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| Fairybells, Yellow Mandarin |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7
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Throughout rich woods from Canada to north Alabama and west to Kentucky and Tennessee, Fairybells forms patches of delicately branched, zig-zagging, 30" tall stems with spreading foliage. Yellow/green, nodding, flaring/bell shaped flowers are single or paired at the ends of the stems from early to late spring. Flowering is often followed by a good display of bright red berries in the fall.
Fairybells can make a nice textural addition to your shade garden. Its fine,complex pattern would look good with broad leaved wildflowers.; Cat# 1499
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Photo courtesy of Tom Barnes
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| False Solomon's Seal |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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When not in flower, False Solomon's Seal is easily confused with Solomon's Seal with its arching 2 to 3 foot stems, alternate, long-pointed leaves, and slow creeping method of getting around. But then the differences: False Solomon's Seal has pleated leaves, Solomon's Seal not. False Solomon's Seal has red berries, Solomon's Seal blue. False Solomon's Seal has many starry, fragrant, late spring flowers borne in dense terminal clusters, Solomon's Seal has bell-shaped flowers along the stem undersides. The two species may grow side by side throughout eastern North America in rich woods but False Solomon's Seal distinctly prefers acidic conditions. In a garden situation, when used in masses, False Solomon's Seal can really shine. Given shade and moisture, it will be stunning with ferns, Asarum, Sweet Woodruff, and Sweet Azalea. Cat# 1317
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| Farkleberry |
Zones: 7, 8, 9
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Farkleberry is an erect shrub or small tree common throughout the southeast in dry, acidic, rocky woods. It has dark green, lustrous leaves which turn a fiery red holding on late in the season before falling off, then revealing attractive exfoliating bark. Small white spring flowers make way for clusters of black, inedible berries which persist into the winter. Farkleberry is a good choice for dry, acidic, rocky woods. It responds well to pruning so you can have a short spreading shrub, a tall upright shrub, or a small tree. Try a wood's edge planting featuring Farkleberry, Alumroot, and Eared Coreopsis. Cat# 1319
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| Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' |
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| Feather Reed Grass |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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The Perennial Plant Association's pick of the year for 2001, 'Karl Foerster', is a very upright clump forming grass that is easy to grow in full sun and average soil. Growing 4 to 5 feet tall, it is a cool season grass so it greens up in early spring and by mid-summer, has whitish flower heads that mature to warm gold later on. Use this one where you want a strong vertical shape as a backdrop or an accent. 'Karl Foerster' may bend and sway in wind and rain but will always find its way back upright. Cat# 1255
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
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| Fire Pink |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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In late spring and early summer, the brilliant red-orange flowers of Fire Pink are eye-catching on dry, partly sunny road banks. In the wild, the plants rarely are full or many-flowered. However, when happy in cultivation, this short-lived perennial forms full 1- to 2-foot clumps with dozens of 1-inch flowers. Give it light shade, and average well-drained soil in a perennial garden, rock garden, or natural setting. Good companions are Green-and-Gold, Eared Coreopsis, Dwarf Crested Iris, Sundrops, Beard-tongue, Lyre-leaved Sage, Alumroot, and Cumberland Rosemary. Cat# 1200
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| Achillea x 'Fireland' |
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| Fireland Yarrow |
Zones: 3, 4, 8, 6, 5, 7, 9
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A hybrid between the drought buster, A. taygeta and our native A. millefolium, 'Fireland' has red/orange flowers on sturdy 3' stems from early to mid-summer. It would look great with butterfly weed, coreopsis 'Creme Brulee', and Russian sage. Cat# 1587
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| Firewitch Clove Pink |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Old timey Clove Pinks love sun and good drainage. They are perfect for a rock garden or a sunny bank. The silvery green foliage forms low, spreading, evergreen mats and their Carnation-like flowers are strongly and sweetly scented. 'Firewitch' has 1 inch brilliiant raspberry red flowers which cover 6 inch mounds of silvery needle-shaped leaves in late spring, early summer, and then sporadically throughout the summer. If you want tons of color and fragrance, this one is for you. This is the Perennial Plant Association's Plant of the Year for 2006. Cat# 1260
