Amsonia ciliata tenuifolia 'Verdant Venture' is a finely textured bluestar selection with threadlike foliage and pale blue star shaped flowers. Its feathery leaves remain fresh throughout the season, and in fall it turns a warm golden color adding movement and softness to garden compositions.
Height & Spread: 18 - 24 in x 24 - 30 in
Bloom Time: Late spring
Light Requirements: Full sun
Soil Preference: Well drained sandy or rocky soils
Watering Needs: Low
Deer Resistance: Deer resistant
Native Status
This selection is derived from southeastern U.S. native populations and adapted for ornamental use while retaining the ecological function of wild forms.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Bees
- Supports spring native bees including sweat bees, mining bees, and bumblebees.
Butterflies
- Attracts butterflies such as Eastern Tailed Blue and Red Admiral during bloom season.
Moths
- Hosts larvae of day flying clearwing moths such as Hummingbird Moth and Nessus Sphinx.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations
- Space 24 - 30 in apart for airy foliage and layered border compositions.
Landscape Placement
- Effective in prairie gardens, sunny borders, or massed in naturalistic groupings where motion and lightness are desired.
Companion Plants
- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' (Tickseed) - Offers finely textured foliage and cheerful yellow blooms.
- Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) - Adds bold mid summer color and strong vertical form in meadows.
- Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) - Provides fall color and vertical movement alongside Amsonia foliage.
- Liatris spicata (Blazing Star) - Adds purple spikes and supports pollinators into late summer.
- Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (Wood Sage) - Enhances early season structure with rich purple flowering spikes.