Stokes' Aster Shines as Easy Native Blue Bloom
Norman Winter, vice president for college advancement at Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon Georgia and author of Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South, praises Stokesia laevis as a hardy blue native perennial. He notes large 3 to 4 inch flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems, long spring to early summer bloom, full sun to partial shade, well-drained slightly acidic soil, and mulch for winter protection with division and routine fertilization.