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Arkansas Bluestar

Amsonia Hubrichtii

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ZONES  5-9 | Good to grow! Zone
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Arkansas bluestar is a native garden favorite with soft, cloud-like foliage and pale blue, star-shaped flowers from late spring to summer. Foliage becomes a gorgeous golden hue in fall, extending the season of interest all the way to frost.

Arkansas Bluestar

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Description

Arkansas bluestar, native to the Ouachita mountains, was discovered in 1942 by naturalist Leslie Hubrict. Since then, it has become a garden favorite, prized for its cloudlike foliage and brilliant autumn hue. Its designation as the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2011 indicates that it's not only attractive, but also adaptable and easy to grow in a variety of conditions. The tall stems sport feathery foliage topped in late spring by pale blue, star-shaped flowers. In fall, the foliage turns a hazy, golden yellow, especially when grown in full sun.

Arkansas Bluestar was featured as a Top Performer in a Mt Cuba Center Trial Garden Research Report. These reports evaluate native plants and related cultivars for horticultural and ecological value, highlighting the ecosystem services they provide.

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key features

Advantages
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Autumn Interest
  • Low Maintenance
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates
  • Humidity
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Moist / Wet
Soil Type
  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Flower Size
Up to 5" flowers
Mature Height
24-36" tall
Mature Spread
24-36" wide
Planting Depth
The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in
Growing Zones
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
Native To
North America
Awards
2011 Perennial of the Year.
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