China aster
annual aster
callistephus latin

The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.

Uses: China Aster is excellent as a cut flower.

Other good bets include frost-tolerant flowers like China asters, larkspur and calendulas.

The "China aster" is in the related genus Callistephus.

I don't, for example, grow China asters because I can't tolerate the black blister beetle.

Although I love China asters, I no longer grow them because the black blister beetle always finds them and chews the buds and blossoms to shreds.

Rotting Asters Q. I love all kinds of China asters, especially the wonderful quilled ones, and grow them in a special bed at the front of my garden.

A yellow tulip, for instance, means 'Hopeless Love,' while a China aster means 'I Die of Jealousy at Your Feet.'

A. Your conscience is safe for the moment, even if your asters aren't, since the first and best line of defense is to stop planting China asters, Callistephus chinensis, in that spot.

Although these are technically called asters, they are actually Callistephus, annual asters, and will not survive the cold weather.

The larvae feed on Aster, Solidago and Callistephus chinensis.

Other recorded food plants include Erigeron, Symphytum, Calystegia, Elephantopus, Calendula, Callistephus, Dahlia, Solidago, Aster, Abelia, Dichrocephala and Polygonum.