Aster 'Bennary's Composition Mix' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 48"+

Grows 30 to 60” tall. A mix of varieties and colors. Blooms late Summer to Fall.

Aster alpinus 'Dark Beauty' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 6-12"

Hardy Asters are excellent plants for summer and fall gardens. They are easy to care for and thrive in full sun with an average well drained garden soil. Drought tolerant once established. ‘Dark Beauty’ has dark purple flowers on 8” plants.

Aster alpinus 'Goliath' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 9

Height: 18-24"

Goliath has larger soft blue flowers on 12-24” tall plants. Plants quickly form large clumps. Blooms May through July.

Aster alpinus 'Happy End' 

Full Sun

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 6-12"

Pink flowers on 8” plants in May through June. A selection of Aster alpine.

Aster alpinus 'Mix' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 6 - 9

Height: 6-12"

This Alpine Aster has the typical daisy-like flowers on short stems in lilac, lavender, pink, or white. These Asters flower in spring, not late summer. Choose a site where the fertile soil does not dry out too readily, in sun or light shade to form a good-sized clump.

Aster amellus 'Rudolph Goethe' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 5 - 9

Height: 18-24"

Deep lavendar-blue flowers with yellow centers are in abundance on this fall Aster. This variety has loosely formed clusters of 2 inch wide flowerheads atop sturdy stems.

Aster cordifolius 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun / Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 18-24"

Small blue flowers on 18-24” tall plants that are at home in shady woodland or full sun conditions.

Aster divaricatus 'Eastern Star' 

Sun to Part Sun / Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 18-24"

A late blooming native plant for sun or shade. This 2' Aster provides an airy carpet of white flowers in fall. The small but numerous flowers have white single petals with yellow centers. The flowers fade to subtle burgundy and rose-pink that are equally attractive.

Aster divaricatus 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun / Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 24-36"

Pale purple flowers on stocky 24-36” tall plants. Blooms September-October and is mildew resistant.

Aster ericoides 'Snow Flurry' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 0-6"

This Aster is almost a groundcover. Hundreds of small white flowers will cover 3” tall plants in late summer - early Fall.

Aster laevis 'Bluebird' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 9

Height: 36-48"

Easily grown in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Good drought tolerance. Staking is usually not required, so pinching back the stems to control plant height is not necessary.

Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 9

Height: 24-36"

A strong growing aster that is suitable for use as a cut flower. Dark purple-green foliage dramatically offsets the starry white flowers in early fall.

Aster linarifolius' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 18-24"

Very unusual stiff needle-like foliage. Showy blue flowers on very drought resistant plants. A native New Jersey wildflower.

Aster macrophyllus 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 36-48"

A large leaved aster (6 x 8") for shade conditions. White flowers on low 2-3’ tall plants.

Aster nova-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg' 

Full Sun

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 12-18"

A terrific low mounding aster to brighten the late season. It forms very dense pools of mid-blue daisy-like flowers, August to October bloom, 14 in. x 18”.

Aster nova-belgii 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 12-18" / 18-24" / 24-36"

Otherwise known as New York Aster. Light purple flowers bloom in late summer in moist or average soils. Can range from 1 to 3’ in height depending on moisture availability.

Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 24-36"

A bright pink flower form. Very striking a real eye catcher.

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 12-18"

Most compact of the species. This heavy bloomer produces a solid mass of purple flowers with yellow centers.

Aster novae-angliae 'September Ruby' 

Full Sun / Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Intense bright purple-red flowers. Incredible, what an eye catcher, everyone who has seen it has asked, “Wow what is that?”. Grows 36” tall.

Aster novae-angliae 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 48"+

At home in moist soils. Grows to 5’ in height. Typically the species has a range of purple colored flowers. Can be pinched back in the summer to form shorter stockier plants.

Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 6-12"

Medium blue, fine textured single flowers bloom in September and October. The low mounding 8" plants are highly drought tolerant.

Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Very showy, low-growing, bushy plant with hundreds of daisy type blue-lavender flowers with yellow centers. Like most asters, it is very attractive to butterflies and makes an excellent cut flower. Mounds of gray-green foliage and flower buds create an interesting display through the summer followed by masses of flowers 1”-2” in diameter. It grows easily and quickly in dry to average conditions and tolerates clay and sandy soils, but will benefit from added compost.

Aster shortii 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 24 to 48"

A light purple Aster that blooms in late summer. Hardy in a range of moisture habitats and sun exposure conditions.

Aster spectabilis 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 18- 24"

A New Jersey native. Showy fall blooming aster for dry sandy soil. Blue flowers with yellow centers.

Aster tataricus 'Jindai' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 36-48"

Light purple flower top out a 3-4’ tall plant. Dark green foliage with large basal leaves. Spreads by stolons.

Aster x 'Woods Light Blue' 

Full Sun

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 6-12"

Light blue flowers with golden centers on tough 12” plants. This aster is well suited to the front of a garden, or in containers.

Aster x 'Woods Pink' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 12-18"

Virtually mildew and rust free. Clear pink flowers with gold centers on 16” tall plants. Blooms August through October.

Aster x 'Woods Purple' 

Sun to Part Sun

Zone: 4 - 9

Height: 6-12"

This deep purple Aster grows 12” tall, with the same characteristics as ‘Woods Pink’.