Deer Resistant Perennials Perennials For Sun For Sale In Detroit

It self-sows freely so deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season. Magnificent for winter contrast, it flourishes in containers or even in a shady, damp site -- including coastal areas.

Beautiful and versatile, outstanding in mass plantings as well as perennial borders, meadows and prairie gardens. Divide when clumps become overcrowded. Bright gold petals with a deep brown cone highlight the garden in late summer.

Doing so can cause rotting of the stem and death to the plant. For the most part, perennials can be planted year around, provided the ground isn't frozen. Below Virginia many nurseries and landscapers plant year around, weather permitting.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

Pinch back growing tips when they reach 8” and again at 12” if bushy plants are desired. Best in moist, organically rich soils, but does surprisingly well in average garden soils as long as those soils are not allowed to dry out.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Unlike most other species of Fall Aster, White Woodland Aster is suitable for shady sites.

Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy foliage and stem growth.

Echinacea are easy-to-grow natives that bloom heavily from summer to fall. Most plants are very drought tolerant; however they grow very slow without adequate water. Echinacea purpurea magnus has extra large pink flowers with a copper-brown cone (center).

Siberian iris is an adaptable plant which tolerates a wide range of soils, including boggy ones, but will generally perform well in average garden soils. Easily grown in moist, fertile, humusy, organically rich, neutral to slightly acidic, medium moisture,...

Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior. This is a plant you will love for many years. Avoid using a heavy layer of organic mulch on this plant, because it could hold water during the growing season and over winter, promoting...

Place in full sun for best foliage coloration. It boasts 5' white-edged variegated, narrow leaves. The reddish bronze blooms appear in the fall which adds visual excitement to shrub borders.

Cuttings last three to four times longer than roses, for example. See for yourself. Since most insects can't tolerate flowering pyrethrum, it helps to keep your garden pest free. One of nature's most valuable plants.

The large blooms of Alcea ‘Peaches ‘n Dreams' Hollyhock flower in the summer months. * Double Creamy Peach Flowers * 6'-8' Biennial Plant * Thrives in Full Sun The Hollyhock family is made up of a rather large group that exhibits tall stature (4-6')...

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the St John's Wort Pumpkin a good...

Looks great in containers or as an edging. This heuchera shade perennial is a robust grower with fuzzy leaves that range in color from apricot to amber with purple-red undersides. The foliage of this tough heat and humidity tolerant Heuchera is golden...

Narrow, gray-green leaves (to 2 1/2” long) on square stems. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates. The hybrid Lavenders are sometimes known as Lavandin. They generally flower in midsummer, a little later than the English types.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Daylily Pardon Me reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth...

, 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.

This is a great edging plant with a uniform, mounding habit. ‘Big Ears' has better resistance to these problems than the species and many other cultivars. Leaf shape and texture resemble a lamb's ear, hence the common name.

Deadheading is tedious and probably unnecessary since plants usually do not repeat bloom. Will naturalize in optimum growing conditions. Geranium maculatum is a beautiful, easily grown perennial wildflower for use in the naturalistic woodland garden.

Bath's Pink' is a time proven plant that tolerates heat and humidity (as well as some drought) better than most other dianthus. Consider shearing plants back after main flush of bloom in order to tidy the planting and to promote additional bloom in late...

It prefers a sunny (or part shade), location with regular rainfall, but is adaptable to a variety of soils and conditions. Karl Foerster will not self-seed, so you don't have to worry about it becoming invasive as with some other grasses.

Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. Sedum Autumn Joy has pink flower heads that appear in August about 18″ above fleshy blue-green foliage.

The purple iris like flowers are striking against the gold foliage. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot. From the lovely chartreuse foliage to the beautiful bluish purple flowers, this is a ground cover unlike any other.

Lamium prefers a semi-shady dry area with well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and moisture. ‘Pink Chablis' looks great among hostas, ferns, lungworts bulbs and wildflowers.

Plant one or several today! * Drough & heat resistant * Tall summer purple plumes * Year round color You could even put a couple in pots for a stately welcome to your front porch or patio.

Deer resistant. Purple Dragon forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green edge. Plant patented. Whorls of hooded, large true purple flowers stand out against silver foliage edged in green.