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| Dolls Eyes, White Baneberry |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Common throughout the eastern US in rich soil on north facing wooded slopes and ravines, Doll's Eyes is best known when it is in fruit displaying its white berries with dark spots resembling old porcelain doll's eyes. Plants grow about 2 feet tall and a little wider forming clumps of astilbe-like leaves. In late spring, small, puffy, fragrant, white flowers appear on stalks well above the foliage. These are later followed by the white berries, which incidentally, are very poisonous. Grow Doll's Eyes in good, organic, well drained soil in full to part shade. They will disappear and go dormant by early fall, sometimes earlier if it's been very hot. Ferns, Blue Sedge, Poppies, and Goldenseal would make good partners. Cat# 1432 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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| Baneberry, Red |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Native to rich woods across Canada and the northern half of the United States, Red Baneberry is the red-fruited counterpart of Doll's Eyes, Actaea pachypoda. Plants are long lived and trouble free, forming 2 foot clumps of twice or thrice cut leaves like very coarse fern leaves. One half inch, puffy, creamy white spring flowers mature into clusters of bright red, poisonous, bitter berries, unlikely to be eaten by birds or humans, which persist into late summer. For deep to partial shade and good soil, companion plants might include Blue Sedge, gingers, and Purple Alumroot. Cat# 1131 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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| Bottlebrush Buckeye |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Though rarely found in the wild, Bottlebrush Buckeye is a large suckering shrub native to moist woodlands of the southeastern coastal plain. In cultivation, given average to moist soil and full sun to part shade, Bottlebrush Buckeye forms a handsome dense suckering shrub colony 10 feet by 10 feet. Typical buckeye leaves are topped in early to mid summer with masses of creamy white flower spikes, each one10 inches long and 4 inches wide. The flower display is outstanding and fall color is often a good yellow. Give this shrub plenty of room as a specimen planting or locate it at a moist wood's edge. When grown in more shade, its aspect will be more open and wispy, and flowering will be quite subtle, but still the effect is beautiful. Cat# 1005 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $15.00 each
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| Dwarf Red Buckeye |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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The Dwarf Red Buckeye is a clump forming, deciduous shrub or small tree growing in a rounded form 10 to 20 feet tall and wide. It is easily spotted in moist forests and low open areas in April and May when its brilliant scarlet 6 inch by 9 inch flower clusters shine like beacons. The foliage which has five parted leaflets is a rich green in the summer. Leaves fall early in the fall with no notable color. Although this species normally occurs in light shade, it can be a stunning specimen plant in a sunny location with good soil moisture. Cat# 1004 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical PlantFinder
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $12.00 each
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| Blue Star, Threadleaf |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Threadleaf Blue Star has very narrow needle-like leaves 3 to 4 inches long and only a matchstick in width giving a fine and brushy look. The plants grow 3 to 4 feet tall, the flowers are a medium dark steel blue in late spring. It prefers a dryish site. Fall color is a good deep gold before the plants die back for the winter. Blue Stars are very attractive and dependable plants. Plus, they are deerproof. Cat# 1006 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $5.00 each
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| Blue Star, Dwarf |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Dwarf Blue Star is a beautiful plant for spring flowers, summer foliage, and fall color. Its dense terminal clusters of pale, steel blue, star-shaped flowers appear in late spring and resemble very fine garden phlox heads. Grown in full sun, Dwarf Blue Star forms a full clump to 2 feet in height but when grown in the shade, plants are taller and less dense. Summer foliage is willowy and medium green, and fall color is a good rich gold. Give this perennial average to good soil. It is long-lived, trouble-free, and should be used more often. Good companions include Columbine, Alumroot, Beardtongue, Firepink, Green and Gold, Wood Asters, Indigos, and Glade Savory. Cat# 1008 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $5.00 each
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| Stiff Blue Star |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Stiff Blue Star is a rare plant in moist open woods of the lower south. It grows to about 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide and has closely spaced lance shaped leaves giving a compact appearance. Late spring, soft blue-gray flowers, average to moist soil, and more sun than shade. Easy, simple. Cat# 1400 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
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| Blue Star, Dogbane, Willow Amsonia |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Blue Star is a beautiful plant for spring flowers, summer foliage, and fall color. Its dense terminal clusters of pale, steel blue, star-shaped flowers appear in late spring and resemble very fine garden phlox heads. Grown in sun, Blue Star forms a full clump 3 or more feet in height but when grown in the shade, plants are taller and less dense. Summer foliage is willowy and medium green, and fall color is a good rich gold. Give this perennial average to good soil. Blue Star is effective as a background plant. It is long-lived, trouble-free, and should be used more often. Good companions for part shade are Columbine, Beard-tongue, and Alumroot. Cat# 1007 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $5.00 each
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| Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Blue Ice' |
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| Blue Star, Blue Ice |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Blue Ice' is a shorter and more compact form of Blue Star. Growing just 12 to 15 inches tall, it has darker blue buds and flowers which start later and last longer. It has a dense growth form and very nice yellow fall color. And like the others, it does best in full sun or light shade and average soil. Long lived, easy, and pretty, this one would be the perfect choice where short and bushy is what you need. Cat# 1325 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
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| Thimbleweed |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Throughout the eastern United States, in open woods and meadows with good soil, Thimbleweed forms colonies whose size seems determined by available soil moisture and richness. Good soil means large colonies - drier means smaller. Individual clumps of deeply cut leaved plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall. One inch, white-with-green-centered, buttercup like flowers on 10 to 12 inch stalks, flutter above the leaves in early to mid summer. The effect is cheerful and light. Tan fruits, which look like thimbles follow in late summer. Grow Thimbleweed along a wood's edge or in light shade. It is a rapid spreader in good and moist soil, but will be much slower to spread in drier sites. Cat# 1213 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $5.00 each
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| Arisaema sikokianum |
 New this Year!
