Butterscotch Blue Star

Amsonia hubrichtii 'Butterscotch'


$36.00

A dense and mounded variety that features narrow, ferny foliage throughout the season; blue, star shaped flowers bloom in clusters from late spring to early summer; foliage turns a lovely golden butterscotch in the fall; easy to grow and low maintenance

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Landscape Qualities

Butterscotch Blue Star is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

Ornamental Qualities

Butterscotch Blue Star has steel blue star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer, the foliage turns gorgeous shades of harvest gold and gold in the fall., which are interesting on close inspection. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its ferny leaves are green in color. As an added bonus

Planting and Growing

and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. As an herbaceous perennial, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!, Butterscotch Blue Star will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground

and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil pH, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Deer Resistant

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 30"Hx24"W

Cutflower Favorite

Flowers are steel blue

Flowers from late spring to early summer

Fall color harvest and gold

Zone 4a

Likes average to moist soil