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We
acquired this fabulous plant when we bought out a Rare Plant Nursery in
1999 as Asarina wislizenii but it was the far more fabulous HARDY A.
procumbens..
It's a
yellow blooming, furry, hardy, little rock garden plant that
just blooms and blooms. Great foliage, quite unusual. This is a great, unknown, rare plant.
Survives in zone 6 in a whisky barrel!
Evergreen
gingers are slower to multiply & spread but prettier. This one
is stunning. With leaves -- up to 5" long -- that look like a cross between velvet &
silk. Its glossy evergreen foliage is mottled silver and bears
adorable little cup-like flowers (little brown jugs) in the early Spring. Makes a
good-sized clump reasonably quickly & will self seed itself into an
attractive colony in just a few years with favorable conditions. 
Not culinary ginger, but rather a beautiful green groundcover for shade. Many wildflowers can push up easily through their leaves, especially Dutchman's Breeches, which go dormant & are protected by the ginger. Deciduous but spreads more than evergreen gingers. Tolerates limy soil & drought. 
One of the Queen's of the genus with
large, heart-shaped leaves, heavily layered with silver. Prominent
three-lobed flowers are primarily black-violet but each has an
remarkable, heavily ridged white throat. One of the larger flowered
of the Chinese Asarums. Huge leaves and a quick grower, it really is
one of the best and still quite rare in the trade.
An
amazing new US selection of the famed Panda Face Ginger which makes
a stunning clump of big, lush, glossy, rich-green heart-shaped
leaves to 7" with two silvery green blotches on either side of
the center vein. This show-stopper, whether in the garden in
warmer zones or in a sun room container in colder areas, has 2"
round velvety black flowers. Each has a wide white band around
the center. Easy to grow. Gorgeous 'Show Plant' for the
cold greenhouse or cool room in your house!
Large
arching dark green leaves w/ unique silvery mottling. Moist woodland
conditions. If the dramatic 7" long, 3" wide silvery mottled foliage
wasn't enough, wait till you see the beautifully bizarre 2" flowers.
A CHOICE prolific rhizomatus spreader, this plant brightens up the
shade. Mulch in winter in Zone 6. Evergreen to 10 degrees. 
Asclepias
- Milkweeds - are the ONLY host plants for the Monarch
Butterfly. Butterflies can get Nectar from many plants but
the the young caterpillars only eat Asclepias so-o-o-o-o, if you
want Monarchs, it's great to buy Buddleias, etc. BUT you will never
have Monarchs in quantity unless you plant Milkweeds for the 'Baby
Butterflies'! The female Butterflies prefer some Asclepias
species over others (especially A. incarnata and A. incarnata 'Ice
Ballet') but can use any Asclepias when necessary. Asclepias
are also Host plants for Queen and Soldier Butterflies.
Clusters
of rose colored flowers begin to bloom on these native beauties in
early summer. A useful, attractive plant for sunny borders, banks and
meadows. Blossoms attract butterflies by the dozens and make nice cut
flowers. Our customer in PA says,
Clusters
of white flowers begin to bloom on these native beauties in early
summer. A useful, attractive plant for sunny borders, banks and
meadows. Blossoms attract butterflies and make nice cut
flowers. A Butterfly Host Plant.
Orange flowers, from mid-summer to autumn, are very attractive to butterflies. May be used in field flower drifts. Milkweed-type seed follicles are used in dried flower arrangements. Well-drained, average soil in full sun.
Tap-rooted so don't move once planted. AHS 'Great Plants for American
Gardens' & a Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
GreatPlants®
As
above but with orange/yellow flowers. Quite different,
especially when bright red orange just won't do! May be used in field flower drifts. Milkweed-type seed follicles are used in dried flower arrangements. Well-drained, average soil in full sun.
Tap-rooted so don't move once planted.
Greyish foliage, narrow leaves. Lots of tight, purplish-pink buds open to spidery rose-pink flowers which mature to lilac. Happiest in well-watered spot. Cut to ground in spring. Becomes fuller & woody w/ age. Height varies with type of support. Blooms really LATE!. Strong grower.
