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Scabiosa - Butterfly Blue
Scabiosa - Butterfly Blue The Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue’, Scabiosa columbaria, also known as the Pincushion Flower, has wonderful 2 lavender-blue flowers that bloom from June to October. ‘Butterfly Blue’ is a reminiscent of a pincushion full of pins. With its gray-green foliage, it has a plant height of 12” and a spread of 12-18. It is also disease resistant. Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ was name Perennial Plant of the Year in 2000, and one can see why. It is best to plant Scabiosa in full sun, with well-drained soil and should be watered regularly throughout the warmer months to increase its overall performance. Deadheading after the first bloom will encourage repeat bloom time. ‘Butterfly Blue’ is great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and does excellent in rock gardens. It will do excellent for front-of-the-border areas, with Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam', Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', in mass plantings or as cut flowers. * Drought Tolerant * Long Bloom Period * Lavender-Blue Flowers
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Clematis - Ruutel - Sale Price: $42.75 Clematis Ruutel, Clematis 'Ruutel™', is one of the very best red clematis! The dark red color is stunning and complimented by nearly black anthers. 'Ruutel' is a vigorous grower and an exceptionally heavy bloomer! These star shaped flowers begin putting on a performance in early spring that lasts straight until early fall - nonstop! The compact habit also makes this cultivar an excellent choice for patio containers. Clematis 'Ruutel™' needs a supporting structure to grow properly and it is easy to grow. Prune lightly above the new leaf buds in early spring and remove any dead or weak stems. This plant performs best when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded. Keep the roots moist and shaded with mulch or a shallow rooted ground cover. * Dark red flower* Deer resistant* Rabbit resistant |
| Hollyhock - Nigra - Sale Price: $39.95 The Nigra Hollyhock, 'Alcea rosea', has large single, very dark maroon to almost black flowers. (The darkest flower in this family). The flowers grow on rigid, towering spikes or spires which typically reach a height of 4’ to 6’. The Hollyhock family is made up of a rather large group that exhibits tall stature and is biennial in nature. Although they are short lived, they reseed themselves. The large blooms of ‘Nigra’ Hollyhock flower in the summer months from June to August! Alcea is a wonderful plant near the back of the border, working great along walls or fences. They are best planted in full sun in a well-drained area. Alcea is a wonderful plant near the back of the border and great along walls or fences; may need to be staked if planted in a windy site. ‘Nigra’ prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions and some light shade, but will not tolerate wet winter soils. Hollyhocks can be grown under Black Walnut trees; they are tolerant of the toxic juglone that is emitted through the trees roots. The hollyhock plant is perhaps the definitive old-fashioned garden plant that you looked up to in your grandmother's garden! ‘Nigra’ flowers through the summer, and is a tall stately, unique plant with almost black flowers! * Easy to grow * Stunning flowers * Tall stature |
| Hosta - Deja Blu - Sale Price: $39.95 Hosta Deja Blu, Hosta 'Deja Blu', is an intriguing new sport of Hosta 'Blue Boy'. It has blue-green foliage, with a cream lightning bolt, that dances between the center of the leaf and the chartreuse green margin. The four colored leaves are very striking! Being the bluest hosta in your garden, it will produce light lavender flowers that add even more color to this plant in mid-summer. It is a low care perennial that is ideal for a slightly sunny area. This hosta grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. 'Deja Blu' needs high-filtered or dappled sunlight which is necessary for clean, healthy growth. Morning sun is tolerable and will help to intensify the leaf colors, but hot afternoon sun is usually deadly to hostas! Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc. With each leaf showing off four bright colors, 'Deja Blu' becomes quite an impressive hosta! * Low maintenance * Bluest hosta * Mounded habit |
| Obedient Plant - Pink Manners - Sale Price: $42.75 Physostegia (Obedient Plant) Pink Manners, Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners', produces flowers that have long spikes in four neat vertical rows, and begin opening from the bottom up! The lovely lavender pink flowers truly stand out against the strong stemmed dark green, glossy foliage. In midsummer pale pink to white buds open to lavender pink flowers with white throats. ‘Pink Manners’ is well-behaved and has a clumping habit; it got its common name because you can bend the individual flowers in any direction you like - a nice feature for floral displays. ‘Pink Manners’ has flowers that remain in position when twisted on the stem! No staking is required on this new strictly upright, strong stemmed, clump forming perennial. Plant this beautiful ‘Pink Manners’ in beds, borders and cut flower gardens. This plant prefers moist soil high in organic matter and requires average but consistent watering. Deer resistant. ‘Pink Manners’ needs a full sun area but will tolerate some afternoon shade, in well-drained soil. Use ‘Pink Manners’ in borders, mixed plantings, massed plantings (especially to separate other colors), in large containers or as cut flowers. Try planting it with darker colors such Hemerocallis ‘Little Business’, Platycodon ‘Balloon Flower’ or Veronica ‘Royal Candles’. You will find ‘Pink Manners’ a delight in the garden with its summer-long display of lovely lavender pink flowers and clean, upright and strong stemmed foliage! * Upright habit * Strong stems * Dark glossy foliage |
| Daylily - Barbary Corsair - Sale Price: $49.95 The Daylily Barbary Corsair, Hemerocallis 'Barbary Corsair', produces 3.5 inch flowers with violet, plum-purple blooms with a lime-green throat. This daylily is a vigorous, mid-season, re-bloomer growing to 16 inches with semi-evergreen foliage1 The ‘Barbary Corsair’ blooms are carried high above the leaves. The blooms start in mid-summer and continue until frost. This daylily is a semi-evergreen; it is a mid-season bloomer, with reblooming (once established) in even the most northern areas. 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 handle drought to wet soil conditions. Use for stand alone plantings, edging, in borders or in mixed containers and tubs. Most 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). Fun to have in your garden, this plant is classified as a rebloomer and will provide many months of color! * Rebloomer * Hardy * Carefree |
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