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Plant Details
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Shining bluestar |
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Scientific Name: | Amsonia illustris |
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Common Name: | Shining bluestar |
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Native Location: | St. Louis/Midwest |
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Description: | Shining blue star, Amsonia illustris, is a beautiful native plant of the dogbane family. The light blue, star-shaped flowers provide excellent nectar sources for butterflies, especially attractive to zebra swallowtails. Amsonia species also act as larval food plants for the snowberry clearwing moth. This plant blooms during April & May at the Butterfly House. |
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Plant of Month on: | N/A |
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All Photos by Mark Deering, Curator of Butterflies ©2005
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