{"title":"Aster","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Shop Aster plants\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen summer fades, asters take the stage. These late-season bloomers support pollinators and bring vibrant color to fall gardens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perennial-aster-frikartii-monch","title":"Monch Frikart's Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e24-36\" tall x 18-24\" wide. Aster ‘Frikartii Monch’, also known as Frikart’s Aster and Wonder of Staffa is one of the earliest-blooming asters to be found. A standout in border plantings and in the cottage garden, this light lavender-blue variety attracts a flurry of pollinator activity to its nectar-rich blooms. Healthy, deep-green foliage is quick-growing and resistant to disease, lending a sense of fullness to beds. Covered in flowers for much of the season, Frikartii Monch prefers full sun and average soil but will settle for part shade and a moister site. Winter hardy to zone 5.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472245149935,"sku":"AM014156","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/aster-frikartii-monch-with-grass_2.jpg?v=1761078665"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-alert","title":"Alert Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Alert' Aster is a member of the famous dwarf aster group. Growing a dwarf aster is one of the very best ways you can assure some fall blooms for your meadow or garden.  They are simple to handle and hardy as oaks. 'Alert' Aster stays short, and will fill it's space with a neat, low green tuft that bursts into bloom in late summer with deep purple to crimson, starry flowers. After about two years, you can dig up two or three plants, and divide them into twenty...and then replant yourself a huge patch, or have yards of edging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dwarf \u003cem\u003eAster dumosis\u003c\/em\u003e (now Symphyotrichum dumosum) hybrids resulted from a cross between wild \u003cem\u003eAster nova novi-belgii,\u003c\/em\u003e the much taller New York Aster,  with another wild aster from the Pacific northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472262222063,"sku":"AM013933","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/aster-alert-purple-garden-flowers.jpg?v=1761078695"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-novae-angliae","title":"New England Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003eAster novae-angliae is also known as New England Aster and is a critical source of food for pollinators in the fall, most notably the monarch butterfly population. 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(Aster Kickin Lavender USPPAF)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472287158511,"sku":"AM014777","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/aster-kickin-lavender-1.jpg?v=1761078737"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-woods-pink","title":"Wood's Pink Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e8-12\" tall x 12-18\" wide. 'Wood’s Pink' Aster is a dwarf variety with exceptional disease resistance, showcasing strong, healthy foliage throughout the season without evidence of mildew or rust. Growing in a mounded habit and requiring no staking, this variety produces charming rays of pink flowers that surround sunny yellow center discs. A long season of plentiful, nectar-rich blooms is the hallmark of 'Wood’s Pink', which is a thoughtful, pollinator-friendly alternative to the usual grocery-store mums that share a similar bloom time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472322875631,"sku":"AM014338","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/aster-woods-pink.jpg?v=1761078797"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-kickin-carmine-red","title":"KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e24-36\" tall x 24-30\" wide. KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster is perfect for adding mounds of late-season color to sunny beds and borders. Selected for their compact growth habit and abundance of blooms, Carmine Red flowers from late-summer into mid-autumn attracting bees and butterflies to their golden-eyed blooms. Plant KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster in drifts among butterfly gardens or naturalize in meadows. The compact form also lends itself to rock gardens and containers. Plant alongside ornamental grasses and other fall-blooming perennials for an eye-catching display. Easy to grow in full sun and rich, moist soils. Provide ample moisture and adequate drainage. Good air circulation keeps the lush green foliage disease-free. Carmine Red makes a long-lasting cut flower for autumn arrangements. An excellent native selection that is long lived and resistant to deer and rabbit browsing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472364818671,"sku":"AM017297","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/kickin-carmine-aster-bee-close-up.jpg?v=1761078895"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-purple-dome","title":"Purple Dome New England Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Purple Dome' Aster is a world-famous New England Aster that every wildflower gardener wants (Novae-Angliae means New England in Latin)! This native is the perfect late-season color maker in meadows or perennial borders. It covers itself in flowers for weeks, when almost everything else in the meadow is finished blooming. These magnificent plants make up the last hurrah before the garden or meadowscape tucks itself to bed for the winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Purple Dome' was featured as an honorable mention in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mtcubacenter.org\/research\/trial-garden\/\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMt Cuba Center Trial Garden\u003c\/a\u003e Research Report. 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The narrow, lance-shaped leaves are deep green and provide other earlier bloomers with an attractive backdrop as the growing season progresses. In late summer, buds open at the tips of the stems to reveal hundreds of classic lilac flowers with yellow centers. Each flower buzzes with an incredible amount of pollinator activity through an exceptionally long bloom period. Plant KICKIN® 'Lilac Blue' Aster in average, well-drained soils in full sun for best bloom. Though KICKIN® 'Lilac Blue' can cope with some drought, soils that tend towards the moist side are best for this Eastern native perennial.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472378220783,"sku":"AM018961","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/kickin-lilac-blue-aster-bee.jpg?v=1761078951"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-aromatic","title":"Aromatic Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003eAromatic Aster is a robust native perennial that has cheerful late-season blooms. Producing highly branched stems with a bushy appearance, plants are completely covered by flowers in autumn. They provide late-season nectar to long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, small to medium-sized butterflies, and skippers. Aromatic Aster is also host to the caterpillars of the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly. Found throughout the Great Plains as far west as Wyoming and Texas, and in isolated populations from Pennsylvania south to North Carolina, Aromatic Aster grows on dry prairies, limestone glades, rocky bluffs, and other challenging sites. It thrives in dry areas, and can adapt to any well-drained soil. Give plants room to spread in the garden. Aromatic aster looks lovely planted en masse alongside yellow, late-season blooms like Goldenrod, Helenium, and Coreopsis. 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Symphyotrichum dumosum is a North American native, found in southeast Ontario, and growing from Maine west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Texas. The natural habitat includes open sandy sites, dry to wet fields, and open woods. Plant in rich, evenly moist soils and full sun. Avoid crowding plants to allow good air circulation for healthy foliage and room for plants to expand. ‘Wood's Light Blue’ Aster benefits from dividing every two to three years in spring. 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Bred for resistance to rusts, mildews, and other diseases brought on by humidity, 'Wood's Purple' prefers full sun and average to moist soils. Clean and healthy foliage means that this plant will hold its good looks deep into fall. An indispensable plant for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators who rely on its nectar as other food sources dwindle in the late-season landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46525212524783,"sku":"AM014845","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/aster-novi-belgii-new-york-aster-woods-purple-flower.jpg?v=1761079139"},{"product_id":"perennial-aster-purple","title":"Purple Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e36-60\" tall x 36\" wide. New York Aster, a North American native (also known as Purple Aster, or Aster novae-belgii) grows to about 3 - 5 feet with large, deep violet blooms. 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