How to Use aster in a Sentence

aster

noun
  • The black-stemmed white wood aster was putting out the last of its little daisies.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Add two inches of compost and mulch to help your asters grow faster.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Mums and asters will bloom in summer unless the flower buds are pinched or cut.
    Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
  • There are dozens of fall asters from tall to short, white to purple and native to exotic.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The key vector for aster yellows is the aster leafhopper.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2022
  • The key vector for aster yellows is the aster leafhopper.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2022
  • The dry prairie along the bluff top is home to little bluestem, wild bergamot, columbine and silky aster — a colorful display in the spring.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2018
  • For fall color, plant asters, crimson flags, dahlias, mums, and pansies in pots.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The same advice goes for potted asters, also available this time of year.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Mint marigold starts blooming a little later in the season than fall aster.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Deer will eat fall aster, so the planting site must be selected to avoid their browsing.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • On the route, guests can spot violet lupines, purple asters, glacier lilies, and beargrass.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Pinch growing tips out of mums, Mexican bush sage and fall asters one last time early in the month to keep the plants more compact.
    Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 29 June 2017
  • Plant fall flowers such as mums, asters, and pansies to provide pops of color until the first hard freeze.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
  • The sturdier parts of a plant, such as the woody trunk and branches of a tree, the roots of an aster or coneflower, or the underground bulbs of tulips, wait out the winter.
    Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The last bees and butterflies of the season hover over goldenrod and asters.
    Anne Barnard, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Blue-purple asters come back each fall too, as do pink Japanese anemones.
    Taylor Augustin, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
  • For the late fall also grow some duranta, mint marigold, Mexican flame vine, and fall aster.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020
  • Other fall bloomers: Pink and purple asters, salvia, lantana, Dark Knight bluebeard.
    Uyeta Landscape and Maintenance, The Seattle Times, 28 July 2017
  • This member of the aster family is grown for its unique purple leaves--the leaves are really green with tiny purple hairs.
    Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2022
  • Another gap can be plugged in late summer with the planting of the helianthus species — the hardy, perennial cousins of the giant sunflower and the wood aster.
    Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
  • There are flowers that pretty much let anybody come and visit — a lot of asters, for example.
    Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • In the flower garden, plant seeds for salvia, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, celosia and asters.
    Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 19 May 2017
  • Plants in the aster, mint, carrot, and milkweed families are among the most visited if your space is limited.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The set contains 756 pieces that create an adorable array of faux flowers, including roses, daisies, and asters.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Georgia, for example, is a mix of peaches, magnolias, asters, and sweet tea.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2018
  • The set comes with 15 flowers to create, such as roses, snapdragons, poppies, asters, daisies, and more, and when you’re done, they can be placed in a vase without wilting.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Like its Eastern cousin, this western native aster blooms from late summer into fall.
    Thad Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The ground around the tower is blanketed with heather, anemones, purple asters and huckleberry bushes.
    New York Times, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The ground around the tower is blanketed with heather, anemones, purple asters, and huckleberry bushes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2019

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