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Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'- Peachie's Pick Stoke's Aster

Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’- Peachie’s Pick Stoke’s Aster

Original price was: $24.79.Current price is: $14.94.

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Description

Peachie’s Pick Stokes’ Aster is a fluffy compact native evergreen perennial with medium green foliage that forms a basal rosette.  Cornflower-like violet flowers bloom on erect leafy stems from summer into fall.  Grows best with full sun and well-drained soils.   Deadheading individual spent flowers and spent stems can encourage additional blooms.  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: 

1’ – 1.5′

Spacing: 

1′

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 – 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall, 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

IMAGE: By klp.nyc, Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’, Azalea Garden, NYBG

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

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