Buddleia Lochinch Giant Plants this fine southern native is

this fine southern native is one of the best of the blue stars

The deeply-guttered grey-green upright

starting in late February/early-March (NC)

see-through 50-70" stems

The ornamental value of the foliage of this species and other Amsonia species ends once it turns brown

Buddleia Lochinch Giant Plants this fine southern native isThis hybrid of B. fallowiana x davidii seems to be everyone's favorite. Inheriting the silvery leaf backs from B. fallowiana, this shorter cultivar (4 5' tall) makes a nice compact deer resistant clump with large foliage the overall effect is a shimmering silver bush. From midsummer until early fall, the plants are topped with fragrant, lavender blue flowers a great color echo for Russian sage.