Perennials For Shade Perennials For Sale In Connecticut

Hybrid hellebores, sometimes commonly called hybrid Lenten roses or hybrid winter roses, are bushy, clump-forming perennials which typically grow to 12-15” tall. An introduction of Wayside Gardens of Hodges, South Carolina.

Neither of these ideas are true. Specific epithet means “many eyelashes” in reference to the bristly scales found on the stipe and rachis. (row or file) in reference to the rows of sori located along the midveins of the pinnules.

Prefers part shade (particularly with afternoon shade) in the hot summers of the deep South. Tiny, pinkish white, bell-shaped flowers in open, airy panicles are borne on slender, wiry, dark red stems extending well above the mound of leaves, typically...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Pumpkin plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. 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.

Hybrids have now supplanted species plants in the marketplace. Small, creamy white flowers borne in open, airy panicles appear in late spring to early summer on slender, wiry stems rising well above the foliage mound, typically to 20-24” tall.

Best grown in organically rich, humusy, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Hellebore Orientalis blooms late in winter, bearing nodding, 2-inch flowers in shades of whitish green, soft purple, or rose, often spotted with purple.

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems.

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

, 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 can plant other peonies with staggered bloom times to extend the total peony bloom period to approximately 6 weeks during May and June. Excellent cut flower. The spreading clumps form hedges.

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. Healthy green, maple-like leaves on branched stems form a sizable clump in...

Flowers are extremely showy, and foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season, either alone or as a frame or backdrop for other flowering perennials. Remove spent flowers after blooming.

Clusters of purple flowers appear and spring and continue off and on through fall. Whorls of hooded, large true purple flowers stand out against silver foliage edged in green. Plant patented.

Good fresh cut or dried flower. It is noted for its large, slightly-fragrant coneflowers (to 2 1/2” diameter) featuring downward-sloping, deep golden yellow rays with orange center cones.

The chartreuse foliage will stand out in any shady garden, be it in a pot, garden bed, or as a mass planting. This Heucheralle is a vigorous, clump-forming, compact coral bells cultivar.

Pond edges and moist borders welcome these stately blue blooms. However in winter, it is intolerant of both standing water and boggy soils where rhizomes may rot. Flowers (typically 3-6” across) have a distinctively flattened appearance.

Large variety of color combinations and patterns. 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.

Deadheading is tedious and probably unnecessary since plants usually do not repeat bloom. It is easily established in moist, well-drained soils and spreads moderately by seed. Geranium maculatum is a beautiful, easily grown perennial wildflower for use...

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 than not will be hard and compacted.

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.

Use in pots indoors or for a patio or deck plant. It presents a great effect when planted near a rock or a small pond. One of the Showiest Ferns! Autumn Fern, Dryopteris Erythrosora, is a plant that will provide a new color with every season! It is one...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Red Fame plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

Gorgeous in mass plantings but will not tolerate long periods of drought. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Thrives in dappled or full shade borders.

Echinacea Kims Knee High is a selection of Kim Hawks of Niche Gardens, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This is a daisy-like coneflower that features drooping, clear rose-pink to purple-pink rays and large, pin cushion-like, coppery-orange to dark bronze...

For the most part, perennials can be planted year around, provided the ground isn't frozen. With blooms just about everyday during the summer, this is a great addition to any sunny garden.

Cut back stems to approximately 3-4 inches in late autumn. Seed capsules will float on water which facilitates seed dispersal. Each flower has a prominent and showy central staminal column of white to pale yellow anthers surrounding an even longer style.