Amsonia illustris |
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 3-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: heavy frost |
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Flowers: moderately fragrant flowers in blue Flowering Time: late spring to early summer Leaves: mid green; gold in autumn | ||||||||
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