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Amsonia orientalis |
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| Synonym(s) |
Rhazya orientalis |
| Family |
apocynaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
blue (late spring-early summer) |
| Size |
18-24" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Native to Greece and Turkey. Resembles a small A. tabernaemontana, but has better (yellow) fall color. Compared to other amsonias, I noticed that the flowers are held within the clusters of leaves topping the stems, rather than above like most other amsonias.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. See comparative information about amsonias in our garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Janet Ekinci | Jun 05, 2014 | Website is very comprehensive and this page is concise and informative. You're lucky to have grow this beautiful flower which is now very rare in Turkey. |
- Seed from '07 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (7d) - 75F (40%G, 3-5d)
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