Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
Blue Star 'Blue Ice'
'Blue Ice' is long-blooming and has a compact in habit. Forming a low mound of green willow-like leaves with clusters of dark-blue buds that open into starry soft-blue flowers in early summer and last for several weeks. Plants are long-lived, idea for massing or growing near the front of the sunny border. Leaves turn buttery gold in the autumn.
Contributed by @janeberry
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Blue Star 'Blue Ice'
Latin name
Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
type
Perennial
family
Apocynaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
'Blue Ice' is long-blooming and has a compact in habit. Forming a low mound of green willow-like leaves with clusters of dark-blue buds that open into starry soft-blue flowers in early summer and last for several weeks. Plants are long-lived, idea for massing or growing near the front of the sunny border. Leaves turn buttery gold in the autumn.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Prefers a fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, although it can tolerate partial shade and is fairly drought tolerant. Cut plant back by half in late autumn.
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