How do I propagate my aster plant? Mine has just finished its flowering.?
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Probably the easiest way (other than seed) to propagate a perennial is to divide the plant in spring. In fact, Asters benefit from annual or biannual division. Simply divide the tight woody crown with a spade or two back-to-back garden forks. Pull the crown apart into single rooted shoots and plant.
You can propagate Asters from seed. Collect the seeds from your spent flowers. They should germinate in about two weeks after planting. Don't plant seeds too deep. A seed should only be planted at a depth twice its diameter.
You can propagate from softwood cuttings. Use basal shoots, but stems can be used as well. Your best cuttings are always taken in the morning when the stems & shoots are turgid (flush with water). Root cuttings in a moss roll in a misting tent made with plastic-film and mist. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/cuttings.
go for grafting with a growing bud.
Sunset suggests that the softwood cuttings be taken early in the day and placed as soon as possible in a well-drained growing mix. Most successful cuttings root quickly, often within a week or two, and produce plants identical to the ones from which they were taken... http://www.paweekly.com/weekly/morgue/sp...
You can grow your own from seed although a careful spring division is also possible to give you a few extra plants. Divide as soon as the plant starts to show signs of life and before it blooms... http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com...
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