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| Yarrow |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This is a low-growing perennial with beautiful fernlike foliage. Flat-topped clusters of white flowers rise 6 inches to 21/2 feet above the foliage sporadically from late May to frost. These flowers are excellent cut, either fresh or dry. Because of its graceful and nearly evergreen foliage, Yarrow makes a good texture plant for the front of the perennial garden, and it is a staple in meadows. It requires full sun and tolerates drought well. Given fertile soil, Yarrow will spread rapidly. Keep it in check by annually spading out the wanderers. Cat# 1000 -more info-
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| Achillea millefolium 'Apple Blossom' |
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| Yarrow, Apple Blossom |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Apple Blossom' Yarrow has blooms that open white and mature to a soft pink. It will grow a little over 2 feet tall in full sun and average soil. Cat# 1073 -more info-
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| Achillea millefolium 'Oertel's Rose' |
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| Yarrow, Oertel's Rose |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Ortel's Rose' Yarrow has beautiful rose pink flowers. It will grow a little over 18 inches tall in full sun and average soil. Compared to 'Apple Blossom', it is shorter, has deeper pink flowers, and is a stronger grower. It is lovely. Cat# 1552 -more info-
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| Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' |
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| Yarrow, Paprika |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Paprika Yarrow is an easy to grow perennial with fern-like foliage and a long bloom time. It likes full sun and average soil conditons. Flowers shaped like pie plates are bright red with yellow centers and are on stalks 18 to 24 inches tall. You can prolong flowering by cutting back the plants after the first flowering flush in early summer. The flowers are good for cutting and are attractive to butterflies. Cat# 1001 -more info-
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| Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' |
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| Yarrow, Summer Pastels |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Summer Pastels has a beautiful mix of soft colored flowers throughout the summer - salmon, butter yellow, pink, and cream. It won an All-America Selections Award in 1990 for its overall ease of culture and dependability. It grows to about 16 inches in full sun and average soil. It makes a good cut flower. Cat# 1002 -more info-
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| Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' |
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| Terra Cotta Yarrow |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Terra Cotta' is a selection of our native yarrow that has multicolored flower heads ranging from salmon-peach to pale yellow-orange to terra cotta all appearing at the same time. Flowering is all summer if dead-headed often. About 30 inches tall, foliage silvery. Wants full sun, average to dry soil. Cat# 1431 -more info-
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| Anthea Yellow Yarrow |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Achillea Anthea has beautiful clusters of flat-topped soft yellow flowers in early summer. It is a repeat bloomer when dead-headed. It's silvery foliage has very good mildew resistance making this the best choice for gardens where summer heat and humidity are high. Dense clumps grow about 28 inches tall and a little wider. Give it full sun, average soil, and dryish conditions. Cat# 1398 -more info-
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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 -more info-
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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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| Voodoo Lily |
Zones: 7, 8, 9
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Here is a real curiosity that hails from the moist forests of India. In early summer, a beautifully mottled thick leaf stalk emerges and opens into a big hand shaped leaf to 2 or 3 feet wide. Then a white phallic shaped flower protrudes from a pinkish sheathing cone, the whole thing getting up to 18 inches or so. The "treat" is the organic scent of decaying meat which effectively attracts fly pollinators. The smell doesn't stay around for long though, and the leaves and stems are quite ornamental. All goes dormant by the end of the summer or early fall.;;Plant this one in shade and good soil - maybe in a shadey spot to deter a peeping Tom? It does not want extra moisture in the winter. It is easily propagated by snapping off the baby bulblets that grow like warts in the leaf and leaflet axils. We ship only dormant bulbs which should be planted several times their width deep. Cat# 1498 -more info-
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| Bluestar, Threadleaf |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Threadleaf Bluestar 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. Bluestars are very attractive and dependable plants. Plus, they are deerproof. Cat# 1006 -more info-
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| Stiff Bluestar |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Stiff Bluestar 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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| Bluestar, Dogbane, Willow Amsonia |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Bluestar 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, Bluestar 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. Bluestar 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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| Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Blue Ice' |
