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Bee Balm - Purple Rooster
Bee Balm - Purple Rooster Monarda (Bee Balm) Purple Rooster, Monarda didyma 'Purple Rooster', is a clump-forming plant of the mint family. ‘Purple Rooster’ will really “strut its stuff” in the landscape with its deep wine colored flowers that appear as raspberries in bud stage. This Bee Balm is easy to grow, multiplies quickly, and is native of eastern North America; has minty aromatic foliage often used to flavor teas multiplies quickly. The purple flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees to the garden. Bee Balm has a tendency to become invasive, so in order to keep plants healthy and vigorous, division is necessary every few years, and should be done in the spring. Although it will grow in average soil, it does enjoy the rich organic moist soil along riverbanks. In spring, remove dead foliage only. In fall, cut back to 6 and dead-head spent flowers. Deadheading spent blooms will prolong the bloom time. ‘Purple Rooster’ will offer its extravagant presence when planted in your garden! * Easy to grow * Aromatic foliage * Invasive
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Coneflower - Secret Desire - Sale Price: $39.95 Echinacea Secret Desire (Coneflower), Echinacea 'Secret Desire', produces stunning, large double multicolored blooms of pink and orange. This mid-size plant, with beautiful aromatic flowers, is a vigorous grower and forms a plant quickly. A mainstay in a garden, ‘Secret Desire’ is not a secret to gardeners any longer! It is a long lasting flower that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is great in cut flower arrangements! The bright, intense pink and orange flowers 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 Desire' 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 Desire' is an outstanding flower that becomes a mainstay in any garden. It will bring a brilliant display to a sunny location! * Fragrant * Hardy * Long lasting blooms |
| Coneflower - Ruby Giant - Sale Price: $49.95 Coneflower Ruby Giant, Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant', boasts absolutely huge 7 flowers with petals that remain flat and do not droop like other common Echinacea. Combined with its sweet fragrance and rich rose-red color, the butterflies and hummingbirds love ‘Rudy Giant’. The colorful blooms tower high above lush mounds of dark green foliage! When done flowering, the huge cones look wonderful in dried flower arrangements. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter and, if flower heads are not removed, are often visited by goldfinches and other birds to feed on the seed. For best results, plant 'Ruby Giant' in full sun in a well drained area. Echinacea 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. Not only is it a prized perennial for many gardeners, but it is also said to be a potent medicine. Echinacea is said to increase immune function, reduce the effects of colds and flu, and fight off viral, bacterial and fungal infections. With its long summer to fall bloom period, ‘Ruby Giant’ will make a bold and bright addition to any sunny garden! * Mounded * Fragrant * Long blooming |
| Hosta - Elegans - Sale Price: $42.75 'Elegans', Hosta sieboldiana, is an extra large hosta with heart-shaped leaves. Being blue-green in color, it has a heavy, deeply tucked texture with powdery like cast which make it very striking! The white flowers bloom from July to August, and this plant has a height of 30” and a spread of 48-60”. 'Elegans' provides bright color in shade with its colorful textured foliage. Hosta ‘Elegans’ needs to be planted in a full shade area in any moist, well-drained area. This low care perennial is ideal for shady positions, tubs and patio pots, and one of the most popular for landscape uses. A great choice for any beginner gardener! This low care perennial is ideal for shady positions. Hostas grow 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. High-filtered or dappled sunlight 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! 'Elegans' is most at home in shady, woodland settings and often works well as specimen or edging plant. This blue-green giant hosta will certainly be outstanding wherever it is planted! * Textured * Heart shaped leaves * Blue-green foliage |
| Coral Bells - Frosted Violet - Sale Price: $49.95 The Coral Bells, Frosted Violet PP15085, 'Heuchera 'Frosted Violet', is a vigorous growing plant with purple foliage and darker veining; forms a vigorous but neat clump . Silver hairs cover the top of the leaves which gives it a shiny or frosted appearance! Its attractive crinkled lobed leaves emerge dark green in spring, turning deep purple in color with unique burgundy undersides, and tinges of silver the rest of the year. The tiny, pale pink flowers rise above the foliage . Appearing in late spring to early summer on slender, wiry stems, these colorful cuties rise well above the foliage mound up to 30” tall. The foliage color of 'Frosted Violet' is enhanced and deepens in cool weather for a great early spring and fall show! Use this plant for mass planting, as a ground cover or grouping or specimen. The ‘Frosted Violet’ can be used in rock gardens, borders and open woodland gardens and as border or edger along paths. A relatively low maintenance perennial, this coral bell should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. ‘Frosted Violet’ adds a bit of flavor to any perennial garden with its texture, vigor, and vibrant color * Vigorous * Wiry stems * Rich color |
| Clematis - The President - Sale Price: $56.45 Clematis The President, Clematis 'The President', is a very popular cultivar with rich, purple-blue flowers; a very striking color! The large 7 flowers have a somewhat cupped shape with silvery undersides and striking dark red anthers. It reblooms in late summer to early fall. Clematis 'The President’ needs a supporting structure to grow properly and it is easy to grow with a rich, porous, alkaline soil that has plenty of room for the roots to spread. Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, but will thrive and bloom in shade. Apply generous mulch or a shallow-rooted ground cover near the base of the vine. Very reliable performers once established; they take a season or two. Plant this hardy, compact and free-flowering clematis for a burst of color in early fall; especially noticed while other plants begin to lose their luster! * Hardy * Reliable * Striking purple flowers |
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