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It is also utilized by monarch butterflies for egg-laying. Ice Ballet prefers to be planted in full sun and needs well drained soil. Excellent for borders, as tall ground cover or for cut flowers.

'Karley Rose' is a vigorous grower that looks spectacular when planted in masses, nearly any setting, especially in large combination planters! Planting in between perennials and shrubs is an excellent way to add a new dimension to the landscape.

Blooming in late winter and throughout the spring season, the flowers have dark maroon petals accented by golden edging. The leaves have a bluish cast and grow with ruffled edges. Supplies are limited.

The foliage catches and holds water drops while sparkling in the sun ‘Lady's Mantle' will grow well in sun or shade in rich, moist, well-drained areas. It is best used for edging with Coral Bells, Geraniums or Hostas.

This plant grows fast and is deer resistant! For a neat appearance, remove the old foliage in the spring before new growth appears. It is great for containers, edging or as a groundcover.

Use it beside fountains or ponds, in low wetlands, in that trouble spot that never seems to totally dry out in your yard. We say this because it is sometimes hard to sell gardeners on bronze-colored grass.

Once established it's virtually self-maintaining, and truly eye-catching in any setting. It is one of the few perennials that will grow happily beneath large shade trees or in dry soils.

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. Peony Karl Rosenfield is a red double flowered peony. Older proven variety that's still quite popular! The Peony is an extremely long lived, hardy, shrub-like...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Daylily Mini Pearl with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

An old standard that features very large, very fragrant, red double flowers. 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 Shirley Temple is a shrubby plant that will typically grow to 3′ tall by mid-spring, bloom, display attractive foliage throughout the summer and early fall, and then die to the ground after frost.

Peonies are a standard of the perennial border, both as specimens and in groups. This variety of peony makes for excellent cut flowers. Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster.

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. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost...

In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud. We recommend feeding your Hibiscus Luna Red in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds.

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants.

It is native to wet spots (marshes, swamps, floodplains, river banks, moist meadows, and moist woods) from Ontario and Massachusetts south to Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Florida. Alternate, broad-ovate to lanceolate leaves (3-8” long) with toothed margins...

Japanese iris grows surprisingly well in garden soils, albeit less vigorously, as long as it receives consistent moisture. Blooms early to mid summer (later than both bearded and Siberian iris).

Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

Daylily Happy Returns reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

Loves acidic, organically rich, saturated, moisture-retentive soils. Iris ensata variegata is slowly spreading clumps of variegated sword-shaped foliage prefer moist, even wet soil during the growing season but are unlikely to survive emersion in water...

Site in areas where both the foliage and flowers may be appreciated. It is superlative as a groundcover, spilling over rock walls, and in containers. The foliage tips sometimes develop an orangey hue.

In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud. We recommend feeding your Coreopsis Moonbeam in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds.

In too much shade, plants tend to produce fewer flowers and foliage tends to flop. Flowering stems rise above the foliage to 3' tall in May-June, each stem bearing 2-5 flowers in colors which primarily include blue, lavender, purple and white, but sometimes...

Photo of bowman's root used with permission at Wikimedia (GFDL) Adventurous gardeners love to experiment, and what better way than to explore some of the lesser-known perennials that don't usually inhabit the local greenhouse.

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants.

Will naturalize to form colonies in the wild. Clumps spread slowly by tough, creeping rhizomes. Flowering stalks rise from the clump to 30” tall in late spring, with each stalk producing 3-5 bluish-purple flowers (to 4″ wide) with bold purple veining.