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Stokesia laevis (Stoke's Aster)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 38468



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stokesia
Species: Stokesia laevis
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • June
Flowering End edit
  • October
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Dark
Leaf Shape edit
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Cottage Garden
  • Wildflower Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Moist
Soil pH edit
Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Butterflies (nectar source)
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
  • Division
  • Root Cutting
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
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  • Self sows readily, but not invasive. edit | delete
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  Cayuga Morning (1356)
toni (36069)
Tammyd (1215)
  purpleinopp (8118)


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 Cayuga Morning's Garden
zuzu's petals's Garden


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  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Jul 18 2011
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Great garden plant. The flowers open and close with the rise and set of the sun. They bloom in late June, early July in my MA garden, it time with the mid-season daylilies. They are great as cut flowers in the vase

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Other names for this plant:
Carthamus laevis



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