Blue Star

Blue Star is a tough and dependable native perennial with icy-blue, star-shaped flowers in the spring. Plants produce rich green leaves during the growing season before they turn an attractive straw color in the fall. Very adaptable Easy to grow Deer resistant Details 18 to 30 in. tall and wide Clump-forming perennial that produces a tough woody rootstock Plants go dormant in the fall and emerge again in spring Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Flowering period Flowering begins in mid to late April in central North Carolina and lasts around three weeks. How to grow Blue Star can tolerate a wide range of conditions, including drought and periodic flooding. It will grow in quite a lot of shade but will produce a denser habit and more flowers if grown in full sun to part shade. Care and maintenance To prevent plants from self-sowing and to keep plants compact, cut back stems by half after flowering. Old stems can be down to the ground any time during the winter. Where to