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| Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' |
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| Sweet Coneflower |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Ranging from Michigan to Texas, Rudbeckia subtomentosa is a plant of the sunny prairies where it has big, yellow, daisy-like flowers. 'Henry Eilers' is a selection that has bright yellow, finely quilled or fluted, 3 inch flowers with brown button centers, on 5 to 6 foot stalks. It gets the name, Sweet Coneflower, because the foliage is slightly vanilla scented. In good soil, it will erupt from the ground. Pair it up with ironweed, mallows, Joe Pye, and big bluestem. In leaner soils, it is milder mannered. Pair with beautyberry, boltonia, or 'Raydon's Favorite' aster. You will love this plant! Cat# 1543 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
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Available: Not Available
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| Three-Lobed Coneflower |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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A bushy Black-eyed Susan? Four- to five-foot tall perennial with millions of 3-inch flower heads on branched stems from July to September. Forms a large bush, informal and striking. Likes a bit more moisture, and will quickly spread by seed. Striking in front or at the ends of a split rail fence. Cat# 1190 -more info-
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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 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout' |
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| Purple Knockout Sage |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Purple Knockout' is a great selection of the Lyre-leaved Sage that has wide, decorataive, deep burgundy leaves. It is low growing, evergreen, and pretty fast growing making it a good plant for planting along pathways. Although its flowers are inconspicuous, its burgundy leaves would look very handsome with the flowers of Blue Phlox, 'Pink Ridge' Phlox, or Blue-eyed Grass. Give it full sun to mostly shade and dry to good soil. Cat# 1314 -more info-
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| Stonecrop |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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There are six species of Sedum native to the eastern United States and countless numbers of Stonecrops are grown as ornamentals, 'Bertram Anderson' being one of them. They all have fairly small, succulent leaves, which enable them to withstand varying amounts of drought. Beware of excessive water which is sure to cause rot. 'Bertram Anderson' has rounded, fleshy, smoky purple leaves and dusky pink flowers in late summer. Grows 6 inches tall. Cat# 1390 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
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Available: Currently
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| John Creech Stonecrop |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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There are six species of Sedum native to the eastern United States, and countless numbers of Stonecrops are grown as ornamentals, 'John Creech' being one of them. Leaves are small, green, scalloped, and in tight clusters. Plants are very drought tolerant but beware of excessive water which is sure to cause rot. Flowers are pink in mid-summer. Grows about 2 inches tall. Cat# 1391 -more info-
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| Stonecrop |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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There are six species of Sedum native to the eastern United States and countless numbers of Stonecrops are grown as ornamentals, 'Vera Jameson' being one of them. It forms mounds of purplish-gray, rounded leaves on arching stems to 9-12 inches tall. Flowers are dusty pink in early fall. Give this stonecrop full sun and dry conditions. Cat# 1392 -more info-
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| Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense' |
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| Stonecrop |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This stonecrop forms 1 foot mounds of rounded blue foliage that turns reddish bronze in cold weather. Brilliant rose-pink flowers come in late summer and fall. Great for roof gardens, containers, or other sunny, dry places. Cat# 1516 -more info-
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| Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' |
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| Angelina Stonecrop |
Zones: 7, 8, 9
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This little drought loving ground cover has golden yellow, evergreen, succulent, needle-like foliage and forms low trailing mats which are very effective spilling over walls or out of containers. Clusters of bright yellow starry flowers appear in early summer, and in cold weather leaf tips may turn red-orange and amber. Use this Stonecrop in sunny, dry places where you want a very low spreading ground cover. Cat# 1492 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| October Daphne |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Here is a great little ground cover for sunny, hot, dry places. October Daphne has fleshy, rounded , blue-green leaves that are edged with red on low arching stems. Clusters of dusty, pink flowers appear in late summer and early fall and are attractive to late butterflies. Excellent as a border plant, in the rock garden, or in containers, give it full sun and good drainage. It will die back to the ground after hard frosts. Cat# 1493 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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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 -more info-
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Available: Not available
