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Selected by Plant Delights from a population in Wayne County, NC.
A vigorous selection that forms a clump reaching 48" in bloom and
36" wide topped with 18" spike of white blooms.
Extremely thin, light burgundy foliage.
Erect
or spreading herb that, in early summer, produces terminal, many
flowered racemes of creamy white flowers to 1" across, followed by
pendent, pea-like, olive-green, seed pods that turn black. Beautiful
in the informal border or even a dry, sunny bank as it's drought
tolerant. The single difference between this and Baptisia alba
(Pendula Group) is so slight -- the seed pods are more hanging on
the preceding and more upright on this, the B alba var. macrophyllya
form. 
Bright
green foliage with violet-blue flowers followed by prominent dark
seedpods which can be used for winter arrangements. Fabulous color
& a great garden plant. A mainstay for any substantial border.
Doesn't really like to be moved. The deer will usually pass this one
by -- but not people! Deadhead & then remove top 1/3 of plant
after bloom. Univ.
of Georgia Plant Trials gave it a perfect
score of 5 out of 5! Missouri Botanical Garden 'Great
Plants' Selection. Host plant for the Wild Indigo
Duskywing Butterfly
This
cousin of Baptisia australis is actually far and away the the best
member of the genus. About half the size of B. australis, both
in height and in leaf size -- more lacey, actually --, it's still
loaded from the middle of April thru early May with tons of
blue-lavender flowers on 12-18" spikes that are unparalleled
and never get 'Lazy' but stand up beautifully! The huge black
seed pods which arrive in summer, add garden interest. A
wonderful, spiky architectural form, drought and heat tolerant and
pretty silver-blue-green foliage. Do not move once
established.
The
best of the yellow forms and with enough flower power for two
plants. Native to Missouri and Texas, it grows anywhere from
wet to sandy soils! While it might not catch your attention in
the wild, like many Natives, move it to a garden with a little extra
attention, good soil and fertilizer and it will thrill you.
Tony Avent reports that his 2' tall, 4" wide plant has
displayed over 130 flower spikes at once AND the spikes are
12-15" tall! Now that's bloom power!
The many blooms give way to round seed pods rather than elongated
pods. Resents being moved after being established like all
tap-rooted plants but that's what makes it so drought tolerant.
When
it takes hybridizing great Hans Hansen 14 years to develop a hybrid,
you can just imagine how good this compact, B. minor hybrid is.
With spikes of black-purple buds that mature to a dark, delicious
chocolaty purple, you can't decide whether to look at or see if by
chance it might actually taste like chocolate! Upright stems,
deep blue green foliage, leaves starting low on the stems, covering
the base of the mound of foliage better than others. Easy to
grow and amazingly fabulous!
An
introduction from Dr. Jim Ault's of Chicago Botanic Garden's
breeding program. This extremely vigorous plant will produce over
100 stems when mature with a striking upright, vase-shaped habit at
its based and a dense broad head above. Foliage remains
attractive blue green all season. 12-18" blooms are held well
above the foliage and open a lovely lemon-yellow beginning in late
May then take on a unique orange blush with age. This color is
unique in Baptisias. The emerging stems have an attractive
purple color as long as nights are cool.
The
first introduction from Dr. Jim Ault's (Chicago Botanic Garden)
breeding programs. This B. australis x B. sphaerocarpa hybrid
has brought us a strong plant with excellent hybrid vigor - like a
'Baptisia on steroids", Ault. In
their third year, it should produce up to 100 lupine-like flower spikes of a unique, stunning deep
violet-purple (copper in effect) highlighted by a lemon-yellow
keel. And if that's not enough, these inflorescences can be up
to 32" long. 
Wow!
A hybrid between B. sphaerocarpa and B. alba. This new
introduction from Curator of Native Plants, Rob Gardner at the NC
Botanical Garden is a sister to the
wonderful Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'. It's easy to grow and
exhibits great hybrid vigor yard wide beauty with blue-green foliage
topped in May with gorgeous 18" spikes of soft butter yellow
blooms. Drought tolerant when established, heat-loving and
long lived. Can have as many as 40-50 flower spikes and is disease
and insect resistant 
Discovered
by NC Botanical Garden apparently a chance hybrid of B. minor
var. aberrans and B. alba with char™™™oal-gray stems of alba and
the blue color of B. minvar. aberrans although the color is, as
you might guess, more purple - "enchanting smoky violet with a
purple eye" according to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A
vigorous grower, it's destined for greatness. Resents being
moved after being established. Takes 3-4 years to mature
but oh so worth the wait when it may well produce 50 flowers spikes
on one plant. These glorious lupine-like spikes sit well atop
the plant.
Bulbous
begonia, classified as tuberous, with branched stems bearing ovate,
notched, olive-green leaves, 4" long, pale green, sometimes red,
beneath. Pendent cymes of fragrant pink flowers, to 1 1/4" across
are born in summer. Seed capsules look like little butterflies.
