Aster: Star of Love and Fidelity

Aster: Star of Love and Fidelity

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Aster (syn. Diplopappus Cass.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus once contained nearly 600 species in Eurasia and North America, but after morphologic and molecular research on the genus during the 1990s, it was decided that the North American species are better treated in a series of other genera. After this split there are roughly 180 species within the genus, all but one being confined to Eurasia. The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word astron, meaning “star”, arriving through the Latin word astrum with the same meaning, referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers. Aster species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species – see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Aster. Asters can grow in all hardiness zones.

The genus Aster is now generally restricted to the Old World species, with Aster amellus being the type species of the genus, as well as of the family Asteraceae. The New World species have now been reclassified in the genera Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpus and Symphyotrichum, though all are treated within the tribe Astereae. Regardless of the taxonomic change, all are still widely referred to as “asters” in the horticultural trades.

In the UK there are only two native members of the genus of which one, Goldilocks is very rare, the other being Aster tripolium, the Sea aster. Aster alpinus spp. vierhapperi is the only species native to North America.

One notable thing about this flower is that its number of petals is a Fibonacci Number

For the Symbolism of Aster check out Symbolism Wiki or scroll to the bottom of the page!

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Aster is a flower that symbolizes love and daintiness. It is the flower of the month of September.

Aster is the Latin word for “star.” This refers to the flower’s star-like shape.

In ancient times, people associated this herb with the goddess Venus. They believed that when this flower burned, the fragrance of the leaves drove away serpents.

Another myth states that asters were created from the stardust when Virgo looked down from the heavens and cried. Virgil, the poet, thought that the altars of gods were covered with these flowers.

Also, asters were placed on the graves of French soldiers to represent afterthought.

Chinese symbolism In China, these flowers signify fidelity.

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