‘Storm Cloud' Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana

1 Gallon Pot 

• Exposure

  • Part Sun to Sun

  Flower Season

  • Spring
  • Summer

  Mature Size

  Height: 2' - 2'6"

  Spread: 3'2" - 3'6"

  
  

  • DETAILS

    FEATURES

    Watch in spring as incredibly dark stems emerge from the ground. Olive green leaves have silver veins. Star-shaped, periwinkle blue flowers appear atop of the wide, mounding, shrub-like habit.

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    Heat Tolerant

    Resists: 

    Deer

    Native to North America

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 

    Perennial

    Height Category: 

    Medium

    Garden Height: 

    24 - 30 Inches61cm - 76cm

    Spacing: 

    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm

    Spread: 

    38 - 42 Inches 97cm - 1.1m

    Flower Colors: 

    Blue

    Flower Shade: 

    Periwinkle blue

    Foliage Colors: 

    Green

    Foliage Shade: 

    Olive green

    Habit: 

    Mounded

    Container Role: 

    Thriller

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 

    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 

    Easy

    Bloom Time: 

    Early Summer

    Late Spring

    Hardiness Zones: 

    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

    Water Category: 

    Average

    Soil Fertility Requirement: 

    Average Soil

    Fertile Soil

    Poor Soil

    Soil PH Category: 

    Neutral Soil

    Uses: 

    Border Plant

    Landscape

    Mass Planting

    Specimen or Focal Point

    Uses Notes: 

    Growing Guide - Amsonia

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grows best in full sun to part shade and average, moist soil. Moderately drought tolerant once established. Thrives in most gardens with little care.

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