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Chris and Jennifer Hauser consulted old notes from the 1977 Illinois Natural Areas Inventory and discovered that forked aster, which grows wild only in about 50 places on Earth, had been documented near the lands that would become Nachusa Grasslands. Chris, who works as a restoration ecologist for Kane County Forest Preserve, taught himself to identify the plant and located four populations that are thriving at the preserve. (Quad-Cities Online)
Iowa town divided over cemetery mowing Nov 4, 2006
It's an argument that has split the tiny eastern Iowa town and worried wild flower fanciers from throughout the Midwest who flock to the cemetery to take in the vast bloom of shooting stars, birds foot violets, yellow lady slippers and native prairie grasses ... Horton and others have identified more than 360 species of plants, some considered rare and endangered, like slender ladies' tresses and sky blue aster. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Sampling of plants at the Rochester Cemetery Nov 4, 2006
Sky blue aster, native flower that blooms late fall ... Eastern prickly pear, native cactus only found in sand/prairie habitat. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Decoding How Bees Work Oct 31, 2006
A honeybee visits an aster. Zachary Huang. (Science News for Kids)
Fall is ripe for gardening Oct 30, 2006
Other fall favorites include the purple climbing aster, purple liatris, yellow sunflowers and pinkish horsemint ... Some of the seeds easily collected from roadside stands include goldenrod, asters, sunflowers and grasses. (Orlando Sentinel)
Honeybees genetic code deciphered Oct 26, 2006
A honeybee alights on an aster flower. Scientists say the number of bee genesrelated to smell outnumber those linked to taste. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Ten years of prairie plant care at IMS Oct 26, 2006
The plants they added are: small white aster, New England aster, and thin-leaved sunflower. They replaced several signs, took out weeds, and learned the medicinal uses of many of the native species. (Kalona News, IA)
Longing for the promise of spring Oct 13, 2006
In the meadow, a tardy cluster of Monarch butterflies hangs on to the aster for dear life. I walk out to inspect the vegetable garden that once lined up with such military precision. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Top 10 perennials in Georgia Oct 5, 2006
Stokes aster, Stokesia laevis 5 ... Japanese aster, Kalimeris pinnatifida 9. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Practical answers to readers questions: Pumpkins Sep 29, 2006
salt marsh asters, Aster spp. pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata; and Southern blue flag iris, Iris virginica. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Autumn beauties Sep 21, 2006
Observer file photos Five perennials to brighten your garden, clockwise from left: Japanese anemones, sunflowers, aster, pink muhly grass and salvia ... Too often overlooked in the rush to plant chrysanthemums, asters are long-lived, low-maintenance perennials ... Most garden asters range from low (about 6 inches) to tall (6 feet and up). (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Part 1: Canal Adventure turned on its head Sep 20, 2006
It's autumn, so golden rod, yellow wingstem, pruple aster and ironweed are all in full bloom. Kingfishers and herons hold still, waiting for fish. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)
Martha Tate: Yes, September song can be upbeat Sep 15, 2006
In an Atlanta garden, Aster tataricus and white brugmansia growing next to each other a perennial and a tropical plant ... In a North Carolina garden, grasses and 'Skyrocket' goldenrod at the edge of a rather large field, with oversize grasses, asters and salvias planted in large swaths. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Volunteers offer helping hands at Panther Meadows Sep 14, 2006
The restoration day saw more than 350 plants, including Bog Aster, Alpine Trinity, Arnica and Alpine Everlasting, grown at the USFS green house in Mount Shasta put into the ground. At the upper meadows trailhead, a USFS information display has before and after pictures of the meadows from the 1960s and 1990s that dramatically illustrates the loss of flowers, ground cover and eroding stream banks over the years from overuse. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
Now time to ready garden for winter Sep 12, 2006
Boltonia, aster, Japanese anemone, gaura, Russian sage and caryopteris are just a few of the many perennials that bloom through the fall ... Ohio State University Master Gardeners operate a horticulture hot line from 9 a.m. to noon each Tuesday and Thursday. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Soggy Fall Festival Sep 6, 2006
Pampered Chef Oven Mitt aster donated by Evelyn Jurosic: Ali Carpenter. 99. (St. Marys Evening Leader, OH)
Your Spring gardening guide Sep 5, 2006
Sow flower seeds of alyssum, aster, begonia, impatiens, lavatera, linaria, marigold, portulaca, salivia and zinna only once the danger of frost has passed. Copyright 2002-2005 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
