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

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

$7.99 Qt.  

Uvularia grandiflora    Giant Merrybells    Zone: 4-9   

American Native perennial with lance-shaped gray-green foliage that looks good all summer and pendulous bell-shaped, 1-2" lemon yellow flowers in late spring. Use in the border foreground or in masses as a groundcover. Deserves much wider popularity. Beautiful with ferns, Dicentra eximia or Trillium erectum. Long-lived. Large yellow blooms.

Soil: Moist but well-drained. LIMEY to neutral     H: 18-24" W: 12-18"   B/M: Lemon yellow/ 4-5  

$7.99 Qt.

Uvularia perfoliata   Perfoliate Bellwort, Mealy Bellwort, Strawbell     Zone: 4-9   
"Perfoliata' refers to the way the stems 'seems' to pierce the leaf in this woodland Native and makes it easy to identify this plant along with tiny orange 'bumps' or granules inside the petals which clenches the ID.  It has gracefully twisted, 1" pendant creamy yellow blooms in April and May.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained   H: 6-18"  W:      B/M:  Creamy yellow/5-6

'Wort' as in Bellworts (and pronounced 'wirt') is an old term that denoted the plant was used for food or medicine.

$7.99 Qt.  

Uvularia sessilifolia   Bellwort    Z: 4-8   

Produces dainty, tubular pale yellow flowers in spring before the foliage has completely reached it's full height. Delicate foliage is perfect with Trilliums or behind a planting of Labrador Violet. It's delicacy lightens heavy, somber plants. 

Soil: Moist but well-drained                Ht: 12"  W: 12"            B/M: Pale yellow/ 4-5

$7.49 Qt.  

Valeriana officinalis    Valerian or Garden Heliotrope     Zone: 5-9        

Tall leafy stems with dense clusters of tiny tube-shaped flowers. Forms a basal rosette of deeply divided leaves. AKA 'Garden Heliotrope' can be grown in the herb or wildflower garden or the perennial border in rich, moist soil. An old-fashioned, cottage garden plant that CATS ARE WILD ABOUT. Short rhizomes. 

Soil: Any moist             H: 36-60" W: 48"             B/M: Whisper pink/ 7 

$8.99 Qt.

Verbascum ‘Sierra Sunset' PP17152    Ornamental Mullein    Zone: 5-9      

"The biggest sleeper in our line . . . Blooms like the balmy sun falling behind the Sierra Mountains. These huge, ruffled flowers dance in the warm tones of orange and melon. Deep red eyes draw your attention over the compact, velvety foliage. Good drainage is mandatory. Sterility assures rebloom." Terra Nova

Soil: Well-drained      H: 8" (18"IB) W:14"      B/M: Melon/Reblooms on and off

$7.49 Qt. 

Verbena bonariensis   -    Purpletop or Tall Verbena /Vervain     Zone: (4)7-11    

A short lived but self seeding Fall blooming Perennial that is stunning in mass so you won't mind the self seeding.  Oddly enough, the seedlings are almost always stronger and more drought tolerant than the original plants as if those that sprout and thrive are the ones meant for that particular garden.  Almost leafless, tall wiry stems are deep green with domed heads of lavender-purple that are very eye-catching.  This is a superb butterfly plant, rivaling even buddleia for their attention!  The Royal Horticultural Society has given it their prestigious Award of Garden Merit and also the Missouri Botanical Gardens has given it the Plants of Merit Award in 2005. (there are only 50 and this is one!)

Soil: Any       H: 4-6'  W: 12-24"      B/M: Purple/7-9

I received my order yesterday and was most impressed by the quality and size of the stock. They arrived with no visual harm at all done to them in shipping. I can't wait 'til spring to see them do their stuff and to order more plants from you. Thank You!                                              Alice,  Ellicott City, MD

$7.99 Qt. 

