In 1760, a perennial flower, the genus of Amsonia Blue Star, was named after Amson. It came about after then-General George Washington, on campaign during the French and Indian War, contracted what he believed to be the consumption, called tuberculosis today.
In 1760, a perennial flower from the Amsonia Blue Star genus was named after Amson. This occurred after General George Washington, who was fighting in the French and Indian War, believed he had contracted consumption (now known as tuberculosis).