Amsonia hubrichtii
Narrow-Leaf Blue Star
Description
A dense and mounded selection that features narrow, ferny foliage throughout the season; soft blue, star shaped flowers bloom in clusters from late spring to early summer; foliage turns a lovely golden yellow in the fall; easy to grow and low maintenance
Ornamental Features
Narrow-Leaf Blue Star has steel blue star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer, which are interesting on close inspection. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its ferny leaves are lime green in color. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous harvest gold in the fall.
Planting & Growing
Narrow-Leaf Blue Star will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
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full sun to partial shade
average
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moist
4a
2
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24 inches
rich
true