The Butterfly Garden $20:
Five perennials and shrubs selected to turn your garden into a butterfly magnet. All 3" pots or plugs:
1) Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) – brilliant orange, low plants, midsummer. Monarch host plant. Native.
2) Butterfly bush ‘Red Plume’ (Buddleia davidii) – Burgundy red flowers late summer, 6’-8’
3) Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) – fluffy purple spikes midsummer, long bloom season. Native.
4) Sedum ‘Brilliant’ (Sedum) – Huge pink flower clusters from late summer until frost. 18”.
Astilbe ‘Granat’ (Astilbe arendsii) PS
Feathery plumes of crimson red flowers in summer, 18”
Bare root division $4
Anemone ‘Robustissima’ (A. tomentosa) S/PS
Spreading mounds of foliage with 2’-3’ pink flowers in
late summer/early fall.
3” plug $5
Blackberry Lily ‘Hello Yellow’ (Pardancanda) S
Yellow flowers held on tall stems over iris-type foliage. Interesting seed pods make great dried arrangements.
3” pot $4
Clematis ‘Polish Spirit’ (C. viticella) S/PS
Heavy bloomer with velvety purple flowers mid to late summer. Flowers are 3”-5”, reaches 10’. (If you’ve never grown clematis, start with this one!)
4” pot $10
Clematis ‘Rosy O’Grady’ (C. macropetala) S/PS
Deep pink semi double flowers with feathery petals, to 8’. No pruning required.
4” pot $10
Daylilies (Hemerocallis)
Daylilies are the mainstays of the summer garden. Hardy, vigorous, pest and disease free,
they are essentially indestructible. Full sun for best flowering. Bareroot divisions.
‘Ann Warner’ – Pink/yellow throat 24” $4
‘Pardon Me ’ – Cranberry red, 18" $4
And for a little more zing:
‘Fire and Fog ’ – Intense dark pink, pale pink edge, yellow throat $9
Dumbo’s Ears (Rudbeckia maxima) N/ S
A whopping big Rudbeckia, seldom seen, with blue
green basal foliage and flowers that shoot up 5’-7’. Each flower is 4”-6” tall. A real eye-catcher.
3” pot $4
Fern – Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) N/PS
Very large native fern, with vase shaped foliage 2’-5’, and cinnamon colored fertile spikes in the center. Will take any light condition as long as soil remains damp.
4” plug $6
Fern – Deer Fern (Blechum spicant) N/PS/Sh
Attractive and durable evergreen native fern, 10”-20” tall, dark green leaves
4” plug $6
Grass - ‘Huron Sunrise’ (Miscanthus sinensis) S
Tall grass 5’-6’ with silvery pink plumes starting mid August, aging to burgundy. Excellent winter interest. One of the most floriferous grasses.
3” plug $7
Grass – ‘Dallas Blues’ (Panicum virgatum) N/S
Selection of our native switch grass with powder blue foliage and reddish plumes of foliage in early fall, 4’-5’ tall.
3” plug $5
Geranium ‘Patricia’ S
Vigorous free flowering perennial geranium with bright magenta blooms produced over a very long period in summer.
3” plug $5
Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’ PS
Shiny silvery plum-purple leaves with metallic accents on mounding plants. Part shade, moist soil, does not compete well with weeds/tree roots.
3” plug $6
Hosta‘Blue Cadet ’ PS/Sh
Plaintain Lily. Blue green leaves, 15” tall, dark lavender flowers in July.
Bare root 3/$10
Hosta‘Aureomarginata ’ PS/Sh
Variegated green/yellow leaves, lavender flowers in summer, 18” tall, to 3’ wide.
Bare root 3/$10
Hosta 'Royal Standard' PS/Sh
Green leaves with very fragrant white flowers in late summer.
Bare root 3/$10
Heucherella ‘Rosalie’ S/PS
Hybrid cross between Heuchera and Tiarella, mounding plants with profuse spikes of pink flowers spring/summer. Semievergreen foliage.
3” plug $4
Iris, Dwarf Crested (I. cristata) N/S/PS
Lovely little native iris for part shade, 6”-9” tall, blue to lavender flowers in April.
3” pot $4
Iris, Bearded ‘So Fine’ (I. germanica) S
Tall bearded iris 37”, plant rhizomes shallowly, full sun. Two tone blooms, with lavender upper petals and dark royal purple lower petals.
Bare root $6
Iris, Siberian ‘Snow Queen’ (I. siberica) S/PS
Attractive blue green sword shaped leaves, white blooms
in June. Easy and indestructible, will form a large clump.
Bare root $4
Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) N/PS/Sh
Very interesting native plant, 12”-18”, likes medium to wet soil. Unusual blooms are green with purple stripes. Spring woodland wildflower.
3” pot $6
Joe Pye Weed, Dwarf (E. dubium ‘Little Joe’) N/S/PS
All the flower power of our native Joe Pye in a compact package suitable for smaller gardens, reaching 3’-4’ tall with large mauve flower clusters mid summer to fall. Attracts butterflies.
3” plug $4
Oriental Poppy ‘Coral Reef’ (P. orientale) S
Very large (5”) ruffled coral pink flowers up to 5” across
in spring, 24”-36” tall. Dormant in late summer, so plant behind later developing plants.
3” plug 3/$10
Peony ‘Bowl of Beauty’ S
Vivid pink petals with a central cluster of yellow, single form. Long lived, trouble free perennials, enormous flowers in spring, usually 3' x 3'. Full sun only.
One 3-5 eye division $9
Peony ‘Festiva Maxima ’ S
White flowers with occasional flecks of crimson, double form. Long lived, trouble free perennials, enormous flowers in spring, usually 3' x 3'. Full sun only.
One 3-5 eye division $9
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) N/S
Dramatic native architectural plant with bristly sword shaped leaves, spiky cream colored flowers, 4’-6’ tall. Full sun only, soil on the drier side.
5” plug $4
Shasta Daisy ‘Sonnenschein’ (L. superbum) S
Unusual variety of Shasta daisy with pale lemon yellow flowers 3”-5” in diameter, 2’-3’ tall.
3” plug $8
Sunflower ‘Loddon Gold’ (H. decapetalus) N/S
Double yellow flowers on 4’ plants, blooms appear late summer to fall. True perennial, not the annual variety.
Bare root $4