"New" Heirloom Plants
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Dianthus cruentus Blood pink Z 5-9
Small but eye-catching carmine flowers held high on a leafless stem above basal foliage. Blooms in late spring-early summer
OUT OF STOCK
Small but eye-catching carmine flowers held high on a leafless stem above basal foliage. Blooms in late spring-early summer
Size: 2-3’ x 6-9”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: Balkans
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & butterfliesFirst described in Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 186 1843.
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Digitalis parviflora Chocolate foxglove Z 3-9
Spikes densely encircled with small, red-brown bells for weeks in summer, prune back after flowering to encourage reflowering.
OUT OF STOCK
Spikes densely encircled with small, red-brown bells for weeks in summer, prune back after flowering to encourage reflowering.
Size: 24- 60” x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Picos de Europa Mountains of Northern Spain
Wildlife Value: attracts bees and butterflies for its pollen and nectar, deer and rabbit resistant.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritGrown by Tradescant the Elder, 1634.
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Dracocephalum rupestre in China mao jian cao Z 4-8
True deep blue, hooded flowers rise above heart-shaped, crinkled foliage in the heat of mid-summer
True deep blue, hooded flowers rise above heart-shaped, crinkled foliage in the heat of mid-summer
Size: 12’ X 12”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Western China in alpine meadows and grassy slopesFirst named in the West in Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, 1867 Vol7 p. 166. Dracocephalum means “dragonhead” in Greek. Chinese made a teal from this.
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Erythronium americanum Yellow trout lily, Dog’s tooth violet Z 3-9
Downfacing yellow lily-like recurved flowers in spring above mottled foliage. Tops of petals slightly tan Grows from deep rootstock or corm, 3-5” deep. In time it spreads from offshoots of the corm, resulting in colonies of trout lilies. Ephemeral – dies back in summer.
OUT OF STOCK – Only available for purchase in spring.
Downfacing yellow lily-like recurved flowers in spring above mottled foliage. Tops of petals slightly tan Grows from deep rootstock or corm, 3-5” deep. In time it spreads from offshoots of the corm, resulting in colonies of trout lilies. Ephemeral – dies back in summer.
Size: 3-6” x 4”
Care: part to full shade in moist soil
Native: Eastern No. America, WisconsinCherokee warmed crushed leaves & poured the juice over wounds. According to Cherokee Yellow trout lily also remedied fever, fainting & removed slivers. Used by Iroquois as birth control for young women and to make fish bite (by chewing the root & spitting into the river.) In garden cultivation since 1665. Named Dog’s tooth because the white, oblong, fleshy root is shaped like a dog’s tooth.
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Hemerocallis ‘Baby Cheeks’
Ruffled margins encircle its broad recurve petals, the color of baby’s cheeks setting off a primrose yellow throat.
Tetraploid daylily. Our own hybrid. Flowers in July.
Ruffled margins encircle its broad recurve petals, the color of baby’s cheeks setting off a primrose yellow throat.Size: 20-30” tall
Care: Full sunOur own hybrid
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Hemerocallis ‘Orange Taffy’
Broad coral petals with sunshine throat and ruffled petal edges.
Tetraploid daylily. Our own hybrid. Flowers in July.
Broad coral petals with sunshine throat and ruffled petal edges.Size: 20-30” tall
Care: Full sunOur own hybrid
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Hemerocallis ‘Pretty Woman’
Ruffled edges frame its broad, recurved medium pink-purple petals that surround a sunshine throat.
Tetraploid daylily. Our own hybrid. It flowers in July.
Ruffled edges frame its broad, recurved medium pink-purple petals that surround a sunshine throat.Size: 20-30" tall
Care: Full sunOur own hybrid
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Hemerocallis ‘Tangerine Dreams’
Profuse blooms. Ruffled edges frame its broad, recurved, vibrant tangerine-peachy petals with a stop-light yellow throat.
Tetraploid daylily. Our own hybrid. Flowers in July.
Profuse blooms. Ruffled edges frame its broad, recurved, vibrant tangerine-peachy petals with a stop-light yellow throat.Size: 20-30" tall
Care: Full sunOur own hybrid
