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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry, Bear’s grape, Kinnikinnick Z 2-7
In spring fragrant, pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers, evergreen, glossy foliage and Marlboro red berries in fall.
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“Dwarf ornamental shrub, ornamental in foliage, flowers and berry.” Rand 1866. In spring fragrant, pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers, evergreen, glossy foliage and Marlboro red berries in fall. Great for cascading over edge of wall or groundcover.
Size: 4” x 20” forms dense groundcover over time. Stems root to spread.
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to dry, acidic soil. Needs watering until established. Best grown with protection from wind.
Native: No. America, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: Host for several butterfly species including Hoary Elfin, Brown Elfin and Freija Fritillary.
Awards: Cary Award Distinctive Plants for New EnglandKinnikinnick is Algonquin meaning “mixture.” Used as an ingredient in Native American smoke mixtures. For centuries leaves used to make medicinal tea as a tonic and diuretic in many parts of the world. Cheyenne drank the tea to cure back sprains. Some Native Americans used it to cure venereal disease, others to cure pimples and itching, peeling skin. Both Indians and colonists mixed leaves with tobacco for smoking. Collected by Meriwether Lewis on the Expedition.
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Armeria maritima Thrift, Sea pink Z 3-10
Petite pink balls from May to June atop grass-like foliage
Petite pink balls from May to June atop grass-like foliage
Size: 8” x 12”
Care: full sun, well-drained, moderately fertile soil
Native: North Atlantic coastsKnown to grow in the late Glacial period – around 10,000 BC. Common cottage garden flower since the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st, 16th century. A favorite plant for knot gardens.
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Armeria pseudoarmeria syn. A. formosa syn. A. latifolia, A. alpina Alpine thrift, Giant thrift Z 5-7
Carmine-pink balls atop stems and taller than grass-like foliage flowering in June and sporadically all summer
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Carmine-pink balls atop stems and taller than grass-like foliage flowering in June and sporadically all summer
Size: 12” x 8”
Care: full sun in well-drained soil, heat and drought tolerant
Native: So. EuropeIn gardens since 1740. Per Wm Robinson this plant: “one of the best hardy flowers from southern Europe and should be in every collection.”
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Artemisia stellerana Beach wormwood, Dusty miller Z 3-7
Intricate, embroidery-like, felty-white foliage
Grown for its intricate, embroidery-like, felty-white foliage
Can not ship to: Maryland
Size: 24” x 12”
Care: sun in moist well-drained to dry soil
Native: naturalized in North America from Massachusetts to DelawareArtemisia named for the wife of Mausolus, king of Caria, who began using another Artemisia. Miller 1768. Collected from the wild by 1842. Recommended by Gertrude Jekyll to use on the edges of gardens, 1908 L.H. Bailey (1933) described it as “attractive for its whiteness. Useful for borders.”
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
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Aruncus aethusifolius Dwarf goat’s beard Z 3-8
You know the fireworks they display at the end of the night, with light bursting every direction from a center? These flowers resemble a tiny version of that, emerging in spring and early summer above a compact mound of fern-like foliage
You know the fireworks they display at the end of the night, with light bursting every direction from a center? These flowers resemble a tiny version of that, emerging in spring and early summer above a compact mound of fern-like foliage. Good foil for solid, paddle-like leaves of Bergenia.
Size: 10" x 12-18"
Care: part shade to shade in moist to well-drained soil
Native: Korea
Awards: Elizabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant Pick.Described in 1912 by Japanese botanist who explored Korea for plants, Takenoshin Nakai (1882-1952)
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Asarum canadense syn. Hexastylis canadense Wild ginger Z 3-7
Concealed brown bell-shaped flowers with flared tips hide under this groundcover's crinkled, lacquered leaves.
Concealed brown bell-shaped flowers with flared tips hide under this groundcover’s lacquered leaves.
Size: 6" x 6" spreading
Care: part shade to shade, moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Canada to So. Carolina, Wisconsin nativeNative Americans used Wild ginger for such diverse purposes as flavoring food, curing heart palpitations, induce menstrual cycles, cure “the bite of the serpent,” mend broken bones, as a general tonic, a tea and lure catfish. Winnebago tenderized raccoon meat with this. Colonists used the plant to break fever and stimulate the appetite. Studies in the last 50 years have showed that the roots contain antibiotics BUT also can damage kidneys and are possibly carcinogenic.
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Aster alpinus Alpine Aster Z 5-7
Frilly little daisies, May-June, lavender, pink or white
Frilly little lavender daisies, May-June. Plant where they will be seen in the front of the garden.
Size: 6" x 12"
Care: Full sun well-drained soil.
Native: Rockies
Wildlife Value: attract butterflies
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.
Size: Border/Rock gardensAster means star, referring to the flower’s form. Listed in Philip Miller’s Gardeners’ Dictionary 1768: “Grows naturally upon the Alps… at the top of each stalk is one large blue flower…this flowers in June…”
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Aurinia saxitilis syn. Alyssum saxatile Basket of Gold Z 4-7
Many 4-petaled taxi-cab yellow flowers clusters atop each stem like a cloud over the welcoming spring.
Many 4-petaled taxi-cab yellow flowers clusters atop each stem like a cloud over the welcoming spring.
Size: 10" x 12"
Care: Full sun well-drained soil, cut back after flowering to maintain compact form. Drought tolerant
Native: Central and southeastern Europe
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritThe ancient Greeks may have used this to cure hydrophobia. English garden cultivation since 1710. Grown by Washington at Mount Vernon.