
Nothing lights up the fall garden like Asters. Most asters are designed by nature to bloom in the fall, although some buck the trend and bloom in the spring.
Asters are part of the much larger Aster family, which includes Sunflowers, Daises, Dandelions and many others. The fascinating thing about most plants in this family is that each individual flower is composed of two different kinds of flowers–the ones that look like petals around the outside and the tiny ones that together make up the central eye. Next time you see an Aster, take a close look and see if you can see the mini-flowers in the middle.