Blue Ice Amsonia

As low as $39.99 was $49.99
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SKU
6418

Perfect for Mass Planting Native Blue Ice Amsonia

  • 3 Seasons of Color and Texture
  • Easy to Grow Native Plant
  • Bright Blue Spring Flowers
  • Fabulous Fall Color
  • Widely Adapted
  • Compact Form
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Deer Resistant

Blue Ice Amsonia (Amsonia 'Blue Ice') is a sophisticated little native perennial that makes a perfect mass planting. This is a high value plant, and still a bit rare in general usage.

Good, that "best kept secret" status elevates it to a prestige status. We bet those garden designers with clients in exclusive neighborhoods would hate to see this variety become common enough for the big box stores.

Of course, Nature Hills knows all about this pretty plant. We actually supply those garden designers with loads of them to use in their designs all across the country.

Well, now you can buy this 3-season beauty for yourself and get the same elegant benefits for your landscape.

You'll love the star-shaped, dark lavender blue flowers in early spring, followed by cool-toned, dark green foliage all summer long.

The shape of this plant is tidy and compact. No need to do anything as mundane as staking this plant. It stands at attention and won't flop or fall with enough sun.

In autumn, you get another big display. The fall color is an absolutely electrifying bright yellow. This elegant variety truly provides three great seasons of color and texture in your garden.

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How to Use Blue Ice Amsonia in the Landscape

This is a wonderful plant to edge perennial borders or include as a low filler under foundation shrubs. Allow it to shine for you in bloom and again in fall. Throughout the summer, it acts as a beautiful supporting actor with sturdy stems and willow-like leaves.

This plant is unattractive to both deer and rabbits. Interplant the Amsonia Blue in amongst your other perennials to help control deer in your perennial beds.

You'll love how fast a mass planting fills in with this gorgeous variety. It grows well and spreads nicely to fill ground beautifully. The lush foliage crowds out other plants and weeds.

This gives a very modern look that is perfect for commercial settings, as well. For fastest results, plant them 18 inches apart, measuring from the center of one plant, to the center of the next.

Use as an a memorable, unique "Filler" in large container gardens on your patio or flanking your front entrance. No need to replace it for the autumn season, as the yellow fall foliage will bring welcoming warmth to the look.

#ProPlantTips for Care

Give it full sun for best results, although it's adaptable to a little light shade. Too much shade will cause it to flop, so please site it carefully.

This hybrid variety was discovered as a chance seedling in a block of Amsonia tabernaemontana with the other parent plant unknown. The obvious differences with the parent plant was the compact habit, with a longer flowering time and more vigorous growth rate. All these new traits came to make this already popular plant species that much more desirable.

They thrive in average soil in full sun to part shade. The only pruning necessary is to cut the seed heads off in the fall, unless you want more seedlings to expand the planting. This native plant loves to reseed.

Choose a location with well-drained soil. After they are established, the dense foliage acts as a cover to keep the root cool and evaporation low. It will show tolerance to drought but drag out the hose and give it a drink to protect your investment in long periods without rain.

This plant loves organically active soil to get started in. We highly recommend using Nature Hills Root Booster as you plant Blue Ice Amsonia.

You'll love this beautiful plant! Don't be surprised to see some pop up in your neighbor's yard a year or two after you get yours planted.

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Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Blue Ice Amsonia Is Suited to Grow in Zones 4-9
Growing Zones 4-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
Mature Height 12 - 16 inches
Mature Spread 18 - 24 inches
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Widely adaptable
Growth Rate Medium
Flower Color Green
Foliage Green
Fall Color Yellow
Pollinator Friendly Yes