Family: Apocynaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Amsonia hubrichtii Seaford Skies
            
                Common Name: Seaford Skies Amsonia
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | A cultivar of the Arkansas Amsonia. | 
                | Pronunciation | (am-SO-nee-ah)(hew-BRIK-tee-eye) | 
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy | 
                | Hardiness Zone | (5)6-10 | 
                | Sunlight | full to partial sun | 
                | Moisture | average | 
                | Soil & Site | average | 
                | Flowers | light blue to almost white depending on the temperature | 
                | Leaves | narrow willow-like leaves, dark green, yellow in the fall | 
                | Dimensions | 30-36 by 30 to 36 inches | 
                | Maintenance | cut back in the fall or spring | 
                | Propagation | division | 
                | Native Site | Species plant native to south central USA. | 
                | Cultivar Origin | Discovered by Pam Harper from Seaford, Virginia (USA).  Maybe an hybrid between A. hubrichtii x A. taber naemontana. | 
                | Misc Facts | (syn A. ciliata) | 
                | Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #167-Boerner Botanical Gardens (Wisconsin USA) data base) | 
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
         
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