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Summary
Blue dogbane adds a fine-textured element to the garden with its willow-like foliage, graceful stems, and charming blue star-shaped clusters of flowers during spring. It grows 2-3’ tall and performs well in full sun to partial shade and dry to moist soils. It is a low maintenance, long-lived plant that can be used in informal settings and perennial borders; it also makes a good cut flower. In the fall, golden-yellow foliage makes blue dogbane an excellent backdrop for other perennials. Blue dogbane is a nice companion with Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’, Packera aurea, Baptisia cinerea, Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’, Phlox pilosa, and Penstemon digitalis.
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- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, full-sun, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, dry, moist - Flowering Period
mid-spring - Soil PH
adaptable, alkaline - Flower Color
blue - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
yellow - Fruit/Seed Color
brown, tan