{"product_id":"arkansas-blue-star-bare-root-plant","title":"Arkansas Blue Star - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eArkansas blue star is a native perennial grown for its fine, feathery texture and outstanding fall color. Its narrow, needle-like leaves line the stems like bottle brushes, yet they are soft as silk to the touch, and in fall the whole plant turns a glowing golden yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late spring and early summer, clusters of small, light blue, star-shaped flowers appear above the young foliage. After bloom the plant quickly fills out to about three feet tall and wide, forming a dense, shrub-like mass. It is long lived, low maintenance, deer resistant and rarely needs dividing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClusters 2 to 3 inches wide of small, pale sky blue, star-shaped flowers with five pointed petals at the tips of the stems in late spring. Leaves are very narrow, needle-like and bright green, densely lining upright to arching stems for a soft, feathery, ferny texture. The plant is a dense, rounded, shrub-like mass about 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. In fall the entire plant turns brilliant golden yellow to orange-gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArkansas blue star handles sun and leaner soil once established, and its feathery green texture sits well behind lavender in summer before turning gold in fall after lavender has finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrows in full sun to part shade in average to lean soil; water regularly the first year, after which it handles dry spells. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Cutting stems back to 6 to 8 inches after bloom gives a fuller, more compact plant; it seldom needs division.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amsonia hubrichtii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale sky blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright green, golden yellow in fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense, rounded, shrub-like mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 in tall × 36 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775492849960,"sku":"GLLF-PER-70D5AF7D-BR","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/arkansas-blue-star.jpg?v=1790892148","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/arkansas-blue-star-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}