How does your garden grow? Aug 20, 2006
By Barbara Lindholm DeKalb County Master Gardeners ... Other perennials to consider growing for nectar plants include New England aster, bee balm, black-eyed Susan, blanket flower, coneflower, coreopsis, liatris, mums, garden phlox, pincushion flower and veronica ... Garden plants that successfully serve as host plants include the following: milkweed for monarchs, parsley and gas plants for black swallowtails, artemesia, mallows and bachelor buttons for painted ladies, violets for fritillaries,... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Martha Tate: How to cultivate the countrified look Aug 18, 2006
Botanical name: Aster tataricus. About the plant: A tall, perennial aster (4 to 6 feet) with light lavender daisy flowers that occur on many clustered branches at the top. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
August gardening guide Aug 15, 2006 Wildflowers become part of landscape Aug 10, 2006 NASA to Earth Science: Take the Back Seat! Aug 4, 2006 Limited palette, boundless beauty Jul 28, 2006 Readers help create list of top perennials Jul 8, 2006 A garden in need: Local master gardeners beautify Ionia Hospice ... Ionia doctors discuss pandemic flu ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Saturday, July 01, 2006 Shirley Howe, a master gardener, is working with other master gardeners to beautify the grounds of Ionia Area Hospice, which are in desparate need of a green thumb. They are seeking participation from other area residents. Sentinel-Standard/LAURA RICO. A garden in need: Local master gardeners beautify Ionia Hospice Jul 1, 2006 Plant smart, water smart Jun 28, 2006 Human Activities In Arid Urban Environments Can Affect Rainfall And Water Cycle Jun 20, 2006 Melampodium: A rock-solid beauty Jun 17, 2006 Wildlife: Native Plants for the back yard Jun 4, 2006 Create a butterfly magnet May 19, 2006 Massive Duplication Of Genes May Solve Darwin's 'Abominable Mystery' About Flowering Plants May 14, 2006 A butterfly garden must include plants to feed caterpillars and adults May 13, 2006 Window Flower Boxes May 11, 2006 Southern comforts in Texas Hill Country May 2, 2006 Police Blotter: Posted 4/13 Apr 19, 2006 SA to develop new malaria drug Apr 19, 2006 'Leggy' seedlings aren't necessarily a lost cause Apr 14, 2006 Hawaii's Anthurium Growers Cope With Plant Disease Mar 21, 2006 Florida natives go wild Feb 18, 2006 On native ground Feb 17, 2006 February Garden Calendar Jan 29, 2006
Sow seeds like ageratum, alyssum, aster, Canterbury bells, cleome, cosmos, dianthus, impatiens, lavatera, lobelia, marigold, petunia, salivia, schizanthus, verbena and viola. Plant seedlings like allysum, begonia, celosia, cosmos, chrysanthemum palidosum,dahlia (bedding), dianthus, lobelia, marigold, impatiens, pansy, petunia and vinca. (iAfrica.com)
Plant a rain garden Aug 13, 2006
In clay soil in full sun: Red milkweed, white false indigo, blue flag iris, smooth penstemon, prairie blazing star, wild quinine, yellow coneflower, false aster, sweet black-eyed Susan, ironweed, New England aster, stiff goldenrod and fox sedge. In loam to sand-loam soils and full sun: Red milkweed, white false indigo, blue flag iris, smooth penstemon, nodding pink onion, prairie blazing star, wild quinine, false aster, sweet black-eyed Susan, New England aster, Ohio goldenrod and fox sedge ...... (Winona Daily News, MN)
The wildflowers include plants such as New England aster, heliopsis, prairie oreopsis and cup-plant, which were planted with the help of the First Lady's Wildflower Program. The program provides grant assistance from the state to plant prairie wildflower beds and help bring beauty to Illinois roadways. (Macomb Journal, IL)
These atolls were viewed by Aster, a satellite instrument operated jointly by Japan and the United States. Rising sea levels caused by global warming threaten this nation's national security. (Why Files)
Other perennials in the same grouping include the native Veronicastrum virginicum, or Culver's root, with spikes of white; and false aster, Kalimeris pinnatifida, with dozens of 1-inch white chrysanthemum-like flowers all summer ... Wood aster, Aster divaricatus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Others that also got high marks, but may not be quite as widely available in some areas of the state, are: Ajuga, alliums (chives, garlic chives, garlic, society garlic), Amsonia (blue star), artemisia (especially Powis Castle and Silver Queen), crinum ("milk and wine" lily), crocosmia (especially the orange "montbretia"), goldenrod (noninvasive hybrids), horsetail (Equisetum), hosta (not for Coastal counties), leucojum (summer snowflake), liatris, lycoris (both pink naked ladies and red spider... (The Clarion-Ledger)
