Do they have shorter variety of asters?
Do the like full sun?
I want bright colours if I decide on some? Any ideas?
Aster questions
Yes, yes and yes.
They like full sun. Colors(no u) are mainly blue/violet/purple,pink, and white. Quite a range of heights from 12" to 6'
Those are gorgeous Al - those would be perfect!!!
You should be able to find a few locally. I picked out a few sites with pics
http://www.waltersgardens.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.main&alphaKey=AST&whichName=genus&showIntro=0
http://www.sunlightgardens.com/lists/search_results.html
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/search.html?mv_session_id=MaZNEFqC&co=yes&mv_more_alpha=yes&mv_more_alpha_chars=1&tf=name&to=f&rf=code%2C+name%2C+short_desc%2C+price%2C+qty%2C+new_plant%2Cdisc&sp=results_pics&st=text&mv_value=nametype%3Dscientific&mv_matchlimit=45&mv_value=srchtype%3Dkey&from_search=1&sf=children&su=0&op=ne&nu=0&se=1&sf=%3Acode%3Aname%3Acommon_name%3Ashort_desc%3Adescription1&su=1&op=rm&nu=0&se=aster&sf=disc&se=0&su=0&op=ne&submit.x=7&submit.y=7
purple dome i think is the name
another question is.... do you guys cut yours back .. if yes in spring or fall?
I'm loving asters this year....the annual ones....they come in every colour(yes, a u) imaginable and bloom like crazy.....they didn't even mind the hot, dry summer we had this year.