Stokesia laevis (Stoke's aster)
Other names: Cornflower aster
S. laevis is a rosette-forming, evergreen perennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves, pale green at the midribs, and upright stems bearing cornflower-like pink, blue, violet, or white flowerheads from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster coloradoensis (Colorado aster)
Other names: Colorado tansy aster, Xanthisma coloradoense, Machaeranthera coloradoensis
A. coloradoensis is a mat-forming, hairy, wood-based, evergreen perennial with linear to spoon-shaped, toothed, grey-green leaves and, from summer into autumn, large, lilac-pink flowers with yellow centres.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Kalimeris mongolica (Double Japanese aster)
Other names: Aster mongolicus, False aster, Oriental boltonia , Ghengis Khan aster, Aster cantoniensis, Boltonia cantoniensis, Asteromoea mongolica
K. mongolica is an upright, bushy, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with a basal rosette of pinnate, finely-divided, mid-green leaves and leafy stems bearing open clusters of daisy-like, single to semi-double, mauve or purple-flushed, white flowers from summer to early autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis 'Klaus Jelitto' (Stokes' aster 'Klaus Jelitto')
Other names: Cornflower aster 'Klaus Jelitto'
'Klaus Jelitto' is a rosette-forming, evergreen perennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from summer into autumn, large, fringed, pale blue flowers on upright stems.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis 'Mel's Blue' (Stoke's aster 'Mel's Blue')
Other names: Conflower aster 'Mel's Blue'
'Mel's Blue' is an upright, evergreen perennial with elliptic to narrowly ovate, leathery, softly spiny, dark green leaves and large, fringed, violet-blue flowers from early summer to early autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis 'Blue Star' (Stokes' aster 'Blue Star' )
Other names: Stokes aster 'Blue Star' , Cornflower aster 'Blue Star' , Carthamus laevis 'Blue Star'
'Blue Star' is an erect, rosette-forming, evergreen perennial bearing lance-shaped to elliptic, mid-green leaves with prominent mid-veins and, from midsummer to autumn, large, fringed light blue to violet flowers on upright stems.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' (Beach aster 'Sea Breeze')
Other names: Beach fleabane 'Sea Breeze', Seaside fleabane 'Sea Breeze', Seaside daisy 'Sea Breeze', Glaucous-leaved fleabane 'Sea Breeze', Erigeron 'Sea Breeze Mauve' , Erigeron 'Sea Breeze Pink'
'Sea Breeze' is a mound-forming, evergreen perennial with thick, often waxy or hairy, oval to spoon-shaped, grey-green leaves and, throughout summer, semi-double, daisy-like, lilac-pink flowers with yellow centres.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis 'Color Wheel' (Stoke's aster 'Color Wheel')
Other names: Stokesia laevis 'Colour Wheel', Stokesia laevis 'Colorwheel'
'Color Wheel' is a rosette-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, leathery, mid-green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, large, fringed, white flowers that gradually darken to deep purple.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick' (Beach aster 'Wayne Roderick')
Other names: Seaside fleabane 'Wayne Roderick', Seaside daisy 'Wayne Roderick', Glaucous-leaved fleabane 'Wayne Roderick'
'Wayne Roderick' is a mound-forming, evergreen perennial with thick, often waxy or hairy, oval to spoon-shaped, dark green leaves and, throughout summer, semi-double, daisy-like, lavender flowers with yellow centres.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis 'Blue Frills' (Stoke's aster 'Blue Frills')
'Blue Frills' is an upright, evergreen perennial with elliptic to narrowly ovate, leathery, softly spiny, dark green leaves and large, fringed, deep blue flowers from early summer to early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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