What does «aster» mean in Spanish?
- Also known as starry sky, queen Daisy, stellaria, garden syrup and other names, it is a large genus of plants in the Compositae family. Composed mostly of perennial herbs, it is abundant in North America in the wild. They are used as border plants or in rock gardens and are widely cultivated in Europe. Alpine asters (Aster alpinus) are an early species. Other common garden varieties are Ultramarin, Beauty of Colwall, Beauté, Parfaite, Rosaline and Boule de Neige. Garden stellarias need light, rich soil, open site and moderate humidity. Stellarias generally bloom in fall and are easily transplanted. The flower heads of most of them are Jadiads and their color varies between white, pink, purple and blue shades.