I would love to see your....asters

Come on and post away those beautiful aster photo's. I think I may plant some so help me decide pleeeeease....

Just have one. It's my first aster, ever - Purple Dome, New England Aster Eleanor

That has to be one of my favourite colours! Your plant is doing just beautifully grammyphoeb.

Thanks Dawn but you should see the bottom - I think it's powdery mildew but as long as it produces on top like that I don't care. You can do wonders with a camera and leave that part out and just photograph the good part!! I think next year I will get some more asters cause they sure do provide color for the autumn!! Eleanor

I was thinking of colour for the fall too. My gardens are pretty drab right now. However that is due to cutting and moving my stuff around about a month ago. But those purple flowers are stunning - I like the pink asters too....

You ARE good with that camera!

I'll have to take a few shots of mine. Love the thread title, Dawn. Though you were asking to see my tush!

Purple or blue, Victor?

Here's an old one of our asters:

My cultivated asters finally got crowded out by phlox. But we have so many wild asters blooming all around here that I never replaced them. Here is a shot of the wild ones I took last week that I am really happy about.

Beautiful asters and great photo with that lime green in the background.

Hey I have another question...I may not have time this year to go and get some. However I was wondering are they easy to plant from seed? Could I just plant some seeds outdoors in the spring and will they come up nicely for the fall or will they not bloom the first year?? Curious....cause that might be a much easier way for me.

I've never tried them from seed, Dawn, but why not give it a try? Make sure they're perennial and not annual.

Doh!!!! I thought for sure you would know the answer LOL You surprised me!!!

It is easy to collect the seeds - real puffy though. Some of the seeds must be viable because I see the wild ones seed all over.

Ha Victor I was talking about your tush but everyone else misunderstood I guess LOL

Oh well the flowers are nice too as I am sure everyone's tush is as well hehehe.

Not as cute as mine though!

These young, firm, tight bodies get me sick!

But in working to keep the tight, firm body, the joints get worn down! Can't win.

You and your joints. I thought some of your problems were chronic.



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Oh sure pirl!! That is why you keep wanting the RCMP to go and visit you. Hmmmmm.

Most of my joints are chronic. Had them all my life.

Your tush too.

Yes, we're kind of attached.

Dawn - I got out and took pics of my best looking asters today, the rest are a little past prime.


Bluebird - aster laeve

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Hella lacey - New England aster

Real nice one - October Skies, aster oblongifolia(sp)

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You've got a nice set of asters, Al. I love your blue ones!

had to correct some spelling there.

Thanks Pirl. Most of the pink ones are winding down now.

I really like October Skies Al. Is that color accurate?

It really is. Like a dark powder blue maybe.

I have a white one - Snow Flurry, but it's getting crowded out and only had a few flowers.

New England Aster...yes they are in full bloom now.

Real nice. Do the yellow parts fall off to leave the dark center?

Nice WC. I saw some pink ones growing wild the other day - less common than the purple I think.

Victor - Yes the new ones are yellow and the older brown centered.

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Beautiful asters. Everyone elas was out partying today and we were sitting at home looking at each other's as-ters!! Eleanor

here is another shot of purple dome

Gorgeous!

(Still missing out on growing any weeds, though!)

onewish - beautiful Purple Dome. I hope mine will look that good someday (all over and not just on top)!! Eleanor

Thanks Al - your asters are great!!!! I love all 3 pics but the the blue one is really pretty. Nice asters LOL

Onewish that aster is just gorgeous - love the colour!

Watercan2 the pink ones are sooooo pretty......love them!

Hmmm Victor weren't you suppose to show me your aster...ahem I mean asters!!!

pirl's missing out on growing weed(s)
victor has chronic joints (possibly shares them with al)
and y'all are displaying your asters.

i want all three of you at the next RU!

(what i miss by not checking the whole forum.)

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