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| Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' |
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| Fireworks Goldenrod |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Here is a compact, shorter version of the Rough-stemmed Goldenrod. It is perfectly named for its flowering stems which look like golden streamers of fireworks. Our favorite goldenrod, it is a knockout with Great Blue Lobelia, pink Boltonia, and Gateway Joe Pye Weed. Cat# 1206
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| Flameleaf Sumac, Shining Sumac |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Flameleaf or Shining Sumac occurs in every state from the Rocky Mountains east along roads, woods edges, and fields. It is a pioneer species invading open or disturbed areas before other woody plants come in. And in the fall, its foliage color is beyond compare - flaming scarlet, orange, and sometimes burgundy. This semi-woody shrub forms open colonies via root suckering that are 7 to 15 feet tall and 10 to 20 feet wide, tallest in the center, gradually shorter at the edges. The leaves are 18 inches long or so, with opposite leaflets, shiny green in the summer, then blazing scarlet in fall, before dropping off for the winter. Female plants have 12-inch clusters of mid-summer greenish flowers that bear showy, fuzzy maroon fruits in the fall that wildlife adores. Male plants have dark maroon flower clusters. This plant is very coarse in texture and it can grow quite quickly, but in the right place, it can be absolutely stunning. It can be pruned to be a tree or its root suckers can be regularly mowed off. It can be used to stabilize a bank and for erosion control. But when massed, and planted where you can take advantage of back lighting and combined with Plumegrass and late asters, the result is hard to beat. All it needs is full sun and dryish soil. Cat# 1454
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| Florida Anise-Tree |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Here's an evergreen shrub native to moist shady ravines from Florida to Louisiana. Grow it in good soil either moist or dry and in sun or shade, where it will be moderately branched and upright growing to 9 or 10 feet. The medium green leaves are elliptic, 4 to 6 inches long, and fragrant when crushed. Late spring flowers have many narrow burgundy pink, strap-shaped petals forming a broad wavy star. For southern gardeners, Illicium is a nice alternative to our more common evergreen shrubs. Cat# 1121
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| Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia |
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| Foamflower , Creeping |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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This Foamflower is stoloniferous-it spreads quickly by means of slender runners which sprout up new plantlets. Also, the flower stalks are a little shorter, and flowering starts a little later in the spring and continues well into June here in Tennessee. Overall, it is more delicate looking than Clumping Foamflower, and it is a good naturalizer over and around rocks in the shade. Perfect with Blue Phlox and Celandine Poppy. Cat# 1215
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Pink Skyrocket' |
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| Foamflower , Pink Skyrocket |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Pink Skyrocket is a lovely soft pink flowering foamflower introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries. Plants form 1' wide clumps of shiny, deeply dissected leaves with a center splotch. In mid-late spring, they are covered with 1' tall spikes of pink budded, white flowering brushes. Pink Skyrocket forms neat clumps and would be suitable along a path or in the front of a shady garden with good soil. Great companions include Celandine Poppy, ferns, and Blue Phlox. Cat# 1557
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Sugar and Spice' |
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| Foamflower , Sugar and Spice |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Sugar and Spice is one of the best foamflower introductions from Terra Nova Nurseries. Plants form 1' wide clumps of shiny, deeply dissected leaves with a center splotch. In mid-late spring, they are covered with 1' tall spikes of very pale pink budded, white flowering brushes. Sugar and Spice forms slowly expanding to trailing clumps and would be suitable along a path or in the front of a shady garden with good soil. It differs from Pink Skyrocket by having whiter flowers and by spreading faster. Great companions include Celandine Poppy, ferns, and Blue Phlox. Cat# 1558
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Elizabeth Oliver' |
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| Foamflower, 'Elizabeth Oliver ' |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Elizabeth Oliver', a Primrose Path introduction, has deeply lobed leaves with heavy burgundy markings and light pink flowers. It is slowly spreading by runners forming open patches. This is the parent of many later Foamflower selections. Cat# 1456
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| Tiarella 'Jeepers Creepers' |
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| Foamflower, 'Jeepers Creepers' |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Jeepers Creepers' is a creeper with large deeply cut leaves (like a Japanese Maple) with striking dark purple coloration. Flowers are very large for a creeper. It differs from 'Running Tapestry' in being all together larger, a slower spreader, and leaves are more deeply cut. This is a knock-out with Blue Phlox and Celandine Poppy. Terra Nova Nursery gets the credit for this introduction. Cat# 1286
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Mixed Bag' |
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| Foamflower, 'Mixed Bag' |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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One of the neat things about Foamflowers is that if you have 2 or more different forms, they are likely to hybridize and the resulting seedlings may show all kinds of interesting variations. Over the years, we have observed and selected many with unique leaf shapes and coloration-too many to name but too pretty to keep to ourselves. So 'Mixed Bag' Foamflowers are ones we think are especially different and interesting. Leaf shapes range from being nearly circular to nearly spider-like, some with extra leaf coloration, some without. Let us pick a unique one for you. Cat# 1217
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| Foamflower, 'Neon Lights' |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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In spring, the huge leaves of clumping-slowly-creeping 'Neon Lights' are mostly dark, dark purple with near neon green edges. They are very deeply cut with round lobes. Let it share space with Asarum and Painted Ferns. Cat# 1287
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Pink Brushes' |
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| Foamflower, 'Pink Brushes' |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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This is another Primrose Path introduction selected for its new good flower color, extended bloom time, and vigor. Individual flowers, densely born on 18-inch stalks, are a beautiful light pink fading to white over time. Flowering persists from mid-spring on into early summer. Deeply lobed, 4-inch leaves are attractively quilted and marked with a seasonally variable dark central blotch over shiny green. 'Pink Brushes' is a very vigorous selection and plants should make a dense clump in a short time. While most Foamflowers prefer shade and good, moisture retentive soil, this one seems to tolerate dry shade once established. 'Pink Brushes' will form 10 inch by 12 inch evergreen clumps. Would be pretty in front of any of the ferns. Cat# 1457
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Appalachian Trail' |
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| Foamflower, Appalachian Trail |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This new foamflower is a rapidly trailing, but non-aggressive groundcover. Small heart-shaped leaves are marked with deep burgundy venation that contrasts effectively with the 9" tall stalks of white flowers in spring. As the leaves age, they become bright green. Use this easy spreader as a ground cover for shade and good soil. Or let it cascade over rocks or use it in containers. The leaf mottling would look nice with the black stems of maidenhair ferns. Cat# 1582
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| Tiarella cordifolia var. collina |
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| Foamflower, Clumping |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Foamflower forms compact bright green clumps that get about 6 inches tall and 1 foot wide. Spikes of fuzzy white flowers rise an additional 6 inches from mid to late spring. The flowering clumps are very showy and sweetly fragrant. Clumping Foamflower is very well-behaved and might be a good choice for a shady place needing tidy, neat clumps. Cat# 1214
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| Tiarella cordifolia 'Running Tapestry' |
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| Foamflower, Creeping, 'Running Tapestry' |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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If you want a vigorously creeping foamflower, this one is for you. But aside from its ability to creep over and around just about anything in good soil in the shade, this one has rich deep purple/black coloring that radiates out from the leaf centers. The 2-inch leaves are slightly puckered, bright green, and weakly evergreen. The dark vein coloring and the plant's vigor combine to create a very beautiful picture. Flowering is typical for foamflower - 9-inch spikes of puffy white flowers from mid to late spring. Let this one cascade over rocks or ramble in and out of other flowers. Cat# 1537
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| Fothergilla gardenii 'Blue Mist' |
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| Fothergilla, Blue Mist |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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A selection of Fothergilla gardenii, 'Blue Mist' has glaucous blue foliage, grows a bit shorter, and has a more wispy aspect. While the fall coloring is not spectacular, the cool bluish summer leaves are very appealing. Cat# 1095
