Amsonia glaberrima 'Hardin's Gem'
Hardin's Gem Smooth Bluestar
Item #: 16876
Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Amsonia glaberrima 'Hardin's Gem' is a 2024 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of our clonal selection from a Rick Lewandowski wild seed collection from Hardin County, Texas. Some authorities include Amsonia glaberrima in Amsonia tabernaemontana, which makes it obvious that they've never actually grown both plants. Amsonia 'Hardin's Gem' forms a very compact 30" tall x 4' wide dense mass of smooth, narrow green leaves, and topped with flower spikes that start for us in mid-April. Our six-year-old clump produces 160 spikes, with each spike containing about 100 small sky-blue flowers each...what an outstanding specimen.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Amsonia
Flower Color: Blue
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Rock Garden Plants
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