American Ginger – Asarum canadense This is a native plant with light green leaves and small unobtrusive deep maroon flowers in early spring. It spreads by seed and it quickly forms a sizable clump. Light: Full to partial shade Bloom Color: Maroon red… Continue reading American Ginger
Month: January 2021
Louisiana Gamecock Iris
Louisiana Irises typically bloom after both Siberian and Tall Bearded Irises have finished blooming for the season. It is known for multiplying quickly when sited in consistently moist to boggy soil or shallow water. Blooming reliably each year, huge 4-6” blossoms open flat to display deep purple flowers with a narrow gold spot on each… Continue reading Louisiana Gamecock Iris
False Solomon Seal
False Solomon Seal Lovely arching stems with fuzzy white blooms. Forms large stand quickly. Bloom color: white Bloom time: Late May/June Bloom height: 18-24 inches We use it for: companion for hostas
Echinacea Pupurea
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea A native plant with foliage clumps that grow only 1-2 feet tall. Bloom stalks soar to 3-4 feet with purple blooms in July/August. Seed heads are the clear favorite of our finches and other song birds so we don’t deadhead these until spring. Tolerates some shade and will naturalize well.… Continue reading Echinacea Pupurea
Echinacea Pallida or Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea Pallida or Pale Purple Coneflower should be planted in well-drained soil in full to partial sunlight. Most native Coneflowers dislike soil that is kept excessively moist or has poor drainage and they will start to rot in these situations. Once the taproot is established it is extremely drought-tolerant and needs little care, but then… Continue reading Echinacea Pallida or Pale Purple Coneflower
Heliopsis helianthoides (Early Sunflower)
Heliopsis helianthoides (Early Sunflower)Easily grown and quick to develop, Heliopsis helianthoides long has been popular in Europe and many large-flowered cultivars have been developed using its western variety. Early Sunflower can be aggressive and therefore may not be suitable for small landscape plantings. It is a short-lived perennial.
Doll’s Eye
Doll’s Eye – Actaea pachypoda Tough, well behaved dark shade native. Fuzzy white blooms yield to clusters of bright white berries with dark eyes which are poisonous. It’s a slower growing plant and seems to spread mainly from rhizomes despite yearly seed production. Bloom color: white Bloom time: May Bloom height: 36-48 inches We use it… Continue reading Doll’s Eye
Darmera peltata
Darmera peltata, commonly called umbrella plant, is thick-rhizomed perennial which typically grows 3-5′ tall and is native to mountain stream banks and woodlands from southwestern Oregon to northern California.Features small pink to white flowers (to 1/2″) in terminal, rounded clusters (corymbs) which appear atop thick hairy stems in early spring before the foliage. Large, rounded,… Continue reading Darmera peltata
Pale Corydalis
Pale Corydalis Corydalis sempervirens An attractive biennial native for rocky, shallow-soil sites and cooler climates. Easy to start from seed, it has light to dark pink tubular flowers with yellow tips and greenish-blue leaves. Being a biennial, it will have basal rosettes at ground-level the first year and flowering plants the 2nd year.
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) Once found in abundance in nearly every farm field, ditch, and disturbed site, Common Milkweed numbers have been in dramatic decline in recent years, due in part to suburban development and the increased efficiency of herbicides used in conjunction with herbicide-tolerant, genetically modified row crops. It spreads readily by seed and… Continue reading Common Milkweed