Amsonia tabernaemontana 5/2021 Blue Star-
Amsonia tabernaemontana 5/2021 Blue Star- (Blue Star) Arkansas Blue Star, Mature size: 30-36in, 2-3 in clusters, light blue, star like flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month 5c, In Garden Bed p1 a75 K5 for 11.1 YEARS (Lone). Planted in 2010.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Amsonia tabernaemontana, commonly called bluestar, is a Missouri native herbaceous perennial which occurs most frequently in rich, open woods and thickets in the southwestern part of the State. An erect, clump-forming plant which features terminal, pyramidal clusters of 3/4", soft light blue, star-like flowers in late spring atop erect, leafy stems growing 2-3' tall. Narrow, willow-shaped, dull green foliage may turn an attractive yellow in fall.
Apocynaceae family. Hardier than hubrectii but not as vivid in the fall. Thread-like foliage and form during the rest of the year is more impressive. After flowering it grows to ~3 feet and looks like a shrub. Golden orange fall color. Patio. Amsonia were named after Dr. Charles Amson, 18th century Virginia physician!
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2010, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21:
Amsonia tabernaemontana 5/2021 Blue Star-
Amsonia tabernaemontana 5/2021 Blue Star- (Blue Star) Arkansas Blue Star, Mature size: 30-36in, 2-3 in clusters, light blue, star like flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month 5c, In Garden Bed p1 a75 K5 for 11.1 YEARS (Lone). Planted in 2010.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Amsonia tabernaemontana, commonly called bluestar, is a Missouri native herbaceous perennial which occurs most frequently in rich, open woods and thickets in the southwestern part of the State. An erect, clump-forming plant which features terminal, pyramidal clusters of 3/4", soft light blue, star-like flowers in late spring atop erect, leafy stems growing 2-3' tall. Narrow, willow-shaped, dull green foliage may turn an attractive yellow in fall.
Apocynaceae family. Hardier than hubrectii but not as vivid in the fall. Thread-like foliage and form during the rest of the year is more impressive. After flowering it grows to ~3 feet and looks like a shrub. Golden orange fall color. Patio. Amsonia were named after Dr. Charles Amson, 18th century Virginia physician!
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2010, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21: