Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape

Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue'

Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Mel's Blue Stokes’ Aster is a compact native evergreen perennial with an upright rounded habit and deep green foliage.  Fluffy, cornflower-like periwinkle blue flowers bloom continuously from mid to late summer.  Grows best with full sun and well-drained soils.  Good drought and heat tolerance.

Stokesia laevis are a native host plant for several moths and butterflies, notably the Swallowtail Butterfly.  

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Southeast N. America, GA Native

Height: 

1' - 1.5'

Spread: 

0.5’ - 1'

Spacing: 

1'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Year-Round

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

IMAGES: Photos by Plants Nouveau, Stokesia laevis 'Mels Blue'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' ~ Mel's Blue Stokes' Aster-ServeScape

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