Perennials For Shade Perennials For Sale In Pennsylvania

A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to...

Excellent cut flower. Very large carnation shaped flowers with incurved petals, freely produced in clusters. Remove spent flowers after blooming. An old standard that features very large, very fragrant, red double flowers.

Remove stems of faded flowers to encourage additional bloom and to tidy plantings so that the attractive foliage can be fully appreciated. Tiny, star-shaped, tawny-beige flowers borne in open, airy panicles appear in late spring to mid summer on slender,...

It is noted for its burgundy-pink flower buds, its late winter bloom of creamy white flowers and its glossy, leathery, evergreen, medium green leaves. It is a bushy, clump-forming perennial that typically grows to 12-18″ tall.

Stachys Big Ears is noted for its silver-green foliage which forms an attractive ground cover. Divide when necessary or to fill in bare patches. Tends to rot and develop leaf diseases in humid summer climates.

Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. This pure-white double Peony is named for the famous child star of Hollywood in the 1940s and is a big favorite among peony-lovers.

Heucheras are best grown in organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade. Plants grow in a variety of different habitats including woodland areas, Appalachian seeps, prairies, rocky cliffs and alpine slopes.

In order to meet these somewhat unusual seasonal cultural requirements, plants may be grown in pots that are sunk half way in water during the growing season but then removed to dryer ground for fall and winter.

Cut back Aster October Skies to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. 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...

Great addition to the butterfly garden. Deadheading also prevents Achillea Strawberry Seduction from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and go to seed this would cause...

Prefers bright shade and humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate average to dry soils and full shade. They can be used as an edging plant or en mass for a showy ground cover.

Plants will naturalize over time. Thrives in sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility. Needs good soil drainage to perform well. Best massed or in groups. Tolerates some light shade.

Large clumps of long, grass-like leaves are highlighted by bright yellow flowers on tall stems. Remove the old flowers of Daylily Happy Returns as they become brown and unattractive.

Looks great in containers or as an edging. This shade perennial is a great addition to your yard or landscape. The foliage of this tough heat and humidity tolerant Heuchera is golden apricot with a slight earthy green or rose tint on the newer leaves.

Hosta Albomarginata has soft green leaves with white bands, making it very striking. Hosta Albomarginata is a widely popular shade perennial with soft green leaves striped with white bands, making it very striking.

The common name of pink for plants in the genus is in probable reference to the flower petal margins (they appear to have been cut with pinking shears) and not to flower color. Consider shearing plants back after main flush of bloom in order to tidy the...

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Gaultheria procumbens is a dense creeping groundcover that spreads by underground stems.

Care should be taken not to over water Water smart, check the soil moisture by inserting your finger into the loose soil surrounding the root ball and feel for moisture. Doing so can cause rotting of the stem and death to the plant.

Does well in full sun in the northern part of its range. Heuchera Palace Purple looks great in the border in clumps, as edging, or in nooks in the rock garden. In cold winter climates, a winter mulch applied after the ground freezes will help prevent...

Prune the central stems of the yarrow if they begin to die back. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting...

Its variety name, Autumn Brilliance fern , refers to the lustrous orange color of the new growth. Soils must not be allowed to dry out. , commonly called Japanese shield fern or autumn brilliance fern, is an arching, evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold...

Bloom typically commences in mid to late winter extending into early spring. 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.

If you are looking for an all-season colorful plant, this ‘Bonfire' plant is one of the most gorgeous spurges ever grown! * Mahagony Red Foliage All Year * Chartreuse Flowers in Spring * Loves Hot and Dry

This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the geranium plant to produce new flowers and keeps your plant looking attractive throughout the season. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the...

Some bright, filtered sun but too much will burn the foliage. Hosta Sum and Substance can handle some bright, indirect light or filtered sun but the delightful foliage will burn with too much sunlight.

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. If not cut back, plants may eventually reach 24” in height by the end of the summer.

Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Salvia East Friesland is an erect, clump-forming perennial salvia that is noted for its compact form, long bloom period, purple stems and violet-purple flowers.