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Apocynaceae
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Patience and quiet elegance.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Amsonia
- Native to
- Eastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 60-90 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The star-shaped flowers give the plant its common name 'bluestar'.
- In autumn, the foliage turns a brilliant golden yellow rivaling the best fall-color shrubs.
- It contains a milky latex sap that deters deer and rabbits from browsing.
- The plant forms a sturdy, well-behaved clump that never needs staking or division.
- It was named after 16th-century German herbalist Jakob Theodor Tabernaemontanus.
Color meanings
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Patience
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Elegance
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Trustworthiness