Perennials For Shade Perennials For Sale In Boston

The purple iris like flowers are striking against the gold foliage. Use this native shade lover in open woodland gardens or along streams or ponds. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot.

Best grown in organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Remove stems of faded flowers to encourage additional bloom and to tidy plantings so that the attractive foliage can be fully appreciated.

Similar in appearance to the showy, old garden bleeding heart from Asia, is taller and wider, its flowers are larger and its foliage is less dissected and usually goes dormant by mid-summer.

Mass as in a group as a ground cover . Effective as an edger along paths or walkways. This Heucheralle is a vigorous, clump-forming, compact coral bells cultivar. Let this lime green superstar make your shade garden shine.

The first significant hybrid heucheras were introduced into commerce around 1980, with the volume of new introductions increasing to almost avalanche proportions in recent years. Hybrids have now supplanted species plants in the marketplace.

A superb companion with other seasonal garden color. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Provides bold texture and color contrast in mixed containers or borders in bright or dappled shade.

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. Astilbe Snowdrift produces feather-like panicles of pure white flowers on stiff sturdy stems typically rising to 24” tall in late spring.

Deadheading also prevents Daylily Mini Pearl from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and go to seed this would cause problems for your garden as the seedling would not...

Easily grown in organically rich, fertile, humusy, alkaline, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. They are noted for producing single, cup-shaped flowers (typically 2-3” diameter) with five showy, usually overlapping petals...

Effective in containers and hanging baskets. Needs good soil drainage to perform well. The foliage tips sometimes develop an orangey hue. ‘Angelina' is a yellow leaved cultivar featuring spiky yellow leaves (to 3/4” long) that often sport ginger brown...

Plants are reasonably drought tolerant, once established. It typically forms a foliage mound to 10” tall. Plants may become somewhat floppy and open up as the summer progresses, particularly in humid climates.

It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot. Gaultheria procumbens reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts.

Easily grown in organically rich, consistently moist, well-drained loams in part shade to full shade. It grows in an outward-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 24” tall and 24” wide.

This is by far the most popular Daylily selection of all time, because it performs so well in all zones, flowering for months on end. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

New plants can be obtained from division of the clumps (best in spring) and from seedlings which grow up around the plants as a result of self seeding. Cut back flowering stems after bloom to promote new foliage growth.

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the woodland aster plant to produce new flowers, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout the season. Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary...

Plants are useful in the border, rock garden, or as a filler in that odd spot. Deadheading also prevents Sedum Autumn Fire from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and...

Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. Mix in with ‘Stella De Ora' daylilies and garden phlox.

Removal of the dead blossoms encourages longer blooming and healthier flowers. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover...

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Remove these brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

Feurerhexe', commonly sold undet the trade name of Dianthus Firewitch, is a mat-forming cheddar pink that produces numerous, scented, bright pink flowers singly atop wiry stems (to 6″ tall) arising from tufted mounds of grassy, deep blue, linear foliage.

It is a collection of hybrids with a wide variety of flower colors including tones and combinations of purples, reds, near-blacks, whites, greens and pinks. Bloom period can be longer in mild winters.

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot.

The flowers are very showy, and they make great cut flowers. The Crocosmia is also commonly known as Montbretia. * Attracts hummingbirds * Looks great in containers * Provides spiky texture to your garden

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Amsonia hubrichtii reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth...