{"product_id":"blue-ice-blue-star-bare-root-plant","title":"Blue Ice Blue Star - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Ice is a compact blue star with plump navy blue buds that open to vivid periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. The blooms are larger than those of most blue stars and gather in clusters at the tips of the stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bright green foliage forms a dense, shrub-like mound that spreads slowly and turns a rich yellow in fall, giving it two seasons of interest. At 12 to 16 inches tall, it suits the front of a border and mass plantings, and deer leave it alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClusters of star-shaped flowers about 1 inch across with five narrow, pointed petals in vivid periwinkle blue, opening from plump, dark navy blue buds, held at the ends of each stem. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, bright green and smooth, densely lining the stems. The plant is a compact, rounded, shrub-like mound 12 to 16 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom the mound is capped with periwinkle stars mixed with navy buds; in fall the foliage turns golden yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Ice prefers a bit more consistent moisture than lavender, so plant it at the moister edge of a sunny border, where its periwinkle stars bloom just ahead of lavender and its golden fall color follows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in average soil with regular moisture; it tolerates poorer soil. Hardy in USDA zones 3-9. After flowering, trim stems back lightly to keep the mound dense; it rarely needs dividing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amsonia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Periwinkle blue from navy buds\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 Compact, rounded, shrub-like mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12–16 in tall × 18–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\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":67775492555048,"sku":"GLLF-PER-26F7D46B-BR","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-ice-blue-star.jpg?v=1790892189","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-ice-blue-star-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}