It is now grown as a garden plant for its masses of light blue flowers and low water usage.

The leaves have smooth edges without teeth or divisions (entire leaf) and a leathery texture without hairs (glabrous).

Therefore the descirition and naming of the species by Robert Everard Woodson as Amsonia jonesii is held to be correct.

[2] In Colorado it has a very limited distribution, only reported as growing in Mesa and Montazuma counties in the west of the state.

[3][8] It is much more widespread in Utah, recorded there in nine counties in the east and south of the state in the Colorado River drainage.

[8] It is an uncommon plant in its range, only being found in draws or dry washes that are seasonally fed by runoff in the spring.

[10] It is also valued for not fading as much in summer heat, being long lived, and only requiring the removal of dead stems in the spring if a more cultivated appearance is desired.