"New" Heirloom Plants
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Anemone multifida Cutleaf anemone, Pacific anemone Z 2-6
Blooming in early summer small six-petal-like sepals, some red, some pink, some white, each with a center boss of sunny stamens subtended by deep palmately divided basal leaves.
Blooming in early summer small six-petal-like sepals, some red, some pink, some white, each with a center boss of sunny stamens subtended by deep palmately divided basal leaves.
Size: 9” x 6”
Care: part shade in humusy moist well-drained soil
Native: North America except the Arctic
Wildlife Value: hummingbirds build nests from seedheadsCollected by Drummond & Douglas west of the Rocky Mountains Blackfoot Indians called this “Looks-like-a-plume.” The burned seed-head inhaled to stop a headache. British Columbia’s Thompson Indians used this to stop nose-bleeds, calling it “Bleeding Nose Plant.” This red/pink one collected by C.C. Parry before 1860. Parry (1832-1890) tagged as the king of Colorado botany.
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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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Aster laterifolius ‘Horizontalis’ syn Symphyotrichum laterifolius ‘Horizontalis’ Horizontal Calico Aster Z 4-8
Unique horizontally branching aster covered in small pink and white daisy-like flowers with dark pink centers blooming in late summer-fall. Foliage turns copper/purple in fall.
Unique horizontally branching aster covered in small pink and white daisy-like flowers with dark pink centers blooming in late summer-fall. Foliage turns copper/purple in fall.
Size: 24” x 24”
Care: full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Eastern and Central North America
Wildlife Value: attracts bees and butterflies. Deer resistant, Black walnut resistant.
Awards: RHS Award of Garden MeritCultivated in Europe since the mid 1700’s, Recorded by Kew Botanical Garden botanist William Aiton in 1789.
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Campanula ochroleuca Bellflower Z 4-7
Ivory, rocket-shaped buds open to bell-like blossoms covered with fine hairs with five, flared petal-ends surrounding ivory stamens and pistil along erect to arching stems. Blooms June-July on slow-spreading, clump-forming rosettes of hairy, heart-shaped or triangular leaves.
Ivory, rocket-shaped buds open to bell-like blossoms covered with fine hairs with five, flared petal-ends surrounding ivory stamens and pistil along erect to arching stems. Blooms June-July on slow-spreading, clump-forming rosettes of hairy, heart-shaped or triangular leaves.
Size: 12-18” x 12-15”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Caucasus
Wildlife Value: provides pollen to bees and butterflies, rabbit resistantFirst described in a published document in 1949.
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Canna edulis Indian shot, Arrowroot Z 7-10, Tender Perennial
Several shoots of red, tube-like flowers atop a tall stalk , taller than its banana plant-like, broad, waxy, oval foliage, green with purple toward the top. Flower all summer.
Several shoots of red, tube-like flowers atop a tall stalk , taller than its banana plant-like, broad, waxy, oval foliage, green with purple toward the top. Flower all summer.
Size: 8’ x 3’ spreading
Care: sun in moist to moist well-drained
Native: Andes of South America, and the West Indies
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies.
Size: Primarily grown as a root crop to eat, Roast or boil root like a potato. Root is source of arrowroot used as thickener.Edulis means edible.
Carbon dating of tubers shown grown more than 3500 years ago.In colder Zones, lift and overwinter indoors.
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Carlina acaulis ssp. simplex Silver thistle, Weather thistle Z 3-9
Wide, white saucer flowers above silvery thistle foliage, open on dry days, closed in the evenings and on rainy days. July- September
Wide, white saucer flowers above silvery thistle foliage, open on dry days, closed in the evenings and on rainy days. July- September
Size: 6-12” x 12”
Care: sun in well-drained soil.
Native: Southern & Eastern Europe
Wildlife Value: attracts honey-beesThe Genus comes from Charles (Carolus). According to medieval folklore Charlemagne used this root to cure the ills of his troops.
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Centaurium scilloides Carpet tulip, Perennial centaury Z 5-9
Sweetest plant ever - tiny pink tulip-like flowers in constant bloom mid-summer to frost, close at night and open in daytime
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Sweetest plant ever – tiny pink tulip-like flowers in constant bloom mid-summer to frost, close at night and open in daytime
Size: 2” x 4”
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe, AzoresNamed by Carl Linnaeas the Younger in the supplement to his father’s legendary book Species Plantarum, 1782
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Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain Beeweed, Spiderflower, Stinkweed Reseeding annual
Dozens of rose to lilac-colored flowers bunch together at the top, seemingly one soft-ball sized flower. Thread-thin stamens protrude above the flowers, each flower bearing six stamens, 72, for example, if the cluster contains a mere dozen individual flowers earning it the nickname spider flower. Blooms for months
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Dozens of rose to lilac-colored flowers bunch together at the top, seemingly one soft-ball sized flower. Thread-thin stamens protrude above the flowers, each flower bearing six stamens, 72, for example, if the cluster contains a mere dozen individual flowers earning it the nickname spider flower. Blooms for months.
Size: 3-5’ x 18”
Care: sun in well-drained to moist-well drained soil
Native: Western Canada east to Minnesota, south to New Mexico & Arizona
Wildlife Value: Pollinator’s delight, numerous bees, butterflies & wasps. Birds eat seeds, Deer resistantAncient, pre-historic plant, Natives including Lakota, Zuni, Tewa, Navajo, and Pueblo Indians found many uses. Some ate shoots, leaves, seeds or flowers, cooked, or raw.Tewa grew this to attract pollinators to pollinate food plants. Medicinally it was used to treat fever, stomach aches and sore eyes. Lakota used this and a shrub to trap bison. Navajo and Pueblo Indians use it for dye.
Meriwether Lewis collected two Cleome serrulata plants on the expedition -August 25, 1804 in South Dakota and two years later on the return trip.
