'Storm Cloud' Bluestar (Amsonia)

PERENNIAL - Proven Winners®

Star Shaped Flowers,
Dense Mounding Habit,
Native

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Size: PW - Quart Pot PW - Quart Pot PW - 8" Pot

Description

(Bluestar) Late spring color that is a must, comes in the form of Amsonia 'Storm Cloud'. Standing 24-30 inches tall, 'Storm Cloud' emerges with dark, almost black stems in the spring, with blade-shaped leaves that are deep green with silver veining. Amsonia 'Storm Cloud' has a nice v-shaped mounding habit, with light blue star shaped flowers creating a canopy of color for many weeks. When flowering is complete, 'Storm Cloud' leaves you with attractive foliage to carry on. Hardy in zones 4-9, 'Storm Cloud' prefers to be planted in full sun to part shade locations in average, moist soil. A great cut flower, this native perennial is ideal as a specimen or border plant and stunning used in mass. Amsonia 'Storm Cloud' is a Proven Winners® Perennial.

More Details

Name: Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'
Common Name: Bluestar
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Butterflies
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Late Spring or Early Summer
Flower Color: Blue Shades
Max Height: 2 - 3 Feet
Max Spread: 3 - 4 Feet
Water Requirements: Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Deciduous, Native
Design Use: Border, Container, Massing

Gardener Tips

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