Amsonia (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Amsonia has long been valued in the gardening world for its blue, star-shaped flowers and ease of cultivation.
- Native to the eastern United States, the Blue Star Amsonia thrives in dry areas and has vibrant, bluish-purple flowers in spring.
- Eastern Bluestar Amsonia flowers produce blue or purple blooms with a golden or yellow center and will eventually form interesting seedpods.
- With many ornamental cultivars to choose from, gardeners should carefully consider their available sunlight and Amsonia growing conditions before selecting varieties.
- Featuring unique milky sap, flowers with stamens protruding and very striking flower hues ranging from powder blue through bluish-lavender and soft whites, these have delighted local observers as flowers by nature show less brightness after rainfall due largely because each morning reveals fresher.