General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 12-23 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Stokes' Aster
  • Stokes Aster

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-07-09
#pollination featuring Agapostemon
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-07-12

Date: 2013-07-13
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2008-08-23
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2008-08-23
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-06-10

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Date: 2012-10-20

Date: 2012-10-20
Flower bud

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