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Perennials > Stokesia > Stokesia laevis > Stokesia laevis 'Blue Danube'

Stokesia laevis

'Blue Danube'


Blue Danube Stokes' Aster




Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Stokesia
Species
laevis
Cultivar
'Blue Danube'
Category
Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
5 - 9
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Temperature (°C)
-15
Temperature (°F)
30
Height
10 - 30 cm
Spread
10 - 30 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JuneJulyAugustSeptember
Landscape
Flower beds, cut flowers, ground cover, borders, hedge gardens, as a potted plant or as a specimen.
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acidic soil in full to partial sun. Protect from strong winds.
Growth
Medium
Pests
Caterpillars.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth erect leafy stems.
Leaf Description
Lanceolate-elliptic leaves that can grow up to 12 cm long and 2 - 3 cm across. Leaves appear to have a very fine hair-like coating.
Flower Description
Fluffy flowers about 5 - 6 cm across. 8 - 10, 5 - 6 notched-fringed petals surrounding a fuzzy pincushion-like inner blooming petals and the sepals.
Colour Description
Medium green stems and foliage. Cornflower blue to lavender blooms with a cream to peach centre.
Texture Description
Soft.
Notable Specimens
The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
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