Botanical Name: Stokesia laevis
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Common Name: Stokes Aster  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Not really an aster, this lovely perennial looks a cross between a Scabiosa and a Cupid's Dart. Though petaled like a daisy, they are more separated than in daisies, and also are toothed at the tips. Typically a soft, corn-flower blue, they are also sometimes found in white, soft purple, and pink. Blossoms appear in May, and intermittently until July. Foliage forms dense rosettes of bright green leaves; though evergreen in milder climates, it will usually go dormant here in our cold winters. It grows about 18 to 24 inches tall and about 12 to 18 inches wide.