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Tiarella - Pink Skyrocket Foam Flower
Tiarella - Pink Skyrocket Foam Flower Tiarella Pink Skyrocket, Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket' (PP#13,382), displays pink flowers that look like little rockets blasting off from the marvelously cut and marked foliage! A very easy to grow perennial that combines well with other shade loving plants like Heuchera 'Obsidian'. Pink Skyrocket cut flowers make wonderfully fragrant bouquets! This plant is an excellent choice for edging in moist, shaded areas and it is evergreen in mild winter regions. 'Pink Skyrocket' will do best in full shade and needs average to moist soil. Try planting this popular perennial with Lamium ‘White Nancy’, Hosta ‘Patriot’ or ‘Japanese Painted Fern’ for color contrasts. To create a more neat appearing plant, remove the old foliage before new leaves emerge. The plant clumps can be divided every 2 or 3 years in the spring. It can be planted as a ground cover or mingled with other shade loving plants. Foamflowers are close cousins to the coral bells, with similar sprays of flowers over a low clump of foliage. * Attracts Butterflies * Evergreen in warmer climates * Container plantings
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| Black-eyed Susan - Goldsturm - Sale Price: $39.95 The Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm Black-Eyed Susan’, Rudbeckia fulgida, is an easy to grow perennial with large flower heads of golden- yellow and black to brown centers. The flower heads are 3½ to 5 inches across, with a plant spread of 18-24” and a height of 24”. The dark green foliage sits at the bottom on the tall daisy-like flowers that bloom from July to September. Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm' Black Eyed-Susan was selected Perennial of the Year in 1999, and one can see why! It is an extremely showy plant that is excellent for cut flowers; also heat and humidity tolerant. This Black-Eyed Susan needs to be grown in full sun in somewhat moist soil conditions in a well-drained area. Rudbeckia attracts butterflies, provides food for birds in the winter and is mildew-resistant. For a stunning display, plant 'Goldsturm' in masses with Veronica ‘Goodness Grows’, Alchemilla ‘Lady’s Mantle’ or with ornamental grasses. * Heat and humidity tolerant * Dark foliage * Food for wildlife |
| Daylily - Happy Returns - Sale Price: $39.95 The Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’, also known as a Daylily, is a very fragrant pale yellow flower with a diameter of 3”. With its dark green foliage, this daylily will reach a height of 18” and a spread of 12-24”. ‘Happy Returns’ will bloom from May through July, with outstanding color, and it is a definite rebloomer! ‘Happy Returns’ prefers a full sun area that is well drained. 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). ‘Happy Returns’ is considered to be pest and deer resistant. Use for cut flowers, massing, edging, in borders or in mixed containers and tubs. It will grow in almost any soil and handle drought to wet soil conditions. Use ‘Happy Returns’ 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. 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). ‘Happy Returns’ puts on a striking show, even from a distance! It just keeps chugging along, looking cheerful and beautiful all summer long! * Pest and deer resistant * Strong stems * Hardy |
| Coral Bells - Marmalade - Sale Price: $36.95 The Coral Bells Marmalade, Heuchera 'Marmalade' (PP15,945), has maple leafed foliage in varying shades of amber to bronze. Taller shoots of brown colored flowers appear on this evergreen plant in late spring. As it matures to a golden color, the foliage features contrasting hot pink undersides! Coral bells are grown more for their foliage color but the small blooms that they contain will attract hummingbirds. Like most coral bells, 'Marmalade' thrives in partial sunlight but once established it will also grow in shade. This variety of coral bell may also grow in full sun in cooler climates. 'Marmalade' grows best in a rich, well-drained soil; water and fertilize regularly throughout the growing season. Use this coral bell as a ground cover, in rock gardens, as a border plant or as an edging along paths and walkways. This plant looks good when paired with Artemisia, ornamental grasses, or low ground covers. Cold and drought tolerant and withstanding heat and humidity, nothing seems to phase this plant. This Heuchera adds a bit of flavor to any perennial garden with its texture, vigor, and vibrant color. Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, this coral bell will surely become a “must have” plant as it provides a dramatic contrast in any shaded plant area. 'Marmalade' should not be left out of your shade perennial garden! * Heat and humidity tolerant * Ground cover * Varying shades of color |
| Grass - Porcupine - Sale Price: $99.95 The Grass 'Porcupine', Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus', has green leaves with cream colored horizontal bands. These leaves make this ornamental grass stand out anywhere! Silvery white plumes rise 4 feet above the foliage in fall. The 'Porcupine' tolerates a wide range of soil types and is moderately drought tolerant. It will hold up to wind and snow. This grass has a rigid, upright habit and stiff, pointed leaf blades, some of which stick out at angles like porcupine quills. Use this plant as a specimen, for mass plantings, or plant next to ponds or pools. Water this grass regularly, mainly during the season when they are blooming, as you need to have well developed roots so that the grass can absorb enough nutrition from the soil. When clumps dry in the fall they add structural interest to the winter garden. In early spring remove the dead foliage before the plants begins new growth. Clumps may be divided every 3 years or so in early spring. It is deer resistant and has very has very little pest and disease issues. Tall, tough, and showy! |
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