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
• Early summer bloomers have fizzled out and autumn charmers like asters and mums have yet to pop.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
• For the late fall also grow some duranta, mint marigold, Mexican flame vine, and fall aster.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020
• Samphire and leafier greens such as sea aster are harvested from the test field and served in restaurants across Terschelling.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Other than coleus, the Victorians enjoyed using colorful flowers such as petunias, asters, and zinnias as carpet bedding.
  — Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024