| Description | Threadleaf Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii) is a medium size perennial with pale blue flowers and brilliant yellow fall foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (am-SO-knee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry, native to tall grass prairies. |
| Flowers | umbels of pale ice blue flowers |
| Fruit | chocolate hue seed heads in the fall |
| Leaves | globular mound of thread like foliage, turns a brilliant yellow in the fall |
| Dimensions | 24-30" tall with a spread of 2-3 feet. |
| Native Site | Native to the southwestern United States. |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in 1942 by Leslie Hubricht in Arkansas. |
| Misc Facts | Has an acid milky sap that deer tend to stay away from it. AKA: Narrow-leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia, Arkansae Blue Star |
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