Perennials & Biennials
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Iberis sempervirens Candytuft Z 5-9
Many miniature four-petaled, purest of white flowers clustered together appearing to look moderately-sized welcome early summer.
Many miniature four-petaled, purest of white flowers clustered together appearing to look moderately-sized welcome early summer.
Size: 6-12" x 6-18"
Care: Full sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: Southern Europe
Wildlife Value: nectar source for bees, butterflies and esp. gray hairstreak butterfly
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Iberis is Latin for Spain, “Iberia” the country where the plant was first discovered. The common name Candytuft comes from Candia, Crete where the plant grew. In 1623 Parkinson, included the Candytuft in his Garden of Pleasant Flowers, wrote it: ” is not so sharpe biting in taste…and therefore is not to be used in medicines.” Iin American gardens since 1700’s.
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Iliamna remota Kankakee mallow Z 4-7
Five petaled, shell pink mallow flowers surround darker pink anthers in the center blooming up and down the upper half of 4’ stems for months in summer.
Five petaled, shell pink mallow flowers surround darker pink anthers in the center blooming up and down the upper half of 4’ stems for months in summer.
Size: 4-5' x 18"
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Endemic to Langham Island in Kankakee River, Illinois.Collected by Rev. E.J. Hill, minister and teacher, on June 29, 1872. Botanist Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915) described and named it. Greene collected this on Langham Island in August 1, 1899 after Rev. E.J. Hill “brought this plant to knowledge.” Vol 1, 1905 pp. 206-207. Later threated with extinction by invasive plants the Friends of Langham Island rescued this special plant after years of work. Now listed “endangered” in Illinois.
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Ipomopsis aggregata Standing cypress, Skyrocket, Scarlet gilia Z 4-11 Reseeding biennial
Showy red trumpets along leafless stem brighten summer-fall garden
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Many attention-grabbing red-carrot trumpets march up a leafless spike to brighten the late summer-fall garden
Size: 3-5’ x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: west from ND, south to TX to the Pacific.
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, Swallowtail butterflies and flocks of hummingbirds. Deer resistant.
Size: Hopi made it into decorations and dye. Klamath children sucked nectar from the flowers. Navajo remedied many ailments with this – spider bites. stomach ailments, and induce purging. And they grew it for its beauty. Canada’s Salish washed face and hair and eyes with this. Shoshone remedied pains of rheumatism by crushing the plants and applying it to the aches, sexually transmitted diseases, itches, a tonic for blood and used it to induce vomiting.Collected by Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition along the Lolo Trail crossing the Bitterroot Range of the Rockies, June 26 1806. Named and described initially by Frederick Pursh in Flora Americae Septronalis Vol1 p. 147 (1813) from the plant collected by Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Iris ‘Monsignor’ syn. Anne’s Iris Z 3-9
Classic purple iris with sunny throat and white stripes on the beard, blossoms in late May to early June
Classic purple iris with sunny throat and white stripes on the beard, blossoms in late May to early June
Size: 15" x 8"
Care: moist well-drained soil in sun to part shade
Wildlife Value: Welcomes bees with easy access to pollenIris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means “eye of heaven.” The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Ruskin. This Iris was growing in the gardens when we moved here in 1992. The property has been owned continuously by the Patterson family from 1880 until 1992. Anne Patterson began gardening here in 1927 as a young bride, so I call these “Anne’s Iris.” In June, 2003 Anne turned 104 years old. She passed away on August 1. Hybridized by French nursery Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, a legendary seed house started in late 1700’s. Some firm members specialized in Irises from the 1880’s. The firm introduced ‘Monsignor’ in 1907, one of its earlier hybrids.
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Iris ‘Spark’ Z 4-8
Early blooming, intermediate bearded iris of brick-red standards and burgundy falls with a bright spark of a beard in the middle.
Early blooming, intermediate bearded iris of brick-red standards and burgundy falls with a bright spark of a beard in the middle.
Size: 23” x 12”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil.
Wildlife Value: Welcomes bees with easy access to pollen.Iris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian Fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means the eye of heaven. The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Ruskin. Spark hybridized and introduced by Col. J. C. Nicholls in 1931,
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Iris ‘Wabash’ Z 5-8
Pure white standards with deep violet falls edged in white in late May-early June
Pure white standards with deep violet falls edged in white in late May-early June.
Size: 39" x 8"
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil.
Awards: Dykes award (best iris) winner 1940.Iris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian Fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means the eye of heaven. The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Hybridized by Williamson in 1936
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Iris ‘Polar King’ Z 4-9
Pure white with yellow falls, vigorous reblooming iris. Blooms in spring and again, sporadically, in fall.
Pure white with yellow falls, vigorous reblooming iris. Blooms in spring and again, sporadically, in fall.
Size: 34”x8” Vigorous & spreads by rhizomes.
Care: Sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Plant with rhizome tops above soil.
Awards: American Iris Society Award of MeritIris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means “eye of heaven.” The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Ruskin. This hybrid bred by Thomas Donahue of Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. He 1st showed it at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society flower show in October of 1931 where it won several awards. Registered in 1939.
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Iris cristata Crested iris Z 4-8
Lavender, blue or white in May, with gold crested falls surrounded by white patch; narrow, sword-shaped low foliage on this small, shade Iris.
Lavender, blue or white in May, with gold crested falls surrounded by white patch; narrow, sword-shaped low foliage on this small, shade Iris.
Size: 6” x 8" spreader
Care: Part to full shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Maryland to Georgia, west to MissouriCherokee applied a salve of the pulverized root to ulcers and made an infusion to remedy liver ailments. 1st collected by Rev. John Banister (1649-1692) who moved to colonial Virginia in 1678. A gunman mistakenly shot and killed him while he collected plants. Grown by Jefferson.