Showy plant for shade. Our cloan does not appear to be the
straight species but a more colorful form as our pictures show.
Bulbous
begonia, classified as tuberous, with branched stems bearing ovate,
notched, olive-green leaves, 4" long, pale green, sometimes red,
beneath. Pendent cymes of fragrant white flowers, to 1 1/4" across
are born in summer. Seed capsules look like little butterflies. Much
more rare than the pink form. Showy plant for shade. 
From
former Herronswood owner, Dan Hinkley's expedition to Japan in 1997.
Similar in other respects to the pink species BUT with huge clusters
of brilliant pink blooms that are much larger and more numerous and
for much longer. In Hinkley's words, "The
inflorescence of hot pink flowers is over twice as long as the
typical species, to a full 12", and tumbles gracefully downward from
stems to 15" clad in lovely triangular foliage."
Often starts blooming in June rather than August with the species.
Showy,
long-lasting 2" flowers of apricot orange are freckled darker.
Ideal for cutting when in flower and drying when the blackberry
looking seed pods are present. DROUGHT TOLERANT. 14-18" leaves
resemble those of an iris. Does best w/ long, hot summers -- how
lucky for us! 
A
beautiful and rare, dwarf yellow form of Blackberry Lily. Yellow
flowers have spots, similar to 'Freckle Face'. Like the others, it
loves a long, hot summer. Ideal for cutting when in flower and
drying when the blackberry looking seed pods are present. DROUGHT
TOLERANT. 
Delicate pink flowers
in spring age to a deeper pink above evergreen foliage that is
smaller and more delicate looking than most varieties.
Reaching a diminutive 10" tall most of the time, with smaller
foliage than most species, it's just a 'Baby Doll' of a plant! 
Featured
in Horticulture Magazine February 2006. This Asian (China, Nepal, Afghanistan) plant looks like an African Violet w/ 12" huge, soft, furry
leaves. 10" pendulant flower spikes described as, "the most exciting
member of the genus" which performs "well in the south" where others
don't. Great, rare plant. Any soil but very dry or
soaking wet. Slow spreader. DECIDUOUS leaves fringed with hairs
that turn bright red in autumn. We've been growing this one
for several years & just love it!
The
name is German for 'Red Flower' -- a rare instance where something
is gained in translation. It also has red winter leaves. Use as a
groundcover or pathway edging. Slowly spreads by underground
runners. Cut leaves useful in arrangements as they last several
weeks in water. Springtime display of saxifrage-like flowers. DO NOT
OVER FERTILIZE. It makes the leaves get brown edges in summer.
The bloom is a deep reddish pink, not true red.
The
name 'Winterglut' is German for Winter Glow and glow it does!
With shiny, leathery evergreen leaves that 'squeak' when rubbed
between two fingers (kids love trying this) that turn reddish bronze
in winter, it's very eye-catching. From early to late spring,
magenta red flowers appear in clusters sitting right atop the
foliage. In cold areas, it can rebloom in Fall. Stunning
in mass.
'Sakura'
means 'cherry blossoms in Japanese and the pink semi-double blooms
remind one of Cherry Blossoms. With a compact habit like
relative B. 'Pink Dragonfly' but with DOUBLE to SEMI-DOUBLE pink
flowers. In addition to the stunning blooms, it has evergreen
leaves that are purple black in winter. Oh wow! Protect
from strong winds in winter until established - consider using an
'anti-transpirant' available from garden centers.
A
treasure from Anne Eskuche of Germany. With narrow leaves,
like dragonfly wings and coral pink blooms, no other Bergenia offers
the shiny plum-red color of this medium sized Bergenia. The color in
winter is breath taking. Terra Nova's top selling Bergenia. Don't overfeed.
A
great way to extend the Bergenia season and color range -- B.
crassifolia blooms much earlier than Bergenia cordifolia and it's
hybrids. And the flowers are a more lilac pink. In
warmer parts of the country can be blooming in December.
Beautiful tough evergreen for the maintenance free areas of your
garden.
As
above but with rose-red flowers
atop of reddish stems. Plants grow best in rich moist soils and make
ideal ground cover plants. Like Heucheras, they should be divided
and planted deeper or mulched with a well composted mixture.
Blooms a bit later than the species and with a somewhat darker
bloom. This
is absolutely a stunning plant in winter.
A
smaller form of Bergenia, all the rage in Europe, with charming
drooping pink blooms on red stems and a great DARK winter color. The
narrow, somewhat twisting leaves show both the dark green shiny
upper leaf and the light carmine red back simultaneously. Some leaves will be
brilliant scarlet. Best in full sun. Holds up well in
winter where some become tattered.
