Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
Southeastern aster with large lavender-blue fringed flowers in early summer. Tolerant of poor, sandy soils and a reliable cut flower.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX