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.  

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