Scientific Name
Amsonia tabernaemontana

Common Name
Blue star; Blue dogbane
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 2 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: Large open cluster of numerous pale blue flowers, .75 inches across; slender corolla tube expands into five narrow, pointed lobes
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: Scattered lance-shaped to narrowly egg-shaped leaves, 2 to 4 inches long; smooth to slightly downy texture; clustered stems
Site: Moist but well-drained fertile soil; sun to partial shade; moist woods; stream banks
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