Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Saururus Cut the spent flower stalk

Cut the spent flower stalk to the ground after frost whenever one wants to

" In our garden trials since 2006

forming a 5' wide patch in just 2 years

The huge 14" heads of fragrant

It completely disappears in winter

Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Saururus Cut the spent flower stalkIn 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