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Daisy - Alaska Shasta
Daisy - Alaska Shasta The Alaska Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum X superbum 'Alaska', is a long-living, sun-loving perennial with frilly white petals surrounding a cheery, yellow center. This daisy is a hardy perennial that grows in neat clumps. Maturing to 2 feet tall, this plant is ideal for containers and borders. The ‘Alaska Shasta’ daisy is a good cut flower, and it is suitable for dried flowers too. The plants serve as butterfly nectar source so attracts butterflies. The flowers begin to appear in late spring and continue on for several months. This Shasta is easy to grow in average, well-drained soils in full sun. Good drainage is essential for this plant. Water ‘Alaska Shasta’ plants weekly when rainfall is less than an inch, and remove faded flower heads to encourage more blooms. ‘Alaska Shasta’ is a splendid plant for cheery cut flower arrangements, beds, borders, and containers. This shasta daisy will easily add beauty and sunshine to any sunny spot in your garden! * Easy to grow * Hardy * Long Blooming
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| Coneflower - Kims Knee High - Sale Price: $35.65 The Echinacea ‘Kim's Knee High’, Echinacea purpurea, also known as Coneflower, is an easy to grow flower that produces beautiful large flowers with deep pink petals and bright orange centers. ‘Kim’s Knee High’ is the newest and smallest variety to be added to the Echinacea family. The large, fragrant flowers bloom from July to October and a major attractor to butterflies and bees and deer resistant, it is a must for any perennial gardens. With its dark green foliage, Echinacea ‘Kim's Knee High’ stands 2’ high with a plant spread of 12-23”. For best results, plant in full sun in a well drained area. The large sturdy stems carry the large blossoms from midsummer to fall. The coneflower is known for its large flower heads that turn to seed in the fall. It is a great choice for cut flowers, and it adds a wilderness look to your garden. ‘Kim's Knee High’, usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improves general appearance. This coneflower keeps coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching; deer resistant. If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in fall their seeds provide winter food for birds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well, because they will provide architectural interest in the winter. ‘Kim's Knee High’, will give you weeks of color and makes a dependable and lovely plant for any sunny garden spot! * Fragrant * Hardy * Long lasting blooms |
| Daylily - South Seas - Sale Price: $56.95 Daylily South Seas, Hemerocallis 'South Seas' is a new Designer Daylily™ with a totally unique coral pink color. This bright color gets our attention every time we see it in the garden, and no daylily quite compares to it! The pinkish coral 5 flowers have a deeper red-coral band above a small yellow-green throat. Each heavily ruffled flower has a slight gold edge that becomes more prominent as the day progresses. 'South Seas' is considered a Designer daylily because it has been selected as a highly performing plant with exceptional bloom performance, substantive, vibrantly colored flowers, complete winter hardiness in northern zones, and a vigorous habit. Daylilies are some of the easiest plants to grow and are a good choice for any gardener. They will grow in almost any soil and prefer full sun. Use for mass plantings, edging, in borders or in mixed containers and tubs. Planted together in large numbers, they quickly crowd out weeds and make a carefree and colorful ground cover. Daylilies can survive many harsh conditions that other plants cannot including: polluted city environments, slopes, poor and dry soils, near pavement that is salted in winter, and under Black Walnut trees (not affected by juglone). The well-branched scapes on this daylily are loaded with 30+ buds each for many weeks of enjoyment! 'South Seas' is a very good grower with stunning color, and all-around excellent daylily! * Large coral blooms * Hardy * Exceptional performance |
| Colorado Water Lily - Sale Price: $29.95 This prolific, award-winning water lily is a customer favorite because of its very long blooming season. The unique salmon-colored flowers stand 3 inches to 4 inches above the water’s surface and bloom late into the season with a pleasant fragrance. The flowers rise high above the dark green foliage, which makes them particularly striking from a distance! A truly astonishing water lily, “Colorado’ was hybridized by Dr. Kirk Strawn in 1994, and it is very free flowering. The flowers are 5-6 inches wide, the leaves are 5-7 inches wide, and the overall plant spread is 3-5 feet wide. This water lily grows best in full to partial sun. We recommend growing ‘Colorado’ in a 7.5 quart or larger container (available from naturehills.com). Also available from naturehills.com is Aquatic Planting Media and Lilytabs Water Lily Fertilizer. This may be the hardiest water lily you will ever grow! With 5 hours of direct sun, it will consistently out-perform other hardy lilies. The flowers are magnificent, large, and relatively long-lasting. Cannot be shipped to: CA, MT, OR, WA or WY. |
| Hibiscus - Lord Baltimore - Sale Price: $106.95 The Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore', Hibiscus moscheutos, has beautiful red flowers that are a definite eye-catcher. It has a plant height of 6-8' and a spread of 3-4'. The brilliant red flowers are 10 in diameter, so 'Lord Baltimore' is a colorful hibiscus that should not be missed! The deep green, lobed leaves make a wonderful contrast. 'Lady Baltimore' prefers moist to wet soil conditions and loves the heat of summer. It is frequently used as a specimen. It is best to plant this Hibiscus in a full sun to partial shade area, and it will tolerate most soil types. 'Lord Baltimore' looks wonderful with grasses, or as a background plant. It grows well in any fertile, well-drained soil with ample moisture. Do not allow to dry to the wilting point. Be patient; hibiscus can be slow to emerge in spring; provide regular fertilization during the growing season. Be careful to not over water until plants show signs of growth! For best performance, plant before the heat of the summer. 'Lord Baltimore' is suitable for very large containers, but pots must be protected over winter. Although the hibiscus grows tall, the need for staking is rare. These plants will die back to ground level during the winter months. Hibiscus needs little care once established, attracts butterflies, and it has some of the largest flowers of any perennial! * Large flowers * Easy to grow * Vigorous grower |
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