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All Plants on this page are in Trade Quart Pots (Qt.) which are 1.68Pints (794 ml) liquid measure. 

(Similar to a true nursery quart on top width and height, but tapered to a smaller bottom for lighter shipping.)

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  Note:  All Acanthus have Atypical Roots  

$11.99 Qt.

Acanthus hungaricus   Hungarian Bear's Breeches      Zone: 5b-9     

A European perennial w/ deeply cut, basal, dark green leaves. The flowers are set in spiny, red-purple bracts. Very DRAMATIC plants. Place well, as their long thong-like roots make moving them tough. Prefers sun & warmth but will tolerate shade. Protect the crown the first winter! Slow to establish but worth the wait! A well-grown clump is riveting. Zone 5-10 which is a broader range than most sites show is from The Kemper Center, Missouri Botanical garden.  They have it growing everywhere in their Zone 5 gardens!

Soil: Moist but well-drained, Acid      H: 24" (36-48" IB)  W: 24-36"      B/M: White & mauve/6-7

 

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$8.49 Qt.  

Acanthus mollis    Bear's Breeches      Zone: 6-9 (10*)     

Large deeply lobed shiny green leaves w/ lavender flowers resembling foxgloves. Very large dramatic leaves with stunning flowers. A wonderful formal looking plant. Stunning with ferns & hostas in the shade but also takes sun with adequate moisture. Dates back to Roman times & a motif shaped like an acanthus leaf was used to decorate columns.   *The Floridata website says Zone 10 on Acanthus mollis but it would definitely have to be in the shade.

Soil: Moist but well-drained    H: 20"(36-60" IB)  W: 36"    B/M: White w/ rose-violet bracts/ 6-7 

 

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New 2008

$15.99 Qt. 

Acanthus mollis latifolius    Long Leaf Bear's Breeches      Zone: 6-9 (10*)     

An extremely rare sub-species, seldom available in this country.  Large plants with broad glossy leaves, sometimes barely dissected.  Makes an amazing but slow groundcover.  This has the largest leaves of all the Acanthus. Both the leaf stalk and the leaf itself are enormous!

Soil: Moist but well-drained    H: 20"(36-60" IB)  W: 36"    B/M: White w/ rose-violet bracts/ 6-7 

 

Butterfly Host Plant

$10.99 Qt.

Acanthus mollis 'New Zealand Gold'  (AKA Hollard's Gold)  Gold Bear's Breeches        Zone: 6-9      

Bold, large foliage turns a golden green in full sun with a burgundy hue to the stems. A vigorous, architectural plant that you will never forget once you see one bloom. Good for cutting/drying. This form is new, splendid & rare in the trade. Slow to establish but definitely worth the wait! Stunning! Needs moisture in Sun and yet it's at least some sun that brings out the most gold.  White flowers with rose-violet bracts.

Soil: Moist but well-drained    H: 20"(36-60" IB) W: 36"    B/M: White flowers & rose-purple bracts/ 6-7 

 

Butterfly Host Plant

$13.99 Qt. 

Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan'      White Blooming Bear's Breeches    Zone: 6-9     

What could you possibly do to improve one of the most beautiful architectural plants in the garden -- make the bloom pure white!  Originally from Herman van Beusekom of the Netherlands.  The typical cut-leaf, shiny dark green foliage, forming bold clumps, is topped in late spring with pure white blooms (where all of its relatives have a purple hood or bract over each bloom, this one has green which leaves the eye to view only the white corolla.  Like the others, it's wonderful for cut flowers; slow to establish but worth the wait; will take sun if soil is moist. AKA Acanthus 'Jeffalbus' or 'Jefalba' .  A member of the Latifolius group so it's extra large all over.

Soil: Moist but well-drained    H: 20"(36-60" IB)  W: 36"    B/M: White flowers & green bracts/ 6-7 

 

Butterfly Host Plant

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$10.99 Qt. 

Acanthus spinosus 'Spinosissimus Group'        Spiny Bear's Breeches      Zone: 5-10     

With white leaf spines and divisions that are much narrower and more sharply cut than those of the species but not the 'skeleton' look of some clones in this Group. A fair amount of variation exists among plants called spinosissimus and they are actually a group of plants rather than a single variety. Some of the hybrids between A. mollis and A. spinosus are placed with this group.   Like A. spinosus but even more spiny.  The flowers are similar to A. hungaricus except that three to four veins occur on the purplish bracts rather than five to seven found in common bear's breeches.  Slow to establish but worth the wait. Tolerates moist soil as long as it's well-drained and tolerates humid summers!

