Lovely tortoise-shell leaves of purples, silvers and greens with single, golden-yellow flowers. Ranunculaceae Garden origin. Small single yellow
flowers. The whole leaf is suffused silver-grey marked purple. Occasionally
SUMMER DORMANT when it's hot but don't worry, it will be back! Totally rare and choice! Self seeds in moist areas but rarely in drier areas.
Actually we've never seen it seed.
Atypical Roots
An Eastern US and Canadian Native. Grows in dry and/or moist woods
in the Eastern United States. It can be identified by it's large flowers
3/4" flowers, beaked fruit and hispid stems. This is a tall
Buttercup, not a little ground-hugger. For more information, check
out the Connecticut
Botanical Society Fact Sheet on this plant -- and take a look
around. This is a great site!
Chinese Perennial with absolutely stunning blooms from spring thru Fall.
Hardy to at least Zone 7, probably colder. Foxglove-like tubular pinkish-purple flowers with yellow throats that are spotted with red on terminal racemes but much more showy than common Foxglove. Politely
stoloniferous.
Interesting little 3"-6" tall plant in the Liliaceae family. Glossy rich supple foliage and interesting flesh pink flowers that become cool berries. Quick to multiply.
Rhizomatous. Hardy provided it's dry in summer & well-drained in winter. THIS
IS A GORGEOUS PLANT! Quickly forms a lush carpet of foliage.
Occasionally spelled Reineckea. When this plant blooms in China, it is
a sign of extreme good fortune to follow! Ours have over-wintered in
pots, packed closely together, outside in zone 7.
Soil: Well-drained H: 3-6"
W: Indef.
B/M: Rose pink/ 6
A gorgeous
bold waterside plant for Damp or well-watered soil with great
architectural prescience. Huge, 2-3' wide cut leaf foliage topped by
magnificent fragrant blooms reminiscent of Filipendula or Astilbe blooms
reach 6-8' in height will just knock your socks off! I've coveted
this plant ever since I saw a photo in Dan Hinkley's Explorer's Garden
book. Oh wow, this is a stunner. Leaves emerge burgundy and
turn to green before the blooms appear. The most ornamental of all
ornamental Rhubarbs.
Soil: Acid, Deep, moist but well-drained
H:5-8' IB W: 6' B/M: Red and
rarely pink or white/5-6
A huge plant, up to 6 feet
wide if it's happy with wrinkled, palmate leaves (with reddish veins and
leaf stalks) that can extend to 24" wide and look a lot like Horse
Chestnut leaves.. In summer, upright flower spikes show up,
dressed in pink or white. This is a DRAMATIC plant if you have the
moisture and the space.
Soil: Moist, humus rich H: 3-6'
W: 3-6'
B/M: Pure white to soft pink/ 7-8
Crinkled, heavily veined dark green leaves on reddish stalks produce 12-28" long yellowish white, pink or red flowers. Needs moist soil in sun or average conditions in part shade. Bold and striking. A Chinese
species that is the parent of most hybrids.
Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks' Sacred Lily Zone: 5-8
if moist,
Big
bold leathery leaves, divided leaves edged in bronzy red with large
rosey plumes in early summer. Adds tremendous architectural
interest to the garden. Dark stems. The fairly slow grower
takes awhile to settle in -- so water well during dry weather. But
oh wow, is this worth the wait.
Pale yellow flowers, on excellent evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Leaves are a dark, leathery green. Compact spikes of orange-red berries. Very RARE! From China. Takes deep shade as well as part
shade. This is a great, underused EVERGREEN perennial -- looks a
bit like a big evergreen Hosta but a much better choice if you have DEER!
A
member of the ginger family with large, orchid-like flowers, emerging
very late in spring, typically late May. When flowering starts,
they follow in succession up the leafy stems. Good clumps form
from fleshy roots. R. tibetica is the dwarf of the Genus, no
more than 6" high with pink flowers. Best grown where it
won't be overcome by larger plants. Seed grown so colors will
vary from pink to lavender.
