Deer Resistant Perennials Perennials For Sale In Alaska

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much...

Bio-tone is a gardener's best friend and can help guarantee your success. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

Dense terminal spikes of violet-purple flowers rise above the foliage to 18” tall over a long June to September bloom period. The Perennial Sages are invaluable perennials for their rich display in the border.

We offer potted plants for a fast showing in your yard. Pampas Grass, with dozens of large stalks, grows about 8-10 feet tall, topped with graceful, silky, soft, white or pink plumes.

Flowers are scattered along the upper parts of the stem branches, with long white hairs creating a feathery appearance. It can reach up to 3-4' and has a silver bluish hue to the leaves during the growing season.

Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the...

Blooms in late spring. In spring, Bonfire's emerging foliage is brilliant yellow, orange and lime; summer and fall colors are crimson and burgundy. Neat, mounded, low-growing plant lights up the front of a garden, walkway, or even containers.

This selection forms a bushy mound of silver foliage, with long spikes of purple-blue flowers. May be kept dense with regular pruning. Lavender flowers and foliage are also popular additions to sachets and potpourris.

The best mulch for the plant is pea stone or gravel, which helps keep the plant clean and suppresses weeds without holding extra water. It is noted for its long summer bloom of fragrant fluorescent pink flowers.

Deadheading also prevents Sedum fuldaglut from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and go to seed this would cause problems for your garden as the seedling would not be...

A North American native in the Daisy family, Echinacea produce big, bright flowers from late June until frost. This is an upright and columnar plant with free branching that typically grows in a clump to 24-29” tall and to 18″ wide on sturdy stems...

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. Mix in with ‘Stella De Ora' daylilies and garden phlox. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Sedum Autumn...

Deadheading is tedious and probably unnecessary since plants usually do not repeat bloom. Deeply cut, palmately 5-lobed, dark green leaves (to 6″ across). Geranium maculatum forms a mound of foliage that grows to 24″ tall and 18″ wide.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

However in winter, it is intolerant of both standing water and boggy soils where rhizomes may rot. Flowers (typically 3-6” across) have a distinctively flattened appearance. In order to meet these somewhat unusual seasonal cultural requirements, plants...

Do not let it dry out. Hearts on a String The Bleeding Heart Spectabilis, 'Dicentra spectabilis, is a fast-growing perennial with pink, heart-shaped flowers. It is the most common variety in its species & t he blooms look wonderful against its grayish...

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.

Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Plants may spread somewhat rapidly in optimum growing conditions. Leaves of this mint family member are aromatic, wrinkled and soft-hairy beneath with entire or serrate margins.

It is one of the easiest perennials to grow and will thrive almost anyplace and is carefree when established. Deer and drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Plant a cluster of three Adam's Needle Yucca for that exotic touch at your...

Spreads by creeping stems that root as they go along the ground and can be mildly aggressive in rich soils. One of the most outstanding silver-leaved perennials. Tends to rot and develop leaf diseases in humid summer climates.

Miscanthus Morning Light is very tolerant of dry conditions. The reddish bronze blooms appear in the fall which adds visual excitement to shrub borders. Use this plant for cut flowers, in containers, for screening, for hedges, and of course, winter interest.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.

Bloom at intervals all summer - even on into fall! Hardy, healthy plants bloom in a rainbow of colors even during the hottest, driest summers. Grow 15-20'' tall. Blooms: summer to fall.

It typically grows to 2-4′ tall. An adaptable plant that is tolerant of drought, heat, humidity and poor soil. Echinacea Pow Wow White is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Cut back the previous year's growth before growth starts to appear in early spring. The slender, weeping leaves are silvery-green and turn golden bronze in fall. Planting too early in the spring may cause the roots to rot.

Note that several other plant species are known as Thimbleweed . The disc flowers are green to yellowish green, while the rays are pale yellow. * The Cutleaf , Cutleaf Coneflower , Goldenglow , Green-headed Coneflower , Tall Coneflower or, Thimbleweed...

Cold-hardy to -40 F with no loss of flowering ability. The lilac-blue flowers are large, showy and draped on foot-long racemes in enormous grape-like clusters. The fragrance is sweet, intense, habit-forming.