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Silene virginica Fire pink Z 4-8 Short-lived perennial, 2-3 years
Real red, hence the name Fire (not pink in color), flowers of five notched petals flaring out from a tube, blooms late spring and early summer. Named “pink” because it is botanically in the family known as Pinks, Dianthus.
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Real red, hence the name Fire (not pink in color), flowers of five notched petals flaring out from a tube, blooms late spring and early summer. Named “pink” because it is botanically in the family known as Pinks, Dianthus.
Size: 12-18” x 9-18”
Care: part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil.
Native: nearly entire eastern half of No. America. Endangered species in WI.
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds.1st collected by John Banister (1654-1692) Anglican minister who searched and found many plants in the Virginia colony, losing his life when he was accidentally shot along the Roanoke River while collecting plants.
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Sisyrinchium albidum White blue-eyed grass Z 3-10
White or pale blue star-shaped flowers with yellow centers blossom over short, grass-like foliage in late spring-early summer.
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White or pale blue star-shaped flowers with yellow centers blossom over short, grass-like foliage in late spring-early summer.
Size: 18-24” x 6-12”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: East coast from Maine to Florida and west as far as Wisconsin
Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterflies, Deer resistant.
Size: Menominee kept this in their house or pocket to ward off snakes.Menominee kept this in their house or pocket to ward off snakes. First published in 1832.
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Sisyrinchium macrocarpum Argentinian blue-eyed grass Z 5-9
In summer large yellow cups with red line encircle the center, above petite iris-like foliage
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In summer large yellow cups with red line encircle the center, above petite iris-like foliage.
Size: 6-12” x 9-12”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: Argentina’s central & southern cordillerasDescribed in 1881.
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Solidago graminifolia Grass-leaved goldenrod Z 3-9
Golden flat-topped inflorescences August to October, loved by butterflies for its nectar.
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Golden flat-topped inflorescences August to October, loved by butterflies for its nectar.
Size: 2-3' x 1-2'
Care: sun in moist to moist well-drained soil, Deer resistant.
Native: Nova Scotia across Canada, S. to FL., Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: loved by many butterflies for its nectar – Small copper, Monarch,Giant swallowtail, Gray hairstreak, Clouded Sulphur, Fritillary, Pearl crescent, & Cloudless sulphur. Attracts praying mantises; Deer resistant.The name Solidago from solidus and ago meaning to “bring together.” Gramnifolia means “grass-leaved.” Since 1750’s.
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Solidago sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’ Golden Fleece Goldenrod Z 4-8
Dense horizontal golden panicles on this dwarf Goldenrod, August to September
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Dense horizontal golden panicles on this dwarf Goldenrod, August to September
Size: 12-18” x 24”
Care: full sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: selection of species SE US
Wildlife Value: Butterfly magnet Monarch, Viceroy & Painted ladies
Awards: Winner Missouri Botanic Garden Award of Merit & Cornell University Allstar. Internationale Stauden-Union’s Award for outstanding new plant in Switzerland in 1994.Solidago from solidus and ago meaning to bring together. Species collected by 1800’s and named by Rafinesque but this short form was found in 1985 in Eden North Carolina. OK, it’s not really old (middle aged) but it is so different from all other Goldenrods that I couldn’t resist.
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Stipa tirsa Horsetail feather grass Z 5-8
Thinnest of thin, white-silver panicles from thin green leaves June-July
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Thinnest of thin, white-silver panicles from thin green leaves June-July
Size: 18-24” x 14-20”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Europe, Siberia, Russia and Caucasus1st described in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 30(2): 115. 1857.
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Syringa vulgaris Lilac, French lilac Z 4-8 SHRUB/SMALL TREE
Single or double, very fragrant lilac panicles in late spring
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Single or double, very fragrant lilac panicles in late spring
Size: 20’ x 15’
Care: full sun in well-drained soil
Native: SE Europe, Caucasus to AfghanistanIntroduced to European from its native Turkey by Viennese ambassador De Busbecq (1522-1592). Grown in Jefferson’s garden at Monticello and Washington’s Mount Vernon. By 1850 “found in almost every (American) garden.” Breck (1851) ‘Alba’ listed in Tradescant the Elder’s 1634 list as “Lilac Matthioli.” Elias Ashmole’s manuscript, “trees found in Mrs. Tradescants ground when it came into my possession (1662) as ‘Syringa alba.’ ” Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Thermopsis caroliniana syn. Thermopsis villosa Carolina lupine Z 4-9
Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover like foliage.
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Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover-like foliage.
Size: 4’ x 2’ spreading
Care: Sun in well-drained soil. Drought & Heat tolerant.
Native: forest openings in the Appalachians
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & butterflies, Deer & rabbit resistant.Collected before 1843
