Buddleja davidii var. alba White butterfly bush Z 5-9

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  Rose pink, with yellow above the lower lip, snapdragon-shaped blooms in spring, repeats in fall. Fuzzy, silver-grey foliage

  

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  Rose pink, with yellow above the lower lip, snapdragon-shaped blooms in spring and repeats in fall. Fuzzy, glaucous, silver-grey foliage. Excellent for places you want low-growing, drought tolerant flowers.

  Size: 12” x 2’
  Care: sun in well-drained soil
  Native: Spain & Morocco
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• Lilium speciosum album Showy lily Z 4-9

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  Large, nodding flower heads with recurved petals white, glowing pinkish in August, fragrant.

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• Punica granatum var. nana Dwarf pomegranate Z 7-11

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  Native: Europe to Himalayas

  “The plants will bear miniature fruit if grown in areas with year-round temperatures rarely fall below 40° F. To grow indoors, moderate night-time temperatures should be given (50° to 60° F). Keep at 40° to 45° F in winter until new growth appears. In the growing period, keep moderately moist. Water sparingly from August on. This plant requires good drainage. Plants will bear fruit indoors if grown in a sunny exposure.”  Missouri Botanic Garden.   This dwarf described in 1803.

• Aconitum napellus Monkshood Wolfsbane Z 5-8 POISON

  Midsummer, blue spikes of hooded blooms

  

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  Midsummer, blue spikes of hooded blooms.

  Size: 2-3’x 12”
  Care: part shade, cool, moist soil
  Native: Europe
  Awards: Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant Picks

  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.