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Tanacetum niveum Silver tansy, Snow tansy Z 5-9
Profusion of small classic daisies May-July atop fragrant silver foliage
Profusion of small classic daisies May-July atop fragrant silver foliage
Size: 2’ x 3’
Care: sun in moist well drained soilNamed by Carl Heinrich Schultz (1805-1867)
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Telekia speciosa syn. Buphthalum speciosum Z 3-7
Big, sunflower-like blooms but with the thinnest of petals
Big, sunflower-like blooms but with the thinnest of petals, deep yellow, with orange-yellow centers. Flowers August – September
Size: 4-6’ x 2-3’
Care: sun to part shade in moist soil
Native: mountains of southern EuropeCollected in Translyvania before 1816
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Tellima grandiflora Fringecups Z 4-8
Pixie whitish fringed cups
OUT OF STOCK
Pixie whitish fringed cups bloom on 2′ tall panicle from May to July.
Size: 12"x 8"
Care: Part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Pacific Northwest to AlaskaNitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island and Canadian Indians chewed this as a panacea and also to prevent a person from dreaming about necrophilia. The western Washington Skagit Indians took a mixture including pounded Fringecup to enhance appetite and to heal all ailments. 1st collected by Scotman Archibald Menzies around 1790 on the Vancouver expedition. Introduced in 1826.
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Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander Z 5-9
Fragrant red-purple or bright rose flowers
Fragrant red-purple or bright rose flowers on this evergreen subshrub, July-September
Size: 1-2' x 12"
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Caucasus MountainsTeucrium is named after Teucer, the 1st king of Troy. Chamaedrys means “ground oak” referring to foliage, like miniature oak leaves. In gardens before 1750. William Robinson, father of mixed perennial border gardens wrote, “useful edging plant, also good as a dwarf hedge.” Liberty Hyde Bailey admired this too, “rather showy. A good border plant for late summer bloom.”(1935)
