A
European introduction brought to this country by the colonists for
it's fluffy foliage which they used for bedding both for themselves
and their livestock. In bloom, it resembles a 2-3' tall Baby's
Breath but doesn't demand the precise, well-drained soil that
Gypsophila does.
A favorite ground-cover for shady locations with whorls of leaves & fragrant white flowers. Often used in 'May Wine'. Gets ragged in summer during droughts -- just mow it! Will take full sun if well-watered. Can be
inter-planted with Vinca minor for longer, two-toned flowering.
Soil:
Any, but moist best H: 12-18" W: Indef.
B/M: White/5-6
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Pendulous, brilliant white flowers on 24"-48" stems every Summer. Native to the Cape Province of South Africa, it grows well in average garden soil and appreciates good drainage and full sun. You may find self-sown seedlings in the bed where it resides.
Stunning in mass.
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Native woodland plant with simple,
evergreen, serrated, dark shiny green leaves. Produces the famed wintergreen odor when
crushed. Leaves are whorled in a cluster at the tips of the
plants. White flowers in July are followed by red berries,
1/2" in August to September. Red tinted winter
leaves. Our clone of this plant is ASTOUNDING!
Huge, huge, huge berries! At least 1/2" when many forms
of this plant have 1/4" berries.
Soil: Moist to dry BUT very
acid! H: 4-6"
W: SLOWLY indef. B/M:
White/July
This pink form of Gaura is an
erect, clump-forming perennial which generally grows 30-36" tall on
rigid, wiry stems. Showcasing 4-petaled, butterfly-like
flowers which emerge rose pink from deep maroon buds. These
blooms appear in open panicles, several at a time over a long bloom
period from spring to autumn. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves
to 3" long are mottled with maroon. Tap-rooted so don't move
after it's established. Prune hard at winter's end to keep it
tight and compact instead of leggy.
Graceful
flowering stems with pure white blooms in abundance and resemble
Flying Butterflies hence the common name. Perfect in the
cottage garden or informal border and glorious in mass. Grows
in Zone 5&6 but needs mulch in winter. 'So White' is a
pure white form of the species.
Taprooted so don't move after it's
established. Prune hard at
winter's end to keep it tight and compact instead of leggy.
Reports that it's more 'Perennial' than some.
The largest of the white cultivars and a
big lovely plant it is. Can reach 6' in height but generally
stays around 4' with a few extra tall wands. Close to
everblooming. Usually starts to bloom a week or two earlier
than the others as well. The white flowers often have a blush
of pink and come from pink buds.
Taprooted so don't move after it's
established. Prune hard at winter's end to keep it tight and
compact instead of leggy. This is very 'Perennial' and has
been in our gardens basically uncared for for years!
Glossy
mounds of deep green, strap-shaped leaves are spangled w/ 3", shiny
yellow flowers all summer. This selection is a cold hardy high
mountain cousin to the annual, bedding Gazanias. Drought tolerant
once established. Needs well-drained soil. Deadhead to encourage
rebloom. Plant Select® introduction from Denver Botanical
Garden.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 3" W: 10" B/M: Gold 7-10
Plant
Select®
Hardy Geraniums or
Cranesbills
As you'll soon see, we're just
nuts about Hardy Geraniums (which have nothing to do with 'Annual
Geraniums' or Pelargonums.) They're, by in large, tough
dependable and beautiful. Some make superb weed-suppressing
ground covers. With some choosing, you can have geraniums
blooming almost non-stop the whole season. If you don't have
Geraniums in your garden, you're missing out on one of the best
Perennials available. We are indebted to Trevor Bath and Joy
Jones who wrote the Timber Press book The
Gardener's Guide to Growing Hardy Geraniums. A lot of
our information comes from this excellent book.
All Geraniums are somewhat deer resistant - better than any old
perennial -- BUT if you have a high population of deer, stick with
the scented one -- G. macrorrhizum and G. x cantabrigiense, also
others as marked below. If the leaf has scent, deer generally
leave plants alone.
Rich
sapphire blue flowers are produced in late spring on the 2' wide
clumper, thanks to the parentage of G. pratense. The color really
glows when set next to golden foliaged plants. If you have killed G.
'Johnson's Blue', try this one... much easier to please, the form is
quite similar, but not floppy. The foliage is deeply serrated like
lace doilies. The BEST BLUE.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 24-30" W: 24"
B/M: Blue
6-7+
Dilys
forms mounds up to 10 inches tall and 3-4 feet wide! The flowers are a
soft purple with deep veins and last from July until October. Its
growth habit is such that it weaves in & around other plants or
rocks. Good ground cover or for hanging baskets or over walls.
Destined for great popularity! We are just crazy about Dilys.
It never stopped blooming on the bench the entire summer.
Soil:
Well drained H:10" W:
36-48" B/M: Soft purple 7-10
The mountainous areas of
southern Europe was the original home of G. macrorrhizums. It's
one of the best ground cover plants, spreading by fleshy underground
rhizome making dense mate 12-18" across. The broadly lobed,
rounded leaves are aromatic, fussy and a bit sticky (but not
unpleasantly so). They take sun and yet tolerate dry shade
well. They smell like Christmas to me! In the dead heat of
summer, when it's 100 degrees, I can pluck a leaf of a G. macrorrhizum,
smell it and I just feel cooler somehow! I supposed, to be
precise, it smells a bit like a Cedar tree. Fairly evergreen in
winter, at least here in zone 7 and with red tinted
leaves. One online source suggests that they will grow in
Zone 9 and 10 on the West Coast (but not the East).
Now, for the confusion. These are just totally mixed up in the trade. If you search
Google Image for Ingwersen's
Variety, you will see every color from pale lilac pink (which is
correct) to hot pink which is incorrect.
If you search for G.
Spessart, you will find almost white (which is correct) to pink
(which is incorrect).
Our basis for correctness on
color is from the Timber Press book Hardy Geraniums by Trevor
Bath & Joy Jones.
The
species from which so many great cultivars have come. Medium
pink blooms over fragrant semi-evergreen foliage makes a great
groundcover -- one of few plants that will live under a maple.
Rhizomatous (creeping) but easy to control -- not a rampant
spreader.
A
stupendous geranium, suitable for use as a groundcover or specimen.
Takes very well-drained conditions from Sun (w/ average moisture)
to Dry Shade -- like under a maple. Great scent. Czakor is an
improved 'Bevan's Variety' -- deep magenta pink flowers w/
contrasting red sepals - the darkest in the species. Rhizomatous.
Fragrant foliage.