Soil: Well-drained    H: 36-48" W: 36"    B/M: White bloom w/ purple bracts/ 6-7 

Butterfly Host Plant

$14.99 Qt. 

Acanthus x 'Summer Beauty'      Heat Resistant Bear's Breeches       Zone: 6-9     

A import by Oregon's Chet Tompkins from a Chinese gardener.  This hybrid (probably A. spinosus x A. mollis) is possibly the best Acanthus in the trade but particularly for warm weather zones.  Where A. mollis just melts in the heat, 'Summer Beauty' lives up to her name.  Dark, deep green, glossy  foliage is more cut than A. mollis.  The 6' tall blooms has typical white blooms and purple calyces.  This will become the industry standard!  Very tropical looking.  This will become the industry standard.

Soil: Moist but well-drained        H:30" ( 4-6' IB)  W:  4-6'    B/M: White and purple/Summer

Butterfly Host Plant

New 2008

$21.99 Qt. 

Aceriphyllum rossii (Mukdenia) 'Crimson Fans' (Karasuba)   Z: 4-8(9)   Sun(Pacific Northwest) Light ShadePart Shade elsewhere

An Asian rock garden/woodland plant with large maple-like leaves that emerge bronze-green, to mid-green and end in riveting crimson red splashes in Fall.  In mid-spring, white, bell-shaped blooms are held in branched panicles just BEFORE the foliage emerges. Best in cool summer areas (not the deep south) or in shade near streams and/or among rocks where it's cooler.    Forms an excellent but slow-growing, deciduous ground cover in part to full shade. Crimson Fans/Karasuba is Japanese cultivar which has crimson flares and streaks to the foliage from after flowering until Fall where the species doesn't color up until Fall.

Soil: Acid, well-drained, woodland     H: 10-12"   W: 16-24"     B/M:  White/

 

AchilleasYarrows on the East Coast -- in the land of hot nights and high humidity

Yarrows are most successful when grown in light, sandy soils and divided at least every 3 years.  Yarrows really do best in areas where night temperatures are cool and humidity is low.  Growing Yarrow in soil heavily amended with SAND on the East Coast will make a big difference in their longevity. They're just blooming machines and fabulous for flower arrangements so worth the extra trouble with preparing the soil.  Also, hardy enough most places to grow in containers! (The sand amendment also applies to Dianthus by the way.)  Also, easy on the fertilizer -- they don't need it.  You might find that the 'hybrids' also have more Umph on the East Coast rather than cultivars of A. millefolium.

$7.99 Qt.  

Achillea filipendula 'Gold Plate'     Yarrow            Zone: 3-8            

Attractive feathery foliage surrounding stiffly erect stems.  Huge, 6" wide, flat golden flower-heads give rise to the name.  Generally does not need staking like the species.  Very tall, up to 45" it's a stunner!  Beautiful in dried arrangements.  After 9 months in the ground, this is looking fabulous for us!  Doesn't mind East Coast heat and humidity.  Chicago Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best   H: 45" W: 36"   B/M: Gold/7-8 

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  Achillea millefolium is sort of a Three Bears Plant!  Depending on the where it's growing, it can be Too Strong (and self-seed), Just OK or Just Right!   Where we struggle on the East Coast with high humidity and hot nights to get Achillea millefoliums to grow Just OK, it is pesky in some other parts of the country.  Please check the link at the right to make sure it's a garden PAL (Perfectly Alright in your Location!) and doesn't self-seed too much.  If you're in a risk area for A. millefoliums, look at the Galaxy Hybrids on down the page.  Hybrids with Taygetea will not pose the self-seeding problem that occurs with A. millefoliums in some places.

$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'    Common Yarrow      Zone: 3-9     

Strongly aromatic, finely cut foliage. A very VIGOROUS, rhizomatous variety. Beautiful cerise (dark vivid pink) flowers above dark green foliage. Deadhead for continued bloom. Divide every 2-3 years to keep vigorous. Best in well-drained neutral soil but takes most any but wet. Cut flower, deer resistant, easy, evergreen, drought tolerant.  Introduced by the English rose-breeding firm Harkness

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best   H: 24" W: 24"   B/M: Dark vivid pink/6-9 

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$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'        Galaxy Hybrid Yarrow              Zone: 3-9           

There is some confusion about whether this is a cultivar of A. millefolium or a Galaxy Hybrid -- we'll follow Missouri Botanical Garden and list it as an A. millefoium.   Fades beautifully from a ruby red color that is gorgeous. Divide every 3 years to keep vigorous. (DH) Deadhead for continued blooms. Grows in any, but prefers limey soil.   Cut flower, deer resistant, easy, evergreen, drought tolerant. 

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 24-30" W: 24"    B/M: Paprika red/ 6-9 

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$7.99 Qt.  

Achillea millefolium 'Red Beauty'   Common Yarrow              Zone: 3-9         

Extreme drought tolerance & deep green ferny foliage. Strongly aromatic, finely cut foliage. Irresistible to butterflies. (DH) Deadhead for continued bloom but this is the BEST REBLOOMER. Divide every 3 years to keep vigorous. Takes most any soil, but wet.  Species from Eurasia.  Cut flower, deer resistant, easy, evergreen, drought tolerant.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 24-30" W: 24"    B/M:  Red/ 6-9 

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What you're saying about us...

Per your email request, I am confirming that all of my plants arrived safely. Actually that's completely an understatement--they arrived PERFECTLY! Your shipping system is ingenious! Not one leaf fell off! They looked like they were plucked from the garden just minutes before arriving at my door! The Plumbago and Sedums are just beautiful! All bursting from the pots, looking as if they're just begging to be planted! And the sweet Sempervium was just a joy to see popping of the box--a huge "Hen" sitting loyally on a halo of adorable baby "Chicks". But I have to say, I almost lost my breath when I saw the Purple Heart! I just kept showing it to my husband and saying "Wow! Wow! I can't believe how amazing she is!" It seems to me the Purple Heart is one of the most underestimated plants-in beauty & otherwise. ... I waited years for mine to bloom ... and finally succeeded by moving her from inside to the garden. The one I received from you actually came with a bud already on it and opened fully by the next day!! I was practically dancing for joy! Thank you so much for the exquisite care you give to both your plants and customers. I am forever a loyal customer.

Susan in Seattle, 7-31-06 

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$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea millefolium 'Royal Tapestry'    Common Yarrow       Zone: 3-9     

A new Yarrow to the trade with colors at any given time that range from rose through royal purple with a white center (on the same plant) with soft green foliage.  This is an absolutely stunning, robust yarrow!  Wow!  On July 1st, the first year we offered this, it's still blooming, even without deadheading.  It's looking heads above any other yarrow we're selling!  

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 24" W: 24"       B/M: Rose>Purple/ 6-9

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New 2008

$8.99 Qt.  

Achillea millefolium 'Strawberry Seduction' PP18401     Common Yarrow    Zone: 3-9  

From the 'Seduction' series known for their compact, sturdy growth habit, long bloom period with interesting flowers.  'Strawberry Seduction' has large corymbs of tiny, velvet red florets with bright golden centers which are consistent in color and resistant to fading above lovely deep green foliage.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 18-20"  W: 18"       B/M: Velvet Red/ 6-9

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$8.99 Qt. 

Achillea x 'Anthea' ('Anblo') PP8828     Hybrid Yarrow      Zone:  3-8     

A compact hybrid that rarely needs staking.  A hybrid between A. clypeolata x A. 'Moonshine, this is an compact hybrid yarrow that seldom needs staking and is noted for it's deeply-dissected, fernlike, silvery-gray aromatic foliage and it's tiny pale yellow, long-lasting blooms 2-3" across.  Similar to it's parent 'Moonshine' but better because it's more upright, has paler yellow bloom and better resistance to foliar diseases.  Blooms of Bressingham introduction.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 18-24"  W: 18-24"    B/M: Light yellow 5-7 

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  Achillea Galaxy Hybrids:   Achillea millefolium is one parent and A. taygetea, with pale yellow flowers, is the other parent and is, itself, believed to be a hybrid between A. millefolium and A. clypeolata (a small species from Romania).  Hybrids with A. taygetea will not pose the self-seeding that is a problem in SOME areas with A. millefolium.  Wilhelm Kikillus of Germany launched his Galaxy Hybrids in 1986 with 4 cultivars:  'Appleblossom, 'Great Expectations', 'Fanal' ('The Beacon) and 'Salmon Beauty'.   He later added 'Weser River Sandstone' and 'Summerwine'.    

$7.49 Qt.

 

Achillea x 'Appleblossom'   ('Apfelblute')  Galaxy Hybrid Yarrow     Zone: 4-8       

From the German Galaxy Hybrids with large, flat clusters of rose pink blossoms atop sturdy 36" stems. Muted grayish-green foliage remains compact and erect. Very floriferous -- blooms ALL SUMMER!  Unusual new color. Finely divided, fern-like foliage is muted, grayish-green; a splendid addition to one's "silver garden".  Chicago Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 18-24"  W: 24"    B/M: Rose pink/ 6-9 

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$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea x 'Christel'   (A. 'Schafgarbe')   German Hybrid Yarrow            Zone: 4-8              

Deep rose-pink form with overlapping petals. A nice color for blending with yellow and blues. NEW to the trade. Extreme drought tolerance & deep green ferny foliage. Strongly aromatic, finely cut foliage. Irresistible to butterflies.  Deadhead for continued bloom but this is the BEST REBLOOMER of the hybrids. (Not a Galaxy hybrid, but according to Floridata, it is a hybrid, not a cultivar of A. millefolium.)  Ditto MACORE tag company.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best      H:     W:    B/M: Rose-pink to salmon/ 6-9 

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$7.49 Qt.

Achillea x 'Fireland'   'Feuerland'     German Hybrid Yarrow     SunLight Shade    Zone: 3-8

A vigorous grower with blood red, dense, flattend corymbs (2-4" across) (with prominent saffron yellow eye) that fades to marmalade hues of oranges, warm apricot and eventually, soft gold.  Blooms throughout summer.  Named for islands near Argentina, Tierra del Fuego - the land of Fire.  'Fireland' is of strong constitution, needs no staking.  Typical grayish green, finely cut foliage is strongly fragrant with a somewhat spicy aroma and persists in dried arrangements. Cut back to lateral flower buds after flowering to tidy the planting and to encourage more blooms. (Not a Galaxy hybrid but of the same breeding. A. millefoium x A. 'Taygetea.)

Soil: Well-drained      H: 8-10" (24-36" IB)   W: 24-36"     B/M: Blood red/6-8

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$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea x 'Salmon Beauty'   ('Lachsschoenheit') Galaxy Hybrid Yarrow      Zone: 4-8          

Clump forming Galaxy hybrid with broadly linear, pinnatified (cut), dark green leaves. In summer, many-branched stems bear a profusion of light salmon-pink flower heads, fading to pink-flushed, creamy white, in corymbs 5 1/2" across. Chicago Botanic Garden 'Best Plants' and Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit in 1999.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 30-36" W: 24"    B/M: Salmon/ 6-9 

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$7.49 Qt.  

Achillea x 'Schwellenberg'      Longwood Hybrid Yarrow       Zone: 3-8       

A. filipendulina x A. ptarmica, was introduced to the United States in 1987 by Longwood Gardens and the National Arboretum. It has deep-gold flower heads on strong, well-branched stems and feathery silver foliage on a compact, upright plant. A bushy yarrow w/ silver foliage. Remains attractive in winter. Very free blooming.  Doesn't self seed!  Does well in the South East.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best      H: 18" W: 24"        B/M: Deep Gold/6-9 

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"You guys are awesome!  I love your plants and am addicted to your website!

                                                                                                                     Tamara, Bristow, VA

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$7.49 Qt. 

Achillea x 'Summerwine'    Galaxy Hybrid Yarrow       Zone: 4-8          

Upright German Galaxy Hybrid (Unusual colors & sturdy stems) with dark green foliage. Burgundy red colored flowers, 3" across. Color hold well then eventually ages to a blush. Green foliage on upright stems. Deadhead to promote blooms. A super yarrow. We are very, very excited about this plant.

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best      H: 24" W: 24"        B/M: Wine red/7-10 

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$7.49 Qt. 

Achillea x 'Walter Funcke'    German Hybrid Yarrow      Zone: 3-9     

Sturdy and compact w/ Brick red aging to caramel yellow flowers and SILVERY FOLIAGE. What a stunning combination. New, choice and one of the most sought after yarrows in the trade.  Must have well-drained soil. A superb hybrid highly regarded in Europe and becoming a hit in the US for it's color.  Not a Galaxy Hybrid but of the same A. millefolium x A. taygetea parentage. 

Soil: Any well-drained; neutral best    H: 24" W: 12-18"      B/M: Brick red/6-9 

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$7.99 Qt.

 

Acinos alpinus     Alpine Calamint    Sun       Zone: 4-9

A very floriferous very short, small sub-shrub with Penstemon-like, pinkish purple blooms with white markings from May through July - heavy for months!  Needs well-drained soil - doesn't like winter wet soils.  Used in it's Native Europe as an herb for teas, etc..  Forms a dense, attractive mat of foliage very quickly.  From the mountains of Spain, Alps, Balkans, Asia Minor and Northern Africa.  Impossible to find in the trade!

Soil: Very well-drained     H:3-5"  W:6-36"     B/M: Pinkish purple/5-7

 

 

In nature, Monkshood grow at the woods edge getting lots of full sun in morning or evening but a break from the mid-day sun.  They will take full sun in cooler zones with lots of water.  In deeper shade, say under high deciduous trees, they won't bloom as much and may need to be staked.  Light dappled shade or part shade with morning or afternoon sun is best.  6 hours seems ideal in most places.  If cut back at the end of the first bloom before setting seed, they will often bloom again. They love supplemental feeding with Bone Meal every 6 weeks.  

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$8.99 Qt.  

Aconitum cammarun 'Bicolor'     Bi-Color  Monkshood       Zone: 4-8          Moist Average

A wonderful bicolor monkshood producing loose panicles of many blooms with the typical flowers shaped like little helmets/hoods on widely branched, arching stems.  Each bloom is pale blue with white streaks with intense blue lower petals above dark green, glossy, deeply cut foliage.  Valuable since it blooms earlier than other Monkshood and at a time when there's very few blue flowers in the garden.  Lovely in the back of the border or mixed in with shrubbery.  Resents being divided. 

Soil: Well-drained    H: 36-48" IB   W: 24"     B/M: Light and dark blue//7-8

$8.99 Qt.

Aconitum carmichaelii wilsonii group 'Spatlese'    Tall Monkshood     Moist Average    Zone: 3-9

A splendid strain of A. wilsonii group of Monkshood producing long spikes of fine, large clear bright blue flowers with a slightly darker edge late in the season.  Wonderful blue-green finely cut foliage, almost fernlike.  Late blooming.  Much taller than the wilsonii group (which some consider a species.)

Soil: Well-drained     H: 6-8'  W: 12-15"     B/M: Clear bright blue/7-10

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Aconitum fischeri (Incorrectly A. fisheri)    Fischer's Dwarf Monkshood   Zone: 4-8     Moist Average

An endemic from Kamchatka, Russia with clear blue flowers that's dwarf (relative to others) and great for the front of the border.  Strong stems don't need staking.  Aconitums are highly resistant to diseases and pests.  Will take sun if soil is consistently moist.  Beautiful cut-leaf foliage.

Soil:  Most any but dry    H: 18-24" (24-36" IB)  W:18-24"     B/M:   Blue/8-9

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Aconitum hemsleyanum (A. volubile)    This Climbing Monkshood is on the Vines Page

 

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$8.99 Qt.  

Aconitum napellus    Friar's Cap or European Monkshood       Zone 3-8        Moist Average

Friar's Cap features dense, terminal racemes to 8" long of hooded, deep purplish-blue to violet bloom above rigid, leafy stems and deeply cut foliage.  Generally found in moist mountainous areas and pastures of Europe and Asia. A handsome plant that an alternative to Delphiniums because it tolerates more shade and is much longer lived.  This one rarely needs staking.  All Monkshood are poisonous but the roots are the most potent part, so are rarely consumed by accident and yet, it's used in medicine for many things including heart disease.

Soil: Well-drained    H:24-48"   W: 18-20"      B/M: Purplish-blue to violet/7-8

 

 

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Aconitum cammarum 'Pink Sensation' PP#12661    Pink Autumn Monkshood    Z: 3-8  Moist Average