Aster mix | Stars That Shine, 50+ Seeds

Your Garden's Grand Finale: Autumn Stars That Shine Bright

As summer blooms fade and gardens prepare for winter, Aster Mix emerges as the season's shining star. These resilient perennials explode with cheerful, daisy-like flowers precisely when your garden needs color most. With their vibrant hues and pollen-rich centers, they become a vital late-season buffet for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects gathering final nourishment before frost.

Why Your Autumn Garden Needs Asters:

• Late-Season Color Explosion: From late summer through hard frost, Asters blanket themselves in thousands of small, star-shaped blooms (their name means "star" in Greek!). Enjoy a stunning mix of deep purples, radiant pinks, clear blues, and crisp whites.

• Pollinator Lifeline: At a critical time when food sources dwindle, Asters become bustling pollinator hubs. Watch as monarch butterflies, native bees, and other beneficial insects flock to these vital nectar stations.

• Easy-Care Perennials: Plant once and enjoy for years! These hardy plants return reliably, forming attractive clumps that expand gradually. They're remarkably low-maintenance once established.

• Exceptional Cutting Flowers: Bring the autumn celebration indoors! Aster stems last beautifully in vases, adding charming, informal texture to bouquets. Their long vase life makes them florist favorites.

• Naturalizing Beauty: Best for wildflower meadows, cottage gardens, or naturalized areas. They self-sow modestly to create lovely drifts that feel both intentional and wild.

Grower's Guide for Success:

• Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum spp. (New England & New York types)

• Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial (Zones 3-8)

• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun (6+ hours for best flowering)

• Planting Time: Sow indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost, or direct sow in early spring/fall. Requires light to germinate.

• Mature Size: Varies by mix; typically 18-36 inches tall and wide.

• Bloom Time: Late Summer through Autumn (August - October)

Best Planting Partners & Uses:

• Classic Companions: Pair with Ornamental Grasses, Goldenrod, Sedum, and Russian Sage for a stunning fall display.

• Garden Roles: Ideal for perennial borders, pollinator gardens, cutting gardens, cottage gardens, and naturalized meadow plantings.

• Wildlife Value: Supports migrating Monarch butterflies and provides essential late-season habitat.

Plant Asters this season and ensure your garden goes out in a blaze of colorful, life-sustaining glory!

• Variety: Aster (Symphyotrichum) Mixed Colors & Heights

• Seed Type: Open Pollinated, Non-GMO Perennial

• Germination Note: Surface sow; seeds need light to germinate

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Afternoon Shade

• Water Needs: Moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Soil Preference: Average, well-drained soil

• Mature Height: 1.5 - 3 feet (mix includes varying heights)

• Attracts: Butterflies, Bees, & Other Pollinators

• Ideal For: Fall Color, Pollinator Gardens, Cut Flowers, Borders

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