Cait's Garden

Why wait until September for asters? With the cultivar called “Wartburg Star” (ugly name, pretty plant) you can have cheerful, delicate purple asters in May. They are hardy to Zone 4, easy to grow, and like Fall asters, spread very slowly by rhizomes, so divide them every couple of years. Spring Asters are also called “East Indies Asters” because they originate in the Himalayas. Pretty exotic, huh?