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| Bluestar, Blue Ice |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Blue Ice' is a shorter and more compact form of Bluestar. 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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| Amsonia tabernaemontana var. montana |
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| Bluestar, Dwarf |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Dwarf Bluestar 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 Bluestar 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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| Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Big Bluestem is a beauty from the prairies that once was the major component of our Midwestern landscape. It grows 3 to 8 feet tall and has deep green and blue leaves that turn partially fiery red with cold weather. Flowering begins in mid summer and is followed by narrow elongated seed heads resembling the feet of turkeys, hence its common name. Big Bluestem, like our other native grasses is tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions but does best in full sun and average soil. Use it in masses and with other tall plants. Try situating it where it's backlit by the evening sun. Cat# 1009 -more info-
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| Canada Anemone |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Canada Anemone ranges naturally from the central southeastern states west to Nebraska and northward into Canada where it prefers low open fertile woods and damp meadows. It has basal, bright green, deeply cut leaves which resemble those of hardy Geranium, and flowers on slender 1 to 2 foot tall stalks in early summer. The 1 inch, daisy-like flowers are held singly and delicately. This Anemone can grow rampantly in part shade in moist, good soil and could be used to cover large areas perhaps with Osmunda, Clethra, and Sweet or Swamp Azalea. Or try it in a drier site with partial shade where its growth will be slower. Cat# 1010 -more info-
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| Snowdrop Anemone |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Picture your woods in spring with drifts of pink Phlox, blue Phlox, yellow Poppies, and white fragrant Snowdrop Anemones. The dainty 11/2 inch nodding Buttercup shaped flowers are solitary on 10 to 18 inch stems over clumps of deeply lobed leaves. Flowers are then followed by interesting white woolly fruits. This Anemone loves partial shade and good rich soil where it will spread strongly. It is great for naturalizing. Cat# 1011 -more info-
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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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| Columbine |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Columbine is a beautiful wildflower that is frequently found on rock cliffs and road cuts in the southeast in partial shade and sharp drainage. It is equally at home though in full shade to full sun. Plants grow 1 to 4 feet tall with delicate orange-red flowers with long spurs. They flower in spring to early summer and except when really cold, keep a small rosette of evergreen foliage. Columbine tends to self-sow prolifically so it would be great for naturalizing in a woodland garden, or if you are lucky enough to have some rock cliffs, ledges, or walls, let it go wild there. Cat# 1012 -more info-
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| Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett' |
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| Columbine, Corbett , Dwarf Yellow |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Introduced by Richard Simon of Bluemont Nurseries, Corbett Columbine is just like the wild red Columbine except that is rarely grows over 18 inches tall and its flowers are a pale yellow with short spurs. I prefers partial sun and good soil with good drainage but will tolerate full shade to full sun as long as the soil is not too dry and it drains well. Flowering is in mid to late spring. Good companions would include Bluestar, Blue Phlox, Firepink, Dwarf Crested Iris, and Alumroot. Cat# 1013 -more info-
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| Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns' |
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| Columbine, Little Lanterns , 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 -more info-
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Photo courtesy of Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH
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| Green Dragon |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Green Dragon is similar to the more familiar Jack-in-the-Pulpit in its general form and structure, but it is a much more dramatic looking plant. A stout single leaf divided into 7 to 15 leaflets which spread a foot or more in width, may grow up to 31/2 feet tall. From its base, a green and brown mottled flower stalk rises in late spring with the same spathe and spadix structure as in Jack-in-the-Pulpit. The spadix is long ( in) and twists snake-like up through the leaflets of the plant. The effect is truly exotic, suggesting Green Dragon may be more at home in a tropical rain forest than in our eastern deciduous forests. But it is fully hardy and will do well in light shade and rich, moist soil. Plants die back down to the ground right after flowering unless they make berries but should emerge again in mid spring. Cat# 1014 -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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| 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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