Amsonia Species, Arkansas Bluebell, Hubricht's Blue Star, Thread-leafed Blue Star

Since the pic I posted from 2011, she's dwindled on me and has gotten much smaller which I attribute (possibly) to a tree nearby maturing...Read More and giving her much more shade than in prior years.

Fast forward to 2013, she's much more sparse and while she still blooms (in bloom now, zone 5 WI) she has only 10 stems. Miss the beautiful show and spectacular color she puts on in the fall.

I have her planted in rich black compacted soil, somewhat clayish about 18" deep.

Time to move her to more optimal conditions in full sun. I think she'll look great against the backdrop of my purple leaf sandcherries in the fall.

A wonderful interplanting with Bergenia (pigsqueak) plants.

This is one of my favorite garden plants. It looks great all season long and is maintenance free. I love the texture of the foliage. I en...Read Morejoy "petting" the plant, it feels like a big soft furred bush lol!
I dug up my mature specimen recently this early spring to move it and was pleased to see that it is coming along nicely, even though I accidentally cut off some long thick roots while transplanting it.

It grows in a very nice vase-shape and never needs staking or watering. It's extremely low-maintenance; you never have to do a thing with...Read More it except to pull seedlings or mulch over them in the spring.

One of my very favorites. Always interesting throughout it seasons. Give it a lot of room as it will have babies and fill in nicely. Tran...Read Moresplanting of new ones is easy. They continued to grow. I just need to see if they make it through this winter in zone 6. I think they will be fine. Easy plant to share.
10/2012 all baby plants are growing nicely from last year and many more have been transplanted. Love this plant.

This review was written when I lived in Uxbridge, Massachusetts (zone 6).

My Amsonia hubrichtii has gotten huge; it is cur...Read Morerently 70 inches (178 cm) wide. It is growing it almost full sun, in lousy soil, right next to a sidewalk. I planted it about five years ago. It does self seed a little bit, but the seedlings are easy to pull out of the ground.

After my town poured new sidewalks, they filled in next to them with horrible soil. Grass wouldn't grow well in it, so I made a bed of tough, drought & salt tolerant perennials, including this Amsonia. Now that it is established, this plant receives no special care from me, and is thriving.

This plant is just a weed! It's floppy and ugly. The blooms don't last long and are a pale blue unattractive color. For a more appealing ...Read Moregarden plant, see Amsonia 'Blue Ice.'

I love this plant. Spring flowers are a pretty blue, then trim it back to mound it up a bit. Fall color is yellow and stands out. Plan...Read Moret self-seeds but transplants easily. You can collect seeds from long thin pods; just make sure the pods are grey and dry before you take them. I have read that seeds should be sown in the fall, which I didn't do, so I'll see how they manage being sown in early spring once the ground warms a bit. They are winter hardy in zone 6-7, and are native plants. No pests, no problems after 4 years growing them.

I LOVE this plant. It's wonderful texture provides contrast with coarser leaved plants in the border and the golden color in fall is bea...Read Moreutiful. Mine has been easy care and long lived.

I'm impressed with how nice the plant looks all the time. Very feathery texture and great fall color. The flowers are not huge or showy b...Read Moreut it's a great asset to the border. Great contrast with large leaves like Sedum.

The plant is always attractive and shapely. Very low-maintenance--no staking, no deadheading, no pinching! No pests or diseases. What mor...Read Moree could you ask for?

I look forward each spring to the beautiful soft blue blooms and dark green foliage of this graceful plant. Then, in the fall, it turns a...Read More bright yellow gold to add to your landscape.

The foliage on this species turns a beautiful golden color in the fall. Native to Arkansas and Oklahoma.