🌸🌸🌸🌸 Learn about some other fall blooming native flowers that go great with the native asters in this video: ua-cam.com/video/4u0YLtPd4xo/v-deo.html 🌸🌸🌸🌸
I now what you are talking about - Short's aster is common around here and it has white to light purple flowers that make the hillsides glow at dawn and dusk.@@LostInThisGardenofLife
100%!!!! I have a couple clumps of established New England Aster that I'm collecting baggie after baggie of seed from this year. I'm planning on sowing a armful of pots with them in spring and hopefully show the neighborhood how easy native plant options are.
I love My asters. I have two species right now. The October skies right next to my front steps which a cute little rabbit has made its home during the day. We named the bunny Aster. Then I have another aster plant which I thought was a blue woods aster but I’m not so sure. It grew over 6 feet tall so o chopped it down to 3ish feet (next year I’ll go even lower). It’s struggling with barely any leaves but the bloom has been spectacular! (Maybe because it’s stressed?) It looks like a white flower cloud. It’s one of the most beautiful blooms I’ve ever seen! I got it from a native plant sale from a group I trust and it’s definitely an aster I’m just questioning the specific species. I am new to this and would absolutely love a video on them!
Great video! My mums come back strong here near Toronto, with 3 foot shrubs covered in blooms. I have no idea why, feels like I'm cheating the disposable mum system, especially in partial shade haha.
I've planted a few species of native asters. I'd like to learn more about them. They're beautiful. The one issue I've run into is that the rabbits tend to devour them. I've used deer and rabbit spray, but you have to use it every couple days, it smells awful, and it's not cheap.
Many of the asters are a preferred browse of deer and rabbits. We are covered up in deer but the asters still do well - they tend to bounce back when deer browse them. Rabbits like to cut them at the ground which is more of a problem.
@@BackyardEcology I'd call it more than browsing. I know that's the term that's used, but it seems funny to me - like they're shopping. Lol These rabbits are shoplifting my asters. I may have to put a little fence around the flower bed.
Would that the fall asters were more available where I live. The nearest big-box garden center stocks these perennials for a month at most. In contrast we see mums on the shelves from late August through Halloween.
I had several varieties of native asters in my pollinator garden, but unfortunately every spring/summer the rabbits eat them down to the ground before they ever get to flower. Are there any strategies for keeping asters from getting eaten?
Ours get browsed heavily but it never seems to hurt them, they just don't get as tall. About the only way to stop rabbits is fencing off the garden or caging individual plants that get the most browse damage.
I want to here more about Georgia asters. I live in Georgia 7b and apparently Georgia asters are endangered and I want to grow some if I can find them.
Georgia aster seed is available from several sources and it is easy to grow from seed. If you live in an area of Georgia that it is native to it would make a great addition to your pollinator garden. I would advise not to plant it outside of its known range (which I would advise with any native plant). It prefers dry rocky soils.
Do you think many asters in Michigan (first frost around Halloween here) have starting setting seed by now? This would be my first time gathering seeds but the local park and forest has a bunch of different type of blue and white asters.
Deer do tend to browse asters, some species far more than others, but most asters are quite resilient to it. The deer often top our New England asters but they bounce back from it.
🌸🌸🌸🌸 Learn about some other fall blooming native flowers that go great with the native asters in this video: ua-cam.com/video/4u0YLtPd4xo/v-deo.html 🌸🌸🌸🌸
I’d love to grow and sell these fall asters instead of mums in fall! More mum alternatives please! 🌸
I'm gonna pollinate this comment section and say YES to more videos on the various asters!
Thanks! Stay tuned for more videos on asters!
More aster videos, please! I love your channel! ❤
Thank you! Stay tuned for more aster videos!
+1
I hope you do another video on asters this fall!
So maybe it only come in a few colors but I’ve never seen a plant with such a beautiful range of purple shades.
They do have some awesome color! Anything from white to all shades of purple and blue, and occasionally pinks.
@@BackyardEcology I have them all over the garden, my favorite are the whites because they almost glow at night. 🌝
I now what you are talking about - Short's aster is common around here and it has white to light purple flowers that make the hillsides glow at dawn and dusk.@@LostInThisGardenofLife
Yes please make a video about asters. I live in zone 5 indiana. Thank you.
