Amsonia hubrichtii
Amsonia hubrichtii is a beautiful species with showy blue flowers and attractive, needle-like foliage that offers incredible foliage texture and bright gold fall colour.
Blue stars are North American natives with handsome glossy foliage and star-shaped blue flowers. Amsonia hubrichtii is a beautiful species with showy blue flowers and attractive, needle-like foliage that offers incredible foliage texture. Valued for its golden yellow fall colour. Commonly seen in gardens in the east and worth growing in the west. Deer resistant. Selected by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year 2011.
Common Name: Arkansas Blue Star
Family: Apocynaceae (The Dogbane Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geographical Origin: North America