Vernonia fasciculata      Smooth Ironweed      Zone:4-9            

Besides being beautiful, this native is a good nectar producer for commercial honeybees.  In native environments, it's often seen in moist spots, will take occasional flooding but also is happy in average garden conditions where it will be shorter.  Often called Smooth Ironweed because it's leaves, stems and blooms are glabrous.  Very attractive to Butterflies!

Soil:  Most any, acid to Neutral      H: 36-48"  W: 12-36"        B/M:  Purple/-7-9

New 2008

$8.99 Qt. 

Vernonia fasciculata var. alba    White Smooth Ironweed  Zone:4-9            

As above but white in a garden where you want a great Native to attract butterflies but purple just won't do. So now you can have white!

Soil:  Most any, acid to Neutral      H: 36-48"  W: 12-36"        B/M:  White/-7-9

$7.49 Qt. 

Vernonia noveboracensis   New York Ironweed    Zone:  (4)5-9  

A lovely late blooming East Coast Native, from Connecticut to Florida for the back of the border.  Varies wildly in height, based a lot on available moisture in the soil.  Intense rosy purple starry flowers are a perfect compliment to other Fall bloomers.  Lives fine in a very wet spot and yet is drought tolerant and able to take 'lean', poorly fertilized soil.  The name Ironweed comes from the Iron colors seed but could just as easily describe it's strong demeanor.  Tough as iron!  Self seeds if happy.

Soil: Most any      H: 4-8'  W: 3-4'   B/M: Rose purple/9-10

A note about Exposure for Veronicas:  

In the hotter zones -- 7 and 8, Veronicas will take and appreciate Part Shade.  In cooler areas, they're better in Sun according to Dr. Leonard Perry, Professor, University of Vermont on this Veronica Page.  Our zones on Veronicas are also from this page.

$7.49 Qt.  

Veronica alpina 'Alba'    Speedwell, White Alpine    Zone: 3-8         

Long flowering GEM. From June to August it displays 10" white flowers spikes. Requires good drainage, average to dry conditions when established. Gardens just can't have too many Veronicas -- they are a 'backbone' plant. 

Soil: Well-drained               H: 10"  W:  12"          B/M: White/ 6-8

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'   Austrian/Hungarian Speedwell   Z: 4-8     

Slender flower spikes on thin stems surrounded by narrow, dark green, toothed leaves. Really DARK NAVY BLUE! Spectacular with white flowers. Exceptionally cold-hardy. Happiest in sun but agrees to live in part shade. Prized for cutting.  A mound forming plant with upright to decumbent stems.  Dense, 2-4" long racemes of intense gentian blue flowers, 1/2" across and cup-shaped.  Synonymous with and sometimes sold as Veronica latifolia or Veronica teucrium.

Soil: Any good, well-drained         H: 12-18"  W: 9-12"            B/M: Gentian blue/ 5-6 

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica gentianoides     Gentian Veronica     Zone: 4-7       

An extremely CHOICE garden species with erect spikes of many flowers in lavender-blue (rarely white) -- the master touch being that they are beautifully veined in gentian blue! A group of these plants deserve a special place in the border.  Superb cut-flower.  

Soil: Well-drained   H: 18"   W: 18"    B/M: Pale Lavender Blue/6

New 2008

$7.99 Qt. 

Veronica gentianoides 'Barbara Sherwood'     Gentian Veronica     Zone: 4-7       

As above, this select form has pale lavender blue blooms veined deep purple blue and bloom for an extended time in early summer.  Excellent cut flower.

Soil: Well-drained   H: 18"   W: 18"    B/M: Pale Lavender Blue with veins/6-7

$7.99 Qt. 

Veronica liwanensis     Turkish Speedwell    Zone: 4-9       

From Turkey to the Caucasus, this vigorous, fast growing species that thrives in difficult spots.  It hugs the ground with it's round glossy, evergreen leaves which root as they go, creating a lush, thick carpet that can be used as a grass substitute!  In spring, it puts forth spikes of dazzling cobalt blue in such abundance you can barely see the foliage!   With adequate moisture, it will rebloom in summer.  Needs a bit of shade in warmer zones.  1997 Plant Select® Winner.  Drought tolerant when established.

