Amsonia – Eastern Blue Star “Storm Cloud” (gallon pot)

Description

Amsonia is a classic North American native perennial with magical light blue star-like flowers in spring. Can take some time to get established, but then thrives and naturalizes. Great seed pods too. Foliage flashes bright yellow in fall. Great cut flower.

Storm Cloud is a cultivar by Proven Winners that takes this great native shrub to a more flamboyant and dramatic level.

In spring, new stems emerge near-black with leaves that are very dark green with silver veins. The stems stay dark throughout spring. Light periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers completely cover the foliage in late spring, and rebloom for many weeks afterward. Although the main interest of this plant is in spring, it maintains a great garden presence throughout the summer and fall. Its wide, mounded habit lends itself well to be used in place of shrubs in the landscape. Younger plants will have more of a vase-like habit, but make sure to give this plant some space for when it reaches its mature size.

This easy care, heat and humidity tolerant, deer resistant perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for low maintenance or native perennials.

Forms a lovely – periwinkle blue mound – shrub is about 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet deep. Hardy and easy to care for and great for supporting wildlife and pollinators. Likes full sun but does quite well in part shade as well. Not picky about heavy soils or poor soils, and ok with damp ground, likes consistent water.

Blooms in late spring and early summer. Deer resistant. I’m planning on doing a mass planting of these as a border. Great cut flowers too!