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| Golden Groundsel, Golden Ragwort |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Golden Groundsel brightens up the late spring landscape with its 4 inch clusters of golden daisy shaped flowers on 2 foot stems. The lower leaves are bright green on top and purplish beneath and evergreen. Plants form rapidly spreading clumps in average to damp soil in sun or shade. Groundsel is a wonderful plant for naturalizing in moist places. Looks great with Blue Phlox and Firepink. Cat# 1199 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| Rosinweed, Cumberland |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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A rare plant in the southeast, Cumberland Rosinweed is upright and branched, up to 6 feet tall, and has mid-to-late summer, 2 inch, yellow, daisy-like flowers. It needs full sun and average soil. Butterflies love its flowers and later, birds like the seeds. Cat# 1394 -more info-
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| Rosinweed,Prairie |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 4, 9
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With 2 to 4 inch, late summer, bright yellow flowers clustered atop 2 to 5 foot stems, Prairie Rosinweed is great for the back of the border or along a sunny fence or wall. It is widely occurring in prairies and along roadsides throughout most of the central United States. Cat# 1395 -more info-
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| Gray Goldenrod |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Plants 6 inches to 2 feet tall, foliage gray-green, flower spikes in graceful one-sided plumes. Withstands drought and poor soil very well. Blooms August to November. Cat# 1203 -more info-
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| Early Goldenrod |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Flowering stems up to 4 feet tall arch gracefully over low clumps of kelly-green, slender, curled leaves. Flowering occurs in midsummer which is early for Goldenrod. This is one of our favorites for cut flowers. Cat# 1204 -more info-
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| Goldenrod, Roan Mountain |
Zones: 6, 7, 8
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Hailing from open, rocky areas in the Appalachian Mountains, Roan Mountain Goldenrod grows up to 2 feet tall and has narrow, upright racemes of bright pure yellow in late summer. Give it dryish, well-drained soil, and full sun. Cat# 1396 -more info-
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Available: Not available
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| Seaside Goldenrod |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Flower stems erect, to 5 feet, topped by a club-like inflorescence from late summer to frost. Flowers are a rich, clear yellow and leaves are bright kelly green. Withstands brackish water, salt spray,a nd drought. Cat# 1283 -more info-
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| Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' |
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| Goldenrod, Golden Fleece |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Over its natural range in the east, Solidago sphacelata grows on rocky bluffs and in open woods flowering in early fall on two-foot stems. However, 'Golden Fleece', another Mt. Cuba introduction, grows no taller than 18 inches in just about any soil in sun or part shade and can form an evergreen nearly weed proof groundcover. Bright yellow flowers are densely packed in narrow wand-like racemes in late summer and early fall. Good flowers for butterflies and bees. Its low, spreading growth and ease of culture make it a good choice for naturalizing in difficult places when a low plant is wanted. Cat# 1534 -more info-
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| Stokes' Aster |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Multiple light blue flower heads on stout 18-inch stems rise above the succulent foliage in June. The showy flower heads are 3 inches across with fringed ray flowers (petals) subtended by attractive green leafy bracts. This perennial is well-suited to the front of the garden where it will receive full to filtered sun and some moisture. The flowers are good as cut flowers although they may close at night. Stokes' Aster has long been a garden favorite and deservedly so. Also available in white. Specify blue or white. Cat# 1210 -more info-
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| Stokesia laevis 'Peachies Pick' |
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| Peachies Pick Stokes Aster |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 9
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Discovered by Peachie Saxton of Mississippi, 'Peachie's Pick' is the latest and longest blooming Stokesia yet. It has large, 2 inch, lavender-blue flowers on upright 18 inch stems from mid-summer on. The deep green foliage forms a tidy 12 inch clump and is evergreen. Give this one full sun and average soil. It would look great with Ratibida, Russian Sage, and 'Prairie Skies' Switch Grass. Cat# 1427 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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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 -more info-
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Available: Not available
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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 -more info-
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Available: Currently
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| Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly' |
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| Iron Butterfly Ironweed |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Vernonia lettermannii is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas where it is found in areas that may be periodically very wet or dry, like gravelly riverbanks. 'Iron Butterfly' is a selection from the University of Georgia that is compact, well-branched, and very vigorous with open heads of deep violet, late summer and fall flowers. Its long, needle-like foliage resembles another Arkansas native, Amsonia hubrictii or Threadleaf Blue Star.;Use this neat ironweed for its fine foliage effect in full sun and dry to moist soils. Cat# 1517 -more info-
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Available: Not Available
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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 -more info-
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