Soil: Moist but well-drained     H: 1-2"   W: 12-20"     B/M:  Blue/4-5 + summer

$7.49 Qt. 

Speedwell, 'Blue Giant'        Zone: 4-8         ( w/ staking)

 'Blue Giant' is aptly named and is just that -- a Veronica with Giant Blue blooms for most of the season if deadheaded and a giant structure!  It's one of if not the best of the V. longifolias.  Lance-shaped, light to grayish-green leaves.  Takes some shade but may then need to be staked.

Soil: Moist but well-drained          H: 36-48" W: 12-24"             B/M: Deep Purple Blue/ 6-8 

New 2008

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica pectinata      Turkish Veronica        Zone: 5-7            

A furry little mat -- quite different from any other Veronica you've met!  Makes a great creeping groundcover, but not a bully -- easy to control. Or just a moderately spreading perennial. Saucer-shaped, white-eyed, blue flowers are born on short stems. Dense enough to keep weeds at bay. Rare in the trade.. From Turkey and the Balkans. 

Soil: Well-drained             H: 3" W: 8" +             B/M: Blue/ 6-7 

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'     Speedwell, Prostrate       Zone: 5-8         

Round blue flowers on low, bushy, spreading foliage. Good in the rockery or in the front of the border. Easy in good, well-drained soil which means raised beds here in the land of "Clay & More Clay"! 

Soil: Good well-drained            H: 12"  W: 24"         B/M: Blue/ 6-9 

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica prostrata 'Heavenly Blue'    Prostrate Speedwell   Zone: (4)5-8            

Heavenly Blue" forms a carpet of fine-green foliage that is decorated in late spring or early summer with countless small spikes of bright-blue flowers. A great choice for the rock garden or the edge of a sunny border. Because it takes some foot traffic, it can be planted between stones in a dry-laid walk or terrace. 

Soil: Well-drained             H: 4" W: 10"            B/M: Blue/ 5-6 

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica prostrata 'Rosea'      Prostrate Speedwell      Zone: (4)5-8              

Dense, mat-forming perennial that has upright spikes of small, saucer-shaped flowers in early summer. Normally blue in the species, ours is more rosy pink. Foliage is narrowly oval and toothed. 

Soil: Very well-drained           H: 12"  W: 18"        B/M: Pink/ 6-7

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica prostrata 'Trehane'     Speedwell, Golden Prostrate       Zone: (4)5-8         

A long lived, mat-forming perennial. Golden green leaves w/ toothed edges. Very showy blue flowers in May. Stunning in the rock garden or front of the border. This is a charming and undemanding plant that is very free flowering. Shear after flowering to promote new, fresh foliage. Intermittent rebloom may occur in summer and fall. NEW! 

Soil: Very well-drained         H: 6-8" W: 12-18"            B/M: Blue/ 5+

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica repens 'Sunshine'    Sunshine Dwarf Veronica          Zone: 4-9      

Not only do they grow some of the best Hellebores in the trade but Dick and Judith Tyler of Pine Knot Farms introduced this delightful plant and claim it to be one of their favorites.  From humble beginnings - a basic pack of V. repens seed - Judith selected an eye-catching gold foliaged seedling.  The flat-as-a-pancake foliage looks very little like a Veronica.  If you're lucky, the occasional blue-purple spike pops up but this is primarily a foliage plant for Sun or light shade.  Doesn't like drought!  Here's the University of Illinois fact sheet and photos on it but please ignore their typo -- it's not 2-3 FEET tall!  Great as an underplanting.

