Baptisia tinctoria Wild indigo, Horsefly Z. 3-9

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  Spikes of cobalt blue hooded blooms September – October       POISON

  Size: 24-36”x 10”
  Care: part shade in moist soil
  Native: No. Japan, E. Russia, Korea, China
  Wildlife Value: Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies.

  The name Aconitum is from the mythical hill Aconitus in Pontica where Hercules fought with Cerberus.  Philip Miller in The Gardener’s Dictionary (1768) wrote that the name Aconitum comes from Greek word for dart “because the Barbarians used to daub their darts therewith.” The Monkshood reputedly sprang from the jaws of Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld.  In China called “bao ye wo tou.”  Wm. Robinson considered this one of the best monkshoods.  Collected before 1820.

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  Midsummer, blue spikes of hooded blooms.

  Size: 2-3’x 12”
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  The name Aconitum is from the mythical hill Aconitus in Pontica where Hercules fought with Cerberus.  The Monkshood reputedly sprang from the jaws of Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld.  Believed to make a potion that helped witches fly.  Philip Miller in The Gardener’s Dictionary (1768) wrote that the name Aconitum comes from Greek word for dart “because the Barbarians used to daub their darts therewith.” Used by physicians in 1200’s and to poison wolves:  “This Wolf’s bayne of all poisons is the most hastie poison.”  Wm. Turner, 1560’s.  Introduced to the new world by John Winthrop in 1631. Miller wrote “in flower it makes a pretty appearance” so that many people grow it in their gardens.

• Draba ramosissima Branched draba Z 5-8

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  Size: 6-12” x 12-15”
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  Native: Appalachian Mountains in SE US

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• Echium vulgare Vipers bugloss Self-sowing biennial Z 3-8

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  Spikes of true blue blossoms touched with a hint of pink, May through September. Self-seeds readily, considered noxious weed in Washington.  Bristly hairs on stems can cause skin irritation

  Can not ship to: Idaho, Maryland and Montana

  Size: 2-3’ x 12”
  Care: sun in most any soil
  Native: Europe.
  Wildlife Value: Important pollinator for bees.

  In past leaves boiled for a tea to remedy headaches and fevers.  In mid-1700’s grew on chalky lands over most of England.  Echium is Greek for Viper’s bugloss because a concoction of the root and wine supposedly cured snake bites or acc’d to Gardeners’ Dictionary 1768 “because the ripe seed of this plant resembles the head of a viper.”