Amsonia
'Halfway to Arkansas'
hybrida
Glossy deep green foliage is uniformly needle-like. Pale blue flower clusters bloom in May. Rounded mounds top out just over 48 inches tall and wide. Yellow fall color comes a bit later than the other amsonias. Try it with Pennisetum 'Red Head' and Penstemon 'Husker Red' and 'Pocahontas'. Full sun to light shade in well-drained to moist soil.
COMMON NAME
Bluestar
LIGHT
Full sun to light shade
HEIGHT
48 inches
SPREAD
48 inches
NATIVE
YES
BLOOM SEASON
May
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION
2005
ROYALTY
no royalty
PLUGS AVAILABLE
GET Group
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Twixwood Nursery
FINISHED AVAILABLE
Blooming Nursery
Hortech
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Twixwood Nursery