Stokes Aster Care

Keep new plantings moist and continue watering regularly until the flowers are finished blooming. As a rule of thumb, the soil your asters reside in should stay consistently moist but never saturated. One thing to note: Try to water the base of your asters without splashing water on the leaves—doing so can cause mildew or fungal growth. One inch of rain or watering once a week is usually recommended for most perennial plants.

You will pinch off the growing tips and the first sets of leaves on stems of the plant. Pinch them off just above the node for the best results. Pinch asters from mid-spring to early-summer. Pinching promotes the growth of more blooms because it encourages more branching in the aster plant.

Asters are moderate feeders, and they appreciate being fed with a balanced flower fertilizer twice a month, beginning in spring and continuing until the blooms begin to open. Excessive nutrients can shorten the blooming time, so stop fertilizing asters in August.

Stokes' aster is easy to care for once established. It performs best in partially sunny locations with well-drained, acidic soil and can grow from 10 to 24 inches tall. While this plant requires very little maintenance, you may need to divide mature clumps.

Indoor aster seed care involves keeping the seeds at a temperature of 65-70 degrees F. (18-21 degrees C.)

These perennial flowers work wonderfully as borders or grown in containers.

Stokesia 'Klaus Jelitto' has no toxic effects reported. Stokes aster is a low perennial, 12-18 in. tall, with a basal cluster of dark-green, lance-shaped leaves. The numerous, solitary, flower heads are 3-4 in. across, with deeply divided blue rays and very prominent blue florets from the disk.

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