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Amsonia 'String Theory'
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Compact and easy to grow, this low-maintenance perennial offers fine, thread-like foliage and pale blue, starry flowers that appear in...
Plant description
Amsonia 'String Theory' stays smaller than other types, with a tidy, bushy habit. The dark green summer foliage stays clean and healthy and turns a bold golden-orange in autumn, adding seasonal colour. It’s heat and humidity tolerant, copes with some drought once established, and is reliably deer resistant.
Useful for mixed borders, naturalistic planting or low-intervention spaces.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
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- Apr
- May
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- Jul
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- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Amsonia String Theory:
Alternatively, they can be given a lighter trim, cutting them back to form neat domes. Once established, lift and divide in spring or autumn.
