Amsonia ciliata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8B 9A
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Slimpod, Fringed Bluestar, Blue Dogbane
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 2-3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,blue | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Habitats: | Flatwoods, chalky hills. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. Blooms late spring. Fall foliage color is orange-yellow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are attracted to the nectar.
Avoided by mammalian herbivores.
The flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Not known to be a larval plant for monarch butterflies.