When I drove out of Alabama for North Carolina 35 years ago, all I could see behind me were gaunt pines and dry, dull cotton fields, disappearing in the dust of my truck. What a relief, when I got to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeds on the Totally Stoked Riptide, a new Stokes aster making its debut in 2025. Nearby is Truffula ...

As I wander the grounds of the arboretum throughout the month of May, my eye is caught by the blue flowers of the late spring-blooming plant commonly known as Stokes aster. Closely related to its ...

Stokes aster is a long-lived, low-growing perennial that flaunts remarkably frilly flowers for butterflies throughout spring, into summer and again in autumn. This native species (Stokesia laevis) ...

Stokes’ asters have always been among my favorite native perennials though I have typically only grown them in small drifts of five to seven plants. Now at the Columbus Botanical Garden I’ve got more ...

Country Living has featured seven purple-flowering plants that can keep gardens colorful from late spring through summer. The ...

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, ...

Looking for something different to plant this year? How about a tough native plant that produces pretty lavender-blue blooms? Stokes’ Aster is a good choice few people grow and fits right into most ...

Tell me about Stokes’ aster, please. I remember my grandmother planting seeds and having the most wonderful mounds of blue flowers all summer. Now that I have my own house, I’d like to have them, too.

Not too long ago, I put together a program about native plants. On the list, of course, were coneflower, black-eyed Susan and aster, common plants we all recognize as native species. That got me ...

Stokes’ asters have always been among my favorite native perennials, although I have typically only grown them in small drifts of five to seven plants. Now at the Columbus Botanical Garden I’ve got ...