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PERENNIALS

Legend:  S  = Sun      PS  = Part Shade     Sh  = Shade   N = Native plants    

 

Native Shade Garden (N/PS)      $20

Our native shade garden collection includes five unusual plants suitable for a partly shaded woodland setting. All plants are 2.25" x 5" plugs: from left to right:

1. Arkansas Bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii ) Feathery foliage, 2'-3', pale starry blue flowers, bright yellow fall color

2. White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus ) 2'-3', tons of small white flowers with a pinkish cast, late summer.

3. Turtlehead (Chelone glabra ) White flower spikes, 2'-3', late summer, loves moisture.

4. Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica ) 3', purple-blue flower spikes, late summer, loves moisture.

5. Golden Groundsel (Senecio aureus ) Golden daisies over shiny toothed leaves, 12" blooms in May.

(The five plants above are part of the native shade garden pack and are not sold separately)

 

Anemone 'Rubra'   (Anemone multifida)

S/PS Spring blooming anemone with carmine red flowers, 18" tall, May-June.

2.5" pot      $4
Bluebells of Scotland (Campanula rotundifolia )

N/S/PS A native despite the name, with tiny blue flowers on wiry stems beginning in early summer. Forms a 12" x 12" clump.

2.5" pot              $4
Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal' (Dicentra formosa )  

N/PS Cultivar of native bleeding heart with deep maroon-red flowers over ferny gray green foliage. Flowers in April. Great for a native shade garden, deer resistant.

Bare root division               $5
Canada Beachhead Iris (Iris setosa canadensis)              

N/S/PS Shorter iris native to the NE US and Canada, bright purple blue flowers with prominent veins, to 12". Prefers a cool moist site, does not like to dry out.

2.5" pot              $5

Columbine 'Leprechaun's Gold' (A. vulgaris )      

PS Spring bloomer with purple-blue flowers and variegated foliage splahsed with gold and chartreuse, 24".

2.5" pot             $4

 

 

  

 

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. From left to right:

1. 'Catherine Woodbury' Pale orchid pink, 30"     $4
2. 'Eenie Weenie ' Yellow 2" flowers, 10" tall      $4
3. 'Ruffled Apricot ' Large 7" apricot flowers, 28"    $4
4. 'Big Smile' Yellow petals with peach pink ruffled edges, 7" flowers, 28"      $10

 

Fern - Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytonia )                 

N/PS Tall (3'-4') native fern with a vertical growth habit, sun tolerant with sufficient moisture. Deer resistant.

3.5" pot             $7
Fern – Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis )    

N/PS/Sh Very large native fern, to 4' tall and wide. Likes average to swampy soil (not dry), no full sun. Deer resistant.

3.5" pot            $7
Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus' )           

S/PS Spikes of pink flowers with dark pink veins in summer, 2'-3'. Hardy and long lived but slow growing; vapor emitted by plants can be briefly ignited with a match on hot windless nights. Do not transplant once established..

2.5" pot               $4
Ghost Plant (Artemesia lactiflora 'Guizhou' )        

S/PS Stately plant with black stems, off white astilbe-like flower spikes to 4' and dark foliage with a silvery cast. Dislikes dry soil but needs excellent drainage.

2.5" pot               $5
Coral Bells 'Melting Fire' (Heuchera sp )          

PS Selection of coral bells with bright red spring folaige turning maroon when mature, heavily ruffled edges.

3” plug             $6
Hellebore Brandywine Mix (Helleborus sp )                      

PS/Sh If you haven't tried hellebores try ours at this great price! Great plants for the partial shade garden flowering early spring; yours may be a red, pink apricot or picotee.

3” pot           $9
Hosta 'Gold Standard'                  

PS/Sh Gold-green leaves edged with darker green, best in pt shade. 2' tall, 3' wide.

Bare root               3/$10
Hosta 'Aureomarginata'    

PS/Sh Green leaves with yellow borders, forms a 12"-16" mound.

Bare root             3/$10
Hosta 'Royal Standard'     

PS/Sh Vigorous dark green leaves with fragrant white flowers, 3' wide, 2' tall.

Bare root             3/$10
Iris 'Silverado'     

 S One of the taller varieties of bearded iris, 'Silverado' has icy pale blue/lavender flowers, blooming in May. Plant shallowly, with rhizomes barely covered by soil, full sun only.

3" plug             $7
Mexican Hat, Red Form (Ratibida columnifera)           

N/S Tough as nails native wildflower 2'-3', upright central cone and dropping red petals, long blooming period, reseeds.

2.5" pot             $4
Oriental Poppy 'Royal Wedding' (P. orientale )            

S Huge 8" crepe-papery flowers with black centers on 3' stems in early summer. Dormant in late summer, plant towards the back of the border. Deer resistant.

2.5" pot                $4
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida )                  

N/S/PS Tall native coneflower with long pale pink spidery petals, reaches 3', blooms mid summer. Deer resistant.

2.5" plug            $4
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum )                  

N/S Native wildflower, nodding rosy pink flowers on 18" plants that give way to feathery gray seed heas; planted in masses these look like clouds of smoke.

2.5" plug            $4
Red Switch Grass (Panicum 'Shenandoah' )              

N/S Native ornamental grass, 2'; nice pinkish flowers but grown for its foliage - steely blue green in summer turning bright red in fall. Deer resistant.

2.25" x 5" plug             $5
Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurescens )         

N/S Lovely native rare in cultivation, intense rosy pink flowers, 2'-4' attracts butterflies - great substitute for the invasive roadside milkweed.

2.25" x 5" plug               $5
Missouri Coneflower (Rudbeckia missouriensis )  

N/S Native rudbeckia, yellow blooms with black centers, 2'-3', very long bloom period late June-September

2.5" pot               $4
Vervain (Verbena hastata )                 

N/S Blue vervain is a native of sunny moist meadows, 2'-3', attracts butterflies, spikes of purple flowers. Self sows, average to wet soil.

2.25" x 5" plug            $4
Vine- Climbing Asparagus (A. verticillatus)     

Hardy climbing asparagus reaching 15', small white flowers in late spring and red berries in fall. Seldom seen, easily grown, ferny foliage resembles the indoor asparagus fern..

2.5" plug            $5
Vine - Hops Vine 'Cascade' (Humulus lupulus)   

S Herbaceous perennial vine used for home brewing beer, reaching 8'-20' in a season. 'Cascade' is a popular, disease resistant strain with large flower cones. (Established plants yield 1-2 lbs hops/vine; a 5 gallon batch of beer requires about 2 oz).

Bare root rhizome            $8