{"product_id":"storm-cloud-blue-star-bare-root-plant","title":"Storm Cloud Blue Star - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eStorm Cloud stands out from the moment it comes up in spring, with near-black stems and very dark green leaves marked with silver veins. In late spring, light periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers cover the foliage, and more blooms follow for many weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows into a wide mound about two to two and a half feet tall and over three feet across, making it a good replacement for small shrubs in the landscape. Young plants start vase-shaped and fill out with age. It has earned top performer marks in university trials, including Michigan State, and it is native, easy care and deer resistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClusters of small, five-pointed, star-shaped flowers about three quarters of an inch across in light periwinkle blue, covering the top of the plant. Leaves are lance-shaped, very dark green with distinct silver veins, carried on near-black stems in spring. The plant is a wide, mounded, shrub-like form 24 to 30 inches tall and 38 to 42 inches wide. At peak bloom the dark foliage is blanketed with pale periwinkle stars, creating strong contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStorm Cloud tolerates sun and leaner soil once established but appreciates a bit more water than lavender; its dark foliage and pale blue stars make a strong backdrop at the back of a sunny bed near lavender.\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. Give it room to reach full width; 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 tabernaemontana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light periwinkle blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very dark green with silver veins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide, mounded, shrub-like\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–30 in tall × 38–42 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 Long Blooming\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":67775509627176,"sku":"GLLF-PER-E4D8A777-BR","price":19.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/storm-cloud-blue-star.jpg?v=1790865103","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/storm-cloud-blue-star-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}