Amsonia montana 25/10 Restock and some botanists would file

and some botanists would file the whole group under Melaleuca rather than Callistemon

and the toughness is all there too: this is a near-indestructible evergreen for difficult

Our friends at Yucca Do grew it first in Texas and called it tough enough for the worst of their summers

the edge of a woodland path

NuClem is an evergreen tree with fragrant white spring flowers

Amsonia montana 25/10 Restock and some botanists would fileDwarf bluestar is the compact, well behaved member of the clan, a tidy mound of upright stems and soft green leaves topped in late spring with clusters of powder blue, star shaped flowers. Often treated as a low form of the eastern bluestar, Amsonia montana stays small and shapely, a fine choice where the taller bluestars would sprawl. Standing only about a foot, dwarf bluestar suits the front of a border, a rock garden, a container, or any tight,