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Amsonia hubrichtii
Common Name: Thread leafed bluestar
Native to North America
Multiple heads of blue star-like flowers, great glowing yellow fall color.
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Amsonia illustris
Common Name: Shining bluestar
Native to North America
Light blue star flowers in late spring; excellent choice for a border or naturalized meadow.
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
Common Name: Bluestar, Blue Dogbane
Native to North America
Prefers well-drained soil. Compact, erect clump, with clusters of pale blue flowers.
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Amsonia tabernaemontana v. salicifolia
Common Name: Willow leaf Bluestar
Native to North America
A narrow leaf variety of the above. Slightly taller, and a bit happier in the partial shade, this long lived perennial develops lovely yellow fall color.
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Andropogon gerardii
Common Name: Big bluestem
Native to North America
Classic grass of the tall grass prairies, tolerates a wide variety of soils in full sun, good livestock forage.
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Andropogon virginicus
Common Name: Broom sedge
Native to North America
Short, warm season bunch grass, with golden fall color. Tolerates drought and poor soils.
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Aquilegia canadensis
Common Name: Wild columbine
Native to North America
One of the earliest of wildflowers to bloom, attracts hummingbirds, easy to grow.
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Asclepias incarnata
Common Name: Swamp milkweed
Native to North America
Food source for monarch butterfly larvae, does well in any open, moist location.
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Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
Common Name: Swamp milkweed
Native to North America (cultivar)
White, more compact selection of the species. Good food source for monarch butterfly larvae.
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Aster laevis
Common Name: Smooth blue aster
Native to North America
Early blooming, tolerant of a variety of conditions.
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Aster lateriflorus
Common Name: Calico aster
Native to North America
Aster lateriflorus is a shrubby aster with light green foliage. In late summer plants produce myriads of starry pinkish daisies with rosy centers. This aster is tough and adaptable prospering in sun or part shade and in moist o…
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Aster macrophyllus 'Twilight'
Common Name: Twilight big leaf aster
Native to North America (cultivar)
Aster macrophyllus ‘Twilight’ is a naturally occuring cross between Aster spectabilis and Aster macrophylla and begins the growing season as a rosette of large heart shaped basal leaves. For a month o…
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Aster novae-angliae
Common Name: New England aster
Native to North America
Lovely tall aster of wet spaces; for me its blooming means fall is coming.
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Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Common Name: New England aster
Native to North America (cultivar)
A compact form with deep purple flowers, makes a lovely addition to the garden.
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Aster umbellatus
Common Name: Flat topped white aster
Native to North America
Flat or occasionally dome-shaped white flower clusters. Important host for many butterfly species.
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