stokesia laevis 'peachie's pick'

1000 Lake Cook RoadGlencoe, IL 60022DirectionsGarden MapSmartphone AppAdmission is free.Parking rates apply. It is a perennial, producing cornflower-like flowers that bloom from early to late summer on erect stems with medium green leaves. Especially if deadheaded, ‘Peachie’s Pick’ can bloom from midsummer to early fall. Send by email Printer-friendly version. Peachies Pick has daisy-style flowers in an attractive light periwinkle hue. Noteworthy Characteristics 'Peachie's Pick' does well in full sun to dappled shade, and will persist for many years as long as winter drainage is good. The color and size of blooms are both amazing. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Care of this charming plant is minimal once the Stokes aster plant is established in the garden. Find Peachie's Pick Aster (Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick') in Macomb, Michigan (MI) at Ray Wiegand's Nursery (Stoke's Aster) 47747 Romeo Plank Rd Macomb … Find Peachie's Pick Aster (Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick') in Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Summerfield North Carolina NC at New Garden Landscaping & Nursery (Stoke's Aster) Get a professional custom landscape design and plant it youself. Great seasonal color for patio containers. 'Peachie's Pick' is a compact cultivar with blue flowers on erect stems, growing 12 to 18 inches tall. Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Scientific Name: Stokesia L'Her. Customer Service: (847) 835-6801Main: (847) 835-5440Member: (847) 835-8215E-newsletter UpdatesGarden BlogPress RoomCreditsPrivacy Policy. Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' (Stokes Aster 'Peachie's Pick') 11.95. In Stock: 1. Over the season it grows to about 18 inches tall with a slighty greater width. Flowers are a pale lemon colour. Bloeitijd: Juli / oktober Evergreen in milder climates and rabbit resistant. 'Peachie's Pick' Nursery Availability 1 - 18 of 18. A wildflower native to the United States, Stokes' aster has been refined by plant experts to produce cultivars with larger and more colorful flowers, making it a staple of the formal garden. Stokesia 'Peachie's Pick' Common Name: Stokes' Aster Named after the plantswoman who discovered it, Peachie Saxton of Mississippi, this variety produces the typical lavender-blue stokesia flowers. In the stagnant heat of July and August, it is still in a profusion of blooms. Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick' Sku #2251 Fluffy, cornflower-like blue flowers on a compact, long blooming plant from midsummer to fall. May rot in damp, heavy soil. This page is preserved for informational use. Care Grow in light, fertile, moist but well-drained soil. USDA Zone: 5-9. Stokes’ Aster is a North American native wildflower that is a wonderful addition to the sunny border. I grow it in full sun in my zone 8b-9a garden. The stems originate from a rosette of oblong-lanceolate medium green leaves (up to 20.32 cm long). tall and wide. Native wildflower. Sustainable and xeric gardens benefit from the addition of the Stokes aster (Stokesia laevis). © 2020 Monrovia Nursery Company. By clicking "LOGIN", you are However, it blooms much longer and a bit later than the other types. Don't let the name confuse you. Bedding or Border, Specimen Plant, Groundcover. It is a perennial, producing cornflower-like flowers that bloom from early to late summer on erect stems with medium green leaves. 'Peachie's Pick' is an upgrade from older forms of Stokes' aster ( Stokesia laevis) boasting larger blooms that last up to 15 weeks if deadheaded. $55.00 Sold Out Symphytum grandiflorum | Creeping Comfrey. 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