{"product_id":"starstruck-blue-star-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Starstruck Blue Star - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarstruck opens sparkling, sky blue, star-shaped flowers in spring, but its real strength is what follows: an incredibly full mound of vibrant green leaves with pale midribs on dark olive stems that stays handsome all season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is more compact than many blue stars, with wider leaves, and blooms a week or two later in spring. Growing about three feet tall and wider than tall, it gives shrub-like impact without getting too large. This native perennial is easy care, heat and humidity tolerant, and deer resistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoose clusters of small, five-pointed, star-shaped flowers about three quarters of an inch across in soft sky blue at the tips of the stems. Leaves are lance-shaped, vibrant green with lighter midribs, fairly wide for an amsonia, densely held on dark olive stems. The plant is a very full, rounded, shrub-like mound 30 to 36 inches tall and 38 to 44 inches wide. At peak bloom the dense green mound is topped with a sprinkling of sky blue stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarstruck handles sun and tolerates lean soil once established, though it likes a bit more water than lavender; plant it at the back of a sunny border where its full green mound frames lavender in summer.\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 and is heat and humidity tolerant. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Trim stems back by about a third after flowering to keep the mound full; established plants rarely need 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 Sky blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vibrant green with lighter midribs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full, rounded, shrub-like mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–36 in tall × 38–44 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\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67722923311400,"sku":"GLLF-PER-1B755E8A-72","price":462.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/starstruck-blue-star.jpg?v=1790865101","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/starstruck-blue-star-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}