Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Dwarf bluestar, common bluestar

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Bluestar is native to the central United States. It prefers rocky woodlands and ravines, stream borders, limestone glades, and moist sandy meadows.

Plants: Perennial, 1-3′ (30-91 cm), forming large clumps with many branches. Stems are light green, smoothly cylindrical, and hairless.

Leaves: Narrow, oval, bright green above, pale below, 2-4″ (5-10 cm) long. Leaves have a petiole (stem) up to 1″ (2.5 cm) long.

Flowers: In compact, rounded panicles. Each flower is tubular, opening to a star of five narrow pointed light blue petals ½-¾″ (1.3-1.9 cm) around. Flower centers are pale yellow. They appear in May.

Fruits: Cylindrical seed pods are 3-4½″ (8-12 cm) long, containing hard, black seeds. Pods are curved and sharp-tipped.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

Fyi.extension.wisc.edu (Great photos and info)

Plants.ces.ncsu.edu

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

References:

Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 14

5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Amsonia tabernaemontana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts

5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts

5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts

5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Range: Zones 3-9:

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