PERENNIAL OF THE YEAR

Amsonia hubrichtii

Narrow Leaf Blue Star

USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9

Top rated for the Midwest area in the Chicago Botanic Garden's trials.

The very fine, asparagus fern-like light green foliage turns to brilliant shades of yellow in the fall.
Blue to white, star-shaped blooms appear in the spring. Disease and insect resistant.

Height

36 Inches

Spread

36-48 Inches

Flower Color: Blue Bloom Time: April-May

Good Companions:

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Cranesbill (Geranium ), Daylily (Hemerocallis ), Variegated Japanese Silver Grass (Miscanthus sinensis)

Characteristics & Attributes

•	Deer Resistant

Exposure

•	Full Sun
•	Partial Shade

Foliage Color

•

Green

Season of Interest (Flowering)

•

Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Fall
•	Summer

Soil Moisture Preference

•	Moist but well-drained

2011 HOSTA OF THE YEAR

PRAYING HANDS
Plant Size:
16" high by 30" wide
Leaf Detail:
WhiteMargin
7" long by 2" wide; dark green center,
narrow white margin; wavy; cupped
lengthwise
Flowering:
narrow funnel-shaped, lavender
flowers from late July into August
on 30" scapes
Growing:
medium to slow growth rate
Comments:
AMERICAN HOSTA GROWER’S ASSOCIATION 2011 HOSTA OF THE YEAR; popular, unusual cultivar with extremely cupped, very wavy, white-margined foliage; great in the garden, but outstanding as a container plant which emphasizes its upright mound habit and narrow, wavy foliage

Hidden Timber Gardens

2011 PERENNIAL AND HOSTA OF THE YEAR