The Gardener's Guide to Growing Asters

by Picton, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780881924732
• ISBN10: 0881924733
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Paul Picton's new book on asters is a comprehensive study of these popular late-summer bloomers. A leading aster specialist, Picton offers detailed descriptions in the A-Z listing of species, revealing the vast range of plants available and enabling readers to identify the best for garden, container, and cut-flower use.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(1)
Roy Lancaster
Preface	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(2)
A History of Asters in Cultivation	12	(6)
A Botany of Asters	18	(6)
New York Aster	24	(50)
Cultivation	32	(16)
Cultivars of Aster novi-belgii	48	(26)
Aster laevis	74	(2)
Aster x versicolor	75	(1)
New England Aster	76	(13)
Cultivation	80	(4)
Cultivars of Aster novae-angliae	84	(5)
Small-flowered Asters	89	(16)
Aster cordifolius	93	(4)
Aster ericoides	97	(2)
Aster pringlei	99	(3)
Aster lateriflorus	102	(3)
Aster amellus and Aster x frikartii	105	(16)
Other Aster Species	121	(24)
Spring- and summer-flowering species	123	(4)
Late summer- and autumn-flowering species	127	(18)
Asters in North America	145	(13)
Pamela J. Harper
Appendices
1 Glossary	151	(1)
2 Asters for special purposes	152	(2)
3 A novi-belgii cultivars with advantages	154	(1)
4 The Award of Garden Merit	154	(1)
5 Hardiness zones	154	(1)
6 Where to see asters in the British Isles	154	(1)
7 Asters readily available in North America	155	(1)
8 Reading about asters	155	(1)
9 Where to buy asters	156	(2)
Index	158