description: Asters, or Michaelmas daisies, are popular for their late flowering habit and daisy-type blooms in a range of pink-to-purple colours. This book offers a wide-ranging study of the genus. It is a comprehensive guide to growing asters containing details of their history, botany and cultivation from all over the world. It includes text and photographs for easy identification of species and cultivars, and advice on the way to promote asters to their full potential - even to producing specimens for showing. Hints on pest control and diseases are also included.
language: English
title: The Gardener's Guide to Growing Asters
titlecomplete: The Gardener's Guide to Growing Asters
publisher: David & Charles Ltd