Alpine, Rock, Miniature, Bonsai and Railroad Gardens
Showing 1–4 of 112 results
-
Achillea nana Dwarf yarrow Z 4-7
White flowers over grey-green foliage blooms for nearly 2 months in summer.
OUT OF STOCK
Achillea nana Dwarf yarrow Z 4-7
White flowers over grey-green foliage blooms for nearly 2 months in summer.Size: 2-4” x spreading
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: mountains of central EuropeCollected before 1753. Philip Miller’s The Gardener’s Dictionary (1768) wrote that it is a “native of the Alps…very hardy … will thrive in any soil (and) deserve(s) a place in gardens.” Achillea named for Achilles, hero of Homer’s Illiad, used Achillea millefolium to stop bleeding of his wounded soldiers at the siege of Troy. Achilles learned about the uses of Achillea from Chiron, the Centaur. Nana means “dwarf.”
-
Achillea tomentosa Woolly yarrow Z 4-8
Lemony colored flower heads from June to September, wooly foliage
OUT OF STOCK
Achillea tomentosa Woolly yarrow Z 4-8
Lemony colored flower heads from June to September, wonderful, wooly foliage. Good in front of the border or on rock gardens.Size: 8” x 12”
Care: Full sun in moist to dry soil, will rebloom if deadheaded. Drought tolerant & deer resistant
Native: Southern to Eastern Europe
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Grown in English gardener Tradescant the Elder’s garden 1630. “A splendid plant with fern like foliage and rich golden-yellow flower heads.” H.H. Thomas, 1915.
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
-
Acinos alpinus syn. Calamintha alpina syn Clinopodium alpinus
Reddish purple flowers all summer and fall
OUT OF STOCK
Reddish purple flowers bloom on cushions all summer and fall – “long and late season of bloom.” Foster
Size: 4-6”x 8”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: European mountains - Alps and PyreneesCollected before 1753.
Common name for its aromatic foliage. It has been used to reduce excessive sweating and fever. Also, leaves may be brewed for tea. -
Adiantum venustum Himalayan maidenhair fern Z 5-8
Black stems hold triangular, delicate, lacy fronds of tiny leaflets
OUT OF STOCK
Black stems hold triangular, delicate, lacy fronds of tiny leaflets. Favorite short fern.
Size: 6" x 12", slow spreader
Care: part or light shade in moist well-drained soil but tolerates any soil
Native: China and Himalayan Mountains
Awards: Great Plant Pick from Elisabeth Cary Miller Botanic Garden & Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritAdiantum is from Greek adiantos, “unwettable” because its fronds repel water. Venustum means attractive in Latin. (We think it should be “venustumest” for most attractive.) Collected for gardens by 1841.