Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster

Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster

1 GALLON
$26.00
$26.00
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Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
  • Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster

Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' - Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster

$26.00
$26.00
Size1 GALLON

Mel's Blue Stokes’ Aster is a compact native evergreen perennial with an upright rounded habit and deep green foliage.  Fluffy, cornflower-like periwinkle blue flowers bloom continuously from mid to late summer.  Grows best with full sun and well-drained soils.  Good drought and heat tolerance.

Stokesia laevis are a native host plant for several moths and butterflies, notably the Swallowtail Butterfly.  

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Southeast N. America, GA Native

Height: 

1' - 1.5'

Spread: 

0.5’ - 1'

Spacing: 

1'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Watch for caterpillars.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Salvia, Dianthus, Phlox

IMAGES: Photos by Plants Nouveau, Stokesia laevis 'Mels Blue'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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