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Every Aster variety, A to Z
The complete Aster list — all 39 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Aster hub instead.
A3
- Ada Ballard Aster New York AsterAster novi-belgii 'Ada Ballard'
- Alma Potschke AsterAster novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'
- AsterAster x hybrida
B2
- Bluebird Smooth AsterAster x frikartii 'Bluebird'
- Bushy AsterAster dumosus
C1
- Crimson Brocade New England AsterAster x hybrida 'Crimson Brocade'
F2
- Fellowship New York AsterAster novi-belgii 'Fellowship'
- Frikart's AsterAster x frikartii
G1
- Grape Crush AsterAster x frikartii 'Grape Crush'
H2
- Harrington's Pink New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Harrington'
- heartleaf aster cordate-leaved asterAster cordifolius
I2
- Italian AsterAster amellus
- Italian Aster 'Grunder'Aster amellus 'Grunder'
J2
- Japanese AsterAster pekinensis
- Japanese Aster JindaiAster tataricus 'Jindai'
K2
- Kickin' Lilac Blue AsterAster x frikartii 'Kickin' Lilac Blue'
- King George Italian AsterAster amellus 'King George'
L2
- Little Carlow Blue Wood AsterAster cordifolius 'Little Carlow'
- Lou Williams New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Lou Williams'
M2
- Michaelmas DaisyAster x hybrida 'Jungfrau'
- Monch Frikart's AsterAster x hybrida 'Monch'
N6
- New England AsterAster novae-angliae
- New England Aster 'September Ruby'Aster novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
- New England Aster 'Violetta'Aster novae-angliae 'Violetta'
- New England Aster Pink CrushAster novae-angliae 'Pink Crush'
- New York AsterAster novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'
- New York Aster Michaelmas DaisyAster novi-belgii
O1
- October Skies Aromatic AsterAster x hybrida 'October Skies'
P1
- Purple Dome New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
R2
- Raydon's Favorite Aromatic AsterAster oblongifolius 'Raydon'S Favorite'
- Rosa Sieger New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Rosa Sieger'
S1
- Sapphire AsterAster dumosus 'Sapphire'
T2
- Tatarian AsterAster tataricus
- Treasure New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Treasure'
V1
- Violet Queen Italian AsterAster amellus 'Violet Queen'
W3
- Wood New England AsterAster novae-angliae 'Wood'
- Wood's Blue AsterAster x frikartii 'Wood's Blue'
- Wood's Purple New York AsterAster x frikartii 'Wood's Purple'
Y1
- Yomena Shogun AsterAster yomena 'Shogun'
Aster list questions
How many Aster varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 39 distinct Aster varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Aster varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Aster varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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