General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 10 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Periwinkle blue
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. June - September.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP23,090

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Common names
  • Stokes' Aster
  • Cornflower Aster

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Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2018-08-20
Mel's blue and a female Black Swallowtail

Date: 2015-08-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-28
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-04-28

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-07-15

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-04-28
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