Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia

amsonia

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May to July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  These easy to grow perennials will create a massive impact when their dark blue flowerbuds open to reveal their star-like, steely blue flowers in late spring and summer. The flowers are loosely held, in slightly pendulous clusters on top of tall stems bearing slender, tapering leaves, which turn interesting shades of yellow before dying back in autumn. The flowers can be cut and used in floral arrangements, but to stem the milky sap the end of the stems should be seared in a flame before popping in a vase.
  
  
• Garden care: Divide congested plants in spring.

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