General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 16 - 24 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Other: Best fall foliage color usually occurs in full sun, but flowers generally last longer if given some light afternoon shade in hot sun areas. Foliage turns attractive shades of yellow in fall.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Pale blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Blue Star

Photo Gallery
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: July 05, 2018
Top view of extra narrow finely dissected foliage that tends to s
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: July 5, 2018
Front view of extra narrow filiform foliage that tends to swirl.
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: July 05, 2018
foilage emanates from a low woody perennial caudex
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2018-10-21

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