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Verbena - Homestead Purple
Verbena - Homestead Purple The Verbena Homestead Purple, 'Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple', produces deep purple, velvety flowers that dance above this vigorous groundcover type selection for a spectacular show all summer. The leaves are deep green, coarse-textured and up to 4 inches long. This plant matures at 1 foot tall and 3 feet wide. Homestead Purple is a nice compact plant with a bushy growth habit. If the plant gets a little spindly with some leggy-looking growth, pinch back the leggy growth to encourage bushiness. It is ideal for borders, hanging baskets, rock gardens and retaining walls. Homestead Purple should be placed in full sun in a well-drained soil. Like most fast growing perennials, it responds well to good soil preparation and occasional fertilization. Use this plant in containers or as a long-blooming groundcover. This plant is very useful at the base of taller summer annuals and perennials. Purple, Purple, Purple!
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Coneflower - Harvest Moon - Sale Price: $42.75 The Coneflower 'Harvest Moon', 'Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' PPAF', is one of the newest on the market today. This Echinacea has a plant height of 24 and a plant spread of 18-24. As part of the Big Sky Series, 'Harvest Moon' is a great addition in any perennial garden. For best growing results, plant in full sun. The deep golden-yellow petals have an orange cone with 4 fragrant flowers and will bloom from June to August. 'Harvest Moon' is hardy and a vigorous grower and ideal for cutting. Protected by Plant Breeder's Rights - propagation prohibited. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years. 'Harvest Moon' 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. 'Harvest Moon' will give you weeks of color with its outstanding deep golden yellow color. It is a perfect companion for late-blooming sedums and colorful ornamental grasses. * Fragrant * Hardy * Long lasting blooms |
| Daylily - Cherry Candy - Sale Price: $54.95 Hemerocallis Cherry Candy, Hemerocallis 'Cherry Candy', is an extended bloomer, so its flowers will remain open for at least 16 hours apiece! The lightly scented, 4¼ bloom of ‘Cherry Candy’ opens flat to show off its prominent bright red eye. The rounded overlapping petals are a light golden orange and are lined with a very fine red edging. The flowers appear on strong, well-branched scapes; can produce up to 30 buds per scape! Use this daylily for color in shrub borders and in perennial beds. Once established, the daylily can be an excellent groundcover on slopes because it has roots that hold soil against erosion; attracts butterflies. ‘Cherry Candy’ also makes a beautiful floral arrangement. Divide every 3-5 years, or when the number of flower buds and the size of bloom begin to decline. Planted together in large numbers, they quickly crowd out weeds and make a carefree and colorful ground cover. Daylilies grow best when planted in full sun to partial shade. In areas that receive less than 6 hours of sun during the day, your daylilies will probably produce fewer and smaller blooms, and the foliage may not be as robust. Because it is a highly performing daylily with gorgeous color and a long blooming habit, ‘Cherry Candy’ is a pleasure to have in any garden! * Long blooming * Hardy * Carefree |
| Clematis - Venosa Violacea - Sale Price: $42.75 Clematis Venosa Violacea, Clematis viticella 'Venosa Violacea', is an extremely distinctive cultivar that should be part of every clematis collector's garden. 'Venosa Violacea' has 4-5 flowers which are white with deep purple veins that extend out to the solid purple edges. This plant blooms July through August. Clematis viticella Venosa Violcea means violet veins, and when you look closely at the flowers on this exceptional variety, you can see how it got its name. What a gorgeous, timeless beauty! Clematis 'Venosa Violacea' needs a supporting structure to grow properly. This plant performs best when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, but will thrive and bloom in shade. To keep plant roots cool and shady, apply mulch or plant a shallow rooted groundcover. Prune lightly above the new leaf buds in early spring and remove any dead or weak stems. * Hardy* Long bloom period* So colorful! |
| Phlox - Creeping Blue - Sale Price: $49.95 The Phlox 'Creeping Blue', Phlox subulata 'Blue', makes a carpet of color and evergreen foliage and provides year round beauty and cover. 'Creeping Blue' plants are covered with a mass of blue flowers during April and May. This carefree wonder quickly blankets even tough problem areas with dense green foliage and thousands of colorful blooms. Plant 8-12 apart in any moist soil and in full sun to partial shade. A feeding of compost in the spring is all this plant requires in the way of food. Prune after flowering or late summer to create a healthier plant and to promote denser growth. 'Creeping Blue' is a good plant to use with your spring flowering bulbs such as Tulips and Daffodils. It is often used as a ground cover, an edging plant or for planting in cracks and walls. It is also good for naturalizing an area. It does prefer a well-drained soil, and clay water logged soils will lead to winter rotting. * Excellent rock garden plant * Use in pots and containers for spilling effect |
| Peony - President Roosevelt - Sale Price: $71.35 Peony President Roosevelt, Paeonia lactiflora 'President Roosevelt', is a favorite for a mid spring display and boasts brilliant double red and striking very large semi-rose flowers. Its pronounced yellow stamens add a nice contrast. The flowers have good stems, are richly fragrant, and make great cut flowers. Peony President Roosevelt seldom needs to be divided or moved, but if it is needed, it should be done in the fall. Trim off old stems to the ground in late fall too, to help prevent disease problems. Peony President Roosevelt will flower best in a sunny location with very well-composted soil. Peonies are herbaceous perennials arising from thickened tuberous roots that are invisible and hidden underground most of the year. |
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