Plant Reference Guide

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Tanacetum 'Robinson's Red'

Tanacetum 'Robinson's Rose'

Thalictrum roch.

Tiarella 'Candy Striper'

Tiarella 'Iron Butterfly'

Tiarella 'Neon Lights'

Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket

Tradescantia 'Pink Chablis'

Welcome.  Here you will find descriptions and images of the plants we are offering or have offered in the past.  Plants are listed by their botanical name.  If you are not sure of the name check the Perennial Common Name Cross Reference Guide first.  To learn which plants we are offering this year, along with their sizes and prices, visit Plant Price List. Click on thumbnails for larger images of plants.   We do not ship plants.

TALINUM, Rock Rose:  Sun.  Native to the US.

parviflorum ‘Wyo’.  Short plant branching to 2-3” with tiny but showy soft pink flowers on wiry scapes, carrot-like water saving roots.  Found in southeast Wyoming.

TANACETUM, Painted Daisies:  sun; superb cut, long stemmed daisy-like flowers in summer.

‘Robinson Red’:  excellent selection extra-double of double red flowers.

‘Robinson’s Rose’:  2’; large double rose blooms in summer.

TEUCRIUM, Germander:  sun/partial shade; blooms summer. 

canadense.  Creeping evergreen groundcover with thick shiny foliage

chamadrys:  Wonderful plant with small, thick shiny leaves.  Shrub like foliage can be sheared to edge gardens.  Purple flowers appear in late summer.  10-15” plants.

chamadrys ‘Summer Sunshine’.  Sayme as above with bright yellow foliage.

TELLIMA grandiflora ‘Forest Frost’ , Fringe Cups.  Related to Heuchera, Tellima makes quite an impression with bronzy, quilted leaves in the fall and large, fringed, chartreuse flowers in spring, which fade to pink.  Tolerates DEEP SHADE and drought in the garden. In fall and winter the silver overlay is spectacular atop the burgundy foliage. In spring and summer the foliage is green with the silver overlay.  

THALICTRUM, Meadow Rue:  sun to partial shade; blooms mid to late summer; good cut

flower; cut back after flowering to encourage more blooms.

aquilegifolium:  2-3'; bluish-white flowers all summer; lovely columbine-like blue-green foliage.

aquilegifolium ‘Sparkler’:  Crystal-white flowers TWICE the size of the species!  Very showy in the garden and as a backdrop for lower perennials.  Long-lived and a joy.

dasycarpum:  A dense, clump-forming meadow rue growing 3-5' tall. Features lacy, fine-textured, foliage.  wiry-branched sprays (panicles) of tiny, purplish-white flowers which appear in early summer.  Mass effect of bloom can be quite showy. Stems are often purple. Native.

d. ‘Hewitt’s Double’.  Long lasting double pinkish lavender flowers.  45”.

flavum sp. glaucum:  Tall, upright, branching perennial topped with big, fuzzy, yellow flower clusters.  Very pretty powdery-surfaced blue green leathery foliage divided into little tri-lobed leaflets.  45”.

ichangense (coreana):  Marvelous, even incredible jewel for any garden or trough.  Most plant nuts can hardly believe this 4-6 incher is a Thalictrum.  Most guess Epimedium.  1” leaves, blue green atop and silver beneath seem to dance in the rain.  Very delicate and beautiful fluffy light pink flowers above the wiry stems all summer.  For best results keep well watered.

kiusianum, Kyushu Meadow Rue:  This Japanese native is truly a choice plant for small scale groundcover use.  Small green leaves tinged purple. Airy, small clusters of pinkish purple flowers bloom throughout the summer.  A slow spreader.  Use it as an edging in front of dwarf hosta and other small shade plants.  4”.

rochebrunianum ‘Lavender Mist’:  5'; a very striking plant; reddish-lilac flowers cover top third of the plant in summer; ornamental blue-green leaves; excellent cut flower; ; one of the finest of garden plants! Named a Missouri Botanical Garden’s Plant of Merit for its outstanding qualities.

‘Black Stockings’.  Surely this sultry selection will seduce you.  This tall beauty has long, black stems, contrasting green leaves and is topped by fluffy lavender flowers in large flat-topped corymbs.  Very showy for the back of the border.  Grows to 72”.

‘Elin’.  This spectacular giant has beautiful lobed gray-green leaves and creamy-yellow airy flowers in summer.  Grows 8-10’ (feet in not a typo).  A cross between T. flavum var glaucum and T. rochebrunianum.

‘Perfume Star’.  Abundant, deliciously fragrant, exquisite blooms appear all summer.  Large clusters of soft lavender with bright white tips top ornamental foliage.  Deer and rabbits leave these plants alone.  Grows 40” tall. 

