9 Fun Facts about September's Flower - the Aster
Every month has a specific flower assigned to it – it’s ‘birth month flower’. The flower for the month of September is the aster.
Asters have never been a flower I’ve swooned over, but lately, I’ve been won over by their autumnal charm. More and more I’m drawn to flowers when they’re blooming locally in season, and asters are a bright spot in gardens and arrangements in early fall that you just can’t miss. I’m not a gardener, but if I was, I imagine this flower would be on display in a prominent location.
All about asters:
The name aster comes from the Greek word ‘star’, which is very fitting as and it certainly shines brightly as an autumn flower.
Asters are also known as Michaelmas daisy, starworts, and frost flowers.
While available all year long at the florist, this flower tends to bloom locally in late summer and early autumn.
Asters are often mistaken as part of the daisy family as they do have a ‘daisy-like’ look, but they are in fact a member of the sunflower family.
Asters come in an array of colours, but the most common are purple, lilac, pink, and white.
Asters are one of the last flowers of the season for pollinators like bees.
In the language of flowers, the main meanings for asters are love, daintiness, and patience.
Asters make great cut flowers. Their vase life is 7-14 days. They look great on their own, but they also pair well with chrysanthemums or roses.
As well as being the birth month flower for September, asters are the flower associated with the 20th wedding anniversary.
If you know someone with a September birthday or celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary, why not pick up a bunch or two of asters to give as a gift. They look great displayed in a pitcher-style vase on their own, or if they’re mixed in with a variety of other flowers they’ll add a dainty wispiness to the arrangement.
