Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Laos Our plants in full sun

Our plants in full sun for a few hours each day actually look far better than our clump in shade

This 1992 Larry Shatzer hybrid (probably Hedychium flavescens x gardnerianum)

The unspotted flesh colored petioles that support the leaves top out at 18" tall when mature

Euphorbia rigida blends well with small bulbs as well as desert-looking plants

Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud Laos Our plants in full sunIn 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