
Blue Star
- Botanical Name
- Amsonia tabernaemontana
- Hardiness
- Zones 3-9
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 3 feet
- Flowers
- Late spring to early summer: steel blue
- Fall Color
- Attractive clear yellow
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- May need staking in shade or highly fertile soils
- Plants benefit from being cut back to 6-8" after flowering to promote sturdy, full growth
- Prefers moist, but not soggy soil
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Montana - compact 18", deeper blue flowers
- Short Stack - dwarf 10"
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