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Blooms
INCESSANTLY w/ airy 3" dark pink blooms with lighter centers from
June thru August if deadheaded. Blooms best if not allowed to dry
out. A really GORGEOUS plant. A great cut flower. Don't plant where
asters have grown to avoid 'Aster Yellow'. 
3-4"
bright yellow thistle-like blooms stand atop stiff stems for 3-4
weeks in mid-summer. AKA Globe centaurea or Yellow Hardhat,
it's a good cut or dried flower that's free from pests and
disease. It's extremely effective when planted in clumps in
the perennial border due to the stiff growth habit and coarse
texture, complimenting softer growing plants. It's also a nice
specimen plant as well.
From
Europe (montana doesn't meant Montana but Mountain!) but the bloom
looks more like it came from another planet! Quite Star Trek-y
if you look closely and you should!. Strange but beautiful
enough that members have put 32 photos on Dave's Garden!
Stoloniferous and does spread if happy. Needs to be divided
every 2-3 years so it's a pass-along plant. Solitary, fringed,
rich blue cornflowers to 2" in diameter with reddish blue
centers and black-edged involucre bract in late spring on 1-2'
un-branched stems. Lance-shaped lower leaves to 7" are
grey green. Drought tolerant when
established.
Valuable for its very LONG BLOOM season. Protect from PM sun &
they seem happy. Covered with pretty, fragrant crimson flowers
during the summer. Herb with medical uses. Shear plants if they
flop. No fertilizer needed. This plant just blooms & blooms
& is EASY. This is always in our Top 10 Best Sellers because
it's beautiful and just doesn't stop blooming!
Attracts butterflies
especially Swallowtails and Painted
Ladies. 
The much more rare White form of Centranthus ruber.
Has all the great properties of the species - blooms all summer,
nearly indestructible due to being a tuberous rooted plant,
extremely drought tolerant when established, great cut flower --
except the bloom is white. Attracts butterflies
especially Swallowtails and Painted
Ladies. 
Groundcover with deep blue flowers. Red foliage in the Fall in sun
or part shade. Good over-planting for bulbs. Prized for its beautiful
azure blue flowers. Stabilizer for hot, dry slopes. Foliage is a mat
of reddish green in the spring. Aggressive grower. Takes poorly
drained soil. 
The
only truly completely tender plant we offer -- only outside in zone
10 -- but we've had so many requests to bring it back online that
here it is. One of the most fragrant plants we grow.
From the West Indies, it has greenish white flowers that put forth
an intoxicating fragrance AT NIGHT! Should be pruned hard
after flowering to maintain size. Flowers in summer and
autumn. Keep it in a pot outside for the summer and it will repeat
flower later. If you only want to bother with one house
plant, this should be it - one plant will perfume your entire house.
A
Tried and True evergreen plant from Europe that can produce a cup of
tea, lighten your hair, make a ground cover, naturalize and give any
garden the 'cottage garden' look. White daisy like blooms
around a yellow center from June through September.
Shakespeare'sHenry IV said "The Camomile; The more it is trodden on,
the faster it grows." AKA, Anthemis nobilis.
Terminal
clusters of showy 1" snapdragon-like flowers in August - September.
Foliage is oval, glossy, dark green with sawtooth edges in erect,
dense clumps. Pinch tips back when plant is about 9" tall. Gorgeous
with Cardinal Flower! Needs moist soil. Height varies with the
amount of water it receives. Host Plant for the Baltimore
Checkerspot Butterfly. 
While
the species is a seed spreader, the Double form
seldom seeds, maybe an occasional one here or there for which you'll
be grateful since it's BEA-U-TI-FUL! The double form comes true
from seed. Lives in the toughest, driest shade if you
have such a spot! Or a wet spot. Not hard to please. Finely
cut, hairy pinnate leaves.
Hardy,
late-blooming perennial that likes a moist, sunny spot or average
soil in shade. The deep green foliage contrasts beautifully w/ the
dark pink flowers. Pinch growth tips in spring for bushier growth,
which in this select form will be bronze green. Hand divided, not
tissue cultured. Host Plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot
Butterfly. 
AKA,
C. yagiharana. While some sources say C. moschata and C.
yagiharana are one and the same, others, such as Cotsworld in UK,
offer them as distinct species with this blooming a bit later - so
we will also. Until we study both, we're keeping them
separate. Deep dusky wine blooms in late summer/early fall.
Attractive tidy foliage all season. An easy, congenial and
very pretty plant! Not bothered by pests, slowly spreads.
A relative of Penstemmon but a better choice than those for a shady,
damp spot.
