Eastern Blue Star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Bright blue star-shaped flowers offer a showy display from late spring through early summer. Narrow beanlike pods will often form after flowering and can provide additional late-season interest. In the fall, yellow foliage with brown primary veins contrasts nicely with the golden willowlike leaves. Native to the Southeast.
Height: 1’-3’
Spread: 2’
Pot size: 1 gal
Bloom time: March, April, May
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Average to Wet
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, carpenter bees and hummingbird moths
Deer resistance: Yes
Companion Plants: Bee Balm, Coneflower, Milkweed, tickseed, New England Aster and Columbine
Photo by Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Bright blue star-shaped flowers offer a showy display from late spring through early summer. Narrow beanlike pods will often form after flowering and can provide additional late-season interest. In the fall, yellow foliage with brown primary veins contrasts nicely with the golden willowlike leaves. Native to the Southeast.
Height: 1’-3’
Spread: 2’
Pot size: 1 gal
Bloom time: March, April, May
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Average to Wet
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, carpenter bees and hummingbird moths
Deer resistance: Yes
Companion Plants: Bee Balm, Coneflower, Milkweed, tickseed, New England Aster and Columbine
Photo by Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Bright blue star-shaped flowers offer a showy display from late spring through early summer. Narrow beanlike pods will often form after flowering and can provide additional late-season interest. In the fall, yellow foliage with brown primary veins contrasts nicely with the golden willowlike leaves. Native to the Southeast.
Height: 1’-3’
Spread: 2’
Pot size: 1 gal
Bloom time: March, April, May
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Average to Wet
Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, carpenter bees and hummingbird moths
Deer resistance: Yes
Companion Plants: Bee Balm, Coneflower, Milkweed, tickseed, New England Aster and Columbine
Photo by Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center