Deer Resistant Perennials Perennials For Sale In Massachusetts

You can also place Baby's Breath upright or hang upside down in dry, dark, open, airy place. Plant in light, dry soil and provide a treatment of lime and mulch for winter protection.

Plants usually rebloom without deadheading, however prompt removal of spent flowers improves general appearance. It typically grows to 2-4′ tall. Details: Excellent, long-blooming flower for massing in the border, meadow, native plant garden, naturalized...

Consider shearing plants back after main flush of bloom in order to tidy the planting and to promote additional bloom in late summer or early fall. Provides masses of color and good contrast for the rock garden or small border front.

It is noted for its long summer bloom of fragrant rosy pink flowers. Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates.

If mid-summer foliage decline occurs, pick off damaged leaves as needed. Plant 12-18″ apart for use as ground cover. Flowering stems are rare. Too much shade, however, may impede leaf drying and promote the onset of disease (see Problems section below).

The Adam's Needle Yucca is a handsome plant with sharp, evergreen leaves. Blooms: late summer. It also never misses a year of showing off its ivory bells on 4-6' spikes. It is one of the easiest perennials to grow and will thrive almost anyplace and is...

Red Foliage All Year Euphorbia Bonfire, Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' PPAF, is a hot new perennial succulent groundcover with striking mahogany red foliage. It grows best in well-drained, poor-to-moderately fertile soil.

Get ready for a dramatic three-season performance in your landscape. Tiny golden-chartreuse blooms in late spring. Grows 10-12'' tall. Blooms in late spring. Plant 18'' apart in full to partial sun.

, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches and shorelines from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.

, commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States (Ohio to Michigan to Iowa south to Louisiana and Georgia).

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Espoma starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting.

Although the foliage is evergreen, it may become scorched and tattered in extremely harsh winters, particularly if not sited in locations protected from cold winter winds and/or insulated by snow cover.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Sedum fuldaglut a good deep watering. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until...

Magnificent for winter contrast, it flourishes in containers or even in a shady, damp site -- including coastal areas. * Shade grass! * Bamboo like foliage that changes color * Winter interest

In comparison to bearded varieties, Siberian irises have smaller beardless flowers, narrower grass-like leaves and an absence of thick fleshy rhizomes. Siberian iris is an adaptable plant which tolerates a wide range of soils, including boggy ones, but...

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. We recommend feeding your Aster October Skies in the very early spring...

Bright gold petals with a deep brown cone highlight the garden in late summer. Flowers appear singly on stiff, branching stems in a prolific, long-lasting, mid-summer-to-fall bloom.

, commonly called Japanese iris or Japanese water iris, is a rhizomatous beardless perennial iris that grows in slowly expanding clumps to 2-4' tall. In order to meet these somewhat unusual seasonal cultural requirements, plants may be grown in pots that...

Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds.

For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Finely dissected bright green foliage is topped by velvety red flower clusters with bright yellow centers.

Attractive to butterflies and excellent for cutting. Echinacea is a must have in every garden for butterflies and pollinators. Good fresh cut or dried flower. USPP#22133: unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Attractive foliage and airy flower panicles provide color and contrast to the rock garden, perennial border, open woodland garden or shade garden. Prefers part shade (particularly with afternoon shade) in the hot summers of the deep South.

The long, slender leaves posses a sun-catching, silver tint and will present a gentle, cascading effect in your landscape. With their dwarf nature, these are also ideal as container plants, or plant even just one for an elegant accent for your perennial...

Happy with poor soils and tough conditions, this native beauty handles heat and drought beautifully and can also tolerate the humidity of the deep south. 18-24" tall x 9-12" wide. Dwarf Blazing Star is a butterfly and hummingbird-attracting plant with...

It may be massed in woodland areas as a ground cover. , commonly called Japanese shield fern or autumn brilliance fern, is an arching, evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold winter climates) fern that grows in a vase-shaped clump to 2′ tall and as wide.

You could even put a couple in pots for a stately welcome to your front porch or patio. Deer don't bother this grass, and it's easy to care for. Now envision those leaves a deep burgundy color.

The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. Deadheading also prevents Daylily Happy Returns from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry...