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| name = ''Aster''
|familia=Asteraceae
| common_names = Michaelmas daisy
|genus=Aster
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|common_name=Michaelmas daisy
|Min ht metric=cm
|lifespan=perennial
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=1
| lifespan = perennial
|max_zone=11
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|image=Aster-alpinus.JPG
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|image_width=240
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
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'''''Aster''''' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Diplopappus'' [[Cass.]]) is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Asteraceae]]. There are roughly 180 species within the genus, all but one being confined to Eurasia.<ref name=flora>{{Citation
| last =Brouillet
| first =Luc; Barkley, Theodore M.; Strother, John L.
| contribution =Astereae
| year =2006
| title =Flora of North America
| editor-last =Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+
| editor-first =
| volume =20
| pages =3
| contribution-url =http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=20538
| place=New York & Oxford
| publisher =Oxford University Press
| id =}}</ref> The name ''Aster'' comes from the [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]] word ἀστήρ (''astér''), meaning "star", referring to the shape of the [[Inflorescence|flower head]]. Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers. Asters can grow in all hardiness zones.
The genus ''Aster'' is now generally restricted to the Old World species, with ''Aster amellus'' being the [[biological type|type species]] of the genus, as well as of the family Asteraceae. The New World species have now been reclassified in the genera ''[[Almutaster]], [[Canadanthus]], [[Doellingeria]], [[Eucephalus (plant)|Eucephalus]], [[Eurybia (botanical genus)|Eurybia]], [[Ionactis]], [[Oligoneuron]], [[Oreostemma]], [[Sericocarpus]]'' and ''[[Symphyotrichum]]'', though all are treated within the tribe [[Astereae]]. Regardless of the taxonomic change, all are still widely referred to as "asters" in the horticultural trades. See the [[List of Aster synonyms|List of]] ''[[List of Aster synonyms|Aster]]'' [[List of Aster synonyms|synonyms]] for more information.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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Easy to grow?
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
*''Division'' - Divide clumps every two years as growth starts in the spring. Select strong crowns from around the outside of the existing clump and discard the weak central section.
*''Division'' - Divide clumps every two years as growth starts in the spring. Select strong crowns from around the outside of the existing clump and discard the weak central section.
*''Seed'' - Sow either in spring or autumn in a cold frame.
*''Seed'' - Sow either in spring or autumn in a cold frame.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=6>
Image:AsterNovi-belgii-flower-1mb.jpg|New York Aster (''Symphyotrichum novi-belgii'')
Image:Aster tongolensis0.jpg|''Aster tongolensis''
Image:White heath aster.jpg|Heath aster (''Aster ericoides'')
Image:2003 0928 133251AA.JPG|Michaelmas Daisy
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
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