Arkansas bluestar

Amsonia hubrichtii

Category:

Perennial

Family:

Apocynaceae

Zone:

5, 6, 7, 8

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:

5-8

Cultivars:

String Theory

Notes:

Excellent fall color

Additional source details:
Foliage: Finely dissected green leaves, golden-yellow-orange fall color
Flowers: white-blue in spring
Soil: dry to moist
Wildlife: deer
Environment: intermittent drought, heat, wet soils
Attracts: butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, beneficial insects, moths
Source light detail: full sun – part shade (deepest blue flowers in south)

Description

Excellent fall color