A
rhizomatous, spreading evergreen succulent with pea-like yellow
blooms hanging down as though on chains. A gorgeous rock
garden plant (or gardens that are very well-drained).
Evergreen leaves are splashed heavily on the edge with creamy white.
Zone 5 with protection. Full sun in cooler areas or Pacific
Southwest. Rots easily if overwatered.
Choice,
rarely seen shade perennial from Japan with a showy spike of white
bottlebrush flowers in spring. Upright stems, each tipped with 4
wide, umbrella like green leaves. Great bold texture for the shade
garden. Flowers are small but numerous and scented.
A
rarely offered low growing species from China - about 12" tall and
reaching 36" in diameter after 7 years. The stems are topped
with 4 olive-green leaves and in late April through May, produce 2
fragrant, upright bottlebrush-like blooms of small pure white
flowers. The Japanese name for this plant means 'Two People'
(the blooms). Ah-h-h-h, how cute and so it the plant!
A
lovely pale yellow with just a hint of pink in the 2 3/4" single
blooms. Forms 20-25 main branching stems containing 14-16
blooms per stem! That's a "passel" of blooms as my sister used
to say when she was a small child. "Passel" meant a whole lot!
We've
seen this new introduction described as "Autumn Red" with a gold edge on the ray florets on a 2 1/2" semi-double
bloom. However, while TRULY, amazingly gorgeous we found the
blooms to be more peachy coral than red. Usually has 30-32 flowering stems with 16-18 flowers
per stem. Do the math -- that's up to 576 blooms per
well-grown plant -- ohmygosh, that's a lot of cut flowers!
We did find that to be true!
A
stunning light pink bloom almost 4" in diameter with a light yellow
ring of color in the ray florets just beyond the disc.
14-16 blooms per stems on typically 22-24 stems per plant. Can
you remember how to calculate how many square inches of blooms that
would be? Well this is the formula A = 
An
exquisite light purple (to our eye, lavender) with large flowers 3 1/2" in diameter with
14-16 flowers per stem and 30-32 stems per plant. A calculator
will tell you that's up to 512 big blooms on a well grown plant to
dazzle folks in your late fall garden.
A
luscious honey peach bloom to 3 1/2" in diameter. 14-16
blooms per flowering stem. Like all of the above, just loaded
with blooms for you and the bees and other hungry pollinators late
in the fall. This is a lovely color in a Fall bouquets.
Small,
double lavender blooms in October. Clump gradually spreads but
doesn't need to be divided regularly like the classic Hardy Mums
(although this is very hardy -- just a different species). Takes
more shade than most Chrysanthemums and will take one zone colder.
Must have well-drained soil. 
Single white 2-3" daisies with yellow centers appear in September-November. Rounded shrub-like growth with thick, glossy,
dark green, spear-shaped leaves; handsome even when not in bloom. A tough plant that grows easily in average, well-drained soil. Cut back almost to ground in spring.
Takes seaside conditions.
Brought
from Japan by the National Arboretum, this is truly a PLANT WORTH
WAITING for. The leaves have stunning white edges, grow in dense 4"
rosettes. Splendid as a specimen or weed-inhibiting groundcover.
Vigorous. One of the LAST PLANTS TO BLOOM in our garden. No winter
wet soil please. Introduced by the National Arboretum.
It's
sister, the gold old form was brought from Japan by the National
Arboretum. The
leaves have fine white edges, grow in dense 4" rosettes.
Splendid as a specimen or weed-inhibiting groundcover. One of the
LAST PLANTS TO BLOOM in our garden. No winter wet soil. Stunning
foliage. New pink form from Pam Harper, 1994. 
Hundreds of single, daisy-like flowers, 3" across, are produced July-Fall. Mounds of solid pink make a nice groundcover. Disease resistant, very WINTER
HARDY. Tolerates more shade than Fall Chrysanthemums. Doesn't need dividing.
Soft
straw or apricot yellow flowers eventually turn gold in
September/October. This color is wonderful for the Fall
garden. It also blooms earlier than other Korean mums which
can be nice. It's an heirloom plant from Russia, loved in
Europe but not well-know here (yet!)
Incredible
fall display of gorgeous pale salmon pink flowers from this fully perennial
mum. Spreading habit, good vigor and excellent
hardiness. Flowers even continue after a light frost.
A fabulous near luminous color that can actually be
detected from a great distance - it just glows!
We're
not sure just what to say about this one. We purchased it from
a reputable source as 'Yellow Sheffield'. We can only assume
that it was a sport that arose from seed grow 'Pink Sheffield' or 'Sheffield
Pink'. And like that plant which isn't really pink but
apricot, 'Sheffield Yellow' isn't yellow but gold! But, hey we
bought it because it was stunning. Who cares about the
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The
treasured 'Venus' Daisy. Soft, profuse mounds of eye-catching
pale-pink to white Daisies appear in late fall on this wonderful
perennial . Vigorous & fragrant foliage. A welcome addition to
the garden summer through frost. 'Venus' looks beautiful in front of
Aster 'Jin Dai' & weaves gracefully with its close neighbors.
Cut back by 1/3 in July. 'Venus', a seed grown strain is
variable, white fading to pink or just light pink.
Well what a wild ride 'Will' took to
get to us. Former Martha Stewart Living writer, then editor
Margaret Roach (now gardening author
Peachy
or Apricot gold colored blooms with yellow centers smother the
foliage of this 'Dendranthema'. Its petals are
exceptionally long, resulting in huge 3 1/2 inch wide blooms on
plants that are easy to grow in a wide range of conditions including
dry soil. A profuse bloomer with broad mounding habit.
HUGE
rich pink single, occasionally semi-double flowers with yellow center. This cultivar is
so floriferous that you can hardly see the foliage when in
full bloom. And the blooms are just really, really gigantic!
Just
like the above but white. A dwarf
Dendranthema or hardy Mum. Looks like a 'Mum' but is an easy care, dependable perennial that doesn't need to be pinched, doesn't die out in the middle like 'Mums'. Short lived in heavy
soil but easy in well-drained. Quickly makes a carpet. A zone
hardier than most hardy mums.
A large flowered
Shasta type daisy that lives for years! Large, single white flowers from JUNE - OCTOBER, if deadheaded. Makes a good cut flower. Deep shiny green foliage holds up well. Incredibly sturdy and heat tolerant.
Many Shastas will fail in heat and humidity but not Becky!
No
ship to 
"What
bride wouldn't be happy to bring in a bouquet like this: lightly
ruffled, double, broad petalled white flowers which are bright
yellow when they first emerge. Habit is super compact and the blooms
don't have that "Shasta smell." (Terra Nova) Shasta Daisies
are a classic 'Bridal Bouquet' flower and now there's a fabulous new
one that's just the right size. It looks like a bouquet in
your garden as well! Brand, spankin' new for 2011 MUCH
more compact than other Shastas.
A
Shasta with just what you would expect from the name -- Crazy
Daisies! Ruffled, double, spikey, spoon-shaped -- all many forms of
the crazy
petals! Same dependable performance as other Shastas but with a
twist! Long blooming with deadheading.
Large, Double white flowers having petals that almost completely hide the yellow center in mid-summer. Great for cut flowers. 'Esther Read' is an elegant Shasta Daisy, white with palest yellow centers, and double (more petals per flower). This was the first of the "doubles" to be hybridized.
In England, it's known as 'Old Court Variety'; in France, it's known
as 'Beaute Nivelloise' but in whatever language, this is gorgeous.
With a bright yellow center and VERY narrow, frilly white petals,
it's a winning Shasta!
A
terrific diminutive form only 12" tall in bloom with 2 1/2"blooms!
Perfect in the front of the border and for cut flowers. Shasta
Daisies are a mainstay of the perennial garden. And Oldie but
Goodie, this cultivar is a 1991 All-America Award Winner.
Blooms most of the summer and is a very long lasting cut flower as
are all Shastas.
Another
terrific dwarf Shasta introduced by Alan Bloom 30 years ago. Some
plants just stand the test of time! Needs infrequent but DEEP
watering the first season, especially in extreme heat to develop
good deep roots. A dependable performer and just smothered in
blooms! Shear after first flush of blooms for repeat blooms.
Spreads by rhizomes. Drought tolerant. Shiny groundcover with
large white to purple infused (ours, done from cuttings are white), daisy-like flowers that bloom from
September until December! Likes well drained soil and full sun or
partial shade. Great in rock gardens or flowing downward on a
hillside. Another plant that's hot and NEW! And how about the bloom
time!!! From Eastern Asia and N. Japan. 
East
Coast Native from PA south. Nice ground cover in rich, well-drained
soil but tolerates less than ideal conditions. The cultivar
'Allen Bush' typifies the species but with a profusion of dark
yellow, star-shaped blooms in late spring/early summer and some
later in the Fall. Takes sun in cooler zones, more shade in
warmer zones. Light evergreen, triangular shaped
leaves. Great groundcover. 
