Short Stack blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Short Stack'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Sky blue
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Short Stack' blue star (Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Short Stack') is a perennial for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Sky blue flowers open in spring and attract butterflies and bees. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The clumps grow slowly, so give them time to fill in.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Switchgrass, and Black-eyed Susan.