How to grow Stokes Aster

Stokesia laevis

Needs well drained acidic soil. Don’t add lime. Promptly pinching off the spent flowerheads encourages more flowering.

In zones 5 and 6 mulch in fall.²

Species can be grown from seed. Stratify for six weeks. Germination may take several weeks. Cultivars are propagated by dividing clumps.

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The botanical epithet is from the Latin laevis meaning “smooth”.

The Stokesia genus has only one species (monotypic). Jonathan Stokes was an English botanist and physician.² He was also a friend of Linnaeus’ son.

Stokes' aster

Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene

Misspellings: Stokesia leavis, Stokes' Aster, Stoke's Aster