Stokesia laevis
Stokesia laevis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Requires a warm, sunny position in a light, fertile and freely draining soil[1]. The rootstock is likely to rot overwinter when plants are grown in heavy moist soils[1]. Plants are fairly hardy, but will require some winter protection if temperatures fall as low as -20°c[1]. The plant makes an evergreen and winter-persistent basal rosette[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow in the autumn in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant out into their permanent positions in early summer. Division in spring[1]. Root cuttings in late winter[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Stokesia+laevis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [2]The National Non-Food Crops Centre Crop Database — http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/crops/pd.cfm ↩︎An excellent on-line information source, with information on over 100 species (as of 2006) of plants being investigated as bio-crops.