Stokesia laevis | Peachies Pick Giftware Annual | Will self-sow

Annual | Will self-sow

Whilst they are known for liking a moist situation

they adore Heleniums

particularly in the winter

This name is also thought to be related to a legend that bad fairies gave the blossoms to the fox to put on their feet so that they could get into the chook house unheard

Stokesia laevis | Peachies Pick Giftware Annual | Will self-sowThis variety of Stokesia also known as Stokes Aster is actually a North American native wildflower which has beautiful lavender blue flowers that are shaggy not unlike a cornflower. The plant is actually named after the plantswoman Peachie Saxton from Mississippi who discovered it. This evergreen perennial is stunning in the garden is both drought tolerant once established as well as being frost tolerant. Stokes Aster is actually a North American