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Spring 2008 Newsletter, Page 4
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Perennial Offerings
(First number refers to quantity available; number in parentheses is pot size)
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Achillea millefolium ‘Apricot Delight’ (5PT):
This Yarrow is
a long-blooming apricot that fades to cream; only
15" high; June to September; grew it last year and was delighted
with it; zone 4; $9.00.*
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Achillea millefolium
‘Weser River Sandstone’ (5PT):
Deep rose flat heads fade to a lovely buff color;3’;
mid-June to August; full sun; zone 3; $9.00.
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Aconitum carmichaelii
‘Arendsii’ (#1): A late blooming Monkshood that is intensely
blue; 3-4’; needs full sun but
moist soil; blooms in September and October; lovely divided
foliage; zone 4; $9.50.*
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Aconitum carmichaelii
‘Barker’s Variety’ (#1): Another Monkshood but amethyst
blue, 4-5’ and not
blooming until October; zone 4; $10.00.*
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Alstroemeria ‘Mauve Majesty’
(#1): This Peruvian lily has speckled, mauve flowers; blooms
from late June until frost ;and continues; excellent for cutting
as stems last up to two weeks in arrangements; 30"; sun to
part shade; zone 5; $12.00.*
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Anemone hybrida
- Light pink (#1): This fall-blooming beauty is an
oldie but goodie; pink flowers on
three-foot stalks held well above the palmate foliage; will
spread but easy to control; sun to partial shade; zone 5; $9.00.
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Aquilegia
‘Origami Blue and White’ (QT): Huge, exceptionally
showy 2-3" blue and white blooms on
semi-dwarf 16" plants; shear back after bloom for rebloom in
fall; May and June; zone 3; $5.00.*
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Aquilegia
‘Origami Pink and White’ (QT): Same as above but pink
and white; $5.00.*
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Aruncus
‘Misty Lace’ (5PT): New mid-size Goatsbeard that is
perfect for smaller gardens; large, astilbe-
like foliage topped in late May/early June with airy, pure-white
plumes that eventually turn beige; I leave
deadheads on until following spring; partial shade to light
shade; 18"; zone 4; $10.00.*
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Callirhoe bushii
(3"): Upward facing, cup-shaped magenta flowers bloom
all summer on 12-18" stems from
a thick rootstock; rambling flower stems somewhat more erect
than those of the similar C.
involucrata;
palmatel leaves divided into 5-7 finger-like lobes; zone 5;
$4.00.*
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Carex ‘Blue Zinger’ (3"): Excellent, versatile
shade groundcover for dry or moist spots; 8-16|; insignificant
greenish-white inflorescence in early summer above blue-green,
grass-like foliage; zone 5; $4.00.
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7 Catananche caerulea (QT):
An old-fashioned perennial; very drought tolerant; lovely blue;
needs full sun
and dry or very well-drained soil to survive our winters; 12-15"
zone 5; $5.00*
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Chrysanthemum
‘Will’s Wonderful’ (5PT): Topped with deep red buds
in early October, this mum
produces unusual, one-inch daisy-like flowers at the end of the
month; each petal of the small, single,
yellow-centered daisies is bicolor, starting out strawberry-red
with a touch of creamy yellow near the golden
center; as flowers age, the yellow of the petals becomes
predominant and just a bit of red is retained at the
tips; spreads to form a large clump within a few years;
bone-hardy; zone 5; $9.00.*
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2 Chrysanthemum unnamed magenta
(3"): Found in my garden near other hardy mums; October
blooming;
zone 5; $4.00.
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Chrysanthemum unnamed magenta
(6"): Same as above but $9.00.
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Chrysanthemum
unnamed white/pink tinge on ends of petals (3"):
Found in my garden near other hardy mums; October blooming; zone
5; $4.00.
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Clematis
‘Niobe’ (4"):
Beautiful ruby red, large flowered
Clematis;
at 8- 10’ tall, is a great size for containers, mailboxes, and twining through roses or shrubs or
sprawling over perennials; zone 5; sun to part shade; late June
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Corydalis lutea
(5PT): Delicate, lobed foliage; multiple, tiny bright
yellow flowers from May to frost; 12"; sun or shade, dry to
moist; seeds prolifically; zone 5; $9.00.*
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Dianthus barbatus
‘Single Midget Mixed’ (QT): A Sweet William mix of
various shades of pink and white; 12"; zone 4; fragrant but
short-lived; may reseed; biennial; $4.00.
