Amsonia 'Halfway to Arkansas'
Bluestar Milkweed
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9
Needle-like foliage of deep, glossy green with clusters of pale blue, star-shaped blooms. Late yellow foliage color, mounded habit. Introduced by Intrinsic Perennial Gardens.
Good Companions
Beardtongue
(Penstemon digitalis),
Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium),
Ornamental Onion
(Allium ),
Double Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea),
Bee Balm
(Monarda ),
Garden Phlox
(Phlox paniculata),
Indian Grass
(Sorghastrum nutans),
Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium),
Hybrid Salvia
(Salvia nemorosa),
Oriental Poppy
(Papaver orientale),
Avens
(Geum ),
Purple Moor Grass
(Molina caerulea),
Coneflower
(Echinacea ),
Hyssop-Anise
(Agastache foeniculum),
Garden Phlox
(Phlox ),
Three-lobed Coneflower
(Rudbeckia triloba),
Big Bluestem
(Andropogon gerardii),
Beardtounge
(Penstemon digitalis),
Daylily
(Hemerocallis ),
Porcupine Grass
(Miscanthus sinensis),
Little Bluestem
(Schizachyrium scoparium),
Bluemist Shrub
(Caryopteris clandonensis),
Butterfly Bush
(Buddleia Monarch® )
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
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Dried Flowers |
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Containers |
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Cut Flowers |
Exposure
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Full Sun |
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Partial Shade |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Season of Interest (Foliage)