Jack In The Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum A native plant with a unique form and bloom. The single stalk with the “pulpit” bloom will continue to get bigger each year and produce some offshoots. The leaves will hold up most of the summer with regular water. They will go dormant and can disappear by midsummer… Continue reading Jack In The Pulpit
Month: March 2021
Pink Turtlehead
Pink Turtlehead Chelone lyoniiBest in cool summer climates in part shade areas. Tolerates close to full shade. Consider pinching back the stem ends in spring to reduce mature plant height, especially if growing plants in strongly shaded areas where they are more likely to need some support. In optimum environments, however, staking is usually not… Continue reading Pink Turtlehead
Joe Pye Weed
Joe Pye Weed Joe Pye Weed is a very tall plant, up to 6′ in the best sun/soil conditions, but strong stems support the flowering plant so it rarely needs to be staked (it can overgrow its neighbors though). These attractive stems are almost all the same color as the dusty rose-colored flowers, which will… Continue reading Joe Pye Weed
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa is similar to Common Milkweed, but its pinkish-purple flowers have longer petals that taper more and are covered with fine hairs. Asclepias are excellent nectar sources and are food for the larval stages of Monarch and Queen butterflies.