Amsonia hubrichtii (Threadleaf Blue Star)
Enjoy soft blue spring flowers, fine-textured foliage, and brilliant golden fall color from one dependable native perennial. Threadleaf Blue Star forms a graceful mound of narrow leaves topped with clusters of pale blue, star-shaped flowers in spring. The foliage stays attractive through summer before turning vivid gold in fall, giving this plant a long season of landscape value.
Growing Guide
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun , Part Sun
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8
- Mature Height: 2' - 3'
- Mature Width: 2' - 3'
- Spacing: 2.5'
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Water Needs: Moderate
- Growth Rate: Slow
Key Features
- Pale blue star-shaped spring flowers
- Fine threadlike foliage
- Bright golden fall color
- Native perennial
- Low-maintenance and long-lived
Landscape Uses
- Perennial borders
- Native gardens
- Rock gardens
- Woodland edges
- Group plantings
Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Amsonia hubrichtii
- Common Name: Threadleaf Blue Star
- Herbaceous perennial
- Blue blooms
- Spring and fall interest
- Native to Arkansas and Oklahoma
Planting & Care Tips
- Water regularly in well-drained soil
- Cut back after flowering if plants begin to flop
- Allow room for the clump to mature
- Remove old stems in late winter
Companion Plants
- Liatris
- Muhly Grass
- Phlox
Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.
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- Inventory on the way
- Georgia Grown
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