Description
OUT OF STOCK
Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Purple-blue spikes bloom from early to late summer
Veronica allionii Alpine speedwell Z 2-9
Purple-blue spikes bloom from early to late summer
Related products
-
Echium vulgare Vipers bugloss Self-sowing biennial Z 3-8
Spikes of true blue blossoms touched with a hint of pink, May through September
OUT OF STOCK
Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.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.”
-
Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain Zinnia SUBSHRUB Z. 4-9
Profuse golden yellow flowers from July through fall, slow to emerge in spring so don't prematurely assume it's gone.
OUT OF STOCK
Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.Profuse golden yellow flowers from July through fall, slow to emerge in spring so don’t prematurely assume it’s gone. Very sweet yellow blooms over long period of time.
Size: 4-6”x 12-15”
Care: full sun in well-drained soil
Native: Colorado & Kansas south to SW U.S.The name Zinnia honors German botany professor Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727-1759). This species 1st collected by Edwin James, physician and botanist on the Long Expedition in 1820.
-
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.
OUT OF STOCK
Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.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 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.
-
Passiflora caerulea Blue passion flower Z 6-9
Exotic, large blossoms with an outer ruffle of petals and sepals
OUT OF STOCK
Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.Exotic, large blossoms with an outer ruffle of petals and sepals; an inner disc of concentric rings of blue, white and purple filaments; and a central “antenna.” From mid-summer through fall.
Size: 15’ x 4’
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: So. America
Wildlife Value: Host for several butterfly caterpillars
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritSince at least 1753
