amsonia tabernaemontana (eastern bluestar)
$16.95
- clusters of star-like blue flowers
- green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
- ornamental green seed pods follow the flower
- dependable sturdy habit
- bloom time late spring to early summer
- zone 3
- height 60-90cm
- spread 75-90cm
- colour blue
- grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, full sun
- very easy to grow perennial with no significant disease or insect issues
- beautiful when used in mass along perennial borders or as a backdrop for fall flowering perennials
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- rock garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)