Blooms
May-June & sporadically thereafter. Apple scented, light green,
glossy leaves turn bronze & scarlet in autumn. Drought tolerant
when established. Semi-evergreen. Rhizomatous, quick spreader. Great
Ground Cover plant. Found by Walter Ingwersen on Mt. Kopriunik
in Yugoslavia in 1929. AKA, Geranium
'Walter Ingwersen'
Compact,
carpeting, useful as weed-suppressing ground cover. Apple scented
leaves turn bronze & scarlet in autumn. Semi-evergreen. Drought
tolerant when established. Rhizomatous, quick spreader. THIS IS THE
TRUE PLANT w/ a *white bloom (not pink) & pink sepals from Dr.
Hans Simon.
All
the characteristics of the other Geranium macrorrhizums but with an
additional 'delicious' attribute -- it's variegated! So even
when it's not in bloom, it has something to offer. Creamy
white edges and streaks on the mid- green leaves. The
Magenta flowers have huge rose-red calyces that give this Geranium a
gorgeous distinctive look (and this is true for all the G.
macrorrhizums as well.)
A
sweet Eastern woodland native that perks up a shady area in early
spring. Upward, saucer shaped 1 to 1 1/2" rosey-lilac
flowers in spring for 6-7 weeks! Needs adequate
moisture or will yellow and/or go Summer Dormant. Deeply
cut, palmately 5-lobed, dark green leaves (to 6" across).
Blooms give way to distinctive, beaked seed capsules which give rise
to the common name of crane's bill.
A bronze foliaged form of our Native Geranium. We
originally acquired a plug tray of it at the PPA meeting this in
2002 where new perennials are introduced then auctioned as a fundraiser.
So we were one of the first to introduce this beauty to the trade.
A
sterile hybrid between Geranium collinum and Geranium 'Kasmir
Purple' which puts on a fabulous display of violet blooms with
darker purple veins with spaced petals and white centers. The
fine, cut-leaf foliage is large, 'casually arranged' and the starry
violet flowers just float above it. But most of all, it blooms
from MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER, especially in cooler areas!
Geranium
orientalitibeticum (G. orientali-tibeticum, Geranium
pylzowianum
)
Zone: 5-7
Dwarf geranium with low-lying marbled
foliage in two shades of green and dark purple pink blooms with
white centers and dark veins is a strong spreader thus makes a good
groundcover. Very cut leaves. Winter dormant.
Needs at least some direct sunlight. Not at all fussy but
appreciates adequate moisture.
Soil:
Moist but very well-drained H: 6-8" (14"IB) W:
6"+ B/M: Pink/6-7
Selected
for it's long bloom season (begins flowering in early May).
Flowering INCREASES throughout the season and by mid-summer, is just
crowded with small rosy blooms. Foliage is attractive
bronzy-green which makes a superb backdrop to the vivid rosy pink
blooms. Prefers neutral or somewhat alkaline soil!
A good spreader and filler between plants! More like a
groundcover. This is possibly
the most exciting Geranium introduced to trade in years! Very
different!
The complicated breeding of this hybrid
-- G.x oxonianum (G. endressii x G. versicolor) x G.x
antipodeum (G.sessiliflorum x G. traversii) by plantsman
Alan Bremner of Scotland on the Scottish Orkney Island is worth
reading about! 'Orkney Cherry' actually has aspects of all 4
of the species that were used to breed it! He also
introduced Geranium 'Patricia' if that gives you and idea of the
quality of his plants!
Soil:
Very well-drained, NEUTRAL H:10-12" W: 24" B/M: Rosy
pink/5-9 All Summer!
Big,
bold dark green foliage. Bright pink-magenta flowers with a black,
star-shaped center. EVERBLOOMING -- around 7 months in our area. But
more fabulous -- it's huge -- it's more like a shrub! There is
nothing else like this Geranium. Really! Clean, deep
green foliage is excellent. Hybrid by THE Geranium
Breeder
Alan Bremner of Scotland of G. endressii x G. psilostemon. Will often make it
in Zone 4 if sited well but doesn't do well south of Zone 8.
This
native of the mountains of Europe was voted the most popular Geranium
in 1991 by the members of the Hardy Plant Society's Hardy Geranium
Group because of its ability to grow in deep, dry shade -- as in under
evergreens! It's common name, Mourning Widow, refers to it's
unusually dark, somber nodding bloom. AKA Dusky Cranesbill.
This is a strong-growing plant reaching up to 30" and making
generous clumps of shallowly divided foliage, heavily toothed with 7-9
lobes. The rather flat flowers are a dark maroon, almost black
with a tiny point at the tip of each petal and also, with a small
white area in the center.
Samobor
has typical G. phaeum flowers, but the large leaves are arrestingly
zoned with dark brown. Stunning with gold hostas. Wonderful for
foliage effect. Prefers moist soil but tolerates deep, dry shade.
Planted in isolation, reseeds reasonably true. Cut back after
flowering for renewed, beautiful foliage. Easy to grow selections
from Croatia. Self seeds true (with the dark leaf zone) if no
other G. phaeums are around.
Soil:
Rich, moist but well-drained H: 25-30" W: 18-20"
B/M: Dark
maroon/ 5-6
One of the larger geraniums, w/ 4-6" wide, shiny-green, serrated leaves. Because of the plant's height, it often needs support to remain upright -- plant w/ leggy azaleas, etc. Self seeds but if you don't want babies, shear when the flowers are past their best. Dense clump-forming habit.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 24-36" W: B/M: Dark purple-blue 4-5
"In the Northwest, more jaws have dropped over this plant than
any other. We are talking about a DEEP purple leaved, semi-dwarf
gem of a plant with large dark lilac flowers. Holds its color well.
A tissue culture breakthrough! Summer dormant in hot areas.* A
slow-grower that is perfect for the trough or rock garden. Plants
are sensitive and require extra care." Terra Nova
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H:6" (9"IB)
W: 12" B/M: Dark lilac/4-5
Astounding white blooms splished and
splashed with dark purple-blue over mounding green foliage. A
vigorous selection. Comes true from seed most of the time.
4-6" wide shiny-green, serrated leaves on one of the larger
Geraniums. Dense clumping habit. Easy care and low
maintenance once established. Takes more shade than most.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 24-36" W: B/M: Dark
purple-blue AND white/ 6-8
This
Cranesbill has purplish blue flowers with dark veins in striking
harmony with it's appealing, rough textured, gray-green foliage. The
foliage is quite different than most Hardy Geraniums and quite
lovely. Must have
well-drained soil.
A
Perennial Cranesbill to 18 in. high with much divided basal leaves;
small sprays of comparatively large, luminous dark violet-blue (like
denim) flowers with dark violet (almost black) stamens. A RARE species from Russia
and the Caucasus where it grows in meadows. Similar to G.
pratense but not so tall. Hardy to at least -10 degrees.