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| Japanese Cobra Lily |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Japanese Cobra Lily is a very elegant cousin of our Jack in the Pulpit. The flower is composed of a pure white spadix or Jack that looks like a big puffy marshmellow surrounded by a pitcher that is glowing white inside and dark purple/black on the outside with a dark striped hood. Single flower stalks come up in mid-spring with a pair of 5-lobed glossy green leaves reaching about 12 to 20 inches tall. Unlike many other Arisaemas, the foliage stays up all summer. If you are lucky and the flowers were pollinated (you need at least 2 plants), you may see bright red berried fruits in late summer.;;Japanese Cobra Lily wants partial to full shade and moderate to moist soil during the growing season. Excessive winter moisture is death to these plants.;;It is truly a gem for the shaded garden. These plants may come potted or bare root depending on their stage of growth but they are of blooming age. They are shipped only when NOT actively growing. Generally this means no shipping between April first and August. Cat# 1496 -more info-
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| Jack-In-The-Pulpit |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a popular perennial wildflower that arises from a bulb-like structure called a corm. Plants have one or two compound leaves with 3 leaflets and grow 18 to (rarely) 30 inches tall. The flowers consist of a green and purple striped spathe (the pulpit) surrounding and arching over a whitish spadix (Jack). It takes 3 years or more for plants to flower from seed. Early summer flowers may be followed by clusters of bright red berries in the fall. Grow this in a rich, moist, shady spot. Plants die back down to the ground right after flowering unless they make berries but should emerge again in mid spring. Cat# 1015 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Tom Barnes
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5 year old plants
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| Arisaema urashima |
New this Year!
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| Cobra Lily |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Cobra Lily is a very cool, exotic looking cousin of our Jack in the Pulpit. From a large horseshoe shaped leaf with 11 to 17 leaflets, a single flower (Jack) emerges on a glaucous, dusty, blue/purple stem. The outside of the Jack is light beige with purple and brown spots while the inside is dark purple/brown. Jack himself, the spadix, is dark purple and ends up with a long snaky, whip-llike tail sometimes reaching 18" in length. Very exotic looking! The hood or spathe is also dark purple/brown. Successful pollination (requires at least 2 plants) may result in bright red fruits in late summer. Otherwise, Cobra Lily will go completely dormant by mid-summer. ;;Give this one shade and average to good soil but NO excessive winter moisture which will cause it to rot away in a second. It is very common in the trade in Japan because it is easy to grow and because of its very attractive leaves.;;These plants may come potted or bare root depending on their stage of growth but they are of blooming age. They are shipped only when NOT actively growing. Generally this means no shipping between April first and August. Cat# 1497 -more info-
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| Chokeberry |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Chokeberry, a member of the Rose family, is a lovely and useful small tree or suckering shrub for wet or dry places in sun or light shade. In late spring, it has fragrant, 1/2 inch white flowers resembling wild roses. Summer foliage is a lustrous dark green and is followed by spectacular fall color ranging from fluorescent crimson to deep reddish purple. The colorful leaves hold on well into the winter. But Chokeberry is also endowed with bright red berries that may be so plentiful as to weight down the branches. These, too, are long-lasting and persist through the winter as they are apparently distasteful to birds. Chokeberry is a very easy to grow shrub/tree with 3-plus seasons of interest. It looks especially outstanding when massed. Cat# 1017 -more info-
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Available: Sept 2008
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| $10.00 each
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| Butterfly Weed |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Butterfly Weed has striking brilliant orange flowers which color our fields in early to mid summer. The flower clusters may be up to 11/2 feet wide, and established plants may form clumps 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall. This perennial does best in full sun and a dry, well-drained location. It would make a good accent plant in a dry spot in the perennial border, natural area, or meadow. Butterfly Weed with its long tap root resents being moved and it is late to break dormancy; so give it a permanent spot and be patient in the spring. Butterfly Weed flowers are excellent as fresh cut flowers. And of course, they are magnets for butterflies. Cat# 1019 -more info-
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| Asclepias tuberosus 'Hello Yellow' |
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| Butterfly Weed, Hello Yellow |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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If you do not love the color orange (dare I suggest that in the midst of University of Tennessee Volunteers country?), then maybe the yellow Butterfly Weed, 'Hello Yellow', would appeal to you. Its flower colors range from lemony yellow to tangerine/yellow. Since these plants are seed grown, we don't know until they flower just exactly which shade of yellow they'll be. In all other respects, 'Hello Yellow' is just like orange Butterfly Weed - great for a sunny, dry, well drained spot. Cat# 1327 -more info-
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| Baptisia alba (pendula, leucantha) |
