Amsonia ciliata
slimpod, fringed bluestar, blue dogbane
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,blue
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Fall Color
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden. Blooms late spring. Fall foliage color is orange-yellow.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
The flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Not known to be a larval plant for monarch butterflies.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are attracted to the nectar.
Avoided by mammalian herbivores.
Native Habitats:
Flatwoods, chalky hills.
