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Asteraceae

Here are the pages for the plants related to the Asteraceae family, also known as the daisy or sunflower family. Each species is described in its own article.

Vernonia noveboracensis

Vernonia noveboracensis: expert tips and planting advice

Garden Flowers
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Silphium perfoliatum

Cup plant: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Rudbeckia laciniata

Rudbeckia laciniata: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Ratibida pinnata

Ratibida pinnata: expert tips for growing prairie coneflower

Garden Flowers
Kalimeris incisa

Kalimeris incisa: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Heliopsis helianthoides

Heliopsis helianthoides: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Eupatorium maculatum

Joe-Pye Weed: expert tips for growing this tall garden favorite

Garden Flowers
Doronicum orientale

Doronicum orientale: expert tips and planting advice

Garden Flowers
Catananche caerulea

Catananche caerulea: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides: your complete perennial wildflower guide

Garden Flowers
Anthemis tinctoria

Anthemis tinctoria: varieties, planting and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Echinops ritro

Globe thistle care: how to grow and maintain Echinops ritro

Garden Flowers
Aster amellus

Growing Aster amellus: care, varieties and garden uses

Garden Flowers
Olearia macrodonta

Growing Olearia macrodonta: care, uses and best varieties

Trees and shrubs
Halved Little Gem lettuce hearts with dark char marks resting on pale anchovy cream, scattered with golden sourdough crumbs and snipped chives, on a ceramic plate outdoors

Grilled Little Gem Lettuce with Anchovy Cream and Chive Crumbs

Starters
cardoon

Cardoon, planting, care, blanching

The Vegetable Patch
Inula is a plant that is beautiful for landscaping

Inula, a family of surprising sun-like flowers

Garden Flowers
Centaury, centaurea

Centaurea, a cluster of color for hard-to-flower areas

Garden Flowers
Helichrysum italicum, italian everlasting

Helichrysum italicum, a tall Italian everlasting

Garden Flowers
Pearly everlasting, a flower that can cope with drought

Anaphalis, pearly everlasting, a drought-loving plant that blooms without water

Garden Flowers
Santolina, cotton lavender

Santolina, Cotton lavender: pruning, care, uses

Garden Flowers
Zinnia

Zinnia, zillions of colors!

Garden Flowers
Gazania

Gazania, easy and summer-worthy

Garden Flowers
Autumn daisy

Autumn daisy, a festival of colors

Garden Flowers
Dandelion in field

Dandelion, people actually grow it!

The Vegetable Patch
Yarrow

Yarrow, an easy herb

Herbs and spices
Rhodanthe

Rhodanthe, superb for dry flowers

Garden Flowers
fleabane

Fleabane, the rockwall daisy

Garden Flowers
Bidens

Bidens, like gold in garden

Garden Flowers
goldenrod solidago health benefits

Goldenrod (Solidago): traditional uses, infusions and sensible cautions

Health
Sunflower

Sunflower, a simply beautiful flower!

Garden Flowers
Dahlia imperialis towers tall above, blooming

Dahlia imperialis, a marvel in fall

Garden Flowers
Growing endives is easy, especially if you know how to force them

Endive, chicory, from seed to harvest

The Vegetable Patch
Black salsify

Black salsify, delicious heirloom root

The Vegetable Patch
Absinthe

Absinthe, an herb that bestows many benefits

Herbs and spices
Close-up on a helianthus flower in a field

Helianthus, the famous sunflower

Garden Flowers
Chamomile growing, with a gray background

Chamomile, growing, harvest and health benefits

Herbs and spices
Gaillardia, the blanket flower, with an older flower gone to seed

Gaillardia, bursts of color

Garden Flowers
Costmary benefits

Costmary (alecost): how to use this mint-scented leaf, and when not to

Health
Coreopsis tickseed

Coreopsis, tickseed, the charming eye flower

Garden Flowers
Jerusalem artichoke growing and care

Jerusalem artichoke, easy growing, unique taste

The Vegetable Patch
Dahlia

Dahlia: planting, growing, care and flowering

Garden Flowers
Curly endive

Curly endive, a salad with a subtle taste

The Vegetable Patch
salsify

Salsify, a delicate subtle taste

The Vegetable Patch
Frilly red and orange marigold flowers with a hazy background.

Marigold, a generous flower

Garden Flowers
Osteospermum, African daisy

Osteospermum – astounding daisies galore in the garden

Garden Flowers
Erigeron mound (fleabane)

Erigeron, a very easy perennial

Garden Flowers
Violet aster flowers cluttering a field.

Aster, fairies in the garden

Garden Flowers
Cute lawn daisies from below

Lawn daisy, easy and abundant

Garden Flowers
Gerbera garvinea

Garvinea, the hardy gerbera

Garden Flowers