A
Plant Delights introduction of B. decosteriana x septentrionalis
from Mexico selected for its huge proportions. Massive 3' wide
rosettes composed of thick, Rhodea-like green lance-shaped
leaves. When mature, the clump produces phallic spikes in
spring reaching to 7' tall which start to branch out and turn
rhubarb red and eventually produces multitudes of red and green
bell-like flowers that gradually open over a several week
period. Fabulous in a desert themed garden and yet we've seen
of photo of them in front of a very formal home combined with peach
colored roses to great effect!
With
leaves a bit thinner and overall smaller than Bletilla striata,
yellow B. ochracea 'Chinese Butterfly' with a maroon dotted lip, blooms about 3 weeks later
and
for about two months! Yielding 3-10 flowers per raceme, in
good years, many of the racemes will be branched. The bulbs
increase rapidly under good conditions and grow with abandon from
seed, with those plants blooming 2-3 years later. Pleated
Iris-like leaves. 'Chinese Butterfly' is a particularly
vigorous seed strain. More cold hardy by a zone than the
species, collected by Linda Guy in 2001 she found on a mountainside
in the Sichuan province of China.
Deciduous
terrestrial orchid from China, Japan. Loose spike of magenta or
white flowers 1 1/4" long for 6 weeks. Broadly, ribbed, lance-shaped
leaves, 20" long. Needs shade in very hot summer. One of the easiest
orchids to grow. Plant tubers 4" deep in zone 6-11. Can also be
grown in containers and brought in for winter.
Pure
white blooms with a variable lavender blush at the lip.
Introduced by We-Du Nursery in 2001. Easy to grow, like they
all are, and a good multiplier.
A
choice Hardy Order, so special it was patented by the Wild Orchid
Company. It can be grown most anywhere but does best in full
sun to part shade and in sandy soil with moderate moisture. In
a few years, it forms large clumps with up to 35 flowers on 40"
stems. Light lavender blooms streaked with purple.
Boltonias
are tall, rounded plants with small bluish-green leaves. They are
covered with small daisy-like flowers in late summer into early fall.
'Pink Beauty' is a tall hybrid with 4" pink flowers. Beautiful with
Fall anemones. Will tolerate average soil but not grow as tall as
they do in moist soil. 
Boltonias
are tall, rounded plants with small bluish-green leaves. They are
covered with small daisy like flowers in late summer into early fall.
'Snowbank' grows 4' by 4' with bright white flowers so profuse you
will understand how it gets its name. 
U.
of Mass.' Dr. Thomas Boyle has developed a new cultivar of Boltonia
asteroides named for Jim Crockett (the original host of television's
Victory Garden.) It has 1-3" light mauve, daisy-shaped blooms
with yellow centers from July 'til late September above blue green
foliage which is resistant to powdery mildew.
'Nana'
is a dwarf variety that is not as heat tolerant but that's not a
problem for us. It doesn't do as well in Zone 9 - Florida! Here,
it's a little stunner! Just like it's big siblings (4-6'), only a
better size for some gardens. It grows 24" tall with pinkish white
flowers -- light than 'Jim Crockett' above.
Endemic
to Illinois and central eastern Missouri, Boltonia decurrens is one
of the rarest native species in this region. In fact, until two
Missouri Botanical Garden botanists rediscovered it north of St.
Louis in 1986, it was thought to be extinct!
It differs from B. asteroides (it used to be classified as a form of
that species) by decurrent/clasping leaves on older stems and a lack of
rhizomes. Cut back by 1/3 in late spring/early summer and then
this tall plant won't need support. Profuse blooms literally
cover the plant in late summer, early Fall. Listed on the
Federally Protected List. These were done with permission from a
well known Garden.
Grows
in shady areas, moist meadows and river/poind banks and is Native to
the Western US, California to Montana. A spreading, rhizomatous
perennial herb with huge, lobed leaves, often sharply toothed up to
20" long born on stems to 14" long. Very dramatic especially
when the white, flat-topped bloom reach up to 40". Each umbel
is composed of many small white flowers with yellowish centers, each
with a 5-pointed sepals and 5 larger rounded or oval petals.
Foliage reminds me of a Rodgersia. Can take occasional
flooding.
AKA,
Anchusa myosotidflora. Rhizomatous perennial with softly hairy, mid-
to deep green leaves. Basal leaves are heart shaped with long leaf
stalks. Produces bright blue flowers in mid and late spring. A
beautiful, colonizing woodland plant that has always been a classic.
Similar to the species
but with outstanding silvery white variegation almost covering the
leaves. Larger blooms and leaves than the species. Hold
up well in the heat when others go dormant. Best in part to
full shade. Leaf edges scorch in the sun.
Just
like the species but with bold, wide variegation on the leaves.
Huge leaves and the same blue blooms as the species make great cut
flowers. Makes a huge clump but unlike the species is best in
part to full shade. In full sun, the white part of the leaves
can scorch.
