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Plant of the moment: Michaelmas daisy
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Michaelmas daisy
One of the classic harbingers of autumn is a bed of purple-mauve
Michaelmas daisies. Red and white varieties are available, but the
purple ones with yellow centres are the kind everyone knows. They
are, indeed, likely to be flowering on Michaelmas (29 September)
though they are not, in fact, daisies but a variety of aster. There
is precious little choice of easy-going perennials that flower at
this time of year, but all the same, approach ...
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Plant of the moment: Michaelmas daisy
The Independent - London
; Michaelmas daisy One of the classic harbingers of autumn is a bed of purple-mauve Michaelmas daisies. Red and white varieties are available, but the purple ones with yellow centres are the kind everyone knows. They are, indeed, likely to be flowering on Michaelmas (29 September) though they are
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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For autumn flowers it aster be these.
The Birmingham Post (England)
; Michaelmas daisies and Autumn seem to grow old together as the sun drops lower in the sky, leaves turn to reds and golds and the year shrinks towards its end. These autumn flowering asters provide a reliable annual show with very little trouble apart from mildew and mould which disfigures the
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Saturday Life: GARDENING: Colours to keep winter at bay.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ... shiny, rougher leaves and grow to 90-120cm (3-4ft) high. Colours range from white and pink to purple, wine and red. And the good news is that most of these are resistant to mildew. Michaelmas daisies do best in moist, reasonably rich soil and full sun. They don ...
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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AUTUMN COLOURS TO KEEP WINTER AT BAY.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; ... and grow to 90-120cm (3-4ft) high. Colours range from white and pink to purple, wine and red. Special attention And the good news is that most of these are resistant to mildew. Michaelmas daisies do best in moist, reasonably rich soil and full sun. They don ...
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Four perennials can brighten an uninteresting autumn landscape / Plants work in low-water garden plans
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
; If autumn's garden looks uninteresting, as well it might after the recent wild swings in weather, there are four plants that might brighten the landscape next year. All are perennials with relatively long life spans. They are all available from local sources or mail-order houses. Better yet, all
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Aster la vista Conjure up instant mists and mellow fruitfulness with the Michaelmas daisy, says Graham Rice
Evening Standard - London
; THE first plants we think of as classics of the autumn garden are maples and those other shrubs and trees whose leaves develop such a fiery autumn colour. But altogether more manageable in a small garden, and so much cheaper and quicker to grow, are those other autumn classics, Michaelmas daisies.
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Return of the native
The Independent - London
; Rebecca Hossack pours fine China tea into shapely cups as a summer storm cracks the London sky. The very visible Cultural Officer at the Australian High Commission and the owner of an eponymous art gallery in Windmill Street, London W1, Hossack is a blonde, statuesque Antipodean, who today is
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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DIVIDE AND SHEAR MICHAELMAS DAISIES IN EARLY SPRING.(Life and Arts)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; Q: I enjoyed my sky blue Michaelmas daisies this past fall, but now the stems and leaves are black. Can I cut these plants to the ground and hope for more growth, or are they done for? -- W.P., Auburn MB: Your Michaelmas daisies aren't done for, they've only just begun. Shear those blackened plants
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 "The People (London, England)")
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GARDENING: Patch up your patch!; PLUG THOSE GAPS WITH COLOURFUL BLOOMS.(Features)
The People (London, England)
; Byline: STEVE RICHES FUNNY things happen in your garden at this time of year. As spring colour fades, you'll wade through undergrowth, hacking back clematis and other dead-flowered clambering giants. You'll be ripping out cornflowers, delphiniums and others past their best and despairing at bits of
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Blooming amazing.(News)
The Mirror (London, England)
; PLANTS Charles is moving to Camilla's new home include: Poppies, cowslips, primroses, foxgloves, love-lies-bleeding, forget-me- nots and bluebells. Also on the list are phlox, lupins, delphiniums, asters, fuchsias, Michaelmas daisies, scabious, pyrethrums, morning glory and salvia.
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