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| White Wild Indigo |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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As a summertime hedge or a group of plants toward the rear of the garden, White Wild Indigo is sure to be a show stopper. Spikes of rich white pea-like flowers rise above bluish-green foliage in early summer. The upper parts of the spikes and the bracts holding the flowers are charcoal gray, so the color combination is beautiful. This perennial needs full sun and average moisture conditions. It resents being disturbed so plant it where it can remain for years. Try using the flowers as fresh cut flowers for something really unusual. Cat# 1033 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $5.00 each
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| Blue Wild Indigo |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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A very showy plant of open woods and streamsides, Blue Wild Indigo is a good one for the sunny perennial border or wood's edge where soils are not very acidic. Four- to fifteen-inch long spikes of deep blue-purple pea-shaped flowers appear in late spring followed by attractive pods. Plants grow in bushy, branched clumps 2 to 5 feet tall and have clover-shaped leaves. This is an easy, low maintenance species especially attractive with Amsonia, Coreopsis, Penstemon, Coneflowers, grasses, and Peonies. Cat# 1034 -more info-
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| Baptisia australis 'minor' |
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| Blue Wild Indigo, Dwarf |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Dwarf Blue Indigo is like its taller counterpart in every way except that it grows generally stays under 3 feet tall. Maybe a little better for the smaller garden. Cat# 1324 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
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| Yellow Baptisia |
Zones: 6, 7, 8
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Growing just under 3 feet tall and wide, Yellow Baptisia forms neat tight mounded clumps with short terminal spikes of bright, bright, strong, clear yellow, pea-shaped flowers in early summer. These are followed by decorative rounded pea pods. the leaves are shaped like clover. It likes full sun and average to dry soil. Cat# 1253 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| $10.00 each
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| Blackberry Lily |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Originally from China, Blackberry Lily has naturalized here and makes a showy addition to our flower gardens. Flowers are star-shaped, orange with red spots, 2 to 3 inches wide, and are borne on loosely arranged 2 to 3 foot candelabras in summer. Flowers are followed by showy seed pods that split open when ripe revealing clusters of shiny black seeds resembling blackberries. Foliage looks like that of Iris. Give Blackberry Lily well-drained, average soil and full sun. Butterfly Weed, Stokes' Aster, Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Sundrops, and Fire Pinks are excellent companions. Cat# 1037 -more info-
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| Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty' |
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| Cross Vine |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Cross Vine is a woody vine growing to 50 feet or so with compound, semi-evergreen leaves and very showy summer flowers. It is common throughout the east. It winds its way up trees and telephone poles, and over rocks, and holds on by twining and by tendrils that can dig into tree bark. The wild type has red and yellow flowers, but 'Tangerine Beauty' has clusters of 2 inch, tubular, flaring, bright orange ones. Flowering occurs along the stems on older growth so any pruning should be done right after flowering. Grow Cross Vine in sun or part shade and average soil and give it a reasonably strong support. Hummingbirds will love you. Cat# 1335 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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| Bignonia capreolata var. atrosanguinea |
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| Red Cross Vine |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Cross Vine is a woody vine that grows to 50 feet or so with compound, semi-evergreen leaves and very showy summer flowers. It is common throughout the east. It winds its way up trees and telephone poles, and over rocks, and holds on by twining and by tendrils that can dig into tree bark. The typical wild type has clusters of 2 inch, red, tubular flowers with widely flaring lobes or lips that are yellow inside. They are very showy and fragrant and hummingbirds love them. This form has entirely reddish maroon flowers - no yellow. Leaves turn reddish purple in the fall. In the south, they are evergreen, otherwise they will loose some leaves when it gets very cold. Grow in full sun and average to moist soil. Plants do not generally get overbearing so a super strength support is not necessary. Flowering is on old wood, thus any pruning is best done shortly after flowering. Cat# 1436 -more info-
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $10.00 each
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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 -more info-
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| Callicarpa americana |
New this Year!
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| American Beautyberry |
Zones: 7, 8, 9
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Naturally occurring in moist woodlands throughout the southeast, Beautyberry is a large, open shrub with a habit similar to Forsythia. But in early fall the non-showy white flowers have matured into eye-popping clusters of brilliant lavendar purple fruits. Branches look like there are 2 inch wads of grape bubblegum at every node. It is very showy. For best effect, grow Beautyberry in moist soil in full sun or light shade, and late each winter, cut them down to 6 to 10 inches or so. This will result in shorter, denser 4 foot stems with good flowering and fruiting for the fall. Butterflies visit the mid-summer flowers and birds will eventually eat the fruits in late winter. Cat# 1480 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical PlantFinder
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Available: Sept 2008
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