noun

• A Chinese plant of the daisy family, which is cultivated for its bright showy flowers.

  Callistephus chinensis, family Compositae

  ‘Annual asters, also called China asters, flower in all colors but orange.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Set out nursery seedlings of ageratum, amaranth, celosia, China aster, coleus, gazania, geranium, heliotrope, impatiens, Madagascar periwinkle, nierembergia, ornamental pepper, petunia, and scarlet sage.’
  • ‘Annual varieties are known as China asters and are showier than their perennial counterparts.’
  • ‘Talk about China asters at a winter conference got me excited.’