Amsonia Illustris - 2 Gallon

Shining Bluestar boasts a striking growth habit and pale blue starry flowers.  Attractive leaves are thick and glossy. Plants develop a handsome shrub-like form with dense growth and yellow fall color.  This resilient native is adaptable to most garden situations and is tough enough to require almost no maintenance. Shining Bluestar is easy to grow in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Established plants will tolerate some drought.

Shining Bluestar is a sturdy perennial, plants form an erect dense clump that becomes more striking with age. Mature plants average 3’ tall and 3’ wide.

Foliage is leathery and shiny with a narrow willow-like shape.  Autumn foliage is tinted in a lovely clear yellow shade.

Blooms are pale periwinkle blue and star shaped in late spring and early summer. This is reported to be a very floriferous Amsonia producing large dense flower clusters.

Impenetrable to insect pests and foraging herbivores like deer and rabbits. Flowers attract swallowtail butterflies and other pollinators.