Stokesia laevis Re-introduce lovely against dark evergreens

lovely against dark evergreens

Prunus incisa

threading stems high up beneath the loose outer bark and then pushing out horizontal

Fragrant creamy-white flowers open in spring

Native to Okinawa in the far south of Japan

Stokesia laevis Re-introduce lovely against dark evergreensStokesia laevis is one of those rare native perennials that marries toughness with elegance, a plant that has stood its ground in the Southeastern pinelands for ages yet looks as though it belongs in the most refined cottage border. Native to the sandy, open woods and pine savannas of the Carolinas, Georgia, and the Gulf coastal plain, this Stokes' aster rises each spring from tidy, semi evergreen rosettes of glossy leaves before sending up broad,