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Spring fiddleheads are followed by crinkled ferny leaves resembling parsley on arching stems on this small fern.
Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Parsley’ Male fern Z 4-8
Spring fiddleheads are followed by crinkled ferny leaves resembling parsley on arching stems on this small fern.
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Potentilla argyrophylla Cinquefoil Z 5-8
Sunshine colored saucers with orange centers in early summer
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Sunshine colored saucers with orange centers in early summer
Size: 24” x 24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Nepal, China, Pakistan & AfghanastanPotentilla is Latin meaning powerful referring to medicinal properties. Argyrophylla means silver leaved. Potentillas used by dentists in the 16th century to reduce pain according to Gerard, English herbalist. Per Culpepper, 17th century English herbalist potentilla is to be used if Jupiter is ascending and the moon is “applying to him.” This species collected by 1831.
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Antirrhinum hispanicum ‘Roseum’ syn. A. glutinosum Perennial snapdragon, Spanish snapdragon Z 5-8
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
Wildlife Value: deer resistant, attracts hummingbirdsDescribed in 1852 in Pugillus Plantarum Novarum Africae Borealis Hispaniaeque Australis
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Punica granatum var. nana Dwarf pomegranate Z 7-11
Adorable dwarf shrub bearing orange-red blooms in July and August then tiny, edible pomegranates. Where not hardy makes good container plant and bonsai.
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Adorable dwarf shrub bearing orange-red blooms in July and August then tiny, edible pomegranates. Where not hardy makes good container plant and bonsai.
Size: 2-4’ x 2-4’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Europe to Himalayas“The plants will bear miniature fruit if grown in areas with year-round temperatures that 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.” Issour Botanic Garden. It is deciduous and may lose its leaves.
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Campanula punctata var. rubriflora Z 4-9
Dangling rosy purple bells hide their red spots inside the petals
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Dangling rosy purple bells hide their red spots inside the petals – early summer
Size: 12”x16” & spreading
Care: Sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Japan
Awards: Top rated for ornamental traits and landscape performance by the Chicago Botanic Garden.Campanula is Latin meaning little bell. Punctata means spotted. In 1629 Parkinson described campanulas as “cherished for the beautie of their flowers.” This variety collected in Japan before 1950.