Possibly
the most in demand Geranium in the trade and with good reason!
It's
the Geranium of the Millennium according to the President of Blooms
of Bressingham, Adrian Bloom! Has large single violet-blue flowers
with white centers, appearing from June until the first frosts. A
combination of a long flowering period and vigor makes it a winner
even if the blooms weren't riveting. Huge 2 1/2" blooms.
G. wallichanum 'Buxtons Variety' and G. himalayense. *Dr.
Leonard Perry suggest Zone 3-4 on the cold end and we defer to his
expert opinion.
Cultivars come and cultivars go.
The same with color. One years white's in and the next year
not but honestly, sometimes it's just hard to beat the species!
Especially this one! Plus it's a specific size that might be
just the size you need! Not dwarf, not huge but maybe just
right!
We
had it for years. It's easy, dependable, then we got caught up
in all the hot new hybrids and we discontinued it for awhile.
Well, of course, in 2003, G. sang. Alba (and all of the G. sanguineum) just
"showed itself" in our well-rained-on gardens and everybody wanted
it! So it's Back by Popular
Demand! And oddly enough, though an old plant, very hard
to find in the trade.
Compact,
mounding dark green foliage covered in carmine pink saucer-shaped
flowers. One of the most compact of the 'Bloody Cranesbill' --
Perennials Geraniums. Makes a tidy edger, great in troughs, perfect
in the Rockery. Deeply lobed, foliage turns red in Fall. Cut back
after bloom for re-bloom, often several times.
A
delightful, dwarf beautifully compact form of this classic Geranium. Beautiful in
trough or pot where the 2" tall but 18" wide foliage will
creep down over the edge. There very cold hardy, so even in zone 5 they
can live in a pot. The 1/2' Magenta blooms look huge compared
to the dwarf form. Also sold as G. sanguineum 'Little Bead' but our form is at the low
end of the height scale where some reach 4".
A
clump-forming perennial which forms a spreading mound of
foliage. Deeply-lobed, dark green leaves which often turns
attractive shades of red in autumn, set off 5 petaled, light pink
blooms with dark pink veins in May & June. Shearing after
flowering may encourage additional light bloom. Makes a
wonderful drought tolerant groundcover.
Much
larger than the typical G. sanguineum, generally 15" tall and
24" wide with 1" wide purplish-red blooms in spring to
early summer for 6-7 weeks. Cut plants back to about 4"
after the first heavy flush of blooms and you with improve the
foliage and encourage rebloom.
Geranium shikokianum Japanese
Marbled Geranium or Cranesbill
Zone: 5-
A
hardy and unknown Geranium species from Japan with rounded,
shallowly lobed leaves. Flared funnel shaped flowers are
rose-pink with a white center and veined with dark purple over
compact clumps of attractively glossy, marbled gray on green foliage
on trailing stems. Blooms on and off from July through
fall. Occasionally a lucky recipient will get a twice cut
frilly form which makes each bloom appear to have 15 petals instead
of 5. We know they were in our seed mix and will save them for
parent stock if we see them bloom BUT you might get one if your
order ships before bloom time! Needs adequate moisture during
the growing season but well-drained in winter. Hardy to - 15
degrees C.
Soil:
MOIST but well-drained H:12-16"
W: B/M: Rose pink/July ++ thru September
Introduced by Intrinsic Perennials, this is large sprawling plant,
great for mass filling or weaving between other plants with light
green dissected foliage that turns red in fall with deep pink, near
Magenta blooms with dark veins in late summer through Fall.
Thrives in cool climates but tolerates warm climates as well
especially with a bit more shade.
"This
splendid hybrid (G. traversii var. elegans x G. sessiliflorum var.
novae-zelandiae) has gorgeous rounded, silver-dollar-sized,
grey-green leaves on a compact clump to 2' wide. Stunning in the sunny rock garden with blush-pink blooms in Spring.
One of the most popular Geraniums in Northern California. A great
groundcover in the PNW." Terra Nova. Slowly
stoloniferous.
Rosy
pink flowers w/ dark eyes & veins, cover this low growing
geranium all summer on long stems that don't take root but 'retreat'
at the end of the summer. A 'Weaver' that fills in space but
ultimately remains in a clump. A complex hybridization produced this
low care, insect and disease resistant. A larger bloom than the
average geranium.
A
new Geranium to the trade with what we think is just a great
name! From the gardens of Germany's Countess Helen Von Stein's
Nursery and grower Rolf Offenthal comes this hybrid between G.
psilostemon and G. sanguineum. With very cutleaf green
foliage, up to 24" wide, it's topped all summer with
lavender/magenta flowers that are over an inch wide. Forms a vigorous
sprawling mat of blooms. Widely available in Germany, it's hard to
find here.
A
12-15" tall bushy grower with beautiful, soft greyish hairy leaves
& dark purple spots. Distinctive leaves are sharply cut &
turn a beautiful reddish color in Fall. Flowers in late season w/
dusky magenta-purple or sometimes pink w/ dark veins. Native from
Mongolia & China. Takes sun well if soil is
well-watered. This unknown Geranium really, really should be
used more. Wonderful furry leaves.
A sport of Geranium 'Jolly Bee' with a
18" wide mass of robust marbled green foliage that likes to weave
amongst other plant and that is topped with HUGE 2.5" wide rose flowers with dark veins from June
through frost. Not sure why it's call 'pink' penny 'cause it
isn't -- pink that is. More like a fuchsia purple or a rose
but not pink as in 'baby pink'. A G. wallichianum hybrid, 'Rozanne'
has to share the title for longest blooming Geranium with this
winner! They
both just won't stop!
Soil: Moist but well-drained H:
15" W: 18" B/M:
Rose/6-Frost
Ann
Folkard is a bit of a scrambler/weaver that can fill in bare spots
in the border without really bothering any but the smallest
plants. Golden green foliage when young. Deep magenta
flowers with black centers. Starts blooming late but blooms for
a long time. Plants can be sheared to 3" to rejuvenate. Similar to Ann Thompson which is a clump former.
(G. procurrans x psilostemon hybrid.)
Geranium x
cantabrigiense:
An intermediate hybrid
cranesbill derived
from crosses of the white forms of G. dalmaticum & G.
macrorrhizum. Aromatic, lemony foliage is wonderful. They
don't like winter wet soil. Tough enough to live under a maple
tree AND look good! If you need a groundcover you REALLY
should look at these plants. And even if you don't need a
Groundcover per se, they're easily controlled when it gets as big as
you want. Or you can move a 'chunk' to a new place.
Similar
to 'Spessart', white w/ a touch of pink at the petal base & pink
stamens, appears pale pink from a distance. Leaves slightly lighter
green & a bit larger & more suitable where a large mass is
required. Shiny green leaves turn mahogany in winter. Hanging
baskets! Makes a great, non-aggressive Evergreen Groundcover. Beautiful,
even in winter when the foliage takes on burgundy hues..
