Perennials For Shade Perennials For Sale In San Francisco

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Cut back Heuchera Fire Alarm to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced...

Feel free to trim off any brown tips or edges, or spent flowers or flower stalks. We highly recommend that you mulch your Hosta Guacamole with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability.

Originally introduced to North America as a houseplant by experimentally-inclined horticulturists, they were delighted to discover that it is perfectly hardy in Zone 5 and higher. While there are ferns that can be grown on the highest mountains, in the...

Clusters of purple flowers appear and spring and continue off and on through fall. Deer resistant. Plant patented. Purple Dragon forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green edge.

We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.

It is a clumping, sprawling plant that grows to 6-18” tall, and can spread rather quickly by pubescent, decumbent stems, rooting at the nodes where they touch the ground, to form an attractive ground cover.

Star-shaped yellow flowers (1/2” wide) appear in terminal cymes in summer (June – August), but are not overly showy because of the lack of contrast with the yellow leaves. Best massed or in groups.

This Hosta is a large, outstanding perennial with a big personality and brightly colored foliage. We offer a one year warranty on our plants when you purchase Bio-tone at checkout and use it per label instructions.

Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. 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 golden fall color. It is best when massed. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any...

Dainty pink tinged white flowers cover this hardy geranium from late spring well into summer. We recommend feeding your Geranium Biokovo in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower...

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced...

Meaning injures/destroys in reference to the plant's toxic leaves, stems and roots which are poisonous to humans if ingested. Bloom typically commences in mid to late winter extending into early spring.

Nepeta Walker's Low reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Aster October Skies plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. 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...

U.S. Plant Patent PP16,122 was issued on November 15, 2005. It was discovered growing among a population of seedlings of this species at a Conard-Pyle Nursery in Pennsylvania. Plants may be cut to the ground in late winter.

Salvia Blue Hill has rough green foliage with numerous spikes of sky blue blooms rising a moderate 15″ from the compact plant. Blue Hill is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

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

Mass as in a group as a ground cover . Effective as an edger along paths or walkways. Heuchera Citronelle is a vigorous, clump-forming, compact coral bells cultivar. Does well in containers.

Dense rosettes of thick, soft, velvety, silver-green leaves (to 8″ long) form a mat approximately 8″ off the ground. Plant 12-18″ apart for use as ground cover. Clumps may be easily divided in fall or early spring.

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot. Few plants shine as brightly as Sweet Kate does in the shade garden. Sweet Kate is an easy-to-grow perennial that produces a profusion of unusual deep-blue flowers from summer to...

One of the oldest perennials in cultivation, Bleeding Hearts produce graceful arches of heart-shaped flowers that “bleed” white. It prefers no direct sun—a delight for shade gardeners—and blooms happily in April and May.

The 24″ upright fronds take on an autumn color again in the fall. It is easy to grow and very adaptable to wet or dry soils. Prefers consistently moist, humusy soils that are rich in organic matter.

Iris versicolor makes an excellent focal point in a small pond or can be used in an area that is too wet for other garden plants. Wear gloves when dividing the rhizomes. Propagate by division after bloom.

The flowers are very showy, and they make great cut flowers. The Crocosmia is also commonly known as Montbretia. Tropical Flair in a Cold Hardy Perennial The Crocosmia Lucifer, 'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora', a spring planted corm, produces beautiful red...