Soil: Humus
rich, moist but well-drained soil.
H: 4-6" W:
B/M: Pink to lavender
$8.99 Qt.
New 4/17
Rosmarinus
officinalis 'ARP' Rosemary
Zone: 6-9
The
hardiest of the Rosemary's. This classic Rosemary is a
wonderful fine textured, evergreen shrub and not just for cooking
chicken! Deer resistant AND helps discourage deer from your
garden -- if they rub it, the scent is released and they can't smell
their predators thus avoid areas with this and other pungent herbs.
Can be trained to a 'Standard'. Discovered by the late
Madalene Hill in Arp, Texas and survives to -10 degrees. Best
grower for Southern Gardens.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 30" W: 48-60"
B/M: Blue/
Rudbeckia species are Host Plants for the
Silver Checkerspot Butterfly Caterpillar.
A genetic breakthrough in Black Eyed
Susans. Because it's not Day Length dependant like most, it
starts blooming much earlier in the season and continues longer.
It's just like 'Goldstrum' (actually discovered IN a field of that
cultivar) but was blooming much earlier and much later. Remove
spent blooms to prolong the blooms even better.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 18-24" W: 24" B/M:
Golden yellow/ 8-10
A
very free flowering Rudbeckia with a shrub-like, upright habit with
bright golden yellow blooms and a dark, near black conical centre.
This is a large and elegant plant. The rough textured foliage
on slender stems makes a solid mound.
Considered to be an improved form of R.f.
var. speciosa.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 32" W: 20" B/M:
Golden yellow/ 7-11
A superior, short form of
Dark-Eyed Susan having thick, dark green leaves. Black-eyed, brilliant golden daisies 3" across.
Multi-flowered pyramidal stalks. Blooms late summer to frost. Dries well. Hands down, one of the VERY FINEST SUMMER BLOOMING PERENNIALS!
Remove spent blooms to prolong the blooms even better. Self
seeds true.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 18-24" W: 24" B/M:
Golden yellow/ 8-10
AKA, Rough Coneflower. This species of the dry Prairie has long-stalked leaves, hairy stems, a robust form and the classic gold daisy bloom with dark eyes. Drought tolerant. Flowers mature to tall, showy cones. Doesn't need staking even when it reaches is maximum 4' height. Probably the longest blooming Rudbeckia -- from mid-summer on with extremely large blooms.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 3-4' W:
2-3' B/M: Gold/7-9
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An excellent plant for late summer/autumn flowers. Makes a good focal point plant. Not
at all long lived BUT it self-seeds (learn to recognize the hairy
seedlings and don't pull them out - or move them
carefully. "All American Selections Winner"
for 2002. Double and semi-double blooms in all the colors of
the sunset - bronze, mahogany, red, orange, gold and yellow.
Strongly branched stems support 3-4.5" flowers from July until
Frost. A steady of a cut flowers. Technically,
this is short lived Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual.
Fleuroselect
Quality Mark Award Winner. World's first red-flowered Rudbeckia from
seed. Single, cherry-red blooms on robust, bushy plants create a
dramatic impact in borders, large containers, or as cut flowers.
This is an astounding Rudbeckia. Technically, this is short
lived Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual and self seeds true
Those
of you who've 'met' our yellow Lab Maya can figure out why this
plant caught our attention -- the meaningful name! But the reason it held our
attention is that it's the first fully, seriously, outrageously
double Rudbeckia in the trade and it's Dwarf. Destined to be a
hit!
As
above but the unusual 5" blooms have central green cones and
bright yellow orange petals radiating out to lemon yellow tips,
making dazzling cut flowers. Gold Medal Winner 2003 in the
Fleuroselect Trials across Europe. Technically, this is short lived
Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual and self seeds true
Soil: Well-drained
H: 24" W: 18" B/M:
Gold/7-10
$8.99 Qt.
