Stokesia laevis
stokesia. Stoke's aster
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-1.5 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,blue,purple,lavender
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Winter dormant. Blooms in summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Small specimen plant or low-growing mass planting. Heat tolerant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts butterflies, bees, and wasps.
Native Habitats:
Flatwoods, ruderal. Also cultivated. The pictures are of a cultivated specimen.
