Amsonia elliptica - PURPLE FLOWERED BLUESTAR (Asian species)
Asian counterpart to American native Amsonia tabernaemontana.
China blue-purple flowers in the spring, relatively larger leaves turn yellow in autumn (sometimes yellow-orange)
Smaller, compact and more full looking mound.
Rare in cultivation.
Blooming Time: May to May/June
Size: 1.5' tall and 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4/5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, average soils, loam, sandy loam, clay loam, average moisture. Adaptable
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-dry, medium-moist
Origin: Native to Japan, Korea and eastern China (including Anhui and Jiangsu provinces), where is often found in wetland habitats. Other scientific names are Amsonia tabernaemontana elliptica or Amsonia sinensis.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Goes wit majority of common native and not native perennials for average conditions like many Asters, Anemone hupehensis, Baptisia, Chelone (in half shade), Coreopsis (most of them), Geum, hardy Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Hosta (in half shade), Irises, Paeonia, Phloxes, non-spreeding cultivars of Physostegia, Nepeta, taller Sedum, shorter Solidago, Vernonia x lettermanii cultivars and medium or smaller sized grasses and sedges.
Picture Copyright: KENPEI, Wikimedia Commons
Amsonia elliptica - PURPLE FLOWERED BLUESTAR (Asian species)
Asian counterpart to American native Amsonia tabernaemontana.
China blue-purple flowers in the spring, relatively larger leaves turn yellow in autumn (sometimes yellow-orange)
Smaller, compact and more full looking mound.
Rare in cultivation.
Blooming Time: May to May/June
Size: 1.5' tall and 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4/5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, average soils, loam, sandy loam, clay loam, average moisture. Adaptable
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-dry, medium-moist
Origin: Native to Japan, Korea and eastern China (including Anhui and Jiangsu provinces), where is often found in wetland habitats. Other scientific names are Amsonia tabernaemontana elliptica or Amsonia sinensis.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Goes wit majority of common native and not native perennials for average conditions like many Asters, Anemone hupehensis, Baptisia, Chelone (in half shade), Coreopsis (most of them), Geum, hardy Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Hosta (in half shade), Irises, Paeonia, Phloxes, non-spreeding cultivars of Physostegia, Nepeta, taller Sedum, shorter Solidago, Vernonia x lettermanii cultivars and medium or smaller sized grasses and sedges.
Picture Copyright: KENPEI, Wikimedia Commons