Eastern bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Category:

Perennial

Family:

Apocynaceae

Zone:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Height:

1-3 ft

Width:

1-3 ft

Growth / Form:

Clumping

Season of Interest:

Spring

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Native / Invasive Status:

Native (SE US)

Pollinator Value:

High

Growth Rate:

Slow

USDA Zones:

3-9

Cultivars:

Starstruck

Notes:

Tolerates wet soils

Additional source details:
Foliage: erect stems, coarse green leaves
Flowers: deep blue, blue, white, variegated flowers in spring
Soil: moist, loamy soils
Wildlife: deer
Environment: drought, wet feet
Attracts: hummingbirds, carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, butterflies
Showy flowers suitable for cutting; foliage may turn yellow in autumn.

Description

Tolerates wet soils