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Creeping Bluestar

Amsonia repens

Other common name(s):

Family:

Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

East Central Texas Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1
to
2
ft.

Spread

1
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Rich, Moist

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium, High

Native Habitat

Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Blue

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Nectar Insects

Maintenance

Unknown. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Blooms March-May. Creeping Bluestar is a deciduous early spring bloomer, with sky blue flowers in a loose terminal cluster on upright stems. The stems increase in number and begin to creep further from the woody rootstock with age. Tiny ants have been observed on the flowers, but not necessarily where the pollen is located.

References

1) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30145#null Distribution: 2) https://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Amsoniarepens.png, 3) https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php&lsid=urn:lsid:ncbg.unc.edu:taxon:0038EA69-BBB9-4A47-8D93-136B10DECA7E, 4) https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-key.php&taxonid=64011, 5) https://www.phytoneuron.net/2019Phytoneuron/13PhytoN-Amsoniatabernaemontana.pdf, 6) https://mattbuckinghamphotography.com/category/amsonia-repens/

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PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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