Symphyotrichum novi-belgii seed
LATIN NAME: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
COMMON NAME: New York Aster
The New York aster is a handsome, upright, densely branched, perennial herb of the moist, open places, and its fine, narrow, lance-shaped, toothed leaves and its fine, loose clusters of the many showy, daisy-like flowers with the blue, violet, pink or white ray petals and the yellow centres have made it a treasured and fine plant of the border. It grows as an upright, densely branched, perennial herb, reaching up to one metre and a half or more, with the many upright, branching stems bearing the alternate, narrow, lance-shaped, pointed, toothed leaves and, through the late summer and the autumn, the fine, loose clusters of the many showy, daisy-like flowers with the blue, violet, pink or white ray petals and the yellow centres, followed by the small, dry, many-seeded fruits. It is a species of the flowering herb in the daisy family, and it is native to the moist, open places of the eastern North America, while it is treasured for its fine, showy, late flowers, and it is known as the New York aster.
The New York aster belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae, and it is a species of the upright, densely branched, perennial herb, native to the moist, open places of the eastern North America, while it is treasured for its fine, showy, late flowers, and it is known as the New York aster. It is prized for its fine, loose clusters of the showy flowers.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The New York aster has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the moist, open places of the eastern North America, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the meadow have been examined, while the ecology of the meadow plants has drawn attention in the international botanical press as a fine subject of the border study, and its fine, narrow, toothed leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The plant has also been studied in the horticulture, since its fine, loose clusters of the many showy, daisy-like flowers have made it one of the most treasured of the autumn border plants, and researchers have examined its growth, its flowering and its cultivation, while its value as a late-flowering herb has been of continuing interest, and its fine, violet, many-flowered form has been of value. The species has also been studied in the ecology of the insects, since the fine, loose clusters of the showy flowers of the aster are a fine, late source of the nectar for the bees, the butterflies and the many insects, and researchers have examined the flowers and their value, while the study of the late nectar plants has been of continuing interest, and the aster is a fine friend of the pollinators. For a plant of such fine value, the New York aster has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the New York aster is a generous plant of the garden. Its fine, loose clusters of the showy flowers feed the bees, the butterflies and the many insects of the late season, and its fine, densely branched, leafy growth gives a fine presence to the border, while its fine, violet, many-flowered form brings a fine, late note to the garden.
Its economic value is real. The New York aster is treasured for its fine, showy, late flowers, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press, while its fine, violet, many-flowered form has made it a treasured plant of the autumn border and the cutting garden. For a grower, the New York aster is an easy and rewarding herb, and for a gardener it brings a violet, daisy-flowered, late-blooming plant to the border. These are willing seeds — scatter them thinly over the surface of pots of fine, moist seed compost and just press them in without covering them, since they wake up best in the light, keep the pots in a bright, open spot and water them gently, and they will be up before long.