STOKESIA 



(Named for Dr. Jonathan Stokes, I7S5-I^ 

 ComposiUi 



an English botanist) 



124. Stokesia cyanea 

 English Names: Stokes' aster, Cornflower aster. 



GEORGIA. SOUTH CAROLINA JULY THROUGH OCTOBER 



IARGE, double, purplish blue flowers somewhat resembling a China 

 ^ Aster, sometimes three to four inches across, borne on erect leafy 

 stems one to two feet high. Leaves long and narrow, rather incon- 

 spicuous. Excellent in 

 clumps in the herbaceous 

 border on account of its 

 fine though not very pro- 

 fuse flowers and long 

 season of bloom. Excel- 

 lent also for cutting. 



A perennial of easy 

 culture in well-drained 

 sandy loam, in the sun. 

 Perfectly hardy in the 

 south and, with winter 

 protection, hardy in New 

 England. 



Propagate by division. 

 Var. alba. A pure 

 white flowered form 

 similar to the type. Ex- 

 cellent. 