Another
great geranium -- new to the trade. Karmina is Biokovo's sister but
with much darker blooms -- raspberry-pink. Same incredibly
dependable performance. Delightful fragrance in the foliage - try
laying one on a light bulb to perfume a room. Can be used as a slow,
superb, evergreen weed suppressing groundcover. Takes dry shade. Great looking in
winter with burgundy hues to the foliage.
Soil:
Any but wet H: 5-6" W: Indef.
B/M:
Raspberry Pink
5-6
Another
new hybrid form the combination of G. dalmaticum and G.
macrorrhizum, this time w/ a deep baby pink bloom with a hint of
purple. Slightly
glossy green foliage - midway between the leaves of it's two
parents. It spreads to a nice flat mound and is wonderful as a
semi-evergreen, weed suppressing groundcover that is adaptable
and tough.
Soil:
Any but wet H: 5-6" W: Indef.
B/M: Deep baby pink/ 5-6
White
flowers for a long season atop fragrant evergreen leaves. A
2009 "Great Plant Pick" for the Pacific Northwest.
Purportedly an improved, more vigorous (according to some sources) 'Biokova'.
Others say the differences are slight but worth mentioning:
Biokova blooms age to salmon more quickly, St. Ola holds the white
longer so if the white is your desire this should appear more white
longer than 'Biokova'.
Geranium x oxonianum
is the name give to hybrids
between G. endressii and G. versicolor by Dr. Peter F. Yeo (Hardy
Geraniums, 1985). By in large, fertile, they make superb
garden plants for sun or shade. They form a dense, weed
smothering ground cover. After the main flush of blooms, shear
them to the ground for improved appearance.
Silver
pink flowers from May until August! Raised by A.
T. Johnson in North Wales pre-1937! This heirloom Geranium has
virtually been lost to the trade. With foliage like G.
endressii but shorter, it literally covers itself in masses of
silvery-pink translucent blooms ALL SUMMER! Wonderful
in that dark and light blooms are on the stems at the same
time. With age will get very wide.
Soil: Well-drained
H:18-24" W: 24-48" B/M:
Silver pink/ 5-6 + on and off thru summer
Deep
lilac pink flowers, 2" across, veined magenta, gray-green foliage.
Vigorous & almost bush like, this geranium makes an EXCELLENT
groundcover. Self seeds some -- usually true. A very different type
of geranium. Remains bushy even in deep shade. Semi-evergreen to
evergreen depending on climate. Clear deep pink, veined almost
red.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 12-18" W: 24"
B/M: Deep pink/
5-6 + on and off thru summer
'Katherine Adele' is a vigorous cultivar
that was discovered (reportedly) as a seedling from Geranium
'Walter's Gift' and grows to a clump 16" tall and wide with light
pink bloom with dark veins, glossy, toothed, deeply lobed leaves that
have distinctive dark purple-black blotches. Flowers mostly in
May June with a continued blooms here and there through the summer.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 12-18" W: 12-30"
B/M: Light pink/ 5-6 + on and off thru summer
$8.99 Qt.
Geranium x oxonianum 'Pearl Boland' Hardy Cranesbill Zone: 3-9 Well, this might turn out to be the best of the oxonianums!
Large, eye-catching flowers emerge dark rose pink from similarly
colored buds and later fade to white and that's when you can appreciate
that the now white bloom is netted with red! From New
Zealand. Form a tidy mound quickly! Pink bud/pink
flowers fading to white over a LONG bloom season, create a
delightful two toned effect.
Soil: Well
drained H:16" W:
32" B/M: Light pink/
5-6 + on and off thru summer
"Happy,
cream-splashed foliage spreads nicely & can be used as a gound
cover. Nice in containers as well or the rock garden with it's
low habit. From the Japan. Like 'Confetti' it sows/spreads about
your garden & has multitudes of pink star-like flowers in Spring
and Summer. In the cooler months, the white (which is most
pronounced in Spring) and green also has touches of pink.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 6-8"
W: 24-30" B/M: Pale pink/5-6+
Geums/Avens are clump forming
Perennials that benefit from dividing every couple of years.
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first season -- deep
watering less frequently to encourage deep drought resistantant
roots.
Clump
forming perennial with upright basal leaves to 8". Stem leaves
are deeply toothed but unlobed. From late spring to late summer,
brick-red to burnt orange flowers, 1 1/2" across, with
spreading petals & conspicuous yellow stamens. One of the Best
Perennials in our Gardens
A
new introduction from wholesaler Blooming Nursery of Oregon with
shades of orange, gold, mango and apricot in large, double blooms
that are shaped a bit like a rose. We're not sure whether to
look at it or eat it! Evergreen foliage looks neat and
tidy all year. Because it's sterile it has extra energy to put
into blooms instead of seed.
Soil: Well-drained
H:12" (16" IB) W:12" B/M: Shades of Orange/5-6
+ Fall
A repeat blooming Avens
is a huge improvement over older forms. With orange suffused
golden double blooms is beautiful as a single plant but absolutely
breathtaking in mass. Evergreen in milder zones. Deer
resistant, pest free like the rest of the Genus but oh baby, this
ain't your Granny's Geum! :-) A big bold Geum that's a
must have for every garden! Deadhead for more blooms.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 20-24" IB W: 20"
B/M: Golden yellow w/ orange /
Imagine
Apricot-orange flowers held close to attractive, evergreen foliage
and you’ll know this plant. In a year, you’ll have a 12" clump from
a 4" pot. Blooms in spring then sporadically thru summer. Stunning. This is one of our favorite, EASY
plants.
A
delightful new hybrid which has a burgundy calyx (bud) which opens
to a ruffled, apricot bloom with a rose blush. Blooms lighten
to peach as they mature. All the colors of a good 'Mai Tai'!
The semi-double flowers reach 1 1/2" across and sit atop burgundy
stems. Exhibits hybrid vigor and is more adaptable and longer
lived than the older chiloense types. A fast grower
rarely bothered by disease or pests. Needs at least 4-6 hours
direct sun.
The
second introduction from the cocktail series of Geums from Intrinsic
Perennial Gardens. A hybrid with yellow flowers tipped in
grenadine/rose. Single and semi-double blooms start in May and
continue for a month. Dark red stems and lush foliage provide the
perfect back drop for this exciting bloom color that mimics the
cocktail it's named for. Occasional blooms throughout the
season.
One
of the sweetest, most delicate looking Eastern Native Plants but it
only looks delicate -- quite the tough customer actually.
Airy, star-shaped 5-petaled white blooms about fine foliage.
