Stokes Aster is a charming plant with
minimal care once the plant is established in the garden. This plant can be
grown for a burst of spring and summer color against a backdrop of evergreen
shrubs and also as a native foliage plants for a pleasing display. Actually the
stokes aster flowers come in a range of pale and perky shades.
The plant has
flowers as big as four inches with also a frilly petals and intricate centers.
Stokes asters flowers actually bloom from late spring to summer in shades of silvery
white, rosy pink and electric blue. Stokes Aster is native to the southern
United States and, depending on your location, the plant care can last for the
entire summer.
Tips on how to grow Stokes Aster
This plant can be grown in a sunny
location in northern areas. Actually the plant flowers offer longer bloom with
protection from glaring afternoon sun in hotter places. The care for Stokes
Aster plant includes keeping the new plantings well watered after planting. Once
the plants are established, the growing Stokes asters plants are drought
tolerant. You can grow the Stokes asters plant in a slightly acidic,
well-draining soil to get the best performance from the plant.
This plant grows
from ten to twenty-four inches (25 to 61 cm.) tall and can be planted with
other flowering native plants, like blanket flower, for a summer show. Make sure
you divide the clumps of the stokes aster plant every 3 to 4 years for more
perennial flowers. Also, the Stokes aster plant care should include the
deadheading of spent blooms at the base of the stem. Although some of the flower
heads may be left on the plant to dry for seeds in other to grow the Stokes asters
for next year.
You have now learned the beauty of
this plant and how to care for the plant. You can now plant this great native
in your flower garden.
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