PlantsFlowers
Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
May blue stars and yellow fall leaves
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May; fall color
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- Plants. It sulks if you move it.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Native to Illinois river country and fully hardy here. One of the best long-lived perennials for a city bed. Cut it back by a third after bloom if it flops.
Handle with care
Sap can irritate skin.
