"New" Heirloom Plants
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Adiantum aleuticum Western Maidenhair Fern Z 3-9
Bright green fronds perch atop black stems like the fingers of an open hand
Bright green fronds perch atop black stems like the fingers of an open hand
Size: 30” x 30”
Care: shade in moist, well-drained soil
Native: Both east and west of the Cascade Mountains and is also found scattered along the eastern seaboard
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant
Awards: Elisabeth C Miller Great Plant Pick, RHS Award of Garden MeritNatives used the stems of Maidenhair Fern in basketry designs. They also used a tea made from the leaves as a hair wash. The Quinault burnt the leaves and rubbed ashes in their hair to make it long, shiny and black. California natives used the stems for pierced earrings, either alone or with feathers; inserting them into the ear lobe to keep the hole from closing. The leaves were also chewed for internal wounds, chest pain, or stomach trouble. Capillaire cough syrup originally made from A. capillus-veneris has also been made from A. aleuticum.
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Aethionema grandiflorum Persian stonecress Z 5-8
Bushy, low growing perennial with blue-green leaves and spikes of fragrant pink to lavender flowers, June-July
Bushy, low growing perennial with blue-green leaves and spikes of fragrant pink to lavender flowers, June-July
Size: 6-12” x 12-18”
Care: full sun in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Turkey
Wildlife Value: attracts honeybees & other pollinators, Deer & Rabbit resistant.
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural SocietyShort-lived perennial, but self-seeds where happy. Described in 1849 by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker.
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Agastache aurantiaca Navajo sunset Z 5-9
Brilliant light orange blooms from spring-fall, silvery-grey aromatic foliage
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Agastache aurantiaca Navajo sunset Z 5-9
Brilliant light orange blooms from spring-fall, silvery-grey aromatic foliageSize: 12-18” x 24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Western US
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. Deer and rabbit resistantPublished in American Midland Naturalist 1945.
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Alyssum oxycarpum Z 4-9
Rare plant with bright yellow racemes in May to August over compact mound of bright silver foliage.
Rare plant with bright yellow racemes in May to August over compact mound of bright silver foliage.
Size: 6” x 8”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: TurkeyDescribed in botanical literature in 1856. One of my favorites for rock gardens or any sunny spot, due to its long bloom, yellow mounded blooms & compact silver foliage.
