Storm Cloud Blue Star - Bare Root Plant

Name: Storm Cloud Blue Star - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-E4D8A777-BR
Price: 19.45 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Storm 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.

It 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.

What it looks like

Clusters 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.

Growing it with lavender

Storm 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.

Care

Grow 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.

At a glance

Botanical name: Amsonia tabernaemontana
Flower color: Light periwinkle blue
Foliage: Very dark green with silver veins
Growth habit: Wide, mounded, shrub-like
Mature size: 24–30 in tall × 38–42 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 4–9
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Late-May
Peak bloom: Early-June
Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
Deer resistance: Resistant
Pollinator value: Good

Sizes and shipping

Dormant 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.

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Mature height: 30.0 in
Mature spread: 42.0 in
Bloom: Late-May – peak Early-June
Fragrance: None
Deer: Resistant

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How to grow Storm Cloud

Blue Star · Amsonia tabernaemontana

Plant it in sun to light shade in average, well-drained soil and leave it alone. Slow to establish, but long-lived and drought tolerant once settled, with gold fall color.

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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 5.5–7.5Soil
Zones 4a–9bHardiness
30″ tall42″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Mildly toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 4a–9b

Spring or early fall. Fall planting should be at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes.

Dormant bare-root blue star (amsonia) as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Bare-root Amsonia is a woody crown with thick, ropy roots and pinkish buds at the top. Soak roots 30 minutes, spread them in a wide hole, and set buds at or just below the soil line. Water well. Be patient: first-year top growth is often small.

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Shoots appear in mid-spring as clusters of slender stems from the crown. First-year plants stay small; it typically takes 2–3 years to fill out.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.