Reports say this gets very tall because ours has always been about
6' tall and shrubby.
This
East-Coast native, with stalked, heart-shaped leaves will hold its
own with any aster cultivar. It's light, airy, delicate and will
live in dry shade where most asters would croak! Has a profusion of
tiny, starry daisies. Floriferous. A must in the woodland
garden. 
A
stout, select form of the species know for it's compact size, dark
mahogany stems and floriferous bloom habit in shade.
Introduced by North Creek Wholesale Nursery.
Also
listed by some as A. novi-belgii 'Alert'. Lots of debate on
it's exact classification but no matter. It's a great, compact
aster which virtually covers itself with red-violet blooms with
yellow eyes from September until Frost.
Beautiful
vivid lavender-blue 1-2" daisy-like flowers that cover the
plant in fall. Absolutely stunning in mass but also
lovely in containers. Likes full sun but can take some
afternoon shade. Beautiful with ornamental grasses.
This
new aster selection was made by Lynn Caton, from the breeding
program of the late Ed Wood of Portland and makes a stunning compact
clump of clean, dark-green foliage, topped in Fall w/ sprays of
medium-lavender blue flowers w/ yellow centers. Best used in the front of the
border. 
From
the breeding program of the late Ed Wood of Portland. It makes a
stunning compact clump of clean, dark-green foliage, topped in Fall
with sprays of medium-pink flowers with yellow centers. Best used in
the front of the border or as an edger. 
This
new, dwarf aster selection from the breeding program of the late Ed
Wood of Portland will make a stunning compact clump of clean,
dark-green foliage, topped in Fall w/ sprays of dark-purple flowers
w/ yellow centers. Best used in the front of the border or as an
edger. 
A
New York aster with very large white flower heads. Clump-forming,
rhizomatous perennial with slender stems and lance-shaped leaves.
Best in well-worked, moist soil. Ok in average moisture. Royal
Horticulture
Society Award of Garden Merit 
Long-lasting,
LATE 3/8" blooms medium violet blue with bright yellow
central disks born on stems w/ 2-4" long, slender smooth leaves.
Mildew resistant. The Mount Cuba Center for Piedmont Flora
introduced this aster for its beauty & its tolerance of a range
of conditions. NO STAKING needed. 
With deeper lavender blue flowers than
the species and yellow and purple eyes, 'Kurt' has a shorter habit
than both the species AND the well known 'Bluebird'. Small, very
green foliage. Again, as mentioned on this page, to my eyes,
there is no true blue Aster but this is petty blue!
Calico
aster is a bushy perennial that literally bears hundreds of small
white flowers w/ raspberry centers. 'Lady in Black' has dark
purple-red leaves & stems. This is a knockout plant that can be
used as a short, formal hedge. An improved 'Prince'. Divide
occasionally in spring. 
Dense
clouds of 1/2" pastel lilac pink blooms on twiggy stems. Fine-textured,
grey-green foliage. Compact growth habit. LONGBLOOMING. Moist or
well-watered soil best. Every garden should have this plant! Divide
occasionally in early spring. Can be used as a short
hedge. 
'THE FINEST ASTER IN MEMORY', it's astonishing
STUNNING rose pink color is vivid w/out being hot & with no
trace of violet. Cut back by 1/2 in June for compactness. Keep
well-watered. Prune to ground in winter. Divide every 2-3 years.
Needs no staking. 
A heavily-branched, erect plant that bears flowers in VOLUME!
Reddish leaves; it makes a mass of intense color at the back of the
border. Cut back by 1/2 in late June for compactness. Keep
well-watered; divide every 2-3 years. Prune to ground in
winter. 
An abundance of yellow-centered, daisy-like flowers from
a cultivar descended from the American species. This one is a clear
pink. Excellent cut flower. Cut back by 1/2 in June to keep compact.
Keep well-watered. Prune back to ground in winter. Divide every 2-3
years 
An astounding volunteer that appeared in our garden between a
'Honeysong Pink' and a native purple in 2003. Midway between the colors in a gorgeous, unique
rosy violet, it's naturally short, around 24" tall. Named
after our son's wife, Rhonda. Needs no staking, literally
stood up during the tail end of a Hurricane that brought down a
nearby old oak tree!
