, commonly called Japanese iris or Japanese water iris, is a rhizomatous beardless perennial iris that grows in slowly expanding clumps to 2-4' tall. Cultivars come in single, double and peony flowered forms in a wide range of colors including shades...
Plants thrive in average soils and withstand hot and dry conditions. Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the center of the flower head provide nourishment for birds when finished blooming.
Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years). Narrow-ovate leaves (to 6” long) are medium green. Good fresh cut or dried flower. It typically grows to 2-4′ tall.
Remove the old flowers of Daylily Round Midnight as they become brown and unattractive. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.
Red Foliage All Year Euphorbia Bonfire, Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' PPAF, is a hot new perennial succulent groundcover with striking mahogany red foliage. Divide every two to three years or as needed.
Salvia May Night is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers moist, humusy soils with good drainage, but also performs well in gravelly or sandy soils.
Sedum Autumn Fire reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in.
The gorgeous, purple blooms are very fragrant and attract butterflies to the garden. Excellent for fresh cutting, this is an excellent Lavender selection for drying. This selection forms a bushy mound of silver foliage, with long spikes of purple-blue...
Once they're established, they're as hardy and dependable as oaks, creating a fantastic season of bloom in your yard year after year. Peony Karl Rosenfield is a red double flowered peony.
USPP#22133: unlicensed propagation prohibited. Plants thrive in average soils and withstand hot and dry conditions. The flowers are large, single and fragrant with petals a deep magenta-red surrounding a dark cone.
Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. Blooms in late spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer. May also be grown on difficult sites such as stone walls.
One of the most outstanding silver-leaved perennials. Leaves are evergreen in warm climates, but will depreciate considerably in harsh winters. Leaf shape and texture resemble a lamb's ear, hence the common name.
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 Daylily Pardon Me a good deep...
Purple Plumes All Summer Karley Rose Grass, Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' (PP#12,909), displays clouds of smoky rose-purple flowers which burst into color in June. 'Karley Rose' is a good choice for busy gardeners because it requires little or no...
Little Blues Bluestem grasses have delicate and inconspicuous inflorescence in late summer and become silvery when dried. Deep Blue Foliage Turns Burgundy Red in Fall The Grass 'The Blues Little Bluestem Grass', Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues', has...
Raspberry Frosted Peaches The Peaches ‘n Dreams Hollyhock, 'Alcea rosea', has double, creamy-peach flowers that are frosted with tints of raspberry-pink and apricot. Alcea is a wonderful plant near the back of the border, working great along walls or...
Espoma starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown...
, 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.
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. We highly recommend that you mulch your Sedum fuldaglut with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability.
The Adam's Needle Yucca is a handsome plant with sharp, evergreen leaves. Deer and drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It also never misses a year of showing off its ivory bells on 4-6' spikes.
This hybrid tolerates heat and humidity (as well as some drought) better than most species of dianthus. The best mulch for the plant is pea stone or gravel, which helps keep the plant clean and suppresses weeds without holding extra water.
Cut back Gaultheria procumbens to within 6 inches of the ground in the winter if needed. If you crush the berries it may take you back to years gone by and the scent of Teaberry Gum.
Exact parentage of this cultivar is unknown. Patent documents reveal that this cultivar is primarily distinguished from the straight species by: (1) stiffer, more upright, and more compact growth habit, (2) more compact inflorescences typically colored...
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times...
‘Pink Chablis' looks great among hostas, ferns, lungworts bulbs and wildflowers. It is best to cut this plant back after the first bloom to promote compact growth. Cotton Candy Pink Flowers Lamium Pink Chablis, Lamium maculatum 'Pink Chablis' PPAF,...
Hawk moths, Swallowtail butterflies, Greater Fritillaries, Monarch butterflies, skippers, bumble bees and numerous other nectar-seekers will visit this plant daily when in flower..
Butterfly Plant A. Grow Ice Ballet as a Beautiful Monarch Butterfly Habitat Plant No butterfly garden would be complete without a food source for monarch butterfly larvae! And Ice Ballet doesn't just help our winged friends, it's a beautiful plant in...
