Blue and violet are two colors that can attract more birds to your garden. Stokesia (Stokesia laevis) can bring these hues to your yard from early summer through autumn, summoning a range of songbirds ...

Description: Genus of one species of erect perennial originating in the southeastern United States but now grown all over the country. Rosette forming, it features elliptic or lance-shaped basal ...

We are confronted this week with a beautiful native species, one which really is a bit mysterious. “Stoke’s aster,” “Blue aster,” Stokesia laevis is a perennial herb that is commonly seen in gardens, ...

For fall-blooming native plants, Mt. Cuba Center shared these options: Peachie’s Pick Stokes’ aster (Stokesia laevis “Peachie’s Pick”) and compact cultivars of helenium, such as Salsa helenium (from ...

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