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  • AMSONIA tabernaemontana
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    AMSONIA tabernaemontana

    Commonly known as Blue dogbane, Blue star

    Clump forming perennial with dense rounded panicles of pale blue, starry flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Available Early Spring 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available Early Spring 2025 - Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern USA.
    • Deciduous
      Matt, dark-green leaves 3-7cm (1-3in) long.
    • Blue
      Pale blue
    • Panicles
      Cyme-like panicles of flowers 1-2cm (½-¾in) across
    • Star-shaped
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Woodland garden
      Lightly shaded
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      60cm (24in)
    • Spread
      50cm (20in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial with numerous stems of long-lasting, narrowly funnel-shaped flowers with 5 spreading petal lobes. Willowy leaves turn yellow in autumn
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moist soil prefered but will take some dry spells
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
      Happiest in dappled shade where the colour is enhanced.
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      60cm (24in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        50cm (20in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg - c&p inc
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg - c&p inc
    £13.00
    4.5 kg - c&p inc
    £25.00
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