BOTANICAL: Amsonia tabernaemontana

PRONOUNCED: am-so-nee-uh tab-er-nay-MON-tah-nuh

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COMMON: Blue star, Willow amsonia. BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Late May to late June 2 ft. - 3 ft. Semishade 5 - 9 May - Pale blue COMMENTS: Dense terminal clusters of 1/2 inch, star-shaped flowers atop slender stems with many thin, smooth, dull-surfaced, willow-like leaves which can turn a soft gold in the fall. Useful in moist, average soil. This durable plant forms attractive clumps and often self-seeds with abandon.