New 2010
Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf Black Eyed
Susan orGolden Glow Coneflower Z: 3-10
A
tall, erect and stately native with a green center, coarse, hairy stems
and yellow rays 3-4" across and deeply lobed leaves! Blooms late
summer/early Fall, is a super cut flower and butterfly magnet and host
plant for larvae. Blooms in moist meadows and grassy roadsides and
flood plains from Quebec to Montana and south to Arizona and Florida --
happy most anywhere -- gorgeous and easy to grow. Can reach 6 feet
but generally tops out blooming at 3-4 feet.
Upright, stiff perennial with spoon-shaped, gray-green basal leaves to 12" long and progressively smaller stem leaves. Bears slightly drooping
flower heads, 3" across, with yellow ray florets and prominent conical centers of brown disk florets in late summer.
Soil:
Normal to moist, well-drained H: 60-72" W:24"
B/M: Yellow/8-9
The
US Native often spreads to form large glorious colonies in the Ozark
region of Missouri. Golden yellow daisy-like flowers with
black centers and yellow rays on branched stems 2-3' tall with
narrow green leaves. Both stems and leaves are noticeably
hairy. Missouri Coneflower has a long bloom season - from
summer to early fall. Tolerates hot, humid summer and some
drought.
Soil: Well-drained H:2-3' W: 1-2'
B/M: Golden Yellow/6-10
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This plant has lots of names and with distinctive foliage, this is perhaps the SHOWIEST cultivar of the species. In late summer to fall, it bears 3-4" flowers head, yellow rays with green centers. A commanding
presence in the garden. Cut back after Fall bloom for rebloom on shorter stems. AKA, 'Autumn Sun'.
Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Soil: Ave to wet H: 60-72" W: 24"
B/M: Yellow 7-9
$9.99 Qt.
Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Black Beauty' PP12648
Western Coneflower
Zone: 3-9
An unusual Coneflower which had a large, dome-shaped
central cone ringed in but no ray flowers (petals). Surrounding that
are bright green sepals radiating out . Peak bloom from June-July
then sporadically until September. Wonderful in cut or dried flower
arrangements. It's kind of like the 'Black Eye' without the 'Susan'!
Soil:
Average H: 24-36" W:
12-24" B/M: Black ringed with gold/6-9
Upright, branching rhizomatous perennial
with FRAGRANT green, hairy leaves to 5" that smell like Anise. Large
flower heads to 3.5" across with yellow ray florets & deep brown-purple centers. This is an impressive Native that tolerates more shade than many
Prairie natives but doesn't care for dry soil, especially in sun. Better resistance to powdery mildew, tougher and longer lived than most Rudbeckias. Will grow in clay!
Soil:
Most any but dry H:30-60" W:
24-36" B/M: Yellow/7-10
"Well
who is Henry Eilers?" you ask. He's the guy that discovered this
great form of R. submentosa along a Montgomery Co., IL stream.
"And what caught his attention?" you ask. Unlike the species, it
has QUILLED (rolled) light yellow petals with brown centers where
the species has flat yellow-gold petals. A sturdy upright
grower, it does benefit from being cut back in July to make it more
compact. Fragrant and a good cut flower. This is just an
all around winner.
Ruellia are Butterfly Host Plants for
the following Butterflies: Buckeyes, Cuban Crescents, Malachites, Silvery Checkerspots, White Peacocks
$8.99 Qt.
Ruellia humilis
Wild or Fringe Leaf Petunia, Wild Harry
Zone: 4-8
Native to the Eastern US and just a blooming machine -- from May
through October it pumps out lavender, 3" tubular, bell-shaped,
Petunia-like blooms, each with 5 shallow rounded lobes in a never
ending stream. Lance shaped, olive green leaves are up to 4"
long and both leaves and stems are hairy. Short rhizomes. This
is a must have! We've seen reports of taller plants but the plants
our cuttings are from were about 12" tall however, possibly
they had been sheared but didn't appear so as the area was quite
natural and beautifully untended.
