{"product_id":"honeysong-purple-stokes-aster-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Honeysong Purple Stokes' Aster - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoneysong Purple opens true royal-purple flowers, about 4 inches across, with a hint of red near the center that darkens as each bloom ages. White stamens and purple-tinged stems add contrast, and the fringed petals give each flower a lacy edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deep green foliage forms a neat mound about 14 inches tall. It blooms from midsummer into early fall when deadheaded and is excellent for cutting. A native wildflower, it looks great next to yellow, pink or white fall mums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, flat, cornflower-like flowers about 4 inches across in true royal purple, with an outer ring of broad petals deeply fringed and notched at the tips, and a center of smaller, finely cut florets tinged red-purple and dotted with white stamens. Flowers sit singly at the ends of purple-tinged stems just above the leaves. Leaves are long, smooth, lance-shaped and deep green, 4 to 8 inches long, forming a neat basal mound. The plant is about 14 inches tall and 12 to 15 inches wide. At peak it looks like a tidy green mound topped with big, lacy purple discs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStokes' aster shares lavender's liking for full sun and well-drained soil, and its large, fringed blooms in similar purple, blue and white tones carry the lavender color theme through late summer after the main harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in well-drained soil; it adapts to poor or fertile ground and handles some dryness, but soggy winter soil can rot the crown. Hardy in zones 5-9; deadhead spent flowers to keep new buds coming into early fall, and mulch lightly after the ground freezes in colder areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stokesia laevis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal purple with a reddish center and white stamens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neat, mounding clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 in tall × 12–15 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724239208744,"sku":"GLLF-PER-8B53D8B4-72","price":656.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/honeysong-purple-stokes-aster.jpg?v=1790864925","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/honeysong-purple-stokes-aster-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}