Storm Cloud Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'

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$30.00

Incredibly dark stems emerge from the ground in spring, producing olive green leaves with silver veins; beautiful periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers in springtime, on a wide, mounding, shrubby habit; does best in moist, well-drained soil

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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

but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition., Storm Cloud Bluestar is an herbaceous perennial with a more or less rounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden

Ornamental Qualities

Storm Cloud Bluestar's attractive narrow leaves are olive green in color with distinctive silver veins on a plant with a round habit of growth. 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!, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 feet apart. It grows at a slow rate, Storm Cloud Bluestar will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, with a spread of 4 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant

as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., 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"Hx4'W

Cutflower Favorite

Flowers are powder blue

Flowers from late spring to early summer

Fall color yellow

Zone 4a

Likes average to moist soil