Soil: Moist but very well-drained      H:1"  W: Indef.    B/M:  Blue/Occasionally 

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica spicata 'Giles van Hees'     Speedwell, Dwarf Pink Spiked        Zone: (3)4-8  

A dwarf from our friends at Carroll Gardens (home of Santolina 'Pretty Carroll'), with short, dense spikes of clear, bright medium pink in June and July. Divide every 3-4 years.  It slowly spreads with small lance-shaped, medium green leaves. Remove spent flower spikes to encourage additional bloom. Plants can be cut/sheared back after bloom to tidy ground cover appearance and to possibly stimulate a sparse fall bloom.

Soil: Well-drained           H: 6" (12"IB) W: 6-12"      B/M: Pink/ 6-8

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica spicata 'Icicle'     Speedwell, Spiked        Zone: 3-8   

One of the most desirable summer-blooming plants. Forms a vase-shaped clumps above which rise beautiful showy spikes of pure white blooms. And it blooms from June to September! Superb cut flower with neat grey-green leaves. Needs to be staked in shade or it flops. 

Soil: Well-drained        H: 18" W: 18"           B/M: Pure white/ 6-9

$7.49 Qt.

Veronica spicata 'Minuet'    Spiked Speedwell      Zone: 4-7      

Pure pink spikes over silver-green mats. A relative of Sunny Border Blue, this pink cultivar is equally stunning. Prized for cut flowers, strong growing, clump-forming perennial. Will take shade but best in full sun and well-drained soil. 

Soil: Well-drained     H:15"  W:      B/M: Pure pink/ 5-6 

$8.99 Qt. 

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Veronica spicata 'Romiley Purple'    Speedwell, Spiked       Zone: 3-8     

A bushy spiked Veronica, that is mat-forming but tall. More bushy than some spiked Veronicas with lateral racemes of dark violet flowers. THIS IS HANDS DOWN, THE MOST BLOOMING VERONICA IN THE TRADE and it seems to be our secret here in the US.  Maybe we have a special clone but it just never stops blooming -- was still blooming in our unheated greenhouses in November.  And we never have time to deadhead, so it isn't because of that!  If Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' was named 'Plant of the Year', this should be named Plant of the Decade or Centaury!  It has  all the same tough, great qualities of all the V. spicatas but 'Romiley Purple' is just a blooming machine.   Available all over Europe, it's virtually unavailable here.  

Soil: Well-drained            H: 18" W: 18"        B/M: Dark violet/ 6-7

$7.49 Qt.  

Veronica spicata 'Rotfuchs'     Speedwell, Red Fox Spiked       Zone: 3-8     

Spikes of deep rose-red flowers (the closest to red but not quite) are held above dense narrow dark green leaves. Easy to grow in well-drained soil. Excellent for the front of the border. Divide every 3-4 years. 

Soil: Well-drained     H: 10-15" W: 12-18"      B/M: Rose-red/ 7-8

$7.99 Qt.

Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'^TM   Dwarf Spiked Speedwell       Zone: 3-8     

AKA Veronica spicata x longifolia 'Glory'.  A particularly compact speedwell with racemes of dark violet-blue florets standing poker straight from 12-18" tall above much shorter basal foliage.  Starts blooming in late June/early July and can bloom through October if old fading blooms are removed periodically.  It has the same almost luminescent blooms as it's offspring 'Sunny Border Blue' but is even more compact.  Plant of the year for 2001.

Soil: Well-drained      H: 18-24"  W: 18"  B/M:  Dark violet blue/ 7-10

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica spicata 'Sunny Border Blue'     Speedwell, Spiked       Zone: 3-8      

1993 PERENNIAL PLANT OF THE YEAR and for good reason. Dark violet-blue flowers from JUNE TIL FROST on a compact plant with crinkled, lush foliage. Strong grower. Excellent. Like all veronicas, prized for cutting. Every garden should have this plant. 

Soil: Well-drained            H: 18-20" W: 18"      B/M: Dark violet-blue/ 6-9

$7.99 Qt.

