Amsonia tabernaemontana 24/9 Restock Dirca palustris

Dirca palustris

New growth often flushes bronze before settling to that cool

Most bluestars are smooth

Give sweet almond verbena a sunny spot with well-drained soil

layered shrub that grows in time into a small tree

Amsonia tabernaemontana 24/9 Restock Dirca palustrisEastern 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: