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| Viola labradorica var. purpurea |
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| Labrador Violet |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Labrador Violet is a diminutive violet native from Greenland through New England. It has medium purple-blue, 3/4 inch flowers suffused with dark purple and a white eye. Flowering time is mostly in spring and then sporadically throughout the summer and fall. This particular variety has heart shaped leaves that have a wonderful soft dark purple cast in spring and fall. The leaf and flower colors contrast nicely. This little evergreen violet makes clumps 4 inches tall and 12 inches wide and spreads rapidly by slender rhizomes making it an excellent filler plant for the front of the border. Give it full sun up north and some shade down south and fairly moisture retentive soil. It would look great with the spring Phloxes, Jacobs Ladder, Bluestar, Bowmans Root, or Lyre-leaved Sage. Cat# 1230
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Lady Fern |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Lady Fern is a common fern in moist woods in North America, Europe, and Asia. Plus there are more than 300 named British forms. The wild type grows 2 to 3 feet tall from erect rhizomes. Its twice cut fronds are a soft green and are very fragile. Lady Fern is easy to grow in good moisture retentive soil in light shade. Use it with abundance with all the spring wildflowers, hostas, and Spicebush. Cat# 1031
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| Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park' |
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| Larinem Park Stonecrop |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This Stonecrop selection was found in Mineral County, West Virginia, and is a bit more compact and floriferous than its parent, Sedum ternatum. Let it form a solid ground cover in light shade over good, well-drained soil. Cat# 1316
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Late Purple Aster |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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The early fall flowers of the Late Purple Aster are loosely clustered and large - 1 1/2 inch or so and a bright violet blue with yellow centers on semi-woody stems 1 to 3 feet tall. This prolific Aster withstands drought and takes full sun or partial shade. The aspect of this Aster is rather delicate. That of the Aromatic Aster is shrubbier and denser, while New England Aster is intermediate. Try Late Purple Aster and Aromatic Aster with Goldenrods, grasses, and Gray Conradina. Cat# 1030
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| Laura Summer Phlox |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Laura' has really stood up well to our sometimes brutally hot and humid summers. Very mildew resistant, she grows to 3 feet and has purple-lavender flowers with white eyes. Cat# 1388
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| Leather Flower |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Rare in moist woods of the southeast, Leather Flower weaves its way through the brush and trees and dangles its summer flowers throughout and up high. But in cultivation, and with proper pruning, WOW.;;This non-aggressive vine has smooth green leaves with 2 to 4 pairs of leaflets, and from the leaf axils of new growth, 1 inch bright pink flowers are formed nearly all summer long. The solitary, bell-shaped flowers are on 6 inch long stalks which reach out to the sun, and are deep pink with yellow on the insides of the flared openings. It is called Leather Flower because the flowers are thickened almost like a thin banana peel. While new flowers are forming, the old ones develop into very ornamental fluffy seed heads which start glistening gold, turning whitish, then maturing into a deep brown.;;This Clematis likes good soil with regular moisture and partial sun - could take full sun in the north and more shade in the south. It wants to grow around 12 to 15 feet per year but flowering occurs on new growth only. So for use on a fence, trellis, or post where you want to see the flowers up close and down low, pruning should be done any time after the plant has gone dormant in the late fall up to early spring. Cut back to two strong sets of buds or nodes on the stem as close to the ground as possible. Blooms should appear within 2 to 3 feet of where you pruned the stem. Or, if you wanted it to twine around a porch railing that was 10 feet above ground level, you could prune the old stems to about 6 or 7 feet above the ground. If you want to grow it up through a tree or shrub, don't prune at all. It may take some time to reach these heights.;;Leather Flower is definitely a candidate for the front porch railing. Given good soil, some light, and moisture, it is a real show stopper.; Cat# 1334
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $20.00 each
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| Helleborus xhybridus 'Pine Knot Select' |
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| Lenten Rose |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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The first perennial to flower in our winter garden, Lenten Rose shows its 3 inch white, mauve, or green (the colors intergrade) flowers from January through April. When winters are not harsh, its evergreen leaves retain their dark green perfection through out the year. A mature clump may be 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide. Lenten Rose needs partial to full shade and rich, moist, cool soil. It is wonderful to naturalize in woods.;;Start your first plants at the top of a slope if you have one so the heavy seeds will tumble downhill, gradually spreading to colonize downwards. Cat# 1264
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| Lily of the Valley |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Who does not know and love the sweet perfume of Lily of the Valley? Lily of the Valley was introduced from Europe some time ago, and has escaped from cultivation throughout the east. In the north, it grows vigorously and makes a very good ground cover in moist shady places. It is much slower growing in the south and can be helped by loosening the soil and adding organic matter. While it may be too aggressive to be planted in a perennial border, it does work very well with shrubs and trees. The fragrant white bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring and at least some should be cut and brought indoors. As a distraction away from its rather ratty late summer foliage, plant some ferns, Hardy Begonias, Wood Asters, and Hearts-a-Bustin with it. Cat# 1258
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Photo courtesy of Garys Perennials
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| Little Bluestem |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall, Little Bluestem works easily into your natural prairie planting or grouped with other perennials. It also has wonderful green, blue, and later red coloring. Fall seed stalks are fluffy white and delicate-perfect for backlighting. This one can take drier conditions. Cat# 1196
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| Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns' |
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| Little Lanterns Columbine, dwarf red |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Little Lanterns' is a great selection of wild Columbine which grows less than 1 foot tall. It has the same lovely green/blue glaucous leaves and deep red and yellow flowers. Give it sun or shade and very well drained, lean soil. Due to it's shorter stature, 'Little Lanterns' might be better suited for the right next to the path or wall, or the middle of the rock garden. Collect its seeds and sow them where you want more or let it naturalize at will. Cat# 1326
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Photo courtesy of Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH
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| Log Fern |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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The Log Fern is a rare fern scattered from Georgia to Arkansas and in Michigan. It is a fertile tetraploid hybrid between the southern Dryopteris ludoviciana (Southern Shield Fern) and the northern D. goldiana (Goldies Wood Fern). It has firm textured, oblong, almost twice cut fronds to 4 feet tall and 8 inches wide. This would be the tallest of our Wood Ferns. It forms slowly expanding clumps that are evergreen in the south. It wants shade and good moist soil. Cat# 1081
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| Lowbush Blueberry |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Yummy, yummy 1/2 inch blueberries in mid-summer on low spreading shrubs, then excellent crimson leaves in fall. Seems to like dry, acidic soil in full sun. We've got ours planted along the front walkway with Alumroot and Birdsfoot Violet, but closer to the kitchen would be better. This plant's only fault other than being slow growing, is that deer like it. A bowl full of the berries definitely deserves any defense you can think of. Cat# 1290
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| Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne' |
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| Lucerne Blue-eyed Grass |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Formerly known as Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Lucerne is a gorgeous variey of our local Blue-eyed Grass. This one forms rather stiff upright clumps to 12 inches and has quite large (1 1/2"), sky blue flowers with a deeper blue-purple throat and yellow eyes. It is a late spring and early summer bloomer for full sun or light shade and average soil. Clumps can eventually spread to a foot or so around. It might look great with any of the Wild Indigos, Stokesia, Sundrops, or 'Morris Berd' Phlox. Cat# 1426
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Lyre-Leaved Sage |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Lyre-leaved Sage forms a nearly flat rosette of leaves that are dark green to maroon and irregularly lobed or lyre-shaped. From April to June, whorls of small, tubular, lilac flowers appear on stalks 1 foot tall. The real virtue of this species is in its use as a native ground cover for sunny or shady sites with lousy soil. Try the plant instead of Ajuga for a unique perennial ground cover. Withstands light foot traffic. Cat# 1192
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