Earlier this year, Patsy called me all excited and enthralled about a plant she had purchased And it only cost her $10.00 plus shipping!!! Plus it is the Plant of the Year (2011)!!!
Even though she'd forgotton (at the time) the botanical name as she so enthusiastically described the plant, I KNEW exactly what she was talking about - . .. The plant is Amsonia commonly called Blue Star Grass.
This bushy plant produces these gorgeous blooms in the early spring and the foliage turns a beautiful gold color in the fall. The fall color is just as gorgeous as when it's in bloom. Frost kills it back to the ground, but it is one of the first to show its head in the spring! Another 'no care' plant that will only get bushier and more beautiful as it matures.
It's easy to understand why its common name is Blue Star Grass. 
Quite reluctantly, I let her know that each year I removed some of the pups around my plant and tossed them into the woods . . .oh, if I had only known . .I would have sent her 50 Amsonia for $10 . . .I LOVE it when she makes me laugh!
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Glad to oblige.
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