"One
of the finest southern US native plants that we have trialed," Tony
Avent, Plant Delights. This is definitely a winner -- huge blooms
that just don't stop from July 'til Frost. A colonizer, it
spreads by underground runners which can be curbed by putting it in poor
soil. This Texas Native is also called Wild White Petunia -- well,
'cause the bloom does look a lot like a white Petunia! Broad, dark
green leaves. Indifferent to soil, it will even take dry
shade! Wow!
Pungent scent. Moth
deterrent & may repel Japanese beetles & flies. Historically rich background. May cause skin irritation. Red dye plant. Stunning for adding color to the herb garden with lacy, blue-green foliage on a little plant that is ADORABLE. Will take hot, dry site. Prune spring or after flowering.
Dwarf compared to the 36" tall species. Needs at least
6 hours of direct sun. Needs adequate water the first year then
drought tolerant.
Where 'Blue Curl' and the species are taller
than wide, 'Blue Mound' as you might guess, forms a mound of foliage, a
little more than a foot wide. Doesn't self seed much or at all.
Dwarf compared to the 36" tall species.
Needs at least 6 hours of direct sun. Needs adequate water the
first year then drought tolerant. Deep blue green foliage.
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still have dial up so this page only has small photos!)
Lovely tortoise-shell leaves of purples, silvers and greens with single, golden-yellow flowers. Ranunculaceae Garden origin. Small single yellow
flowers. The whole leaf is suffused silver-grey marked purple. Occasionally
An Eastern US and Canadian Native. Grows in dry and/or moist woods
in the Eastern United States. It can be identified by it's large flowers
3/4" flowers, beaked fruit and hispid stems. This is a tall
Buttercup, not a little ground-hugger. For more information, check
out the 
Chinese Perennial with absolutely stunning blooms from spring thru Fall.
Hardy to at least Zone 7, probably colder. Foxglove-like tubular pinkish-purple flowers with yellow throats that are spotted with red on terminal racemes but much more showy than common Foxglove. Politely
stoloniferous.
Interesting little 3"-6" tall plant in the Liliaceae family. Glossy rich supple foliage and interesting flesh pink flowers that become cool berries. Quick to multiply.
Rhizomatous. Hardy provided it's dry in summer & well-drained in winter. THIS
IS A GORGEOUS PLANT! Quickly forms a lush carpet of foliage.
Occasionally spelled Reineckea. When this plant blooms in China, it is
a sign of extreme good fortune to follow! Ours have over-wintered in
pots, packed closely together, outside in zone 7.
The
very rare variegated form of Chinese Rineichkea. This seems to be
equally hardy and a much different look!
A gorgeous
bold waterside plant for Damp or well-watered soil with great
architectural prescience. Huge, 2-3' wide cut leaf foliage topped by
magnificent fragrant blooms reminiscent of Filipendula or Astilbe blooms
reach 6-8' in height will just knock your socks off! I've coveted
this plant ever since I saw a photo in Dan Hinkley's Explorer's Garden
book. Oh wow, this is a stunner. Leaves emerge burgundy and
turn to green before the blooms appear. The most ornamental of all
ornamental Rhubarbs.
A huge plant, up to 6 feet
wide if it's happy with wrinkled, palmate leaves (with reddish veins and
leaf stalks) that can extend to 24" wide and look a lot like Horse
Chestnut leaves.. In summer, upright flower spikes show up,
dressed in pink or white. This is a DRAMATIC plant if you have the
moisture and the space.
Crinkled, heavily veined dark green leaves on reddish stalks produce 12-28" long yellowish white, pink or red flowers. Needs moist soil in sun or average conditions in part shade. Bold and striking. A Chinese
species that is the parent of most hybrids.
Big
bold leathery leaves, divided leaves edged in bronzy red with large
rosey plumes in early summer. Adds tremendous architectural
interest to the garden. Dark stems. The fairly slow grower
takes awhile to settle in -- so water well during dry weather. But
oh wow, is this worth the wait.