The first TRUE DWARF in the New England Asters.
Perfect 1" flowers of bright purple in such profusion that they
completely cover the plant. Cut back by 1/2 in late June for
compactness. Keep well-watered. Divide every 2-3 years. Prune to the
ground in winter. Mildew resistant. 
DOUBLE, red-purple
flower heads make this little aster an
eye-catcher. Clump-forming, rhizomatous with branched stems and stalk less, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. Wants well-cultivated,
fertile, moist soil in sun or part shade. Divide every 2-3 years to
maintain vigor. 
Large
light blue flowers atop a dwarf, 12-15" New York aster work
perfectly in the rock garden. New York asters want more well drained
soil than
New England asters, but both like cutting back by 1/2 in late June
with floriferous, compact plants. Needs no spraying for mildew or
insects. 
A tiny, dwarf PURE WHITE,
long-blooming aster. A compact mound of dainty foliage is cover with
10" tall flowers. Suitable for the front of the border or the
smaller garden & for cutting -- naturally! 
'White
Swan' produces the largest flowers of white Aster varieties and is
the best-selling white variety in Europe for greenhouse pots.
Staking generally won't be necessary if one-third of the plant
height is removed by pinching before mid-July. 
This
is a terrific Aster with single ray flowers, aromatic foliage
blooming for weeks and weeks in late summer to mid Fall. This
rhizomatous plant is a low-growing and bushy, making mounds of dark
foliage with dark, sky blue blooms and does not want poorly drained
soil. 1" blooms with yellow centers literally smother the
foliage when in bloom. The name? Supposedly the sky is
deeper blue in October than any other month! This plants
celebrates the deeper blue of the October Sky.
Medium blue, fine textured single ray flowers over aromatic foliage appear on the Native from September thru October. A really terrific plant that's taking the aster world by storm. Needs full sun and unlike many asters, wants dry
soil. Cut back after flowering to prevent seedlings on this and all asters. A low-growing BUSHY aster w/ mounds of gray-green foliage.
Grown
by special request from our Native Loving customer and Nursery Guru,
C. Colston Burrell of Native Landscape Design and Restoration (also
prolific Horticulture Writer and former Curator of Native Plants at
the National Arboretum). A potentially tall white aster that
he loves to work into Native Designs. Beautiful fuzzy stem
looks like it's covered with Frost. Extra long blooming.
Spreads by stolons. 
Can be a giant of an aster. If you have room, it will just knock your socks off. Of course, it can be cut back mid-summer to tame the height. The species varies from blue thru purple but 'Eric's' is a nice medium blue. AKA, glossy-leaved aster, bristley aster, purple-stem aster, swamp aster (but it seems very drought tolerant to us.) VERY long blooming.
Back
by popular demand -- the full size Tatarian Aster. We thought
everybody would want the smaller Jindai, but enough of
you have requested the real deal, that we potted up some. We
never took the plant out of our garden -- we like it too much but we
have room for a big, bold 6' tall plant that does spread some --
about or slightly less than a Bee Balm. This and the 'dwarf'
form below are hands down our longest
blooming Aster and amazing, fabulous plants!
Don't
miss the photo and further description (above link) to this AMAZING
PLANT!
A
lovely NATIVE Astilbe that looks like Goat's Beard, hence the
name. Large, elongated, much-branched, terminal clusters of
small white flowers. The flower spray is soft and feathery
looking. The foliage reaches about 2' in height and the blooms
are rise up above the shiny green foliage several feet or
more. Found in 6 eastern states, including Virginia.
This
neat dwarf is useful because it blooms late summer (not early to
mid) & is far more DROUGHT TOLERANT than other varieties. Can be
used as a groundcover. Sparkling rose pink. Toothed, softly hairy,
dark green leaves. STOLONIFEROUS. No division necessary. Double
fertilizer. Will take full sun if soil is moist. RHS
Award of Garden Merit Winner. 
