Amsonia illustris (Ozark Bluestar) Height - 4' and Taller Various insects and moths feed

Various insects and moths feed on this wild rye while birds will eat the seeds

sandy woodlands

Annual Forbs

but it also may be grown as a small

Cardinal Flower

Amsonia illustris (Ozark Bluestar) Height - 4' and Taller Various insects and moths feedThe starry pale blue clusters of flowers of Amsonia illustris are quite stunning. The light puffy flowers appear beginning in April crowning upright stalks of willowy foliage. Reaching about 36" tall, this Ozark Bluestar does best in a full sun with moist to mesic loamy soils. The graceful leaves turn almost caramel colored in autumn. An excellent plant for a prairie or native garden bed. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic