“Every gardener’s dream … the durability of the best natives and the grace of a well-refined perennial … multi-seasonal color for the garden … perennial plant for 2011 … definitely a star in the ...

Shop plants here! <a href=" As I continue to add more native plants to my garden, one that I cannot get enough of is Amsonia.

As we settle into late summer with autumn on the horizon, there is one plant to which I have to call attention: Amsonia, a perennial commonly known as blue star flower. It's pretty common to find ...

Amsonias deserve a wider audience. They may not be glorious performers, but good borders need a strong supporting cast of summer perennials to flatter the prima donnas. Amsonias do just this. They ...

In our landscape, we have several stands of Amsonia hubrichtii, the first of which was given to me by Paul Daniels, a friend who passed away a few years ago. Paul was an avid gardener who lived in ...

Arkansas Amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii) was discovered in central Arkansas in the 1940s and proved to be a great asset to home landscapes. This plant creates a fine textured, fluffy mound about 3 to 4 ...

Photos: Amsonia, or blue star, sparkles in garden in spring and fall Amsonia hubrectii is the best species for fall foliage color. Called Arkansas amsonia, blue star, or Hubricht's amsonia, the ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Since I’ve become a nana, I make twice-monthly trips to Olympia to visit my two young grandchildren. I was there last week when I got a text from a friend, warning me that all her ...