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Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud

Willow Amsonia (Eastern Bluestar)

  • »  Clusters of star-like blue flowers completely cover the plant
  • »  New stems emerge black and remain dark through late spring
  • »  Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
  • »  Ornamental green seed pods follow the flower
  • »  Dependable sturdy habit
  • »  Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer

1gal
$36.75
2gal
$45.33
  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:60-80 cm
  • Spread:80-100 cm
  • Bloom Color: Blue
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Medium
Critter
Deer Resistant
Attributes
Cut Flower/Foliage
Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
Spring
Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
Clumping
Upright
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Border/edging
Rock garden
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'

Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun. Very easy to grow perennial with no significant disease or insect issues. Beautiful when used in mass along perennial borders or as a backdrop for fall flowering perennials. if grown in too much shade, it's habit will be open and floppy.