Amsonia ciliata
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Slimpod, Fringed Bluestar, Blue Dogbane
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 2-3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,blue | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Noted for: | Fall color, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. Blooms late spring. Fall foliage color is orange-yellow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Grow from seed or division. Prune to 10 inches after flowering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are attracted to the nectar. Avoided by mammalian herbivores. | |
Insects: | The flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Not known to be a larval plant for monarch butterflies. | |
Native Habitats: | Flatwoods, chalky hills. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8B 9A

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | The blue tubular flower opens into 5 petal-like lobes with a white center. Several blossoms grow in a loose cluster. Narrow seed pods and dark yellow fall color make this an attractive garden plant. |