Amsonia tabernaemontana
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
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Easterm Bluestar, Blue Dogbane
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 2-3 (4) ft tall by 2-3 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Blue | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Habitats: | Moist hammocks, ruderal. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. Also useful as a cut flower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Avoided by mammalian herbivores.
he flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are also attracted to the nectar. Not known to be a larval plant for monarch butterflies.