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Colorado desert blue star

Amsonia jonesii

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Plant Attributes

Height

10-14”

Width

12-15”

Soil Moisture

Moderate to xeric

Hardiness

USDA zones 4-9 (up to 8,000’)

Culture

Clay, sandy loam or loam soils

Year Introduced

2011

Attracts birds, butterflies and/or bees

Yes

Deer Resistant

Yes

Flower color

blue

Native

Yes

Part shade/part sun

Yes

Perennial

Yes

Sandy soil

Yes

Sun

Yes

Xeric

Yes

Zone 4

Yes

Zone 5

Yes

Zone 6

Yes

Zone 7

Yes

Zone 8

Yes

Zone 9

Yes

Description

This widely adaptable western native thrives in ordinary gardens or unwatered xeriscape. Sapphire blue stars from April to early summer. Autumn foliage is a beautiful, clear yellow.