Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana)

Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana)Hardy, late spring flowering perennial Description: Clusters of pale blue flowers borne on 3 foot stems; dark green, peach leaf foliage turns yellow in the fall Habit: Grows up to 3 ft high and wide, vase shaped Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and rich, well drained garden loam; established plants are deep rooted and drought resistant, requiring little care Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 through 9 Origin: North America Attributes: Fall color,

lush basal leaves

Rosemary is not reliably winter hardy where temperatures drop below 10 degrees Fahrenheit

Thomas Lamboll sent three kinds of snakeroot to Philadelphia nurseryman and plant explorer William Bartram during the late 1700s

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the seventeenth-century architect who introduced Palladianism to England

Publication date:  January 7

tolerates dry soil

remove spent flower stems to encourage leaf growth

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The young leaves must be blanched

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