A garden in need: Local master gardeners beautify Ionia Hospice ... Shirley Howe, a master gardener, is working with other master gardeners to beautify the grounds of Ionia Area Hospice, which are in desparate need of a green thumb ... Shirley Howe, a certified master gardener from Clarksville, has taken on the challenge of beautifying the Hospice building grounds on East Washington Street. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/30/06. Water-wise gardening doesn't have to mean cactus, yucca and hens 'n' chicks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Through use of rainfall records and information from the Landsat, Aster and TRMM satellites, Shepherd was able to demonstrate unusual patterns that clearly show how human activities are affecting the weather in arid regions. This study also illustrates how satellite data can be used to observe the changing landscape and climate in regions like the Middle East, where traditional measurements are sparse or inaccessible. (Science Daily)
A 1997 Mississippi Medallion award winner, the melampodium is in the aster family and is native to Mexico and other hot locales in North America. It produces small, brightly colored, daisy-like flowers from spring through frost. (The Clarion-Ledger)
New England aster (Aster novae-angliae), black cohosh or snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa), larkspur (Consolida ambigua), blazing star (Liatris spicata), wild bergamot (Monarda hirta), May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), purple coneflower (Ecinacea purpurea), goldenrods (Solidago spp. and skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
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-- The family Asteraceae or, alternatively, family Compositae, known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family, is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The family name is derived from the genus. (Science Daily)
Some popular nectar plants include the butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), plumbago, butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), pentas and Stoke's aster (Stokesia laevis). Be sure to group each plant species. (Pensacola News Journal)
Try annual Vinca, Aster, Cosmos, Cushion Mums, Four-O-Clock, Impatiens, Petunias, and Verbena. They all attract butterflies. (FOX KMSP TV, MN)
Its 25,000-square-foot limestone-clad main building houses 20 indoor treatment rooms; hair and nail salons; several couples suites; mens and womens lounges with steam, sauna, whirlpool and private sunning areas; the Aster Caf; and the Blue Room a soaring space filled with well-padded armchairs, ottomans, inviting coffee table books and natural light that is designated for lounging before and after appointments. Related Links from Spa Magazine. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Vandalism - Delores Ooton, 59, N59 W23375 Aster Court, reported $1,200 worth of damage to her home at about 7 a.m. April 9. According to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Ooton discovered several windows had been smashed in at her home with a rock. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Durban - The Medical Research Council (MRC) has developed a drug to treat malaria using extracts from an indigenous plant of the Asteraceae family and is now seeking a partner to commercialise the drug ... The Asteraceae family has more than 25 000 species worldwide with more than 2 300 species in southern Africa ... It is commonly known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family. (Business Report, South Africa)
FLOWERS TO START: Aster, nicotiana, cleome, ice plant, zinnia, salpiglossis, schizanthus, nigella, phlox, nemesia, marigold, nasturtium. VEGETABLES TO START: Broccoli, cauliflower. (Anchorage Daily News)
(November 15, 2005) -- Plant pathologists from The American Phytopathological Society (APS) report that citrus greening is spreading faster than expected and encourage growers and homeowners to aid in the detection process ... -- The family Asteraceae or, alternatively, family Compositae, known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family, is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. (Science Daily)
Instead of ubiquitous begonias and impatiens, gardeners are opting to fill beds with such plants as blanketflower, oakleaf hydrangea, scarlet sage, stokes aster and rain lilies ... This spring, while she is chopping down and digging up air potato vine and "popcorn" trees, blue flag iris, stokes aster and rain lilies will fill in the terraces that step down the hill behind her home ... His native garden, which mixes saw palmettos, coonties and long-leaf pines with wildflowers such as stokes aster... (Orlando Sentinel)
Perhaps there is a rose like one that grew in a monastery of Europe in the Middle Ages ... It is, in fact, the eastern United States ... A great little aster with two big assets: lots of tiny white daisies on dark wiry stems rising about 2 feet in late summer, and a tolerance of light shade. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Flowers: Alyssum, aster, baby's breath, bacopa, begonia, candytuft, carnation, calendula, coneflower, coreopsis, cosmos, dahlia, delphinium, dianthus, diascia, dusty miller, false heather, four-o'clock, gaillardia, gaura, gazania, geranium, gerbera, godetia, Johnny-jump-up, licorice plant, lobelia, million bells, nasturtium, pansy, petunia, rose, salvia, snapdragon, Stokes aster, sweet pea, veronica and yarrow. Herbs: anise, basil, borage, chives, dill, fennel, lemon balm, mint, oregano,... (Orlando Sentinel)
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