Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant • Rabbit Resistant

Nature Attraction • Butterflies • Bees

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Blue • Purple • White

Attributes • Long Blooming • Drought Tolerant • Good Cut Flowers • Container

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Stokesia laevis 'Color Wheel'

Stokes' Aster

Lovely 2-3" flowers open white, mature to lavender and age to deep blue then finally to purple, new white blooms open on the same bloom stalk. They provide long-lasting color for the garden or summer bouquet. Beautiful in the perennial garden or wildflower planting. A specatacular Stokesia, a must have for all garden enthusiasts.

Stokesia (sto-kee'-see-uh)

Family: Asteraceae · Common Name: Stokes' Aster

Southeastern U.S. natives have daisylike flowers in shades of violet, blue, yellow and white. Very heat and drought tolerant. A wonderful choice for a summer cut flower arrangement or planted in perennial borders.