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The Aster Disaster

I like Asters. Along with Goldenrods, they make my favorite fall garden combination. When it comes to Asters, however, I have been botanically incorrect for years. Thanks to the taxonomists, Asters aren’t really Asters anymore (with a few exceptions). No, now  they are Doellingerias, Eurybias, and (for most North American Asters) Symphyotrichums. A couple have even …