Description
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Up-facing blue-violet bells in early spring emerge from foliage decorated with silky hairs.
Pulsatilla patens syn. Anemone patens Eastern pasque flower Z 3-7
Very hard to find, native Pasque flower.
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Achillea filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow Z 3-10
Mid-summer, knee-high 3” wide mustardy yellow platters on erect stems.
Mid-summer, knee-high 3” wide mustardy yellow platters on erect stems. Excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried.
Size: 3’-4’ x 30”
Care: Sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: CaucasusAchillea named for Achilles, hero of Homer’s Iliad, used a different Achillea to stop bleeding of his wounded soldiers at the siege of Troy. Achilles learned about the uses of Achillea from Chiron, the Centaur. A. filipendulina was introduced to garden cultivation in 1804 when it was sent from the Caucasus to Europe.
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Acinos alpinus syn. Calamintha alpina syn Clinopodium alpinus
Reddish purple flowers all summer and fall
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Reddish purple flowers bloom on cushions all summer and fall – “long and late season of bloom.” Foster
Size: 4-6”x 8”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: European mountains - Alps and PyreneesCollected before 1753.
Common name for its aromatic foliage. It has been used to reduce excessive sweating and fever. Also, leaves may be brewed for tea. -
Nicotiana langsdorffii Langsdorff’s tobacco Z 10-11, grow as annual in colder areas
Pendulous Granny Smith apple colored, tube-shaped flowers in summer through fall.
Pendulous Granny Smith apple colored, tube-shaped flowers, summer through fall.
Size: 2-3’ x 6”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Chile and Brazil
Wildlife Value: attract hummingbirds
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Nicotiana langsdorfii introduced in 1819. The genus name nicotiana named after John Nicot who introduced smoking tobacco to Europe. Langsdorfii named to honor Russian naturalist Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff, Baron de Langsdorff ( 1774 -1852), Russian consul general in Brazil and leader of Langsdorff Expedition of Brazil, 1826-1829.
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Aurinia saxitilis Basket of Gold Z 4-7
Taxi cab yellow flowers envelope the plant from May to June
Taxi cab yellow flowers envelop the plant from May to June
Size: 10" x 12"
Care: Full sun well-drained soil, cut back after flowering to maintain compact form. Drought tolerant
Native: Central and southeastern Europe
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritThe ancient Greeks may have used this to cure hydrophobia. English garden cultivation since 1710. American garden cultivation since 1700’s. Grown by Washington at Mount Vernon. Recommended by Gertrude Jekyll in 1908.