THERMOPSIS, False Lupine, Bush Pea.  Sun. 

caroliniana.  Sulphur yellow flowers that resemble lupines appear in June.  Clump forming with interesting compound foliage.  Prefers average, well-drained soils in full sun. Heat and drought tolerant.  3-4’.

chinensis ‘Sophia’.  A great profusion of canary yellow flower spikes appear in spring over tidy, rounded habit and a pronounced vigor.  Excellent fine textured foliage.  Grows 3-4’.

rhombifolia, False Lupine, Bush Pea.  Many large yellow pea-like flowers from April-Aug.  Hardy rhizomatous 6-12” plant forming loose colonies from a woody crown.  Large palmate trifoliate leaves.

TIARELLA, Foam Flower:  shade/partial shade; blooms in spring; excellent plant for shade areas.  Included in this listing are the fabulous new introductions coming out of Oregon.  Greatly appealing for their shade tolerance, early bloom season, fragrance, repeat flowering and  unusual leaf shapes.  They set the stage for hosta and bulbs in the spring and provide color in fall and winter.

'Neon Lights':  This huge Tiarella literally glows!  The blackest, palmate cut leaves are edged in a nearly neon green in spring.  Large creamy-tawny flowers on 16" scapes.  Foliage height is 4-6".  Shade to part shade.

‘Pink Skyrocket’.  Explosive heads of fuzzy pink, are held above the marvelously cut and marked foliage.  Considered one of the best pinks.

‘Pirates Patch’.  Broad, uncut leaves with the strongest patch yet, as dark as a pirates heart.  Over 250 flower spike. 

‘Skeleton Key’.  Fantastic, one of a kind glossy, remarkable leaves are toped with blush pink flowers.  7”.

‘Spanish Cross’.  Ornate highly cut leaves have almost black centers.  Light pink flowers.  8”.

TRADESCANTIA, Spiderwort:  sun or shade; blooms in summer; cut back hard for rebloom.

‘Bilberry’:  Soft purple flowers blended with white edges.  Compact.  15”.

‘Blushing Bride’.  Unusual white spotted foliage with bright pink base, is topped with pink flowers.  Part shade.  18-24”.

‘Little Doll’.  Light blue flowers on dwarf, 12” plants.

‘Pink Chablis’.  This very pretty and uniquely colored with soft-pink flowers with ruffled white edges.

‘Red Cloud’:  Rosy red flowers.

Sylvana’:  Very beautiful red flowers like no other Spiderwort appear from later till spring till late summer.  14”.  Sun or shade.  Great new plant!

‘Sweet Kate’:  From England comes this delicious mixture of brilliant gold foliage and deep blue flowers that is sure to sparkle with a sweet presence.  Afternoon shade is recommended.  12”.

‘Zwanenburg’:  Very large blue flowers.  24”

TRICYRTIS, Toad Lily:  shade/partial shade; blooms August-October; prefers moist soil; foliage arches gracefully; orchid like flowers are borne in leaf axils; excellent addition to shade  gardens.

hirta ‘Variegata’:  narrow, creamy margin on leaves; striking addition to shady border.

‘Gilt Edge’:  The flowers are dark rose with spots, but the highlight is without a doubt the variegated leaves.  The foliage is green with a very distinct yellow edge.  14-16”.

‘Imperial Banner’.  Cream and deep green variegated leaves with very dark stems.  Orchid-like flowers are heavily purple spotted over a white base.  Prefers moist woodland conditions.  Compact plants grow to 20”.

‘Taipei Silk’.  Heavy flowering variety with gleaming purple blooms, highlighted with paler purple and white, plus a light flecking of red.  Blooms Aug. into Oct.  Excellent compact size and erect habit.  Grows to 25”.

TRILLIUM, Wake Robin:  shade/partial shade; blooms in spring; dormant in summer; trillium, Latin from tri and lilium for “three” and “lily”, because leaves and flower parts are in threes.

erectrum.  12”, purple flowered native.

grandiflorum.  White flowers.

leuteum.  Yellow flowers.

TYPHA, Cattail.  Long, slender leaves are topped with interesting brown flowers.  Can grow in moist soil.  Sun.

angustifolia, Narrow Leaved Cattail.  Slender graceful leaves with long narrow chocolate brown cattails.  Grows 5-6’. 

latifolia ‘Variegata’.  Bold green and white striped leaves with cinnamon brown cattails.  Wonderful for water gardens or perpetually moist areas.  Not as vigorous as the species.  5-6’.

minima.  Rare small cattail.  Very thin, delicate leaves only grow 1-2’.  Round, decorative 1” cattails.  Excellent specimen.  Needs water depth of 1-6”.

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