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Common Names: A

actinidia, bower: Actinidia arguta
ageratum, hardy: Eupatorium coelestinum
ajuga: Ajuga reptans
akebia, five-leaved: Akebia quinata
Alleghany monkeyflower: Mimulus ringens
amsonia, willow: Amsonia tabernaemontana
anemone, Canada: Anemone canadensis
anise hyssop: Agastache foeniculum
applemint: Mentha suaveolens
apricot vine: Passiflora incarnata
Arkansas blue-star: Amsonia hubrectii
arrow-arum: Peltandra virginica
arrow-wood, northern: Viburnum dentatum
artichoke, Chinese: Stachys affinis
artichoke, Japanese: Stachys affinis
Asian flowering dogwood: Cornus kousa
aster, blue wood: Aster cordifolius
aster, calico: Aster lateriflorus
aster, climbing: Aster carolinianus
aster, New England: Aster novae-angliae
aster, pink-flowered New England: Aster novae-angliae 'Roseus'
aster, showy: Aster spectabilis
aster, smooth: Aster laevis
aster, white wood: Aster divaricatus
azalea, white swamp: Rhododendron viscosum

Next: B

Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Amsonia

(Apocynaceae - dogbane family)

About 20 species of perennial herbs.

hubrectii

peren • ht 2-3' • zones 5-9

thread-leaf blue star; Arkansas blue-star

native, sun - part shade
cent US

This distinctive, clump-forming species is known for the long, very slender leaves which grow in whorls around the stem. The shiny leaves are dark green in summer and change first to bright yellow, then to golden brown in autumn. Clusters 2-3" across of periwinkle-blue flowers across bloom in late spring and early summer. Once established in moist, well-drained soil, thread-leaf bluestar is tough, drought-tolerant, and long-lived.

cat # 6A3D
$8.95 each

tabernaemontana

peren • ht 3' • zones 4-9

blue star; willow amsonia

native, sun - part shade
se US

A long-lived species with upright stems and willow-like foliage. Terminal clusters of small, light blue, star-shaped flowers appear in early summer. Prefers moist soil and light shade but is quite adaptable.

cat # 6A3H
$8.95 each / 3+, $8.50 ea