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Snow in Summer - Silver Carpet
Snow in Summer - Silver Carpet Snow in Summer Silver Carpet, Cerastium tomentosum 'Silver Carpet', adds excellent spring color to your rock gardens, or as a border plant. The snow-like mass of little white flowers appears in early spring, and the frosty white, wooly foliage is stunning all season long. This plant flowers profusely and when in full bloom the mounded plant resembles a mound of snow, hence its name. 'Silver Carpet' is deer resistant and also can handle light foot traffic. 'Silver Carpet' is a spreading, mat-like perennial that is perfect for the rock garden, borders, or carpeting any sunny spots. Cerastium tomentosum tolerates drought and will grow in dry to moist soils. Suitable soil is well-drained, loamy or sandy with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. Divide in spring or fall if necessary. Trim plant back after flowering to keep it neat and compact. This plant can also become invasive, so it is recommended to shear it back after flowering. * Groundcover * Hardy * Deer Resistant
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Clematis - Roguchi - Sale Price: $42.75 Clematis Roguchi, Clematis 'Roguchi', is a newer Japanese Clematis which features unusual 2 bell shaped flowers of intense deep blue/purple with lighter blue recurved petals. This lax clinger is very fragrant and free flowering. Very long blooming from June thru September. Clematis 'Roguchi' is a weaver, so it doesn’t need a formal support; it grows through and among surrounding plants. Clematis is easy to grow in a rich, porous, alkaline soil with plenty of room for the roots to spread. Prune lightly above the new leaf buds in early spring and remove any dead or weak stems Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, so apply generous mulch or a shallow-rooted ground cover near the base of the vine. Clematis 'Roguchi' is a very reliable performer once established; it takes a season or two! Regarded as the best of all bell shaped bloomers, plant Clematis 'Roguchi' close by so you can enjoy the lovely shape and intense color of the flowers! * Intense color * Long blooming * Lax climber |
| Daylily - Prairie Wildfire - Sale Price: $56.95 Daylily Prairie Wildfire, Hemerocallis 'Prairie Wildfire' is known for its prolific bloom performance that sets the garden ablaze in midsummer! The large 5” flowers are rich red, very round, and then open flat. It has finely ruffled edges and a contrasting bright yellow throat. The flowers have a delicate fragrance for an added bonus! 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; prefers a full sun area that is well-drained. Use 'Prairie Wildfire' for stand alone 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. Although the blooms will last only for one day, there are many blooms on strong stems that rise above tall grassy foliage, (remove in late fall. Once established, the daylily can be an excellent groundcover on slopes because it has roots that hold soil against erosion. The 'Prairie Wildfire' daylily 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). This brilliant plant gives a vivid, stunning display in any garden and is a profuse bloomer! * Fragrant * Stunning color * Prolific bloomer |
| Coneflower - Secret Romance - Sale Price: $39.95 Echinacea Secret Romance (Coneflower), Echinacea 'Secret Romance', provides large, delightful, salmon pink double flowers. It is a sturdy, well branched, compact, plant, and one plant can create bouquets of flowers! The flower begins with a bright pink color, and then fades with age to a pleasant salmon color. It is a long lasting flower that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is great in cut flower arrangements! The bright, intense flowers of ‘Secret Romance’ are supported on strong stems; best if grouped or massed. This Echinacea will present a season full of daisy-like flowers and is praised for its prolonged blooming after other perennials have faded. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years. ‘Secret Romance’ usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improves general appearance. Highly fragrant, this coneflower keeps coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching. This plant is 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. Don’t keep this plant a secret any longer! ‘Secret Romance’ is an outstanding flower that becomes a mainstay in any garden. It will provide a profusion of lovely salmon pink blooms to a sunny location! * Fragrant * Hardy * Long lasting blooms |
| Barren Strawberry - Sale Price: $28.45 The Barren Strawberry', also known as Waldsteinia ternata, is a wonderful ground cover that grows in full sun to part shade and prefers normal to sandy soils. It has dark, dense, evergreen, strawberry-like foliage that forms into nice mounds with a height of 4-6. This plant spreads by runners and can cover a space relatively quickly. 'Barren Strawberry' bears yellow flowers in spring and then shows warm, yellow colors in autumn. This plant looks great when combined with Veronica 'Royal Candles', Saliva 'Marcus' and grasses. Getting its name from its strawberry-like growth habit, it adapts to most soil types and tolerates drought quite well. ‘Barren Strawberry’ can be used to colonize banks, or use as an alternative evergreen ground cover or edging plant. * Ground cover * Drought tolerant * Spreading |
| Grass - Little Kitten Miscanthus - Sale Price: $64.25 The Ornamental Grass 'Little Kitten', Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten' , is one ornamental grass that cannot be missed. Being similar to a cat’s tongue, this Miscanthus forms a foliage clump to only 15 tall. The pointed, narrow leaves are showy, with plumes of silver-white with pink and reddish tinges that appear in August. The plumes will last well into the winter and can be used as fresh or dried flower cuttings. 'Little Kitten' should be planted in full sun to part shade and prefers a moist soil area. Try this ornamental grass as a front of the border plant with Coreopsis, Echinacea or Liatris. |
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