2009/09/17



Aster in different colors are blooming right now in the garden, they lit up now it is running short days and autumn

Aster / Aster novae-Anglia,) is a large perennial with a stiff, sustained growth form. The leaves are sitting scattered along the stiff stems. Each leaf is lanceolate with entire edges. Leaf foot ends halfway around the stem. The top surface of the leaf is dark green and slightly roughened by a close hair. The underside is lighter, but also close to the hair. The flowers are large, richly branched, open stands at the foot of the shoots. Each flower is a star-like flower basket with yellow median crowns and purple / blue / white / red edge crowns. The fruits are small nuts with their small fnok. The seeds germinate readily.

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