Asters or garden asters, also called Michaelmas daisies, generally refer to perennial plants in the Aster genus or the closely related Symphyotrichum or Eurybia genera. These beautiful plants ...

Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

Whether they be North American native asters in the genera Symphyotrichum and Eurybia or European or Asian varieties in the ...

Small-flowered asters will flourish in humus-rich soils that do not dry out in the summer. They will not survive in soils that become waterlogged during the winter. Baking-hot summers and cold wet ...

Aster flowers were considered to be sacred to Greek and Roman gods. The leaves were burned by ancient Greeks and Romans to ward off serpents and evil spirits. The Almanac also tells us that more ...

The invoice I received from Avas didn’t match what Glad Floral provided. Avas Flowers started with a single brick-and-mortar location in New Jersey over 30 years ago. Today it is an affiliated ...

Prunus padus is commonly known as bird cherry. Prunus is the Latinised form of the Greek word meaning plum, and padus is the ...

Wolf's bane is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Ranunculaceae family. Identifiable by its beautiful flowers, wolf's bane is a fast-acting poison which can result in nausea, vomiting, ...

The possible chemical irritants in garlic have not been well characterized, but it is believed that many of the bulbs of plants in this genus may contain the previously discussed irritant ...

Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) from plants is a very common phenomenon as potentially irritant plants and plant products are commonly found in the everyday environment, including the home ...