Scientific Name:
Stokesia laevis
Pronunciation:
STOKES-ee-uh LEE-viss
Common Name:
Stoke's aster
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Flowers large, commonly purple to blue with toothed ligules on the ray florets.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google . Culivars shown or on campus may include S. 'Purple Parasols'
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Violet, Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
fringed ray florets
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
may to to prop up flowering stems
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
