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Thermopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf thermopsis, Siberian lupin Z 3-8
Striking spikes of buttercup yellow pea-like flowers June-July
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Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.Striking spikes of buttercup yellow pea-like flowers June-July
Size: 3’ x 18”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: E. Asia, Siberia to Japan & AlaskaThermopsis is Greek meaning “lupin” and “like;” lanceolata refers to the lance shaped leaves. Collected before 1753.
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Thermopsis montana syn. T. rhombifolia Golden banner, False lupin Z 4-9
Yellow spikes of pea-like flowers May-June and longer in cool climates.
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Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.Yellow spikes of pea-like flowers May-June and longer in cool climates.
Size: 24-36” x 18-24” & spreading by rhizomes
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Rocky MountainsThermopsis is Greek meaning “lupin” and “like;”because the flower looks like a yellow lupine. Collected in 1834 by plant hunter extraordinaire Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) on the trip to California, the Wyeth Expedition.
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Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly thyme Z 4-8
miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool. Lavender flowers in June.
Grown as a groundcover or in rock gardens for its miniature, very hairy silver leaves, resembling wool. Lavender flowers in June.
Size: 1” x 12” spreading slowly
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant
Native: Europe1st mentioned in literature by Phillip Miller of Chelsea Physic Garden, 1771.
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Thymus serpyllum ‘Minus’ syn. T. praecox ‘Minus’ Dwarf thyme Z 5-9
Miniscule gray-green leaves, topped by tiny pink flowers
Miniscule gray-green leaves, topped by tiny pink flowers in midsummer, spreads to form a tight carpet.
Size: 1” x 12” spreads
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant.
Size: Great for rock gardens, groundcover, drought tolerant.Thymus from the Greek word for “odor” due to the plant’s fragrance. Ancient Greeks made incense with thyme. ‘Minus’ described by Parkinson in 1640. He called it Thymus serphyllum vulgare minus.
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Thymus serpyllum ssp. arcticus syn. T. praecox Lemon thyme Z 2-9
Purple flowers May – August with evergreen foliage on this tiny leaved plant. Good for groundcover or rock garden.
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Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.Purple flowers May – August with evergreen foliage on this tiny leaved plant. Good for groundcover or rock garden.
Can not ship to: Maryland
Size: 4” x 12” and spreading
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Greenland, Norway, Iceland, the Arctic, much of the US incl WI.Thymus from the Greek word for “odor” due to the plant’s fragrance. Ancient Greeks made incense with thyme. This species collected on an exhibition in the Arctic before 1855. Parkinson describes lemon thyme in 1640 but it may be different than this.
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Thymus serpyllum syn. Thymus praecox Mother-of-thyme, creeping thyme Z 4-9
Short purple spikes in June-July
Short purple spikes in June-July
Size: 3” x 24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Europe & Western Asia
Size: groundcover, rock garden, herb, fragrant foliage, thyme lawnThymus from the Greek word for “odor” due to the plant’s fragrance. Ancient Greeks made incense with thyme. This species since at least 1753. Acc’d to Parkinson in 1640 this remedied hysterics in women. Wm. Robinson wrote,”nothing can be more charming than a sunny bank covered with” Thymus serpyllum. LH Bailey extolled it as “prized as an evergreen edging and as cover for rockwork and waste places …The leaves are sometimes used for seasoning.”
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Tiarella cordifolia Allegheny foam flower Z 3-9
White spikes in spring, gorgeous en masse. Make a great groundcover for shade.
White spikes in spring, gorgeous en masse. Make a great groundcover for shade.
Size: 6-12”x 12-24” spreading
Care: Shade to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Novia Scotia to Georgia, native to Wisconsin.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Tiarella is Latin meaning little tiara referring to the form of the pistil. The common name is derived from the form of blossoms. Cherokee used this plant to remove the white coating on their tongues. For the Iroquois it increased the appetite of children and cured sores in their mouths. One of 1st No. American plants sent to Europe – grew in Tradescant the Elder’s South Lambeth nursery in 1634. Botanist L.H. Bailey described Tiarella cordifolia as: ”An elegant plant well worthy of general culture.” Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Tradescantia bracteata Spiderwort Z. 4-9
rosy purple flowers July-August
rosy purple flowers July-August
Size: 12-18” x 12”
Care: full sun to part shade in moist well drained soil
Native: WY east to MI, south to OK, WI native
Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterfliesGenus named after John Tradescant the Younger, an English botanist, who introduced Tradescantia virginiana to garden cultivation in 1637, when he sent it to his father, gardener to King Charles I. This prairie plant collected before 1938.
