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Ground Covers & Perennials
There are an extraordinary number of superb ground covers and perennials
that can beautify your landscaping as well as reduce maintenance.
Once these plants are established they remain almost carefree and everlasting.
They can be grown in full sun and/or part shade, or in difficult
areas such as steep slopes or a substitute for lawn care. The following list
of plants indicate, in large part, what is available. However, call (800)
952-2404, as our inventory often changes from week to week. In order
to conserve space, new items are not highlighted in bold. (Perennial
section only).
Achillea - Asteraceae - Yarrow - Seduction Series - This series will
entice you with its tidy habit and uniform flowering. They feature strong
stems, compact shapes and better branching with shorter internodes and
uniform blossom heights that translate to more flowers on an even canopy.
Grows 12”- 24” tall and 24” wide. Plant in full sun. (-30°F.) gallon
$9.00
Peachy Seduction - Peachy-pink flowers.
Saucy Seduction - Deep rose flower clusters.
Strawberry Seduction - Red flowers with a yellow center.
Ajuga - Lamiaceae - Bugleweed - The spring flower spikes and interesting
foliage provide color and texture in the garden. Makes an excellent
ground cover or addition to containers needing year-round appeal.
Grows 6”- 8” tall and 18” wide. Plant in sun or part shade. (-30°F.) 4”
pot $3.00
reptans - Black Scallop - Deep blue flower spikes complemented by
dark burgundy to almost black foliage. Glossy, crinkled leaves with scalloped
edges.
Alcea - Malvaceae - Hollyhock - Old-fashioned garden favorite that
bears many large single or double flowers on tall stalks. These plants
need sunny well-drained soil and bloom from July-August. Grows 72”
tall and 24” wide. (-40°F.)
Chater’s Series - Double flowers on tall stalks. Apricot - Purple - Red-
Salmon-Pink - White - Yellow. 4” pot $3.00
rosea - Nigra - Double maroon petals appear to be almost black. 4” pot
$3.00
Anemone - Ranunculaceae - Japanese (Fall Blooming) - The following
groups are excellent as cut flowers as they all grow 3’- 4’ tall and spread
to 3’ wide, blooming from August to frost, therefore should be incorporated
with other fall blooming perennials as a possible background.
hupehensis var. japonica - Pamina - Semi-double deep rose flowers that
grow 35”- 40” tall and 24” wide. gallon $12.50
hybrida - September Charm - Abundant single, purple to rose- pink
blooms are enhanced with a deeper colored edging on a plant that grows
36”- 48” tall and 36” wide. gallon $12.50
hybrida - Honorine Jobert - Large, single, white flowers on a plant that
reaches 30”- 48” tall and 36” wide. gallon $12.50
hybrida - Party Dress - Frilly pink 3½” blooms appear on a 36”- 38” tall
plant, spreading to 24” wide. gallon $12.50
Aquilegia - Ranunculaceae - Columbine - Columbines are hardy to
-40°F. Plant in well-drained, moist soils. In warmer areas locate plants in
part shade or in milder areas, plant in full sun. Plants have the greatest
distribution in the Northern temperate zone. Remove old stems for next
flowering season. Plants will also produce seed, thus will self-sow or
reseed new offspring. Columbines will also attract hummingbirds. This
woodland perennial herb has airy and lacy lobed green leaves with delicate
3” flowers and long spurs ranging in height from 2” to 4”. Blooms
have a prismatic range of color in either a nodding or erect format, or in
a single or double flower shape, and with sepals and petals displayed in
contrasting colors and bloom from April through June.
canadensis - Little Lanterns - Deep red blooms with yellow corolla held
on wiry stems, above green-blue foliage. Compact, dwarf growing 12”
tall as wide. gallon $9.00
Dragonfly Hybrids - White sepals and petals displaying mostly contrasting
colors of white, pink, red, yellow, rose and blue on a plant 12”-
24” wide plant and 18” tall. gallon $9.00
flabellata - Cameo Mix - Very compact plant that grows 5” high with a
5”spread, parading mixed colors of blue/white, pink/white, deep rose/
white and light pink/white. gallon $9.00
Fragrant Fantasy - This mix comes in a wide range of colors and flower
forms, including pompoms and long-spurred blossoms that are very fragrant.
