incisus – incised-leaf aster Aster lautureanus – connected aster, mountain aster Aster maackii – Maack's aster Aster magnus – magnus aster Aster neoelegans Aster quitensis Aster spathulifolius – seashore spatulate aster Aster tataricus – Tatarian aster, Tatarinow's aster Aster tonglingensis Aster tongolensis Aster yomena Hybrids and cultivars Those marked have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Aster × frikartii (A. amellus × A. thomsonii) Frikart's aster Aster × frikartii 'Mönch' A. × frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa' 'Kylie' (A. novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke' × A. ericoides 'White Heather') 'Ochtendgloren' (A. pringlei hybrid) 'Photograph' In history The Hungarian revolution of 31 October 1918, became known as the "Aster Revolution" due to protesters in Budapest wearing this flower. In culture One of the few flowers left around Michaelmas in the British Isles is the Michaelmas daisy (another name for asters), hence the rhyme: "The Michaelmas daisies, among dead weeds, Bloom for St Michael's valorous deeds..." References Asteraceae genera Garden plants Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus