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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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Available: Currently
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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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Available: 2009 or later
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| $12.00 each
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| American Cranberry |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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This is the commercial cranberry that also grows wild in sunny sphagnum bogs from Canada to North Carolina. Although rare in the wild, and grown carefully for commercial production, the American Cranberry is not difficult to grow. The soil must be highly organic and kept cool and moist. Plants like full to mostly sunny places. But what does it look like? Cranberry plants grow 2 to 6 inches tall and indefinitely wide forming large mats by means of trailing branches that take root intermittently. The evergreen leaves are elliptic and 3/4 inches long, becoming reddish in the winter and with new growth. The flowers are not showy, little pink bells, but we all know what the fruits look like. American Cranberry makes a good, thick ground cover where conditions are right. The texture is low and dense. Cat# 1224
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
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| Deerberry, Squaw Huckleberry |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Another plant common in the soiutheast in dry, rocky, acidic woods, Deerberry is a deciduous shrub which grows 2 to 15 feet tall. Small, showy, white, bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring and are followed by fall berries that range in color from yellow-green to pink-purple to dark blue. Fall leaf color ranges from yellow to pale red and the bark of mature stems is attractively striped. A highly variable species, forms can be short and spreading or narrow and tall. Deerberry is a good choice for a shady, dry, acidic place. Cat# 1320
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| $12.00 each
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| Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' |
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| Homestead Purple Verbena |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Verbena canadensis is common in the southeastern piedmont and coastal plain areas in dry sunny places. Hardier than the species, 'Homestead Purple' is covered with bright purple flowers produced on short spikes all summer long. It grows about 1 foot tall and several feet in diameter. The many branched stems lie along the ground and root as they go. This tough plant is great for dry, sunny, rough places where others fail. It needs good drainage and responds well to occasional shearing. Try it tumbling over a wall or bank, where it can spill onto a sidewalk, as a low border, or massed in beds. It has rapidly become a low maintenance, favorite bedding plant substitute here in the southeast that is virtually deerproof and is a butterfly magnet. Further north, it may need some winter protection. Cat# 1240
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| Vernonia gigantea (altissima) |
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| Ironweed |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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For a tall perennial with rich reddish-purple flowers, Ironweed cannot be beat. Ironweed is a common wildflower of moist fields and roadsides and its beauty may therefore be taken for granted. Flower clusters from July to frost attain spreads of over 12 inches. Maturing from the inside out, flowers start out deep, dark, reddish-purple and become light purple with contrasting white anthers looking like bits of snow on the flowers. Its flowers are excellent as fresh cut flowers. Because of its height (4 to 7 feet), it would be best at the rear of the garden or in natural areas. Ironweed is very attractive growing with Goldenrod, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Ageratum, Seashore Mallow, and Sunflowers. It needs full sun or partial shade and moisture. Cat# 1226
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| Culver's Root |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Native to moist places in the southeastern mountains, Culver's Root has late summer, 5 foot tall spikes of white-tinged-pink flowers that tower above gradually spreading clumps of lance shaped leaves. In sun or part shade and average to moist soil, Culver's Root is effective as a background plant or as an accent planting. Try it with New England Aster, Pink Boltonia, and Turtlehead. Cat# 1227
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| Veronicastrum virginicum 'Temptation' |
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| Culvers Root, Blue |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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This is a selection of Culver's Root that has early summer, light bluish-purple flowers on 4' stalks. The whorled leaves and 15" long flower spikes give it an elegant architectural quality. Grow it in full sun or light shade and average to moist soil towards the back of the perennial border or maybe clumped around a pond. Cat# 1475
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| Mapleleaf Viburnum |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Mapleleaf Viburnum is wide-ranging in eastern North America from Quebec and New Brunswick down to Florida as an understory shrub in acidic woods. Its form is an open, sometimes stoloniferous shrub growing to about 6 feet. Pie-shaped clusters of creamy white flowers appear in spring and are followed by showy blue berries in early fall. The leaves are shaped just like those of red maple and their fall color is equally as beautiful turning pastel pink and rose and salmon, sometimes almost luminescent. The ability of Mapleleaf Viburnum to grow in dry or moist shade and to provide outstanding fall color makes this a truly valuable plant for the shady landscape. Use it in the woods or at the wood's edge where it will blend in unobtrusively until fall when you will suddenly notice its beautiful soft glow. Cat# 1399
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $12.00 each
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| Arrowwood Viburnum |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Here is a fast growing, tallish, (6 to 15 foot tall by an equal spread), multistemmed, deciduous shrub for sun or half shade and average soil that can be used as a screen, barrier, or backdrop while also providing food for birds which love its blue-black berries in the fall. The rich dark green ovate leaves may turn yellow, red, or purple in the fall while the spring flowers are typically Viburnum - 2 to 4 inch pie plate shaped clusters of creamy white and non-fragrant. This plant is native throughout most of the eastern United States and will grow just about anywhere except very wet or very dry. Cat# 1228
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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| Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur' |
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| Winterthur Viburnum |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Winterthur' is an improved selection from Winterthur Gardens in Delaware, of the Smooth Witherod which grows naturally in moist places throughout the southeast. Growing 5 to 7 feet high and wide with dense, compact branching, 'Winterthur' has 3 to 4 inch long, waxy, lustrous deep green leaves that turn a gorgeous reddish purple in fall before falling off. The creamy white pie-shaped flower clusters appear in mid-summer and are followed by white berries that change to deep purple black in fall. Grow it in full sun to light shade and average to moist soil. Would make an excellent screen or backdrop. Cat# 1291
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Available: Currently
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| American Cranberry Bush |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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American Cranberry Bush grows 8 to 12 feet tall and as wide. In late spring, it has flat-topped clusters of white flowers (not fragrant), followed by clusters of bright red berries in early fall through winter. Although they hold well and can be used for jellies and preserves, they are also enjoyed by birds. Plants can be so heavily laden with berries that the branches may droop almost to the ground. Fall foliage varies from green to yellow, red, and purple. This is a very handsome shrub for sun or light shade in good, well-drained, but moist soil. American Cranberry Bush is an under-used native shrub. Try it for screening, an informal hedge, or maybe along the border of your property. It's choice. Cat# 1229
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Available: 2009 or later
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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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| Birdsfoot Violet |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Birdsfoot Violet is a little gem for the rock garden or other prominent spot with excellent drainage and full sun or light shade. It can be grown successfully in sand or pea gravel with a little compost. The flowers of this desirable species are 1 to 2 inches wide and shaped like fully opened violet flowers. The two upper petals are violet or lavender and the three lower ones are slightly paler. From March to May, a happy plant may display two dozen or more open flowers at once when the entire plant is no more than 6 to 8 inches around and tall! The leaves (evergreen here) are very dissected or finely cut resembling bird's feet with many toes. Other plants to grow with Birdsfoot Violet are Fire Pink, Alumroot, Beardtongue, Arkansas Bluestar, and Cumberland Rosemary. Cat# 1231
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Available: 2009 or later
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| Viola pedata 'Eco Artist Palette' |
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| Eco Artist Palette Birdsfoot Violet |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Once again, Don Jacobs of Eco Gardens in Georgia spotted a winner and what a cool little violet this one is! The 2 upper petals are deep violet blue; the lower three are white or the palest blue; and the eye is bright orange! A real knock-out. It wants full sun or light shade and excellent drainage, and a spot in front of the rock garden or between paving stones or in a tufa trough. Flowering occurs for us mostly in late spring but sporadically all summer and into fall. Cat# 1428
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Available: Currently
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