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Apocynaceae
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Quiet strength.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Amsonia
- Native to
- Eastern United States, Central United States
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, moist, average soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name honors 16th-century German botanist Jakob Theodor von Bergzabern, whose Latinized name was Tabernaemontanus.
- Eastern Bluestar forms perfectly dome-shaped clumps that need no staking or support.
- Its steel-blue star-shaped flowers are a rare true blue color uncommon in the plant world.
- The plant can live for decades in the same location, improving in appearance each year.
- Native Americans used Amsonia root preparations to treat a variety of ailments including pain and fever.
Color meanings
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resilience
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understated elegance