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Dicentra formosa
‘Aurora ’(4.5"): Delicate, fern-like, blue-green
foliage; white flowers flowers from May to frost; 12"; sun or
partial shade, slightly dry to moist; spreads slowly by
rhizomes; zone 3; $6.00.*
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Digitalis purpurea ‘Alba’
(5PT): A biennial white Foxglove; blooms in May/June and
again in fall if
deadheaded; let stalk go to seed before deadheading; 4-5’; full
sun to part shade; zone 4; $9.50.
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Echinacea
‘After Midnight’
(#1): The newest member of the Big Sky
TM
series of coneflowers is a short,
upright, and bushy, strong rose pink; ideal for containers or
the front of the border; almost black stems and
blackish-red cone; June-September; 12":; sun; $12.00.*
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Filipendula hexapetala
‘Flore-Pleno’ (5PT): Fernlike foliage stays very
close to the ground although fronds can be 12"long; white
double-flowered clusters on 18"stems in June; full sun to
partial shade; plants prefer
constant moisture but tolerate dry soils; zone 3; $9.00.
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Gaura
‘Passionate Blush’ (5PT):
A new, compact Gaura that is only 18" high; red stems and
reddish buds that open to a prolific display of pink flowers
from June until frost; full sun and relatively dry, well-
draining soil; attracts butterflies; zone 5; $9.00.
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Helenium autumnale
‘Goldrausch’ (#1.5): This tall (4’) fall-blooming
perennial loves full sun and a
slightly moist site; golden yellow; zone 4;$12.00.*
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Heuchera
‘Pistache’: Love these new
H.villosa hybrids with their wonderful colors -
enough of the
purples! - now it’s time for yellow, peach, orange shades, etc.;
this one is lime-green to chartreuse
depending on the amount of sun; not as sun tolerant as other
H.villosa
hybrids but will light up the
shade;
great with blue Hostas; cream flowers in mid to late summer;
robust and drought tolerant; 10"; zone 4; $12.00.
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Kalimeris incise ‘Blue Star’
(#1): This Japanese Aster is a mound of pale blue, small
daisies; 18"; late June until October; drought tolerant; zone 5;
$11.00.*
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7 Kniphofia thompsonii snowdenii
(4"): A South African native; tubular 1" - 2" flowers on
36-48" rigid
stems; make great cut flowers; early to mid summer; rhizomatous;
will produce an attractive, large clump with multiple flowering stems; best in full sun to light shade
in average soil but can handle deep shade
and/or dry soil; zone 5; $7.50.*
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Lamium ‘Purple Dragon’ (1Flat):
Large, purple snapdragon-like flowers stand above
silver-variegated
foliage; blooms late May to October; 4-8"high but spreads;
excellent groundcover; deer resistant; partial shade; zone 3;
$35.00.
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Papaver orientale ‘Ruffled
Patty’ (5PT): An Oriental Poppy that is a ruffled pink with
a hint of lavender; strong stems; May/June; 30"; sun; zone 3;
$12.00.
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Pennisetum orientale
(#1):
different species of Fountain Grass that is larger than
P.alocpecuroides;
white to pearly pink inflorescences; finely textured foliage is
2’tal; inflorescences are 3’; somewhat drought tolerant; zone 5; $7.50.*
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Phlox paniculata
‘Blue Paradise’ (#1): A Piet Oudolf introduction;
mildew resistant; very unusual color
that opens deep blue, takes on purplish shades during the day,
and reverts to original color in the evening;
spicy fragrance; 30-36" from June to August, perhaps into
September if deadheaded; zone 4; $9.50.*
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Rudbeckia ‘Pot of Gold’ (5PT):
A dwarf version of ‘Goldsturm’; large coarsely serrated green
foliage and
golden yellow flowers from July to September; 12"; sun to light
shade; zone 3; $9.00.
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