Looks best massed but even a single speciman is lovely. Good
seedheads for winter interest
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Byzantine Gladiola or Cornflag or Sword
Lily Zone: 5-10
An heirloom dating back to 1700's.
Introduced in Kentucky and Tennessee where it's now growing happily
here and there. Flowers all the way up the stem. Smaller
flowered but much hardier than most of it's summer blooming relatives.
Blooms spring.
"Scott
Kunst of Old House Gardens has now given a cv. name to the Gladiolus
in question. He is calling it ‘Carolina Primrose’, without
a species designation. He is quite certain it is not 'x
gandavensis' (although I am not completely convinced), but it also is
not wild-type G. primulinus, or correctly now G. dalenii. It
looks like an old form of what are called 'Primulinus hybrids'.
I would simply call it Gladiolus 'Carolina Primrose' and note
that it is probably a 'Primulinus hybrid'. This is indeed
the plant which I found at an old home site on Vein Mountain, in
McDowell Co., NC, near our nursery. It is the one now commonly
but probably incorrectly sold as 'x gandavensis' by a number of
nurserymen. The nomenclatural problem is complicated.
Evidently the Primulinus hybrids are G. primulinus crossed with the
older hybrids, including presumably G.x gandavensis. If so,
our plant would have gandavensis in its ancestry. Anyway, I
would just list the plant as Gladiolus ‘Carolina Primrose’ and
note that it was originally sold by We-Du Nurseries as G. x
gandavensis."
Dr.
Dick Weaver, Taxonomist (former owner of the original We-Du Nursery)
Originally acquired years ago from Dick Weaver at the old We-Du
Nursery and sold then as G. x gandavensis. It forms a showy clump in the garden & provides excellent cut
flowers. Soft yellow blossoms, blushed with red in the center, top 3
ft. spikes in June and July. This plant is
STUNNING! Read the quote above to see why we're now calling
Gladiolus x gandavensis under it's new 'study' name, 'Carolina
Primrose' Can survive in Zone 6 with heavy snow cover or in a
protected spot.
Similar to
Gladiolus 'Carolina Primrose' above but with much more warm peach
hues to the bloom. Again, a great cut-flower like all 'Glads'
on 3' spikes in June and July. Can survive in Zone 6 with
heavy snow cover and/or in a protected spot with good mulch.
Russian
variety which furnishes the dried white statice used in dried
arrangements. Begins in the second year, but doesn't really come
into full flower production until the third year. "Tolerant of heat,
strong sun & some drought once established. Rarely seen in
American garden, it's effect is subtle & graceful. Sprays of
tiny, silvery-white flowers.
Aster
relative w/ white, yellow-centered daisies that blooms & blooms
& blooms! Though the flowers are not large, the exuberance &
duration of flowering places this plant at the top of the list of
late summer bloomers. Rhizomatous. Hardy. Self-seeds some. We
just love this plant! You
absolutely and simply should have this in your garden!
AKA. Aster savatieri (but incorrect).
Tap
rooted, herbaceous perennial with branching stems forming an airy
mound of glaucous leaves. Bears numerous loose, many-flowered
panicles of shallowly trumpet-shaped double pink flowers. Must have
SHARPLY DRAINED soil that is neutral.
Soil:
Sharply drained, light H: 12-16" W: 12-16"
B/M: Double pink
6-8 (No
shipping to California)
This
seed strain is the most fully double to ever hit the trade.
'Snowflake' was the standard but this is, as named, like a Double
Snowflake! Doesn't like to be moved after being established.
Butterflies love it. You'll love it as a fabulous filler in
flower arangements.
Soil:
Sharply drained, light neutral H:18" W: 18"
B/M: Double white/6-8 (No
shipping to California)
Pink
double blooms on a fairly large Baby's Breath look like a pink cloud
floating over the plant in early to midsummer. If deadheaded,
generally blooms again in Fall. The perfect filler
plant! Wonderful for cut or dried flowers. Doesn't like
to be moved after being established.
Soil: Sharply drained, light, neutral
H:18" W:18: B/M: Pink/6 until
frost (No shipping to
California)
A froth of double pink flowers are produced ALL
SUMMER LONG above blue green foliage. Oh my gosh, is this a
winner! Starts blooming in June and keeps going until
September or Frost. Opens white, turns pink.
Positively
teeming with tiny white flowers in summer. Good along a front
border or creeping in a path or over a wall. A dense mat of gray
foliage. Stems are often red. Need a Ph close to neutral. Tap rooted
and not easily moved once established.
The same as the white form only with
tiny pink flowers in summer. Also good along a front border,
creeping in a pat or hanging over a wall. A dense mat of gray
foliage. Stems are often red. Needs pH close to neutral.
Tap rooted and not easily moved once established.
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Zone: 3-9
A
European introduction brought to this country by the colonists for
it's fluffy foliage which they used for bedding both for themselves
and their livestock. In bloom, it resembles a 2-3' tall Baby's
Breath but doesn't demand the precise, well-drained soil that
Gypsophila does.
A favorite ground-cover for shady locations with whorls of leaves & fragrant white flowers. Often used in 'May Wine'. Gets ragged in summer during droughts -- just mow it! Will take full sun if well-watered. Can be
inter-planted with Vinca minor for longer, two-toned flowering.
Pendulous, brilliant white flowers on 24"-48" stems every Summer. Native to the Cape Province of South Africa, it grows well in average garden soil and appreciates good drainage and full sun. You may find self-sown seedlings in the bed where it resides.
Stunning in mass.
Native woodland plant with simple,
evergreen, serrated, dark shiny green leaves. Produces the famed wintergreen odor when
crushed. Leaves are whorled in a cluster at the tips of the
plants. White flowers in July are followed by red berries,
1/2" in August to September. Red tinted winter
leaves. Our clone of this plant is ASTOUNDING!
Huge, huge, huge berries! At least 1/2" when many forms
of this plant have 1/4" berries.
This pink form of Gaura is an
erect, clump-forming perennial which generally grows 30-36" tall on
rigid, wiry stems. Showcasing 4-petaled, butterfly-like
flowers which emerge rose pink from deep maroon buds. These
blooms appear in open panicles, several at a time over a long bloom
period from spring to autumn. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves
to 3" long are mottled with maroon. Tap-rooted so don't move
after it's established. Prune hard at winter's end to keep it
tight and compact instead of leggy.
Graceful
flowering stems with pure white blooms in abundance and resemble
Flying Butterflies hence the common name. Perfect in the
cottage garden or informal border and glorious in mass. Grows
in Zone 5&6 but needs mulch in winter. 'So White' is a
pure white form of the species. 
The largest of the white cultivars and a
big lovely plant it is. Can reach 6' in height but generally
stays around 4' with a few extra tall wands. Close to
everblooming. Usually starts to bloom a week or two earlier
than the others as well. The white flowers often have a blush
of pink and come from pink buds. 
Glossy
mounds of deep green, strap-shaped leaves are spangled w/ 3", shiny
yellow flowers all summer. This selection is a cold hardy high
mountain cousin to the annual, bedding Gazanias. Drought tolerant
once established. Needs well-drained soil. Deadhead to encourage
rebloom. Plant Select® introduction from Denver Botanical
Garden. 
Rich
sapphire blue flowers are produced in late spring on the 2' wide
clumper, thanks to the parentage of G. pratense. The color really
glows when set next to golden foliaged plants. If you have killed G.
'Johnson's Blue', try this one... much easier to please, the form is
quite similar, but not floppy. The foliage is deeply serrated like
lace doilies. The BEST BLUE. 
Dilys
forms mounds up to 10 inches tall and 3-4 feet wide! The flowers are a
soft purple with deep veins and last from July until October. Its
growth habit is such that it weaves in & around other plants or
rocks. Good ground cover or for hanging baskets or over walls.
Destined for great popularity! We are just crazy about Dilys.
It never stopped blooming on the bench the entire summer.
The
species from which so many great cultivars have come. Medium
pink blooms over fragrant semi-evergreen foliage makes a great
groundcover -- one of few plants that will live under a maple.
Rhizomatous (creeping) but easy to control -- not a rampant
spreader.
A
stupendous geranium, suitable for use as a groundcover or specimen.
Takes very well-drained conditions from Sun (w/ average moisture)
to Dry Shade -- like under a maple. Great scent. Czakor is an
improved 'Bevan's Variety' -- deep magenta pink flowers w/
contrasting red sepals - the darkest in the species. Rhizomatous.
Fragrant foliage. 
Blooms
May-June & sporadically thereafter. Apple scented, light green,
glossy leaves turn bronze & scarlet in autumn. Drought tolerant
when established. Semi-evergreen. Rhizomatous, quick spreader. Great
Ground Cover plant. Found by Walter Ingwersen on Mt. Kopriunik
in Yugoslavia in 1929. AKA, Geranium
'Walter Ingwersen'
Compact,
carpeting, useful as weed-suppressing ground cover. Apple scented
leaves turn bronze & scarlet in autumn. Semi-evergreen. Drought
tolerant when established. Rhizomatous, quick spreader. THIS IS THE
TRUE PLANT w/ a *white bloom (not pink) & pink sepals from Dr.
Hans Simon. 
All
the characteristics of the other Geranium macrorrhizums but with an
additional 'delicious' attribute -- it's variegated! So even
when it's not in bloom, it has something to offer. Creamy
white edges and streaks on the mid- green leaves. The
Magenta flowers have huge rose-red calyces that give this Geranium a
gorgeous distinctive look (and this is true for all the G.
macrorrhizums as well.) 
A
sweet Eastern woodland native that perks up a shady area in early
spring. Upward, saucer shaped 1 to 1 1/2" rosey-lilac
flowers in spring for 6-7 weeks! Needs adequate
moisture or will yellow and/or go Summer Dormant. Deeply
cut, palmately 5-lobed, dark green leaves (to 6" across).
Blooms give way to distinctive, beaked seed capsules which give rise
to the common name of crane's bill.
A bronze foliaged form of our Native Geranium. We
originally acquired a plug tray of it at the PPA meeting this in
2002 where new perennials are introduced then auctioned as a fundraiser.
So we were one of the first to introduce this beauty to the trade.
A
sterile hybrid between Geranium collinum and Geranium 'Kasmir
Purple' which puts on a fabulous display of violet blooms with
darker purple veins with spaced petals and white centers. The
fine, cut-leaf foliage is large, 'casually arranged' and the starry
violet flowers just float above it. But most of all, it blooms
from MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER, especially in cooler areas! 
Dwarf geranium with low-lying marbled
foliage in two shades of green and dark purple pink blooms with
white centers and dark veins is a strong spreader thus makes a good
groundcover. Very cut leaves. Winter dormant.
Needs at least some direct sunlight. Not at all fussy but
appreciates adequate moisture.
Selected
for it's long bloom season (begins flowering in early May).
Flowering INCREASES throughout the season and by mid-summer, is just
crowded with small rosy blooms. Foliage is attractive
bronzy-green which makes a superb backdrop to the vivid rosy pink
blooms. Prefers neutral or somewhat alkaline soil!
A good spreader and filler between plants! More like a
groundcover. This is possibly
the most exciting Geranium introduced to trade in years! Very
different!
hot
areas
Big,
bold dark green foliage. Bright pink-magenta flowers with a black,
star-shaped center. EVERBLOOMING -- around 7 months in our area. But
more fabulous -- it's huge -- it's more like a shrub! There is
nothing else like this Geranium. Really! Clean, deep
green foliage is excellent. Hybrid by THE Geranium
Breeder
Alan Bremner of Scotland of G. endressii x G. psilostemon. Will often make it
in Zone 4 if sited well but doesn't do well south of Zone 8.
Samobor
has typical G. phaeum flowers, but the large leaves are arrestingly
zoned with dark brown. Stunning with gold hostas. Wonderful for
foliage effect. Prefers moist soil but tolerates deep, dry shade.
Planted in isolation, reseeds reasonably true. Cut back after
flowering for renewed, beautiful foliage. Easy to grow selections
from Croatia. Self seeds true (with the dark leaf zone) if no
other G. phaeums are around.
One of the larger geraniums, w/ 4-6" wide, shiny-green, serrated leaves. Because of the plant's height, it often needs support to remain upright -- plant w/ leggy azaleas, etc. Self seeds but if you don't want babies, shear when the flowers are past their best. Dense clump-forming habit. 
"In the Northwest, more jaws have dropped over this plant than
any other. We are talking about a DEEP purple leaved, semi-dwarf
gem of a plant with large dark lilac flowers. Holds its color well.
A tissue culture breakthrough! Summer dormant in hot areas.* A
slow-grower that is perfect for the trough or rock garden. Plants
are sensitive and require extra care." Terra Nova 
Astounding white blooms splished and
splashed with dark purple-blue over mounding green foliage. A
vigorous selection. Comes true from seed most of the time.
4-6" wide shiny-green, serrated leaves on one of the larger
Geraniums. Dense clumping habit. Easy care and low
maintenance once established. Takes more shade than most.
This
Cranesbill has purplish blue flowers with dark veins in striking
harmony with it's appealing, rough textured, gray-green foliage. The
foliage is quite different than most Hardy Geraniums and quite
lovely. Must have
well-drained soil.
