One of the best longest flowering perennials, these multi-branched, 100% mildew-free plants carry a long season of late summer and fall daisies with lavender-blue to violet rays around a golden eye.

New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in various shades of purple, pink and blue.

There are some flowering perennials you will quickly want to see again and again in your garden. Here are a dozen of the best perennial flowers to grow for years of dazzling blooms ...

A favorite dwarf perennial aster, Woods Blue is an excellent selection for a position near the front of a border. During the late summer into fall, it is packed with blue flowers highlighted by a ...

Stokes’ asters: Showy perennials loved by bees, butterflies The blooms are large, reaching 3 to 4 inches wide and almost as exotic looking as those of the passionflower.

Aster novae-angliae is a perennial aster, 3 feet to 5 feet tall, from Missouri, that grows in moist meadows and valleys. It has large, very showy flowers in shades of deep pink, magenta and blue.

We are confronted this week with a beautiful native species, one which really is a bit mysterious. “Stoke’s aster,” “Blue aster,” Stokesia laevis is a perennial herb that is commonly ...

These late-blooming perennials are a keystone plant, providing beauty and food. Learn where to best plant them and how to keep them healthy.

Asters are one of the last perennial flowers to bloom in the landscape, providing color and texture well into late fall. They’re beautiful in cutting gardens or as part of a mixed border.

Asters are stars of the fall garden While many gardens are in decline asters are late bloomers that provide and food for pollinators and birds.