Blue Stokes Aster
Hurry -- quantities are limited!
These blooms reach 3 to 4 inches across on sturdy stems just made for cutting. You'll want to grow a few extra plants just for use in indoor arrangements! But if you do leave blooms on the plant (and who can resist, when they look so splendid in the midsummer-to-fall garden?), be sure to deadhead them. That will bring new blooms even faster!
Stokes' Aster reaches 2 feet tall and about 18 inches wide, thriving in normal to sandy soils. It doesn't like heavy, wet, or clay-ey soils, but is otherwise carefree and easy to grow. Native to the southeastern United States, it is a superb performer in the arid southwest and far west as well as just about everywhere else gardeners need a little true-blue color!
Space plants 15 to 18 inches apart. Pkt is 10 seeds.
| Genus | Stokesia |
| Species | laevis |
| Bloom Season | Late Summer - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Upright |
| Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 24 in |
| Plant Width | 18 in |
| Bloom Size | 3 in - 4 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Flower |
| Bloom Color | Blue |
| Bloom Season | Fall, Summer |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Sandy |
| Uses | Cut Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor, Wildflowers |