A
Perennial Cranesbill to 18 in. high with much divided basal leaves;
small sprays of comparatively large, luminous dark violet-blue (like
denim) flowers with dark violet (almost black) stamens. A RARE species from Russia
and the Caucasus where it grows in meadows. Similar to G.
pratense but not so tall. Hardy to at least -10 degrees.
Possibly
the most in demand Geranium in the trade and with good reason!
It's
the Geranium of the Millennium according to the President of Blooms
of Bressingham, Adrian Bloom! Has large single violet-blue flowers
with white centers, appearing from June until the first frosts. A
combination of a long flowering period and vigor makes it a winner
even if the blooms weren't riveting. Huge 2 1/2" blooms.
G. wallichanum 'Buxtons Variety' and G. himalayense. *Dr.
Leonard Perry suggest Zone 3-4 on the cold end and we defer to his
expert opinion.
Cultivars come and cultivars go.
The same with color. One years white's in and the next year
not but honestly, sometimes it's just hard to beat the species!
Especially this one! Plus it's a specific size that might be
just the size you need! Not dwarf, not huge but maybe just
right!
We
had it for years. It's easy, dependable, then we got caught up
in all the hot new hybrids and we discontinued it for awhile.
Well, of course, in 2003, G. sang. Alba (and all of the G. sanguineum) just
"showed itself" in our well-rained-on gardens and everybody wanted
it! So it's Back by Popular
Demand! And oddly enough, though an old plant, very hard
to find in the trade.
Compact,
mounding dark green foliage covered in carmine pink saucer-shaped
flowers. One of the most compact of the 'Bloody Cranesbill' --
Perennials Geraniums. Makes a tidy edger, great in troughs, perfect
in the Rockery. Deeply lobed, foliage turns red in Fall. Cut back
after bloom for re-bloom, often several times.
A
delightful, dwarf beautifully compact form of this classic Geranium. Beautiful in
trough or pot where the 2" tall but 18" wide foliage will
creep down over the edge. There very cold hardy, so even in zone 5 they
can live in a pot. The 1/2' Magenta blooms look huge compared
to the dwarf form. Also sold as G. sanguineum 'Little Bead' but our form is at the low
end of the height scale where some reach 4".
A
clump-forming perennial which forms a spreading mound of
foliage. Deeply-lobed, dark green leaves which often turns
attractive shades of red in autumn, set off 5 petaled, light pink
blooms with dark pink veins in May & June. Shearing after
flowering may encourage additional light bloom. Makes a
wonderful drought tolerant groundcover.
Much
larger than the typical G. sanguineum, generally 15" tall and
24" wide with 1" wide purplish-red blooms in spring to
early summer for 6-7 weeks. Cut plants back to about 4"
after the first heavy flush of blooms and you with improve the
foliage and encourage rebloom.
A
hardy and unknown Geranium species from Japan with rounded,
shallowly lobed leaves. Flared funnel shaped flowers are
rose-pink with a white center and veined with dark purple over
compact clumps of attractively glossy, marbled gray on green foliage
on trailing stems. Blooms on and off from July through
fall. Occasionally a lucky recipient will get a twice cut
frilly form which makes each bloom appear to have 15 petals instead
of 5. We know they were in our seed mix and will save them for
parent stock if we see them bloom BUT you might get one if your
order ships before bloom time! Needs adequate moisture during
the growing season but well-drained in winter. Hardy to - 15
degrees C.
"This
splendid hybrid (G. traversii var. elegans x G. sessiliflorum var.
novae-zelandiae) has gorgeous rounded, silver-dollar-sized,
grey-green leaves on a compact clump to 2' wide. Stunning in the sunny rock garden with blush-pink blooms in Spring.
One of the most popular Geraniums in Northern California. A great
groundcover in the PNW." Terra Nova. Slowly
stoloniferous.
Rosy
pink flowers w/ dark eyes & veins, cover this low growing
geranium all summer on long stems that don't take root but 'retreat'
at the end of the summer. A 'Weaver' that fills in space but
ultimately remains in a clump. A complex hybridization produced this
low care, insect and disease resistant. A larger bloom than the
average geranium. 
A
new Geranium to the trade with what we think is just a great
name! From the gardens of Germany's Countess Helen Von Stein's
Nursery and grower Rolf Offenthal comes this hybrid between G.
psilostemon and G. sanguineum. With very cutleaf green
foliage, up to 24" wide, it's topped all summer with
lavender/magenta flowers that are over an inch wide. Forms a vigorous
sprawling mat of blooms. Widely available in Germany, it's hard to
find here.
A
12-15" tall bushy grower with beautiful, soft greyish hairy leaves
& dark purple spots. Distinctive leaves are sharply cut &
turn a beautiful reddish color in Fall. Flowers in late season w/
dusky magenta-purple or sometimes pink w/ dark veins. Native from
Mongolia & China. Takes sun well if soil is
well-watered. This unknown Geranium really, really should be
used more. Wonderful furry leaves.
A sport of Geranium 'Jolly Bee' with a
18" wide mass of robust marbled green foliage that likes to weave
amongst other plant and that is topped with HUGE 2.5" wide rose flowers with dark veins from June
through frost. Not sure why it's call 'pink' penny 'cause it
isn't -- pink that is. More like a fuchsia purple or a rose
but not pink as in 'baby pink'. A G. wallichianum hybrid, 'Rozanne'
has to share the title for longest blooming Geranium with this
winner! They
both just won't stop! 
Ann
Folkard is a bit of a scrambler/weaver that can fill in bare spots
in the border without really bothering any but the smallest
plants. Golden green foliage when young. Deep magenta
flowers with black centers. Starts blooming late but blooms for
a long time. Plants can be sheared to 3" to rejuvenate. Similar to Ann Thompson which is a clump former.
(G. procurrans x psilostemon hybrid.)
Similar
to 'Spessart', white w/ a touch of pink at the petal base & pink
stamens, appears pale pink from a distance. Leaves slightly lighter
green & a bit larger & more suitable where a large mass is
required. Shiny green leaves turn mahogany in winter. Hanging
baskets! Makes a great, non-aggressive Evergreen Groundcover. Beautiful,
even in winter when the foliage takes on burgundy hues..
Another
great geranium -- new to the trade. Karmina is Biokovo's sister but
with much darker blooms -- raspberry-pink. Same incredibly
dependable performance. Delightful fragrance in the foliage - try
laying one on a light bulb to perfume a room. Can be used as a slow,
superb, evergreen weed suppressing groundcover. Takes dry shade. Great looking in
winter with burgundy hues to the foliage. 
Another
new hybrid form the combination of G. dalmaticum and G.
macrorrhizum, this time w/ a deep baby pink bloom with a hint of
purple. Slightly
glossy green foliage - midway between the leaves of it's two
parents. It spreads to a nice flat mound and is wonderful as a
semi-evergreen, weed suppressing groundcover that is adaptable
and tough.
White
flowers for a long season atop fragrant evergreen leaves. A
2009 "Great Plant Pick" for the Pacific Northwest.
Purportedly an improved, more vigorous (according to some sources) 'Biokova'.
Others say the differences are slight but worth mentioning:
Biokova blooms age to salmon more quickly, St. Ola holds the white
longer so if the white is your desire this should appear more white
longer than 'Biokova'. 
Silver
pink flowers from May until August! Raised by A.
T. Johnson in North Wales pre-1937! This heirloom Geranium has
virtually been lost to the trade. With foliage like G.
endressii but shorter, it literally covers itself in masses of
silvery-pink translucent blooms ALL SUMMER! Wonderful
in that dark and light blooms are on the stems at the same
time. With age will get very wide.
Deep
lilac pink flowers, 2" across, veined magenta, gray-green foliage.
Vigorous & almost bush like, this geranium makes an EXCELLENT
groundcover. Self seeds some -- usually true. A very different type
of geranium. Remains bushy even in deep shade. Semi-evergreen to
evergreen depending on climate. Clear deep pink, veined almost
red.
Well, this might turn out to be the best of the oxonianums!
Large, eye-catching flowers emerge dark rose pink from similarly
colored buds and later fade to white and that's when you can appreciate
that the now white bloom is netted with red! From New
Zealand. Form a tidy mound quickly! Pink bud/pink
flowers fading to white over a LONG bloom season, create a
delightful two toned effect.
"Happy,
cream-splashed foliage spreads nicely & can be used as a gound
cover. Nice in containers as well or the rock garden with it's
low habit. From the Japan. Like 'Confetti' it sows/spreads about
your garden & has multitudes of pink star-like flowers in Spring
and Summer. In the cooler months, the white (which is most
pronounced in Spring) and green also has touches of pink.
Clump
forming perennial with upright basal leaves to 8". Stem leaves
are deeply toothed but unlobed. From late spring to late summer,
brick-red to burnt orange flowers, 1 1/2" across, with
spreading petals & conspicuous yellow stamens. One of the Best
Perennials in our Gardens
A
new introduction from wholesaler Blooming Nursery of Oregon with
shades of orange, gold, mango and apricot in large, double blooms
that are shaped a bit like a rose. We're not sure whether to
look at it or eat it! Evergreen foliage looks neat and
tidy all year. Because it's sterile it has extra energy to put
into blooms instead of seed.
Imagine
Apricot-orange flowers held close to attractive, evergreen foliage
and you’ll know this plant. In a year, you’ll have a 12" clump from
a 4" pot. Blooms in spring then sporadically thru summer. Stunning. This is one of our favorite, EASY
plants. 
A
delightful new hybrid which has a burgundy calyx (bud) which opens
to a ruffled, apricot bloom with a rose blush. Blooms lighten
to peach as they mature. All the colors of a good 'Mai Tai'!
The semi-double flowers reach 1 1/2" across and sit atop burgundy
stems. Exhibits hybrid vigor and is more adaptable and longer
lived than the older chiloense types. A fast grower
rarely bothered by disease or pests. Needs at least 4-6 hours
direct sun.
The
second introduction from the cocktail series of Geums from Intrinsic
Perennial Gardens. A hybrid with yellow flowers tipped in
grenadine/rose. Single and semi-double blooms start in May and
continue for a month. Dark red stems and lush foliage provide the
perfect back drop for this exciting bloom color that mimics the
cocktail it's named for. Occasional blooms throughout the
season.
One
of the sweetest, most delicate looking Eastern Native Plants but it
only looks delicate -- quite the tough customer actually.
Airy, star-shaped 5-petaled white blooms about fine foliage.
Looks best massed but even a single speciman is lovely. Good
seedheads for winter interest
An heirloom dating back to 1700's.
Introduced in Kentucky and Tennessee where it's now growing happily
here and there. Flowers all the way up the stem. Smaller
flowered but much hardier than most of it's summer blooming relatives.
Blooms spring. 
Originally acquired years ago from Dick Weaver at the old We-Du
Nursery and sold then as G. x gandavensis. It forms a showy clump in the garden & provides excellent cut
flowers. Soft yellow blossoms, blushed with red in the center, top 3
ft. spikes in June and July. This plant is
STUNNING! Read the quote above to see why we're now calling
Gladiolus x gandavensis under it's new 'study' name, 'Carolina
Primrose' Can survive in Zone 6 with heavy snow cover or in a
protected spot.
Russian
variety which furnishes the dried white statice used in dried
arrangements. Begins in the second year, but doesn't really come
into full flower production until the third year. "Tolerant of heat,
strong sun & some drought once established. Rarely seen in
American garden, it's effect is subtle & graceful. Sprays of
tiny, silvery-white flowers. 
Aster
relative w/ white, yellow-centered daisies that blooms & blooms
& blooms! Though the flowers are not large, the exuberance &
duration of flowering places this plant at the top of the list of
late summer bloomers. Rhizomatous. Hardy. Self-seeds some. We
just love this plant! You
absolutely and simply should have this in your garden!
AKA. Aster savatieri (but incorrect).
Tap
rooted, herbaceous perennial with branching stems forming an airy
mound of glaucous leaves. Bears numerous loose, many-flowered
panicles of shallowly trumpet-shaped double pink flowers. Must have
SHARPLY DRAINED soil that is neutral. 
CA
This
seed strain is the most fully double to ever hit the trade.
'Snowflake' was the standard but this is, as named, like a Double
Snowflake! Doesn't like to be moved after being established.
Butterflies love it. You'll love it as a fabulous filler in
flower arangements.
Pink
double blooms on a fairly large Baby's Breath look like a pink cloud
floating over the plant in early to midsummer. If deadheaded,
generally blooms again in Fall. The perfect filler
plant! Wonderful for cut or dried flowers. Doesn't like
to be moved after being established. 
A froth of double pink flowers are produced ALL
SUMMER LONG above blue green foliage. Oh my gosh, is this a
winner! Starts blooming in June and keeps going until
September or Frost. Opens white, turns pink.
Positively
teeming with tiny white flowers in summer. Good along a front
border or creeping in a path or over a wall. A dense mat of gray
foliage. Stems are often red. Need a Ph close to neutral. Tap rooted
and not easily moved once established. 
The same as the white form only with
tiny pink flowers in summer. Also good along a front border,
creeping in a pat or hanging over a wall. A dense mat of gray
foliage. Stems are often red. Needs pH close to neutral.
Tap rooted and not easily moved once established..jpg)
