Grow guide
How to grow Bluestar Eastern
Amsonia tabernaemontana
- Type
- Perennial flower
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 730–1095 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Prune As needed
Notes
Pale blue star-shaped blooms in April-May; golden fall foliage on 3 ft mound; blooms year 2-3 from seed; cut back by half after bloom.
More perennial flower varieties
Grows well nearby
Track Bluestar Eastern from seed to harvest with Evengrow.
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