Its probably one of the most popular choices for the home landscape. Hosta Albomarginata is a widely popular shade perennial with soft green leaves striped with white bands, making it very striking.
They prefer moist, humusy soil. With such showy flowers, they deserve to be in the front of the shade garden. One of the oldest perennials in cultivation, Bleeding Hearts produce graceful arches of heart-shaped flowers that “bleed” white.
Sum and Substance stands out in the center of a shaded bed and brightens any shady spot. Genus name honors Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host (1761-1834). Alternately, Hosta Sum and Substance can be planted with minions, or smaller, variegated hostas...
Plant patented. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring then continuing off and on until fall. Whorls of hooded, large true purple flowers stand out against silver foliage edged in green.
Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture...
This is not to be rushed. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful...
Japanese iris grows surprisingly well in garden soils, albeit less vigorously, as long as it receives consistent moisture. Plant rhizomes approximately 2” deep in fall or spring.
Echinacea Pow Wow Wild berry is a 2010 All-America Selection (AAS) winner. A North American native in the Daisy family, Echinacea produce big, bright flowers from late June until frost.
Coreopsis Moonbeam grows well in full sun, is pest free, and butterflies love it. Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with...
For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown.
An easy care perennial that will thrive in just about any dry to average soil. Yarrow tends to grow more and more stems on the outside, leaving the inner stems to die away, which is why its also recommended to divide Achillea Moonshine every few years...
Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years). Meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. , commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial...
Patent documents reveal that this cultivar is primarily distinguished from the straight species by: (1) stiffer, more upright, and more compact growth habit, (2) more compact inflorescences typically colored light lavender, and (c) greater drought tolerance.
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.
The original purple coral bells, it has maple or ivy-like leaves which are an attractive deep purple above and beet-red beneath. Divide clumps in spring every 3-4 years. Does well in full sun in the northern part of its range.
, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches and shorelines from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.
A tough, drought-tolerant native with intense orange flowers in mid to late summer. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.
Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy foliage and stem growth.
Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. Blooms in late spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer. Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior.
Flowers give way to distinctive, beaked seed capsules which give rise to the common name of crane's bill. The 1¼” wide pink flowers are delicately colored and veined. In the shady border or woodland garden, it naturalizes well with
, often commonly called wood sage, is a hybrid perennial salvia that primarily results from crosses between have uncertain parentage, however, and may actually be cultivars of one of the parents rather than being hybrids.
Fragrant and with good foliage. Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster. Glossy green foliage is divided into oval to lance-shaped leaflets. Peony Karl Rosenfield is a shrubby plant that will typically grow to 3′ tall by mid-spring,...
The common name of pink for plants in the genus is in probable reference to the flower petal margins (they appear to have been cut with pinking shears) and not to flower color. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates.
Echinacea is a must have in every garden for butterflies and pollinators. Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the center of the flower head provide nourishment for birds when finished blooming.
We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers.
The Crocosmia is also commonly known as Montbretia. Even when not in bloom, Crocosmia Lucifer has attractive, tropical looking foliage. The flowers bloom from summer through fall. Crocosmias are clump forming and bloom best in crowded conditions.
It is great enhancement of the common spurge! 'Bonfire' has a nice mounding habit with foliage that is resistant to deer and rabbits. Late-summer cutback can be beneficial if plants start to "birdnest." Use gloves since sap may irritate skin of susceptible...
