Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'

amsonia

Eventual height & spread

Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'

amsonia

  • 9cm pot
  • £7.99
  • available to order from late spring
  • 3 × 9cm pots
  • £19.99 £23.97
  • available to order from late spring
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  • Standard £5.95
  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: May to July
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Forming an attractive clump of upright, near-black stems, which are woven along their length with slender, deep green leaves, each with a silvery white stripe that runs along its length. The leaves become paler as they mature, and then, in late Spring and early Summer, pointed buds open to dazzling blue star-shaped flowers. A useful perennial for adding form and colour towards the front of a border.

  • Garden care: if the plants are starting to look floppy after they have flowered, they can be cut back to new basal foliage. Alternatively, they can be givven a lighter trim, cutting them back to form neat domes. Lift and divide (when necessary) in Spring or Autumn.