Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
Blue stars are North American natives with handsome glossy foliage and star-shaped blue flowers. Variety salicifolia blooms slightly later in the summer than the species and sports significantly narrower, graceful, willow-shaped leaves that turn beautiful fall colours of yellows and oranges. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Blue Star
Family: Apocynaceae (The Dogbane Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3
Light: Full Sun Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist woods, banks, thickets in rich soils near bluffs.
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