Eastern Blue Star

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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

Photo by Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

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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

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

Photo by Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center