Veronica subsessilis 'Sun Queen'    Speedwell    

We bought this plant under this name and it's FABULOUS but we really question the ID but at the same time, HIGHLY recommend the plant.  Stunning and long blooming, just of questionable heritage!  It doesn't appear to be a form of V. subsessilis, maybe a hybrid with that and something else.  A robust plant has large ovate extremely glossy leaves with brilliant blue spikes

Soil:  Well-drained        H:   W:       B/M:  Brilliant blue/

$7.49 Qt. 

Veronica x 'Waterperry Blue'     Speedwell, Prostrate    . Zone: 5-8   

Intense blue flowers with dark veins, 3-4" trailing stems with shiny dark green to reddish bronze foliage. Used for rockeries, banks, or edging. Prefers sun but will take light shade. Very floriferous. Dark-veined, purplish-blue flowers. 

Soil: Good, well-drained            H: 3-4" W: Indef.           B/M: Intense blue/ 5-6 and occasionally later

$8.99 Qt.

Veronicastrum sibericum (V. siberica)     Siberian Culver's Root        Zone 3-8

 A rare, little known form similar to our native Culver's Root that's tall, easy to grow and very refined.  The foliage - lovely gray-green, deeply veined leaves are held horizontally and whorled around the stem and lay the found for the many candelabra-lie, erect spikes of lavender blue blooms in mid-summer.  Flowering side-shoots can extend the bloom period.  This is a strong grower and when grown in sun, needs no staking despite it's eye-catching height. 

Soil:  Average to moist     H: 5-7'  W: 2'     B/M: Lavender blue/7-9

$7.99 Qt. 

Veronicastrum virginicum    Culver's Root     Zone: 3-8        

Think of this native as a heavy blooming 4-5' tall Veronica!   6-9" long flower spikes open slowly from the top down, making for a long period of bloom. Elegant, tough, reliable and spectacular enough to build a late summer border around. Perfect with Monardas & Phlox. 

Soil: Average to damp      H: 48-60"  W: 24"      B/M: White/ 9-10  

$8.99 Qt.  

Veronicastrum virgincum 'Fascination'   Culver's Root, Fascination    Zone: 4-9     

Elegant late summer color. 40" plants with 15" racemes of Lilac-rose flowers in June-July. This is a color breakthrough over the old pale pink. Fabulous, beautiful, nothing quite like it -- really.  Needs moist or well-watered spot. The bloom color is nothing short of stunning!  Almost iridescent in a soft, pleasant way. 

Soil: Moist or well-watered            H:48-60"  W: 24"            B/M: Lilac neon rose/ 6-7  

$8.49 Qt.  

Veronicastrum virginianum 'Lavendelturm'   Lavender Towers Culver's Roo  t Z: 4-9     

A lovely, light lavender form of Culver's Root.  The Ernst Pagels introduction is stunning in mass.  Best used in the  back of a perennial border, in meadow or naturalized gardens.  The foliage on Veronicastrums is wonderful -- serrated leaves whorled round the unbranched stems.  When we started offering this in 2005 it was all over Europe but unheard of here.  Well, gosh, y'all ought to fix that!  It's lovely!

Soil: Moist or well-watered            H: 48-60"  W: 24"            B/M: Lilac/ 6-7  

$8.99 Qt. 

Vinca minor 'Alba'        White Periwinkle        Zone:  4-9       

A wonderful evergreen groundcover.  More constrained in growth than species with blue blooms. The white blooms are a nice change to a well-known plant.  Grows very low and flat to the ground. Resembles Miss Jekells White.  Hard to find in the trade.

Soil: Well-drained     H: 3.5"  W: Indef.     B/M: White/4-5

$7.49 Qt.  

Viola canadensis   Canada Violet    Zone: 3-8    

One of the nicest, most well-behaved of all the Native Violets. Blooms hard in spring, then sporadically but consistently thereafter. White blooms have a purple blush to the back and a yellow throat. Moderately forms drifts by underground runners unlike many violets which become an absolute nuisance with seeding. In dry sites, plants may go dormant in summer.

Soil: Moist but well-drained    H: 12"   W: 8"     B/M:  White/4-6++

New 1-24

$6.99 Qt.