Stay tuned!
Yes more videos on asters
Stay tuned!
please make a Aster video for Southeastern US fall garden
Stay tuned!
I love my New England and Aromatic asters and can confirm they maintain blooms for quite a while in the fall!
They seem to bloom forever in the fall!
Asters are incredible bee magnets!
Yes they are!
Had no idea about the mums not being native! I def hope you do something more on the Aster so I can keep learning.
Stay tuned for more aster related videos!
100%!!!!
I have a couple clumps of established New England Aster that I'm collecting baggie after baggie of seed from this year. I'm planning on sowing a armful of pots with them in spring and hopefully show the neighborhood how easy native plant options are.
Awesome!
Yes please make more aster videos! I am in PA zone 7b.
Stay tuned!
I would love to see expanded videos of which fall asters to have for various locations.
I like having options. I was completely unaware of the aster. Thank you for another great video A!!
Thanks! Plenty of options within the fall asters too!
Yes. Please more!
Stay tuned!
I love My asters. I have two species right now. The October skies right next to my front steps which a cute little rabbit has made its home during the day. We named the bunny Aster. Then I have another aster plant which I thought was a blue woods aster but I’m not so sure. It grew over 6 feet tall so o chopped it down to 3ish feet (next year I’ll go even lower). It’s struggling with barely any leaves but the bloom has been spectacular! (Maybe because it’s stressed?) It looks like a white flower cloud. It’s one of the most beautiful blooms I’ve ever seen! I got it from a native plant sale from a group I trust and it’s definitely an aster I’m just questioning the specific species. I am new to this and would absolutely love a video on them!
Nice! There are a ton of white flowering native asters so hard to say what it is.
Great video! My mums come back strong here near Toronto, with 3 foot shrubs covered in blooms. I have no idea why, feels like I'm cheating the disposable mum system, especially in partial shade haha.
Mums will do well if they like the spot they are in.
I would love to see y'all of the colors. That's what makes mums so versatile.
Stay tuned!
I've planted a few species of native asters. I'd like to learn more about them. They're beautiful. The one issue I've run into is that the rabbits tend to devour them. I've used deer and rabbit spray, but you have to use it every couple days, it smells awful, and it's not cheap.
Many of the asters are a preferred browse of deer and rabbits. We are covered up in deer but the asters still do well - they tend to bounce back when deer browse them. Rabbits like to cut them at the ground which is more of a problem.
@@BackyardEcology I'd call it more than browsing. I know that's the term that's used, but it seems funny to me - like they're shopping. Lol
These rabbits are shoplifting my asters. I may have to put a little fence around the flower bed.
Would that the fall asters were more available where I live. The nearest big-box garden center stocks these perennials for a month at most. In contrast we see mums on the shelves from late August through Halloween.
I rarely see any native asters at our big box stores - but yep the mums are there for what seems like half of the growing season.
I had several varieties of native asters in my pollinator garden, but unfortunately every spring/summer the rabbits eat them down to the ground before they ever get to flower.
Are there any strategies for keeping asters from getting eaten?
Ours get browsed heavily but it never seems to hurt them, they just don't get as tall. About the only way to stop rabbits is fencing off the garden or caging individual plants that get the most browse damage.
I want to here more about Georgia asters. I live in Georgia 7b and apparently Georgia asters are endangered and I want to grow some if I can find them.
Georgia aster seed is available from several sources and it is easy to grow from seed. If you live in an area of Georgia that it is native to it would make a great addition to your pollinator garden. I would advise not to plant it outside of its known range (which I would advise with any native plant). It prefers dry rocky soils.
@@BackyardEcology thanks for the information. I checked and I live in its native range. Will look into getting some seeds.
Do you think many asters in Michigan (first frost around Halloween here) have starting setting seed by now? This would be my first time gathering seeds but the local park and forest has a bunch of different type of blue and white asters.
Some may have started to set seed, but many of the fall asters will bloom until first frost and some even beyond it.
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Stay tuned! More aste4r videos are in the works!
I love asters but the deer keep eating them
Deer do tend to browse asters, some species far more than others, but most asters are quite resilient to it. The deer often top our New England asters but they bounce back from it.