Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Saururus fast-offsetting rosettes cluster so tightly

fast-offsetting rosettes cluster so tightly that the plant rises in height

flowering maples we have ever grown

forming a 5' wide patch in just 2 years

" In our garden trials since 2006

arching flower spikes in early spring that are laden with large flowers whose inner sepals look like giant purple spiders with contrasting white exterior sepals on the back

Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Saururus fast-offsetting rosettes cluster so tightlyIn 2011, plant breeder Hans Hansen and Tony were botanizing along a woodland stream in a remote Bibb County, Alabama forest when we spotted several clumps of amsonia flowering in the wet, deep shade. We collected divisions of a few clones and after trialing them in both NC and Michigan, we selected one we both agreed was the best amsonia we'd ever grown. Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud' forms a compact 2' tall x 3' wide clump that emerges with