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    Also Known As

    • Amsonia hubrechtii
    • Amsonia hubrictii
    • Arkansas Blue Star
    • Thread Leaf Blue Star

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 12"-36"
    • W: 12"-36"

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Amsonia hubrichtii plant details

    This is one of those plants you really ought to snap up whenever it's available, which is not often enough. It's the plant that will have garden visitors asking "what is THAT?" when its skinny needle-like leaves turn gold in autumn. The feathery foliage texture puts on such an impressive show, you would grow it for that alone. Fortunately it's one of those plants that delights both foliage and flower lovers. The small star-shaped light blue flowers in spring are a delight in their own right.

    Amsonia hubrichtii is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer blue flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Amsonia hubrichtii

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: apocynaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 36 IN - wide, 12 IN - 36 IN - tall
    Flowers: blue blooms in summer
    Uses: award-winning, fall color, fragrant, textural, threadleaf

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Amsonia hubrichtii

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: even moisture - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, lean, rich, rocky and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Native American wildflower. In spring, the 18” plant is covered with small blue flowers. The needle -shaped leaves are attractive green all summer. In fall, the foliage turns beautiful golden tones.

    By: Gossler Farms

    With its late summer, starry, steel-blue flowers and bright golden fall color, this willowy-leaved native is an easy-care, all-season addition to the garden or, with its extra height (3-4'), an eye-catching perennial hedge plant. S/M/GDr

    By: Forestfarm

    Experts unfailingly stress the importance of good foliage for year round interest. This lovely native will not disappoint! The fine grass-like feathery green leaves are always picture perfect and the blue starry flowers bloom in pleasing abundance in spring, when delicate fresh hues touch our winter weary heartstrings. Autumn ushers in golden hued foliage that becomes a shining beacon in your fall garden. Easily grown but slower to mature than some, it thrives in average, well-drained soil.

    By: Select Seeds

    Blue stars are North American natives with handsome glossy foliage and star-shaped blue flowers. A. hubrichtii is a beautiful species with showy blue flowers and attractive, needle-like foliage that offers incredible foliage texture. Valued for its golden yellow fall colour. Commonly seen in gardens in the east and worth growing in the west. Deer resistant. Selected by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year 2011.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Both delicate and structural, with clumps of green threadlike foliage that glow golden in autumn. One of the most exciting visual transitions amongst perennials. Starry pale blue flowers in May. (NJ) Native to the Ouachita Mountains in central Arkansas.

    By: Deer Country Gardens

    Too long ignored, this hard-to-find perennial adds pleasing texture to the border and delicacy to a bouquet. In early summer, bushy clumps of elegant, upright stems are crowned with steel blue buds and starry gray-blue flowers held in graceful umbels. We are especially captivated by the willowy needlelike leaves, which eventually burnish to a brilliant gold, and together with the persistent chocolate-hued seed heads, bestow a rich autumn show. A southwestern U.S. native, Blue Star is undemanding and long-lived in any garden soil.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    The 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year! Arkansas Blue Star provides three seasons of interest with starry light-blue to nearly white flowers in spring, soft-textured narrow medium green foliage in summer, and wonderful golden yellow, orange, and chartreuse fall color. A sun loving and heat tolerant reliable perennial that is mannerly enough to grace any garden.Arkansas Blue Star is a dieback perennial that can be cut back to the ground as soon as all of the stems have turned brown in winter. Like many other perennials, Arkansas Blue Star may take up to 3 growing seasons to reach its full potential but should provide many years of enjoyment thereafter.

    By: Almost Eden

    2011 Perennial of the Year! Use 'Threadleaf Blue Star' for a delicate foliar effect in the garden. Clusters of light blue star-like flowers are borne in June-July on the stem tips. Fall color warms from brilliant gold to amber. Grows in sun or part shade in moist or average soils. 3-3 1/2' tall x 3-4' wide.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Threadleaf Bluestar. Native to the Midwest, this tough perennial must seem like a transplant from California with its liberal threadlike foliage which becomes a cloud of flamboyant rich gold and bronzes in the fall echoing the tans of celebrity. Light blue flowers in clusters at the tips in early summer.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Plumes of fine leaves culminate in panicles of starry sky-blue flowers in late spring. This is an excellent perennial for a dependable show of atmospheric golden fall color. It is especially effective in a swath. Don't skimp; make a statement! 2' x 2'.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Amsonia hubrichtii plant

    How to Grow Amsonia hubrichtii

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • acidic
      • alkaline
      • adaptable
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • blue

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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