Photo by: Susan Trammel, Paynes Prairie FNPS
Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Marjorie Shropshire, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Marjorie Shropshire, Martin County Chapter FNPS
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Nomenclature

Common Name:

stokesia. Stoke's aster

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Stokesia laevis

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-1.5 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,blue,purple,lavender

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms in summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen plant or low-growing mass planting. Heat tolerant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Seed, division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

mildly acidic to neutral

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.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Makes a good cut flower, albeit with relatively short stems. Deadheading extends the bloom period.

General Comments:

Named after Jonathan Stokes (1755–1831), an English botanist.