Amsonia illustris (Ozark Bluestar) Size:50 Plug Flat. the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Pollinator Habitat Initiative (CP-42)

The soil pH should be between 5

It will form sizable colonies in the right conditions and can stabilize stream banks

but particularly where you may have rabbit or deer problems

It is cultivated and planted for its attractive spring white flowers and its ornamental seed capsules (Bladdernut) that can hang on well into late fall and early winter

Amsonia illustris (Ozark Bluestar) Size:50 Plug Flat. the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)The starry pale blue clusters of flowers of Amsonia illustris are quite stunning. The light puffy flowers appear beginning in April crowning upright stalks of willowy foliage. Reaching about 36" tall, this Ozark Bluestar does best in a full sun with moist to mesic loamy soils. The graceful leaves turn almost caramel colored in autumn. An excellent plant for a prairie or native garden bed. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic