Blue Star

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

3-9

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

2-3 ft × 2-3 ft

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Blue

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Butterflies, Pollinators

Tough against

Deer, Drought

Native to

Central United States