Color Wheel Stokes' Aster

Stokesia laevis 'Color Wheel'

Pronunciation: sto-KEES-ee-uh LEE-viss
SKU #06564
5-8

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Lovely, two to three inch wide flowers transition from white to lavender and age to deep blue, providing long-lasting color for the garden or summer bouquets. Beautiful in a bed, border or wildflower meadow with verbena and artemisia. Remove faded flowers for more prolific reblooming. An herbaceous perennial.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist to wet.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 18 to 24 in. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8

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Bloom TimeMidsummer through fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise
Problems/SolutionsRabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Edging
Flower ColorMulticolored
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsPhlox (Phlox); Bellflower (Campanula); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Thrift (Dianthus); Salvia (Salvia)
Care InstructionsProvide average, well-drained soil. Mulch to protect in harsh winters. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; will adapt to drier soils. Clip spent flowers to promote continued bloom. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in spring.
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Bloom TimeMidsummer through fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise
Problems/SolutionsRabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Edging
Flower ColorMulticolored
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsPhlox (Phlox); Bellflower (Campanula); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Thrift (Dianthus); Salvia (Salvia)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide average, well-drained soil. Mulch to protect in harsh winters. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; will adapt to drier soils. Clip spent flowers to promote continued bloom. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in spring.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.