Update: ~ Amsonia tabernaemontana ~

Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
Flowers: Summer
Height: 36 inches
Position: Partial Shade
Hardiness Rating: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Germination: Experience Useful
Aftercare: Care Required

Description: Rarely seen; clusters of beautiful star-like flowers. Glossy 3-6in Narrow leaves.

I first saw this beauty in someone's backyard on a garden tour. It was spectacularly blue. My friend J. took a photo of it and sent it to me so I could research its identity. It can be grown from seed, per the Thompson Seed Catalog, apparently with a little experience. This year it was introduced into Native Prairie Nursery's catalog of Wisconsin native perennials. When the privacy fence goes up in my back yard I will plant some of these against it, interspersed with dwarf Canadian spruce, serviceberry bushes, and a Russion sage or two.