Stokesia laevis
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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: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant. Blooms in summer. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Small specimen plant or low-growing mass planting. Heat tolerant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed, division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Big box stores, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Quality nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Mildly acidic to neutral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts butterflies, bees, and wasps. | |
| Native Habitats: | Flatwoods, ruderal. Also cultivated. The pictures are of a cultivated specimen. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
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. |