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Apocynaceae
Hubricht's Bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtii
Hidden treasure.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Amsonia
- Native to
- South-central United States, Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, average soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Amsonia hubrichtii was named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2011 by the Perennial Plant Association.
- Its thread-like foliage turns brilliant golden-yellow in autumn, rivaling any ornamental grass.
- The plant was virtually unknown in horticulture until the 1990s despite being described in 1943.
- It was named after Leslie Hubricht, an amateur naturalist who discovered it in Arkansas.
- The milky sap found in the stems is mildly toxic, which makes it naturally deer-resistant.
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