Grows 24” tall and 30” wide. gallon $9.00
Origami Series - Wonderfully large flowers with long sepals in blue,
pink, or red with white center petals are presented on a plant that grows
16”- 18” tall and spreads to 16”. These are excellent as cut flowers and
bloom from May through June.
Blue & White - Red & White - 4” pot $3.00, gallon $9.00
Arabis - Brassicaceae - Rockcress - A low growing 4”- 6” high and a
12”- 18” spreading evergreen ground cover, suitable for rock gardens,
borders, etc. Attractive year-round foliage with pink or white blooms in
March thru May. (-30°F.) Plant in sun and well-drained soil. Shear after
bloom to control growth.
caucasica - Snowcap - White flowers. 4” pot $3.00
caucasica - Variegata - Silvery green foliage with milky-white variegation.
4” pot $3.00
x arendsii - Compinkie - Bright rose pink flowers. 4” pot $3.00
x arendsii - Rosabella - Soft rose pink flowers. 4” pot #3.00
blepharophylla - Spring Charm - Magenta flowers presented on 6”
stalks above the foliage. 4” pot $3.00
Arenaria - Caryophyllaceae - Sandwort - montana - A low , dense,
evergreen ground cover with tiny white delicate flowers (May-June).
Good plant for rock gardens. Plant in sun or part shade and grows 4”- 6”
tall and spreads to 10”- 12”. 4” pot $3.00
Astilbe - Saxifragaceae - False Spiraea, Meadow Sweet - A great plant
for shaded areas or in regions with cooler summers, full exposure is very
possible. Plant in rich soil with regular water. Attractive leaves are
divided with toothed or cut leaflets or simply lobed with cut margins.
Airy plume-like flower cluster of white, pink, red appear above. Divide
plants every three years. Blooms June-July. Can be used as a cut flower
or dried. Hardy to (-40°F.)
x arendsii - Fanal - Deep pomegranate red flower plumes grace this
show stopper. gallon $12.50
x arendsii - Red Charm - Graceful plumes of true red. gallon $12.50
x arendsii - Snowdrift - Pristine, pure white plumes adorn this compact
plant. gallon $12.50
Beauty of Ernst - Bright green foliage in the spring, shifting to rich
burgundy and purple, with all three colors displayed at the same time.
Gold, orange and russet tones for fall. Pale pink flower plumes. gallon
$12.50
Montgomery - Dark red, triangular flower plumes above a glossy deep
green mound. gallon $12.50
Aubrieta - Brassicaceae - A low growing plant (4”- 8”) exhibiting a
dense mat of gray-green leaves with a 10” spread and a mass of small
blooms from April through June. Excellent plant for borders and rock
gardens. Requires water before and after bloom, however, will tolerate
some drought thereafter. After bloom shear back flowers. Prefers full sun
and cool summers. (-30°F.)
Audrey Purple Red Mix - Small but plentiful flowers bloom in vivid
shades of red and purple. 4” pot $3.00
Axcent Series - Compact, large flowers that bloom earlier and longer
than other varieties. Heat and disease resistant. Blooms March-April.
Blue with eye - Dark Red - Mix - Violet with Eye. 4” pot $3.50
Aurinia - Brassicaceae - Alyssum - saxatillis - Compacta - (-30°F.)
Bright golden yellow flowers and grayish green leaves on a plant that
grows 12” tall as wide. Blooms in April. Plant in sun or part shade. Good
for spring rock gardens. 4” pot $3.00
Bellis - Asteraceae - English Daisy - A bounty of red, pink, or white
daisy-type blooms (April-June) on 3”- 6” stems displayed above a bushy
compact plant spreading to 8” with dark green 1”- 2” long leaves. Plant
in sun or part shade. (-30°F.)
Galaxy Mix - Compact plants bear semidouble flowers. 4” pot $3.00
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