2019 Catalog

PERENNIALS, GROUND COVERS & VINES

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IRIS I. sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' CAESAR'S BROTHER SIBERIAN IRIS

JACOB'S LADDER POLEMONIUM P. reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN JACOB'S LADDER

LAMIUM DEADNETTLE

L. maculatum 'Ghost' LAMIUM GHOST (Spotted Deadnettle)

Incredible cool, green variegated foliage with cream edges (and pink flushes in spring). Ideal in partial to full shade and grown in rich, well drained soil. Excellent border plants to use under trees and shrubs or even in pots. The flowers are intense blue and borne above the foliage at about 16". Flowers are produced from April through June. Good vigor for a variegated form. 15" Zones 4-8 APR-JUN

Bright green, slender foliage, topped with ink-blue flowers in June. Foliage is attractive all season. Clumps can reach a height of 40". Thrives in moist soil, in full sun or partial shade. Mildly fragrant. 40" Zones 3-9 JUN

Full sun or part shade and well-drained soils are best. An excellent ground cover with silver leaves and purple flower clusters from late April through May. 6" tall and spread about 12-18". Deer and rabbit resistant. 6"x12-18" Zones 4-9 APR-MAY

LADY'S MANTLE ALCHEMILLA

I. pallida 'Variegata' VARIEGATED IRIS

A. mollis 'Thriller' LADY'S MANTLE

LIATRIS GAYFEATHER

L. spicata BLAZING STAR OR GAYFEATHER

Iris ensata 'Variegata' is an excellent variegated form of iris with bluish green foliage that has a white streak up the center of the leaves. The flowers are fragrant, lavender light blue and borne on short stems just above the foliage. Height is about 22". These Iris prefer full sun in very well-drained soils. Do not plant too deeply. Very attractive and problem free. 30" Zones 4-9 JUN

An excellent wildflower for the sunny border. A nice bundle of narrow leaves bolt to expose long, thick bottlebrush-like flower spikes. Great for cut flowers! Full sun to light shade. Almost any type of soil, except those that would be soggy in winter. Native. 3-4' Zones 3-9 JUN

An excellent plant for the front of the border or as a ground cover. Its scalloped green leaves are covered with a soft pubescence. The plant forms a nice, neat mound which can grow to 24" across. Fine textured, billowy sprays of chartreuse – yellow blooms are sprayed over a cushion like plant starting in May. Produces good cut flowers that can also be dried for floral arrangements. Cutting produces more blooms into August. Sun to partial shade in cool, moist soil. 12-18"x2' Zones 4-7 JUN