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| Fothergilla, Witch-Alder |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Fothergilla is an attractive deciduous shrub with leaves and aspect resembling Witchazel. Flowers are borne in spring on slightly zigzag stems before the leaves emerge. They are puffy, creamy-white, and resemble 2-inch-long bottle brushes. They are also strongly scented like honey. Fall foliage color is outstanding-yellow, orange, scarlet, and purple. The plant grows best in mostly sunny spots with good drainage, acid soil, and even moisture. Our form has an open, upright habit and grows to around four feet in full sun. Fothergilla is our favorite shrub. We use it in foundation plantings, at the woods' edge, and massed for a brilliant display. Its open growth makes it very suitable for underplanting with low wildflowers. More than one of our landscapes has featured an entrance planting of Fothergilla, Green-and-Gold, and spring bulbs-simple, beautiful, effective. Fothergilla is uncommon and choice. Cat# 1093
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| Fragrant Sumac |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Sumacs are rapidly becoming "the" plants to have for durability, toughness, great fall color and the ability to stabilize soil over large areas. Growing wild in much of the eastern United States in rocky, open woodlands, Fragrant Sumac is a must have deciduous plant for that kind of difficult spot. We first saw it growing in gravely, lousy soil with Little Bluestem, Tennessee Coneflower, and Silkgrass where it formed open 6 foot rounded shrubs - kind of straggly but very tough and durable. Forms vary from low, spreading, and suckering, to taller and upright which is what we have. The bright green leaves look like rounded poison ivy leaves but are non-allergenic and turn bright red, yellow-orange and purple infall. Modest yellow flowers appear in spring followed by small dark red fruits (on female plants) in fall. It is the stems that are pungently fragrant. Use Fragrant Sumac in sun or light shade in dryish soil and surround it with other Drought Busters where it can become the backbone of a very low maintenance garden. This has become one of our most favorite shrubs. Cat# 1184
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| Franklinia |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Franklinia is a handsome, well-shaped, single or multi-stemmed small tree with smooth gray bark and spreading open branches. It has 5 inch, oblong leaves that turn fiery red and orange inthe fall. Furthermore, in July and August, it has fragrant, 3 inch, 5 petaled, white, somewhat ruffled and cupped flowers with tufts of yellow stamens. This 10 to 25 foot tall tree is definitly a specimen kind of plant that deserves the most prominent planting place. The camelia-like flowers are stunning enough to stop traffic but the tree shape with its candelabra type branching and the great fall color are also outstanding. And if that's not enought to make you want one, then read about its interesting history; In 1770, John Bartram first discovered the tree growing along the Altamaha River in Georgia. He collected a few specimens for his garden and also gave some to his friend Ben Franklin for whom he later named the plant. And that was the last (and only) time the plant was seen in the wild. It is thought that a disease that killed cotton plants also wiped out the wild Franklinias. So all existing plants now are descendants of the original collection. Well, how do you grow it? This is one plant where proper siting and soil conditions are mandatory. Franklinia prefers full sun to light shade and moist, acidic, well drainied soil with a fairly high organic content. Given these conditions, it is a rapid grower and should reward you with year round beauty. Cat# 1263
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| Fringe Tree, Old Man's Beard |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Here is a beautiful, small tree that deserves a prominent spot. It grows 10 to 20 feet tall and as wide, and has an open, spreading form with one or several light gray trunks. But in mid to late spring just as new bright green leaves are emerging, Fringe Trees erupt into bloom. Individual flowers of inch long, thin, wavy, white petals form clouds of blooms along the stems, almost ethereal and sweetly fragrant. Flowering persists for several weeks. Summer leaves are oblong -pointed, 6 inches long or so, and have medium to coarse texture. Fall color is yellow to brown. Individual Fringe Trees are either male or female. Males may have slightly showier flowers, and females, when pollinated by a male, have clusters of blue berries in late summer. We don't know yet, what sex ours are.
Fringe Tree grows wild in various habitats in the southeast - moist woods, dry rocky slopes, and sandy stream banks, but usually on basic soils. To best grow this absolutely beautiful small tree, give it sun or part shade and moist, fertile soil. You could frame a path, dress up your front door, or create a lovely lightly shaded island planting using Fringe Tree as your featured plant. Cat# 1363
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