Pale yellow flowers, on excellent evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Leaves are a dark, leathery green. Compact spikes of orange-red berries. Very RARE! From China. Takes deep shade as well as part
shade. This is a great, underused EVERGREEN perennial -- looks a
bit like a big evergreen Hosta but a much better choice if you have DEER!
A
member of the ginger family with large, orchid-like flowers, emerging
very late in spring, typically late May. When flowering starts,
they follow in succession up the leafy stems. Good clumps form
from fleshy roots. R. tibetica is the dwarf of the Genus, no
more than 6" high with pink flowers. Best grown where it
won't be overcome by larger plants. Seed grown so colors will
vary from pink to lavender.
The
hardiest of the Rosemary's. This classic Rosemary is a
wonderful fine textured, evergreen shrub and not just for cooking
chicken! Deer resistant AND helps discourage deer from your
garden -- if they rub it, the scent is released and they can't smell
their predators thus avoid areas with this and other pungent herbs.
Can be trained to a 'Standard'. Discovered by the late
Madalene Hill in Arp, Texas and survives to -10 degrees. Best
grower for Southern Gardens.
A genetic breakthrough in Black Eyed
Susans. Because it's not Day Length dependant like most, it
starts blooming much earlier in the season and continues longer.
It's just like 'Goldstrum' (actually discovered IN a field of that
cultivar) but was blooming much earlier and much later. Remove
spent blooms to prolong the blooms even better.
A
very free flowering Rudbeckia with a shrub-like, upright habit with
bright golden yellow blooms and a dark, near black conical centre.
This is a large and elegant plant. The rough textured foliage
on slender stems makes a solid mound.
Considered to be an improved form of R.f.
var. speciosa.
A superior, short form of
Dark-Eyed Susan having thick, dark green leaves. Black-eyed, brilliant golden daisies 3" across.
Multi-flowered pyramidal stalks. Blooms late summer to frost. Dries well. Hands down, one of the VERY FINEST SUMMER BLOOMING PERENNIALS!
Remove spent blooms to prolong the blooms even better. Self
seeds true.
AKA, Rough Coneflower. This species of the dry Prairie has long-stalked leaves, hairy stems, a robust form and the classic gold daisy bloom with dark eyes. Drought tolerant. Flowers mature to tall, showy cones. Doesn't need staking even when it reaches is maximum 4' height. Probably the longest blooming Rudbeckia -- from mid-summer on with extremely large blooms.
An excellent plant for late summer/autumn flowers. Makes a good focal point plant. Not
at all long lived BUT it self-seeds (learn to recognize the hairy
seedlings and don't pull them out - or move them
carefully. "All American Selections Winner"
for 2002. Double and semi-double blooms in all the colors of
the sunset - bronze, mahogany, red, orange, gold and yellow.
Strongly branched stems support 3-4.5" flowers from July until
Frost. A steady of a cut flowers. Technically,
this is short lived Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual.
Fleuroselect
Quality Mark Award Winner. World's first red-flowered Rudbeckia from
seed. Single, cherry-red blooms on robust, bushy plants create a
dramatic impact in borders, large containers, or as cut flowers.
This is an astounding Rudbeckia. Technically, this is short
lived Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual and self seeds true
Those
of you who've 'met' our yellow Lab Maya can figure out why this
plant caught our attention -- the meaningful name! But the reason it held our
attention is that it's the first fully, seriously, outrageously
double Rudbeckia in the trade and it's Dwarf. Destined to be a
hit!
