Amsonia hubrichtii 'Butterscotch'
Amsonia hubrichtii 'Butterscotch' is a blue star with powder-blue flowers and willow-like foliage with bright gold fall colour.
Description:
Blue stars are North American natives with handsome glossy foliage and star-shaped blue flowers. Amsonia hubrichtii 'Butterscotch' is an improved form with a longer blooming time with abundant clusters of small, star-shaped, powdery-blue flowers displayed on its ornamental, willow-like foliage. The leaves turn an extra brilliant butterscotch-yellow with bright red stems in the fall. It will grow 24-36 inches tall and wide. Fantastic foliage texture and movement in the garden. Easy care and low maintenance. Use as a mass planting or as a textural focal point in the perennial border or the vase. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Arkansas Blue Star
Family: Apocynaceae (The Dogbane Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Blue
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: From light woodland or grassland in moist, stony or heavy soils.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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