Amsonia tabernaemontana 24/9 Restock The plant is a handsome

The plant is a handsome

The sole species in the genus

a parlor plant out of the conservatory age

layered shrub that grows in time into a small tree

Dirca palustris

Amsonia tabernaemontana 24/9 Restock The plant is a handsomeEastern bluestar is the bluestar most gardeners know, a robust native perennial with broader, willowy oval leaves and the clear blue, star shaped flowers that name the genus, carried in clusters at the stem tips in spring. Amsonia tabernaemontana grows happily in deep, moist soil in part shade, and rewards almost any reasonable site with bloom and easy good health. Allan Armitage, in Herbaceous Perennial Plants, puts the species on his short list: