A Turkish cushion of tight felted, silk rosette foliage producing short racemes of white flowers, more desirable for foliage than infrequent blossoms. Slow growing, cruciform, Alpine house candidate. Probably short lived if not grown in scree which also keeps the furry cushion tight.
A
valuable foliage Arabis forming a mound of neat rosettes, greens
leaves. White flowers on 6" stems. Roots
as it spreads. Lovely under-planted with blue Chinodoxa bulbs. Stunning in
masses. Evergreen except in the most hideous winter.
"Dear
Debby & Pete,
I wanted to inform you that I have now received all of the 8
different Arisaema plants that I ordered from you - they arrived in
great shape and I hope I can do as well with them in my garden as
you have with packing and shipping them to me! "
Bill
in Cushing, MN
Similar to our native Jack but w/ 5 leaflets instead of 3. It's very hardy, easy to grow in moist but well-drained soil. It's early to emerge and, like our native, comes in a green form or a purple form.
A good one to start with if you're new to Arisaemas but
want something more exotic than our native. Crisp, almost wavy edges to the leaves.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 20" W:12"
B/M: Green or maroon/April-June
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
The leaves often have beautiful drip tips as well. One of the easiest to grow.
These are bloom size bulbs.
Soil: Moist but well-drained H: 30"IB
W:12" B/M: Green or purple/5-6
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
This rare form has a silver centered leaf. One of the easiest to grow.
Just about fool-proof. Medium size bulbs are in the second year
from bulblets and
are a year or two from bloom size.
Soil: Moist but well-drained H: 30" IB
W: 12" B/M: Green or purple/5-6
A Native relative of Jack-in-the-Pulpit but with a long whip on the 'Jack'. More interesting
and exotic & RARE. 7-12 leaflets. (Younger plants have from 3-5 leaflets.) Needs at least average moisture. Red fruit looks similar to the common Jack. Good with hostas
or ferns that fill in when it goes summer DORMANT.
Like our other Native, this blooms when the bulb is still fairly small
compared to some Arisaemas so don't be surprised to see a small bulb --
that's it's nature. But even the Medium bulbs bloom very soon.
Soil: Ave. to moist
H: 12-36" W: 12-18" B/M: Green 5-6
Broad, glossy leaves, divided into 3 leaflets on strong stems. The spathe is boldly striped in white & reddish brown, thickly textured, ending in a threadlike tip. A good producer, it makes offsets readily. Hardy, handsome, & easy to grow plus riveting to look at. The purple red spadix peeks out of the spathe like a tiny chameleon. Sun to light shade. Very easy
to get along with!
The spathe has strongly recurved mouthPERA02090makes it quite
lovely. The leaves turn a beautiful yellow in Fall. These are
medium size bulbs that should bloom in a year or two. Choice, gorgeous and
EASY (did we mention that?) :-)
Soil: Moist but well-drained H: 18"
W: 12" B/M: Purple/6-7
$12.99 Qt.
New 1/6
Arisaema flavum (Small
Bulbs) Yellow
Chinese Cobra Lily Zone: 4B-7
One of a 4-5 Arisaemas that are both male
and female on the same plant and this is true even when young when the
other 3-4 need to be mature so you're getting a built in baby maker!
Generous with seedlings. Adaptive and easy to grow.
Deeply lobed palmate leaves with 5-11 leaflets. Cute, chubby
little yellow canopy with maroon in the throat over a green and white
spathe, a lovely fragrance. The only true buttercup yellow 'Jack'.
Seed grown in their 3rd growth cycle. Original parents in the
following height range but the species can be taller.
CANNOT TAKE EXCESS MOISTURE IN WINTER.
Soil: MOIST but well-drained
H: 12-18" W: B/M: Yellow/June
Both the Gusmans and Li and Heng, authors of
the Draft Treatment for the Flora of China, have concluded that
Arisame flavum is "highly variable". The draft treatment rejects any
subdivisions of flavum. The Gusmans have dropped the name A.
flavum subsp. abbreviatum. Translated, this offering is
supposed to be shorter form than the species but experts no longer
recognize a separate name for the shorter form -- they're just all
Arisaema flavum now, considered highly variable in height -- however our
seed for this and the above (from a devoted grower of Arisaemas) came
listed as A. flavum and A.f.ssp. abbreviatum and thus we offer it as such and
anticipate these seed grown plants to be shorter at maturity. Seed
grown in their 3rd growth cycle. CANNOT TAKE EXCESS MOISTURE IN
WINTER.
Soil: MOIST but well-drained
H: 10" W: B/M: Yellow/June
A subspecies of A. flavum found in Tibet in sunny, dry locations.
Compared to the species, it has a somewhat larger brighter yellow
inflorescence held above the foliage. The spathe is held
horizontal which is just lovely. Seed grown in their 3rd growth
cycle. CANNOT TAKE EXCESS MOISTURE IN WINTER.
Soil: MOIST but well-drained
H:10-12" W: B/M: Yellow/June
With Arisaemas, all the hoop-lah is about
the bloom/inflorescence/Jack. Well, here's an Arisaema that has
such an incredible mottled stem, two leaves with 11-18 leaflets, can
reach 5 feet in heaight so it makes your garden look like the tropics, that even
if it never bloomed, you'd want it. BUT-- it blooms too and does
that just as well as it does everything else - sitting, where it can
easily be seen, above the foliage with a big bold 'Jack' with an exotic
drip tip which can range from deep green to deep purple with white
stripes. And it that isn't enough, it's an easy un-fussy Arisaema
Soil: Well-drained
H: 48" W: B/M: Green or
Maroon/Spring
A hooded, striped, green to purple spathe & spadix appear in spring, followed by red berries on mature plants. DORMANT in summer. APPEARS TO US TO DETER MOLES
nearby. Ours are grown HERE from seed -- takes 3-5 years to reach bloom & sale size. These
are 3-4 year olds bulbs and most will bloom this year.
These will be mixed bloom colors, green, maroon, possibly a 'Lazy S'S
Form' that slipped in by accident if you're lucky! Small but
bloom-size bulbs. (This native blooms at a very young age and
relatively small bulb and yet will eventually grow huge if happy.)
Soil: Woodland, ave. to moist
H: 6-36" W: 12" B/M: Green to purple/6-7
Aristolochias
(Hardy Dutchman's Pipes) are
listed on the Vines Page:
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'Monet
Moment' got here just fine and are in great shape. I am
"transitioning" them as I write. Many thanks for so much
care and concern about the weather. I used your printed out form and
Bill, the postman, put them on the front porch as requested. I have
never experienced such great care and communication! Bravo!
"Variegated
horseradish! This plant is one of the top ten for having the most
dramatic variegated foliage. Creamy white & green splashed
leaves the second and ensuing years. Be patient, this plant may be
all green the 1st year or so. Quite hardy and exotic. Appreciates moist
conditions. Worth the wait." Dan Heims, Terra Nova - THE variegated plant guy! Terra Nova Photo.
Attracts butterflies.
Soil:
Any, ave. to moist best H: 24-36" W:12-24"
B/M: Small, white/
6-7
Insect
repellant in Colonial days. A semi-evergreen, shrubby plant w/
FEATHERY, silver-grey green foliage & a strong tangerine scent.
Tiny flowers are borne in dense panicles in late summer; unless it's
a cool. Known as Old Man, Lad's Love -- by any name, it's a beauty.
Can be kept shorter by pruning.
Licorice
flavor used in vinegars, soups & stews. Stimulates digestion.
Add to hot cooking only during last 15 minutes. Dormant in winter;
can be kept potted indoors. Flowers are best removed. Must have
rich, sandy, well drained soil & sun. The TRUE FRENCH TARRAGON.
Mulch in winter. Stimulates the digestive system. Can't stand wet
feet!
Soil:
Well-drained H: 18-36" W: 12-15"
B/M: Insig. green/
NA
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"I
received my order of Kerria today. They look great! Only one leaf
out of the 6 plants dropped during shipment. This is the best looking/best
packed shipment of plants I've ever received. Thanks very much."
Handsome,
erect clumps of purplish green, heavily dissected leaves on purple
stems are topped w/ showy, fragrant milky white flowers for A VERY
LONG TIME if adequate moisture. Use in arrangements & as a moth
preventative. Prefers moister, richer soil than other Artemisias.
Slightly acid soil best but any is okay. The species is a RHS
Award of Garden Merit Winner and this is even better! A Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Artemisia
lanata (A. caucasica which is more correct) Silver
Spreader Zone: 2-10 Sun
Forms a dense clump of aromatic, feathery,
silver-gray leaves. Sometimes used as insect repellent. Grows well even in poor soils. Forms a dense mound. Useful for edging herb pathways. Excellent in rock gardens. MUST have good drainage like most Artemisias and most 'gray' plants in general.
Takes extreme heat (fire resistant plant!) and extreme cold.
Soil: Well-drained H: 2" W: Indef.
B/M: Yellow/7-9
Beautiful silvery, lacy foliage in soft rounded 2' mounds. Makes whatever is planted next to it look even better. Periodic 'tipping' keeps stems full & dense. Evergreen but ready to be cut back hard in early spring when new growth appears. Superb plant. Very deer resistant.
Bright
red-orange berries in the fall. Marbled, UNRIVALED WINTER FOLIAGE
then appears & remain green all winter. Perfect planted around
hostas because their peak foliage times are in opposite seasons.
DORMANT in SUMMER. Over fertilizing reduces marbling. "I wouldn't
garden without it!" (Avent) AKA, Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Atypical
Roots
Compact, evergreen, woodland perennial with creamy white plumes somewhat like an Astilbe; lends a delicate airy appearance to the shade garden. Fernlike foliage. Rare and choice. Native to Korea and Japan, this is a miniature variety and easy.
I want you to know how pleased I
am with ALL of the plants I have received from you! Your packaging
and shipping are the best! I must confess I am addicted to your
site -- I have learned so much! I have two orders in the works now
and the anticipation of receiving them makes me feel like a kid
again. You are doing everything right!!!
Like
a giant white Astilbe, w/ 6' tall blooms, this handsome plant is
beautiful for many months. Staking isn't necessary -- you probably
couldn't push them over. Takes several years to establish full
height. Beautiful with Autumn Fern or Siberian Iris or as a backdrop
to any shade planting.
The
same as the specie but this German hybrid
performs much better in windy areas due to being shorter and
stockier, reaching 30" in bloom rather than 6 feet. Also it may be a better height in a smaller garden.
Differs
from the species in that it's more compact AND has deeply cut
foliage but the trade off is slightly less showy flowers but still
very nice. Maxing out at 36" tall, the rich green foliage is
almost threadlike and it has tiny, cream colored blooms rising above
the foliage in late May. Looks a bit like an Astilbe.
An
exciting dwarf hybrid (A. diocus x A. aesthusifolia) of Goatsbeard
with delicate creamy white flower panicles in early spring.
This Allan Armitage introduction has red stems and fern-like leaves,
medium to dark green and very rich. An upright form that
creates a mature clump 2.5' tall x 2' wide. It has a very
showy texture to the foliage, much more fine that A. aesthusifolia.
And one of it's best features is that it's both heat and humidity
tolerant as well as cold tolerant. And she's so special, she
has a Press
Release. Wowee! The best qualities of both parents.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H:30" W:24" B/M: White
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A Turkish cushion of tight felted, silk rosette foliage producing short racemes of white flowers, more desirable for foliage than infrequent blossoms. Slow growing, cruciform, Alpine house candidate. Probably short lived if not grown in scree which also keeps the furry cushion tight. 
A
valuable foliage Arabis forming a mound of neat rosettes, greens
leaves. White flowers on 6" stems. Roots
as it spreads. Lovely under-planted with blue Chinodoxa bulbs. Stunning in
masses. Evergreen except in the most hideous winter. 
Similar to our native Jack but w/ 5 leaflets instead of 3. It's very hardy, easy to grow in moist but well-drained soil. It's early to emerge and, like our native, comes in a green form or a purple form.
A good one to start with if you're new to Arisaemas but
want something more exotic than our native. Crisp, almost wavy edges to the leaves. 
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
The leaves often have beautiful drip tips as well. One of the easiest to grow.
These are bloom size bulbs.
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
This rare form has a silver centered leaf. One of the easiest to grow.
Just about fool-proof. Medium size bulbs are in the second year
from bulblets and
are a year or two from bloom size.
A Native relative of Jack-in-the-Pulpit but with a long whip on the 'Jack'. More interesting
and exotic & RARE. 7-12 leaflets. (Younger plants have from 3-5 leaflets.) Needs at least average moisture. Red fruit looks similar to the common Jack. Good with hostas
or ferns that fill in when it goes summer DORMANT.
Like our other Native, this blooms when the bulb is still fairly small
compared to some Arisaemas so don't be surprised to see a small bulb --
that's it's nature. But even the Medium bulbs bloom very soon.
Broad, glossy leaves, divided into 3 leaflets on strong stems. The spathe is boldly striped in white & reddish brown, thickly textured, ending in a threadlike tip. A good producer, it makes offsets readily. Hardy, handsome, & easy to grow plus riveting to look at. The purple red spadix peeks out of the spathe like a tiny chameleon. Sun to light shade. Very easy
to get along with!
The spathe has strongly recurved mouthPERA02090makes it quite
lovely. The leaves turn a beautiful yellow in Fall. These are
medium size bulbs that should bloom in a year or two. Choice, gorgeous and
EASY (did we mention that?) :-) 
Both the Gusmans and Li and Heng, authors of
the Draft Treatment for the Flora of China, have concluded that
Arisame flavum is "highly variable". The draft treatment rejects any
subdivisions of flavum. The Gusmans have dropped the name A.
flavum subsp. abbreviatum. Translated, this offering is
supposed to be shorter form than the species but experts no longer
recognize a separate name for the shorter form -- they're just all
Arisaema flavum now, considered highly variable in height -- however our
seed for this and the above (from a devoted grower of Arisaemas) came
listed as A. flavum and A.f.ssp. abbreviatum and thus we offer it as such and
anticipate these seed grown plants to be shorter at maturity. Seed
grown in their 3rd growth cycle. CANNOT TAKE EXCESS MOISTURE IN
WINTER.
A subspecies of A. flavum found in Tibet in sunny, dry locations.
Compared to the species, it has a somewhat larger brighter yellow
inflorescence held above the foliage. The spathe is held
horizontal which is just lovely. Seed grown in their 3rd growth
cycle. CANNOT TAKE EXCESS MOISTURE IN WINTER.
With Arisaemas, all the hoop-lah is about
the bloom/inflorescence/Jack. Well, here's an Arisaema that has
such an incredible mottled stem, two leaves with 11-18 leaflets, can
reach 5 feet in heaight so it makes your garden look like the tropics, that even
if it never bloomed, you'd want it. BUT-- it blooms too and does
that just as well as it does everything else - sitting, where it can
easily be seen, above the foliage with a big bold 'Jack' with an exotic
drip tip which can range from deep green to deep purple with white
stripes. And it that isn't enough, it's an easy un-fussy Arisaema
A hooded, striped, green to purple spathe & spadix appear in spring, followed by red berries on mature plants. DORMANT in summer. APPEARS TO US TO DETER MOLES
nearby. Ours are grown HERE from seed -- takes 3-5 years to reach bloom & sale size. These
are 3-4 year olds bulbs and most will bloom this year.
These will be mixed bloom colors, green, maroon, possibly a 'Lazy S'S
Form' that slipped in by accident if you're lucky! Small but
bloom-size bulbs. (This native blooms at a very young age and
relatively small bulb and yet will eventually grow huge if happy.)
"Variegated
horseradish! This plant is one of the top ten for having the most
dramatic variegated foliage. Creamy white & green splashed
leaves the second and ensuing years. Be patient, this plant may be
all green the 1st year or so. Quite hardy and exotic. Appreciates moist
conditions. Worth the wait." Dan Heims, Terra Nova - THE variegated plant guy! Terra Nova Photo.
Attracts butterflies.
Insect
repellant in Colonial days. A semi-evergreen, shrubby plant w/
FEATHERY, silver-grey green foliage & a strong tangerine scent.
Tiny flowers are borne in dense panicles in late summer; unless it's
a cool. Known as Old Man, Lad's Love -- by any name, it's a beauty.
Can be kept shorter by pruning. 
Licorice
flavor used in vinegars, soups & stews. Stimulates digestion.
Add to hot cooking only during last 15 minutes. Dormant in winter;
can be kept potted indoors. Flowers are best removed. Must have
rich, sandy, well drained soil & sun. The TRUE FRENCH TARRAGON.
Mulch in winter. Stimulates the digestive system. Can't stand wet
feet! 
Handsome,
erect clumps of purplish green, heavily dissected leaves on purple
stems are topped w/ showy, fragrant milky white flowers for A VERY
LONG TIME if adequate moisture. Use in arrangements & as a moth
preventative. Prefers moister, richer soil than other Artemisias.
Slightly acid soil best but any is okay. The species is a RHS
Award of Garden Merit Winner and this is even better! A Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Forms a dense clump of aromatic, feathery,
silver-gray leaves. Sometimes used as insect repellent. Grows well even in poor soils. Forms a dense mound. Useful for edging herb pathways. Excellent in rock gardens. MUST have good drainage like most Artemisias and most 'gray' plants in general.
Takes extreme heat (fire resistant plant!) and extreme cold.
Beautiful silvery, lacy foliage in soft rounded 2' mounds. Makes whatever is planted next to it look even better. Periodic 'tipping' keeps stems full & dense. Evergreen but ready to be cut back hard in early spring when new growth appears. Superb plant. Very deer resistant.
Bright
red-orange berries in the fall. Marbled, UNRIVALED WINTER FOLIAGE
then appears & remain green all winter. Perfect planted around
hostas because their peak foliage times are in opposite seasons.
DORMANT in SUMMER. Over fertilizing reduces marbling. "I wouldn't
garden without it!" (Avent) AKA, Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Compact, evergreen, woodland perennial with creamy white plumes somewhat like an Astilbe; lends a delicate airy appearance to the shade garden. Fernlike foliage. Rare and choice. Native to Korea and Japan, this is a miniature variety and easy.
Like
a giant white Astilbe, w/ 6' tall blooms, this handsome plant is
beautiful for many months. Staking isn't necessary -- you probably
couldn't push them over. Takes several years to establish full
height. Beautiful with Autumn Fern or Siberian Iris or as a backdrop
to any shade planting. 
The
same as the specie but this German hybrid
performs much better in windy areas due to being shorter and
stockier, reaching 30" in bloom rather than 6 feet. Also it may be a better height in a smaller garden.
Differs
from the species in that it's more compact AND has deeply cut
foliage but the trade off is slightly less showy flowers but still
very nice. Maxing out at 36" tall, the rich green foliage is
almost threadlike and it has tiny, cream colored blooms rising above
the foliage in late May. Looks a bit like an Astilbe.
An
exciting dwarf hybrid (A. diocus x A. aesthusifolia) of Goatsbeard
with delicate creamy white flower panicles in early spring.
This Allan Armitage introduction has red stems and fern-like leaves,
medium to dark green and very rich. An upright form that
creates a mature clump 2.5' tall x 2' wide. It has a very
showy texture to the foliage, much more fine that A. aesthusifolia.
And one of it's best features is that it's both heat and humidity
tolerant as well as cold tolerant. And she's so special, she
has a 
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