Large dramatic, distinctive sturdy magenta purple
flower spikes. Very HEAT TOLERANT. One of the tallest astilbes w/
purple stems & bronze-green crinkled foliage. Blooms late when
most have finished. Stoloniferous. Will take sun if soil is very
moist but Chinese Astilbes can take drier soil than others anyway. Double
fertilizer. More than twice as tall as the species.
A
chinensis hybrid which means it can tolerate DRYER soils. Stoloniferous
and blooms in late summer after most Astilbes have
finished. FRAGRANT, vibrant, raspberry-pink, upright plumes. Compact
grower w/ bronze-green foliage. Heavy bloomer. One of the best. NEW.
Double fertilizer. Bronze green leaves with thick panicles of raspberry
pink colored flowers on 12-15" stems in late Spring, early
summer
Cattleya
is a GIANT Astilbe in a rare orchid or crimson pink or pale purple
depending on who's writing the description! Big, open
flowers. Leaves Often blooms again in Fall! Pale green
leaves compliment the bloom color.
This
Astilbe features dark lilac pink flowers in mid-season which fade to
white creating a charming color display. Dark
green foliage.
Spikes
are heavy with a clear, white bloom that is this variety's
outstanding characteristic. Foliage is thick and sturdy. This
hybrid cultivar is sometimes grouped under A. x arendsii (e.g., by
Blooms of Bressingham who introduced the plant) and sometimes under
A. simplicifolia. It features a foliage mound to 18”
tall of deeply-cut, medium green leaves and wide, feather-like
panicles of pure white flowers on erect stems typically rising to
24” tall in late spring. 
Wonderful,
blocky positively dense white panicles on this superb white
Astilbe. Snow white bloom in pyramidal plumes in early
summer. The shiny, dark green foliage provides great contrast
for the white blooms. One of the best whites.
‘Peach
Blossom’ is a hybrid which is sometimes listed as an A. japonica
cultivar and sometimes as an A. x rosea cultivar. Wide panicles of
peach-pink flowers sit atop stems typically rising to 24” tall in
late spring. It has foliage to 18" tall of rich, medium green
leaves. The perfect way to
start the 'Astilbe Season'. See the photo link above to find
out how these early blooming Astilbes saved our life! :-)
Discovered
in 1978 by plantsman Alan Bloom. A DWARF astilbe with drooping
panicles shell pink
flowers on arching stems and glossy, dark bronze foliage. 1994 PPA PLANT OF THE YEAR! A late
mid-season bloomer. Divide every 3 years. 
AKA
Rodgersia tabularis. The word 'tabularis' means 'Table-Like' which is an appropriate description of the foliage of this plant in summer, the leaves of which can be 14" in diameter. It also sends up 3.5 feet white flower spikes in July that are similar to
Filipendulas or Astilbes. It prefers some shade in warmer areas and moist soil so it's magnificent leaves don't scorch.
Check out this article, 
A
stunning perennial that thrives in a moist spot or woodland
border. This is supposed to be the darkest of the Astrantias.
Perfect paired with some of Terra Nova's dark Heucheras. Introduced
by Nori Pope of the renowned Hadspen House in England
Deeply
divided foliage with delicate blooms in pinkish violet to cherry.
These herbaceous wonders emit an exotic grace, thanks to the
palm-shaped leaves & decorative blooms, made up of papery domes of tiny florets fringed
by a collar of tinged bracts. A stunning cut flower.
Quickly forms clumps. The blooms have a light scent of honey and
straw. 
Masses of 3" wide late spring to
mid-summer jewel-like blooms with outer bracts of deep ruby red,
inner florets of bright pink, and a base of pale green and white.
One the the best cut flowers both fresh and in dried arrangements.
Very long lasting cut flower. Charming in the cottage
garden. Given a good siting in your garden, it will
naturalize. Masterworts do best when nights are consistently below
70 degrees. 
Deeply
divided foliage, splashed generously in pale yellow & cream.
Delicate bloom in greenish-white, with hints of pink. These herbaceous
wonders emit an exotic grace, thanks to the palm-shaped leaves &
decorative blooms, made up of papery domes of tiny florets fringed
by a collar of tinged bracts. A stunning cut flower. Quickly forms
clumps. 
