 24 inches tall and flowers from mid to late summer through early to mid fall. Plant it in full sun to partial shade, in dry to medium conditions, with loamy soil, sandy soil or dry soil. Space plants 18–24 inches apart for healthy growth and airflow.

Drummond's Aster (Symphyotrichum drummondii) is a distinctive North American native plant. Clouds of small pale flowers open late in the season, extending forage for bees and adding a soft texture to naturalized plantings. It matures at approximately 36 inches tall and flowers from mid to late summer through early to mid fall. Plant it in full sun to partial shade, in dry-medium to medium conditions, with loamy soil or sandy soil. Space plants 18–24 inches apart for healthy growth and airflow.

Bonita Top Rose Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in creamy pink. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Top Blue Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in creamy blue. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Shell Pink Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in soft shell pink. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Pink Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in vibrant pink. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

Bonita Light Blue Aster produces fully double, 2-inch pompon blooms in light blue. Flowers remain attractive as they age and are held at an ideal angle on strong stems, making them useful for garden beds and cutting. Plants offer Fusarium resistance for more dependable performance.

The Alpinus Mix is a beautifully vibrant blend of soft pink, white, rose, red, blue, purple and violet colored Asters, perfect for the home garden. The colorful blooms are produced in abundance on tall, double and semi-double stems.