As
above but the unusual 5" blooms have central green cones and
bright yellow orange petals radiating out to lemon yellow tips,
making dazzling cut flowers. Gold Medal Winner 2003 in the
Fleuroselect Trials across Europe. Technically, this is short lived
Perennial that behaves like a hardy Annual and self seeds true
A
tall, erect and stately native with a green center, coarse, hairy stems
and yellow rays 3-4" across and deeply lobed leaves! Blooms late
summer/early Fall, is a super cut flower and butterfly magnet and host
plant for larvae. Blooms in moist meadows and grassy roadsides and
flood plains from Quebec to Montana and south to Arizona and Florida --
happy most anywhere -- gorgeous and easy to grow. Can reach 6 feet
but generally tops out blooming at 3-4 feet.
Upright, stiff perennial with spoon-shaped, gray-green basal leaves to 12" long and progressively smaller stem leaves. Bears slightly drooping
flower heads, 3" across, with yellow ray florets and prominent conical centers of brown disk florets in late summer. 
The
US Native often spreads to form large glorious colonies in the Ozark
region of Missouri. Golden yellow daisy-like flowers with
black centers and yellow rays on branched stems 2-3' tall with
narrow green leaves. Both stems and leaves are noticeably
hairy. Missouri Coneflower has a long bloom season - from
summer to early fall. Tolerates hot, humid summer and some
drought.
An unusual Coneflower which had a large, dome-shaped
central cone ringed in but no ray flowers (petals). Surrounding that
are bright green sepals radiating out . Peak bloom from June-July
then sporadically until September. Wonderful in cut or dried flower
arrangements. It's kind of like the 'Black Eye' without the 'Susan'!
Upright, branching rhizomatous perennial
with FRAGRANT green, hairy leaves to 5" that smell like Anise. Large
flower heads to 3.5" across with yellow ray florets & deep brown-purple centers. This is an impressive Native that tolerates more shade than many
Prairie natives but doesn't care for dry soil, especially in sun. Better resistance to powdery mildew, tougher and longer lived than most Rudbeckias. Will grow in clay! 
"Well
who is Henry Eilers?" you ask. He's the guy that discovered this
great form of R. submentosa along a Montgomery Co., IL stream.
"And what caught his attention?" you ask. Unlike the species, it
has QUILLED (rolled) light yellow petals with brown centers where
the species has flat yellow-gold petals. A sturdy upright
grower, it does benefit from being cut back in July to make it more
compact. Fragrant and a good cut flower. This is just an
all around winner.
Native to the Eastern US and just a blooming machine -- from May
through October it pumps out lavender, 3" tubular, bell-shaped,
Petunia-like blooms, each with 5 shallow rounded lobes in a never
ending stream. Lance shaped, olive green leaves are up to 4"
long and both leaves and stems are hairy. Short rhizomes. This
is a must have! We've seen reports of taller plants but the plants
our cuttings are from were about 12" tall however, possibly
they had been sheared but didn't appear so as the area was quite
natural and beautifully untended.
"One
of the finest southern US native plants that we have trialed," Tony
Avent, Plant Delights. This is definitely a winner -- huge blooms
that just don't stop from July 'til Frost. A colonizer, it
spreads by underground runners which can be curbed by putting it in poor
soil. This Texas Native is also called Wild White Petunia -- well,
'cause the bloom does look a lot like a white Petunia! Broad, dark
green leaves. Indifferent to soil, it will even take dry
shade! Wow!
Pungent scent. Moth
deterrent & may repel Japanese beetles & flies. Historically rich background. May cause skin irritation. Red dye plant. Stunning for adding color to the herb garden with lacy, blue-green foliage on a little plant that is ADORABLE. Will take hot, dry site. Prune spring or after flowering.
Dwarf compared to the 36" tall species. Needs at least
6 hours of direct sun. Needs adequate water the first year then
drought tolerant.
Where 'Blue Curl' and the species are taller
than wide, 'Blue Mound' as you might guess, forms a mound of foliage, a
little more than a foot wide. Doesn't self seed much or at all.
Dwarf compared to the 36" tall species.
Needs at least 6 hours of direct sun. Needs adequate water the
first year then drought tolerant. Deep blue green foliage..jpg)
