Shade Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Athens Clarke County

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.

Succeeds in dense shade. Thrives in a bog garden. * Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs.

* Cherry Belle is an Heirloom Variety that can be planted in the spring or fall and is ready to eat 5 weeks after sowing. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches.

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity...

* It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3–6 m (9.8–20 ft) tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems. * It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C.

The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of Sharon is...

* It can attain 27 m (89 ft) in height, although the trunk diameter rarely exceeds 60 cm (24 in) d.b.h . The leaves are small, < 6.5 cm (2.5 in) long and < 2.0 cm (0.8 in) broad, oblong-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic , thin in texture, and smooth above.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

* Aruncus, from the Greek aryngos (goat's beard), refers to the showy, finger-like flower clusters, which form feathery masses of all male or all female flowers. * Plants with male flowers (numerous stamens per flower) produce a showier bloom than plants...

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

Established plants are drought tolerant. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. * The flower heads are from ¾ to 3 inches (2 to 7.6 cm) wide with pale rose-purple or nearly white colored petals.

* Tufted hair grass is clump-forming, cool season grass which is often grown as an ornamental. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers...

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils. An excellent and very colorful rock garden plant. It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation .

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

* It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita...

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm.

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age.

* Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. As the season progresses, plants develop a dozen or more leaves from a central tiller. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) .

* The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California , extending to Oregon , southern Washington , Nevada , Arizona , New...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and...

* In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry. The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within.

* Profuse scarlet fruit in early fall; leaves pale yellow in fall; sun or part shade; native to northeastern Asia. * The white inner bark is used in making string shoes.