General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: Lance-shaped, green with white midveins, attaining maroon shades in fall.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Blooms open with a hint of yellow in the center and mature to pure white.
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Stokes' Aster
  • Cornflower Aster

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-06-28
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-19

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
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