Plant For Summer Color Perennial Plant For Sale In Lansing

* Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S. * A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets.

The leaves can vary from a bright green to a bluish-green in color. Inflorescence goes to four feet in length which is covered with many deep to pale pink flowers, four cm across. However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens.

The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole.

The leaves can vary from a bright green to a bluish-green in color. Inflorescence goes to four feet in length which is covered with many deep to pale pink flowers, four cm across. However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens.

* Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems. Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N.

* The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree , typically reaching 15-25 m tall (exceptionally up to 39 m ), with a slender trunk usually under 40 cm diameter (exceptionally to 1 m diameter),...

* A decidious Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a fast rate. * Foot-long clusters of yellow flowers in midsummer, followed by red or brownish "pods" that persist into fall; Dirr calls it a "beautiful dense tree of regular rounded outline,...

* The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree , typically reaching 15-25 m tall (exceptionally up to 39 m ), with a slender trunk usually under 40 cm diameter (exceptionally to 1 m diameter),...

* Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America . All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August.

Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. 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.

Best in part shade, sheltered from extreme heat and humidity. Sky blue flowers dot the carpet from spring to fall. Superb in containers, borders, and drift beds. Exceptional color in the common periwinkle.

* Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems. Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N.

* Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long;...

The flowers are golden yellow and sweet scented, are grouped in pendulous racemes upto 25 cm long, and typically bloom in May. The leaves (made of three leaflets) have a long pedunculus, are smooth on the upperside and hairy on the underside.

Provides color in fall as well with deep burgundy foliage. Fragrant, cherry blossom flowers are creamy white brushed with magenta markings on the outer surface of the delicate petals, illuminating dark green foliage in spring on this low growing spreading...

* Dirca palustris , or Eastern Leatherwood , is a shrub that grows to a maximum height of about three meters. * A shrub with light green leaves, pale yellow flowers before the leaves, which appear very early; fall color can be a good yellow; likes damp...

You'll love the lacy foliage, too; it brings a soft look to shaded areas. Height 12-16''. This rare yellow bloomer perks up shady spots - and keeps flowering for months, from late spring onward.

This native plant is very easy to grow and spread by trailing stems to form a dense mat. A great ground cover perennial to provide color in partially shady to shady areas, Silver Gem has attractive silvery foliage and lavender flowers all summer long.

Masses of hot pink flowers with magenta purple calyxes and loaded on this easy to grow perennial. As its name suggests Hummingbird Mint attracts hummingbirds and butterflies and is drought tolerant.

The coppery tan standards are subtly webbed with just a tinge oflilac. Bloomsmid-late season. Here is a ruffled fantasy that will satisfy your quest for a truly differentIris. A splash of rich maroon overlays the centers of flared tan falls,leaving a...

Baptisias are long lived and among the easiest to grow perennials available. Deer resistant. Very attractive green foliage looks great even when not in bloom. They are prized for being a compact variety that produces grape flowers in the early summer...

Blooms early summer. The plant becomes a thick clump of deep green foliage with lots of thick flowering stems that are weather resistant and great for cutting. Grows 20-24'' tall. This fantastic hard to find perennial energizes the summer garden with...

The Variegated African Iris slowly multiplies and seems to be just as tough and durable as its solid green cousins enjoying well-drained soils and tolerating a variety of light conditions.

Images courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com Provide a well-drained acid soil in a mostly to partly sunny location for the best results. Abelia mosanensis is considered to be one of the more cold hardy cultivars.

* The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

Provide a protective mulch in winter where hardiness is questionable. Excellent for butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Evergreen in mild winter climates and makes a wonderful freely flowering groundcover.

For low maintenance plants, fern should be your first choice. Extremely hardy, our Cinnamon Ferns will give you year after year of lush cool fronds, which often reach 5' feet in length.