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Amsonia jonesii
Jones' Bluestar; Colorado Desert Blue Star

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DERIVATION
Amsonia For Dr. Charles Amson, 18th -century scientific traveller in America.
jonesii Aquilegia jonseii- named for General William Albert Jones, 1841-1914, military engineer, led expeditiion in Northwestern Wyoming, surveyed Yellowstone National Park.

Dendrobium jonesii-named for Arthur Owen Jones,JP Australia, plant collector.

FAMILY Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)  Other Plants in the Dogbane Family
HABIT Herbaceous
RANGE Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona
FLOWERS In May, Blue (Powder blue)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Plant Select | Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Jones' Bluestar | Colorado Desert Blue Star
Location Map for Amsonia jonesii (Jones' Bluestar; Colorado Desert Blue Star) ' - 9 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Amsonia jonesii: More Locations
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Number
Year Location
851673*1 1985 Dryland Mesa
851673*3 1985 Sacred Earth
002368*4 2000 Plant Select Garden
002368*6 2000 Western Panoramas
002368*7 2000 Ornamental Grass Bed
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113271*1 2011 Propagation
121394*1 2012 Conservation Garden
131197*1 2013 Chatfield Sinnamon Center TG Prairie
131197*2 2013 Chatfield Sinnamon Center, Moist Meadow
131197*3 2013 Chatfield Sinnamon Center, Mesic Pr.
No
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131197*4 2013 Plant Select Garden

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Amsonia jonesii has been observed flowering
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  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
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2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Amsonia jonesii has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
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2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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