Perennials & Biennials
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Delphinium elatum Perennial larkspur Z 2-7
Spikes of blue to purple single, elf-capped shaped blossoms with black eyes
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Spikes of blue to purple single, elf-capped shaped blossoms with black eyes in June, repeating in August-September. Sturdy stems. Need no staking. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)
Size: 4’ x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil. Do not cut back in fall. Delphiniums have hollow stems where moisture will collect and kill the plant (crown rot) over winter.
Native: Siberia & central EuropeIntroduced to English gardens by 1578. One of the parents of today’s border hybrids. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Delphinium exaltatum Tall Larkspur
lavender or purple spikes of trumpets
Fabulous, lavender or purple spikes of trumpets on tall stems in July to August.
Size: 3-5' x 9"
Care: sun to part shade in moist well drained soil. Withstands winds, no staking needed. Not fussy like fancy hybrids.
Native: From Minnesota to Alabama, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: attract hummingbirdsDelphinium, named by Dioscorides, is Greek for “dolphin” due to the resemblance of the flower shape. Cultivated by Jefferson at Monticello where he planted it in the NW quarter of the outer border in March 1811.
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Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Blue Butterfly’ Z 4-8
Picture a dangling blue elf cap for the flower.
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Picture a dangling cornflower blue elf cap for the flower. Blooms in June and repeats if deadheaded.
Size: 12-18" x 9"
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil.
Native: Siberia, China & Japan
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirdsDr. Johann Ammann sent the seeds of this Delphinium from the Imperial Academy at St. Petersburg to Peter Collinson in England in 1736. ‘Blue Butterfly’ selected by 1900. Gertrude Jekyll, mother of the mixed perennial garden valued ‘Blue Butterfly’ for its “pure blue,” late 1800’s.
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Delphinium tricorne Dwarf larkspur, Spring larkspur Z 4-8
Spring ephemeral of blue delphinium elf-cap spikes – an absolute delight. Substitute these for tulips, a favorite food of deer and rabbits
OUT OF STOCK – Available to order in Spring only
Spring ephemeral of blue delphinium elf-cap spikes – an absolute delight. Substitute these for tulips, a favorite food of deer and rabbits
Size: 18-24” – 6-9”
Care: sun to shade in moist well-drained to moist soil
Native: PA to IA, s. to GA, AL, AR & e. OK
Wildlife Value: food for hummingbirds and butterflies; deer & rabbit resistant.Collected by Andre Michaux c. 1800. Cherokee used this for heart ailments and reported that it makes cows intoxicated and they die. The name tricorne comes from the 3-cornered shape of its seeds, like the shape of colonial hats with brims turned up on three sides.
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Delphinium vestitum syn. D. chitralicum syn. D. rectivenium, qian lie cui que in China, Clothed Delphinium, Flowers of India Z 6-10
Spikes of purple-blue with deep black centers rise above large rounded leaves. Blooms in August-Sept
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Spikes of purple-blue with deep black centers rise above large rounded leaves. Blooms in August-Sept
Size: 24” x10”
Care: full sun to part shade
Native: Himalayas
Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterfliesNathaniel Wallich had already described Delphinium vestitum but the name was validly published by John Forbes Royle in 1834.
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Delphinium x formosum ‘Belladonna’ Garland delphinium Z 4-8
June & repeat in September pale sky blue graceful, short spikes
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June & repeat in September pale sky blue graceful, short spikes
Size: 2- 3’ x 12”
Care: Sun well-drained soil. Do not cut back in fall. Delphiniiums have hollow stems where moisture will collect and kill the plant (crown rot) over winter.Delphinium, named by Dioscorides, is Greek for “dolphin.” In 1597 Gerard wrote that the Delphinium leaf paralyzed scorpions and all venomous beasts. D. x formosum called “the finest garden hybrid” of the early 19th century. It was “raised by Mr. G. Moore, a nurseryman of East Dereham, Norfolk.” George Phillips, (1933). ‘Belladonna’ hybridized in 1800’s as cutting flowers. Blooms last long in the vase. In the July 1872 issue of “the Garden” Wm. Robinson called this “too seldom seen” and “a great ornament.”
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Dendranthema weyrichii syn. Chrysanthemum weyrichii Alpine daisy Z 4-8
Pink or white daisies all summer and fall
Pink or white daisies all summer and fall. One of the best for groundcover, front of border or rock garden plant.
Size: 6” x 18”
Care: sun in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: East Asia & eastern RussiaCollected before 1891
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Desmanthus illinoensis Prairie mimosa, Illinois bundleflower Z 5-9
frilly white flowers turn to fun seedheads - great foliage
This legume bears round heads of frilly white flowers that turn to interesting spherical seed pods persisting all winter. Sensitive plant-like foliage, touch and sunlight cause leaves to fold.
Size: 4’ x 3’
Care: sun in moist well-drained to dry soil. Looks like a shrub but is a perennial.
Native: Ohio to Florida and west to New Mexico
Wildlife Value: Seeds are food for birds including the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Bobwhite Quail, and Greater Prairie Chicken.Desmanthus is Greek meaning “bundle flower” because the bunched flowers looked like a bundle. Pawnee, Omaha & Ponca children used seed pods with dried seeds as rattles. Pawnees relieved itching with the boiled leaves. First collected by French plant hunter Michaux in the late 1700’s.
