Perennials For Clay Soil

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Very large carnation shaped flowers with incurved petals, freely produced in clusters. The classic double red Peony, this early-season bloomer produces huge, deep red blooms that are showstoppers in the garden and in bouquets.

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages Hosta Guacamole to produce new flowers, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout the season. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these...

Daylily Mini Pearl reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

Peony Sarah Bernhardt 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.

Best foliage color may occur in sunny spots with part afternoon shade. Best grown in organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tiny star-shaped flowers appear in airy to dense panicles atop stems rising well...

As a result, they make large, bold additions to any garden. Hosta Sum and Substance does best in part to full shade and handles some direct, filtered sun. We offer a one year warranty on our plants when you purchase Bio-tone at checkout and use it per...

The leaves are deeply-cut, medium green. 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.

Hosta Patriot boasts strong white margin on dark green heart-shaped leaves. Looks good all season. They can be used as an edging plant or en mass for a showy ground cover. This variety features a mound of large, variegated, oval, which have deep green...

Excellent cut flower. Peony Shirley Temple is a soft pink almost white double flowered peony. Plants are long-lived, do not need to be divided and can be left undisturbed for years.

Its probably one of the most popular choices for the home landscape. Hostas are not only known for their flowers, they also provide bright color in shade with wonderful foliage. It flowers bloom from July to August.

Looks beautiful displaying its ruby red blooms in the middle to back row of a shade garden. This is not to be rushed. Astilbe Fanal thrives in dappled or full shade gardens. Prune the central stems of the yarrow if they begin to die back.

Peony Felix Crousse is a bright deep red peony with some silvering. Felix Crousse Peony produces double magenta-red blooms which are highly fragrant and attract butterflies. Flowers are extremely showy, and foliage remains attractive throughout the growing...

Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in...

Few plants shine as brightly as Sweet Kate does in the shade garden. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot. The purple iris like flowers are striking against the gold foliage.

They thrive in open or dappled shade. Young sori are covered by bright red indusia. It is native to woodland hillsides and mountain slopes in Japan, China and Taiwan. Reddish frond color often returns in autumn after first fall frost.

Useful in rock gardens, borders and open woodland gardens. Let this lime green superstar make your shade garden shine. Heuchera Citronelle is a vigorous, clump-forming, compact coral bells cultivar.

This shade perennial is a great addition to your yard or landscape. This heuchera shade perennial is a robust grower with fuzzy leaves that range in color from apricot to amber with purple-red undersides.

If grown in full sun, consistent moisture is needed and soil should not be allowed to dry out. Known for it's foliage and flowers, Heuchera Palace Purple is one of the coral bells that really stands out.

Hibiscus Luna Red reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. This is not to be rushed. Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially...

Cut back stems to approximately 3-4 inches in late autumn. Deadhead individual flowers to maintain plant appearance. Flowers (to 6-9” wide) are among the largest flowers produced by any perennial that is winter hardy to the St. Louis area.

Flowers bloom in a large variety of colors, including various shades and tints of white, pink, red, purple, and yellow, and sometimes have inside spotting. It is a bushy, clump-forming perennial that typically grows to 12-18″ tall.

They are noted for producing single, cup-shaped flowers (typically 2-3” diameter) with five showy, usually overlapping petals (technically sepals), but sometimes come in a double flowered form.

Flowers appear at the tips of branched stems clad with evergreen dark green leaves which are divided into glossy, leathery, deeply-lobed, often toothed, lanceolate to elliptic segments.

Blooms early to mid summer (later than both bearded and Siberian iris). Pond edges and moist borders welcome these glowing white blooms with a lime-green center to soften bold colors or to compliment pale pinks and blues.

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers.