2005 Catalog (PDF: 2.9MB) - Friends School Plant Sale

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Friends School 

Plant Sale 

Scarlet Peony 

illustration by Jarmila Haldová 

from The Genus Paeonia 

by Joseph Halda and James 

Waddick, reviewed inside 

Know More 

About Peonies 

Monitoring 

Monarchs 

Rain Gardens 

May 6, 7, 8, 2005 

Friday, May 6 

11:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M. 

Saturday, May 7 

9:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M. 

Sunday, May 8 

12:00 NOON–4:00 P.M. 

Now at the 

State Fair 

Grandstand! 

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16th Annual Friends School Plant Sale 

May 6th, 7th and 8th, 2005 

Friday 11:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M.• Saturday 9:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M. 

Sunday 12:00 NOON–4:00 P.M. Sunday is half-price day 

at the Grandstand Building, Minnesota State Fair Grounds 

Friends School of Minnesota 

Thank you for supporting Friends School of Minnesota by purchasing 

plants at our sale. Friends School of Minnesota prepares children to embrace life, learning, 

and community with hope, skill, understanding, and creativity. We are committed 

to the Quaker values of peace, justice, simplicity and integrity. 

Located in Saint Paul near Hamline University, the school has a 

student body of 150 and a faculty of 16. 

Started by Quakers and peace activists in 1988, Friends School of Minnesota has maintained 

a strong commitment to serving families of religious, ethnic and economic diversity. 

The school’s website address: www.fsmn.org 

Plant sale phone number: 651-917-0076 

Know More About Peonies 

BOOK REVIEW BY LILI HERBERT 

When Henry asked me to review 

these books, I was a little 

intimidated. Whole books 

about peonies? Two whole 

books? With lots of Latin names? 

My uncertainty was soon overpowered by 

my desire to learn more about these beautiful 

plants. I associate peonies with my grandfather’s 

garden, with quiet, calm, slow summer 

afternoons, and serene still-life images of vases 

spilling over with 

peony flowers, petals 

scattered around the 

base. This association 

is common; every 

print source and conversation 

I have had 

about peonies connects 

them to “oldfashioned” 

calmer 

times, grandmother’s 

garden. What better 

association for a 

flower? The antithesis 

to our cellphone, Palm 

Pilot, warring society. 

Happily, both books 

Peonies 

by Allen Rogers 

Published by Timber 

Press, 1995 

The Genus 

Paeonia 

by Josef J. Halda with 

James W. Waddick 

Botanical illustrations 

by Jarmiola Haldova 

Published by Timber 

Press, 2004 

turned out to be concise, clear, easy-to-read, 

and well organized. I learned about the origin 

of peonies and that they are easy to grow, produce 

beautiful, sometimes fragrant flowers, 

and are valued as much for the foliage as for 

the flower. There are two main types of 

peonies, called “woody” (or “tree”) and 

“herbaceous.” Herbaceous peonies are more 

common, but woody peonies are becoming 

more available in the United States. Many of 

both types are available at our plant sale. 

It was fun to read about how to recognize the 

Fernleaf Peony from the Rogers book. 

Continued on page 23. More articles on pages 5, 13, 20, 21 and 38. 

Contents 

About the School . . . . . . . .2 

What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . .2 

How to “Do” the Sale . . . . .3 

Saturday Vendor Fair . . . . .4 

Articles 

Peonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

Gardening with Natives . . .5 

Tea Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

Busting Buckthorn . . . . . .20 

Monarch Monitoring . . . .21 

Rain Gardens . . . . . . . . . .38 

Plants 

Annual Flowers . . . . . .6–11 

Climbing Plants . . . . .24–25 

Daylilies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 

Ferns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 

Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

Garden Perennials . . . .26–37 

Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . .16–17 

Hosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 

Lilies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 

Native Wildflowers . . .39–41 

Rare Plants . . . . . . . . .22–23 

Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

Shrubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .18–20 

Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 

Vegetables and Fruit . .14–15 

Water Plants . . . . . . . . . . .35 

Woodland Wildflowers . . .41 

Common Name Index . . . .42 

Latin Name Index . . . . . . .43

2 Friends School Plant Sale • 2005 

About Friends School 

By Mark Niedermier 

Mark Niedermier is Head 

of School at Friends 

School of Minnesota. 

Thank you for looking to Friends 

School for your gardening 

needs. Our annual Plant Sale, 

now in its 16th year, has staked out a 

unique place among Minnesota gardening 

events. We’re really glad that you 

have chosen to join us. 

Many people who shop at the plant 

sale wonder about the school that puts it 

on: What is Friends School of 

Minnesota? Here are some common 

questions and answers about FSM. 

I hope they help you understand us a bit 

more, and maybe even consider us for 

your children’s school. 

Q: How many students and what grades do 

you have? 

A: We enroll around 150 students in 

grades kindergarten through eight. The 

average lower school (grades K–4) classroom 

has about 16 students and the 

average middle school (grades 5–8) 

classroom has about 20 students. 

Q: Where is Friends School located? 

We are located near the intersection 

of Hamline and Englewood Avenues in 

the Hamline-Midway area of St. Paul, 

about a mile southeast of the Plant 

Sale’s State Fairgrounds location. About 

50 percent of our students come from St. 

Paul, about 40 percent from 

Minneapolis, and the remaining 10 

percent from throughout the metro area. 

Q: Are you a religious school? 

A: Yes, we are affiliated with the 

Religious Society of Friends—better 

known as Quakers. About 20 percent of 

our students come from Quaker families. 

The other students come from a wide 

variety of religious denominations, but 

their families share an affinity with the 

ethical culture of Friends School. 

Q: What is the mission of Friends School? 

A: Friends School of Minnesota 

prepares children to embrace life, learning, 

and community with hope, skill, 

understanding, and creativity. We are 

committed to the Quaker values of 

peace, justice, simplicity, and integrity. 

Q: What is the school’s educational 

philosophy? 

A: Friends School is guided by the 

principles of progressive education. We 

believe that children learn best when 

they work actively to solve problems and 

collaborate with others. We encourage 

students to observe the world directly, 

read, conduct experiments, and ask 

questions. Then we ask them to express 

what they’re learning through writing, 

speaking, acting, creating visual art, 

making music, and teaching others. 

There is a special emphasis on the community 

life of the classroom and school 

because we view this as preparation for 

children to participate actively in democratic 

life as adults. 

Q: What are the profits of the Plant Sale used 

for? 

A: Last year’s profit was approximately 

$95,000. We hope to do even better 

this year. All profit directly supports the 

school program, particularly our needbased 

financial aid program. Over our 

school’s 17-year history, we have provided 

nearly $2 million in need-based 

financial aid. Each purchase you make at 

the Plant Sale helps to ensure that a 

Friends School education is available to 

children regardless of a family’s ability 

to pay. 

I hope these few points are a helpful 

start for learning about Friends School. 

Thank you for your support! 

We’re Moving to the Fair Grounds 

Key 

Í Full sun 

∏ Part sun/part shade 

Ó Shade 

˜ Native 

˝ Ground Cover 

‰ Rock Garden 

´ Edible flowers 

Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

About the 

alphabet 

Throughout, we have 

tried to alphabetize by 

the main common 

name of each plant, 

with variant common 

names following the 

main common name. 

For example, you 

would find Foxglove 

followed by Foxglove, 

Strawberry. 

About those 

stars… 

Also throughout, you 

will notice plants that 

are marked with five 

stars (*****). These 

plants have been 

awarded five stars by 

Heger and Whitman in 

Growing Perennials in 

Cold Climates as one 

of the very best plants 

available on the 

market. 

So much is new, it’s hard to know 

where to begin! There are now 

nearly 1,700 entries in this catalog. 

It’s inevitable that things get confusing 

when planning something this big. So if 

there’s anything we missed that you 

want, let us know, so we can get it for 

next year. 

Why Move to the Grandstand? 

Not many people saw the grand finale 

to last year’s sale, but you may remember 

that on the evening of Mother’s Day 

2004, straight-line winds went through 

the Twin Cities and wiped out many 

mature trees in Como Park…and our 

school is not far from Como Park. As a 

result, every one of the large tents we 

had set up was knocked flat or blown 

away. For that reason and many others— 

more accessibility, better parking, easier 

on the neighborhood—we decided now 

was the time to move to a bigger space 

indoors. We are sad that new shoppers 

won’t get a chance to see the Friends 

School building, but we’re hoping that 

being safe and dry with wider aisles and 

real restrooms will make up for it! (If 

want to see the school, call our admissions 

coordinator to schedule a tour.) 

Did We Mention Peonies? 

Check out our expanded supply of 

“regular” peonies (page 34) and rare 

peonies (page 23). These beautiful, 

long-lived plants are an old-fashioned 

garden favorite, and we are excited to be 

able to offer a wide array of types, 

including the rare Intersectional Peony. 

Native Wild Flowers and Grasses 

We have increased our offering of 

native grasses and wild flowers, and have 

begun to include the seed source of our 

native offerings. Thanks to volunteer and 

native plant enthusiast Dave Crawford for 

reasearching the sources and the 

Minnesota Native Plant Society for checking 

the nativity of the plants. (Grasses, page 

12, native wild flowers, pages 39–41). 

Sales Tax 

Because we are a nonprofit, educational 

institution, in the past we have not 

charged you sales tax. A state law now 

requires us to charge sales tax, so it will 

be added once your order is totalled. 

Vendor Fair on Saturday 

Last year we had two vendors on 

Saturday—Two Pony Gardens with 

dahlias and heirloom tomatoes as well 

as artist Russ Erickson with his Celtic 

stepping stones. This year we are 

expanding the space for vendors and 

inviting a variety of growers and other 

folks with items that will be of interest 

to gardeners. See page 4 for a listing of 

the vendors we’ve confirmed at press 

time.We’re hoping that the vendor fair 

will bring even more variety to the Plant 

Sale.We will update the list on the website 

as the sale approaches 

(www.fsmn.org). 

Saturday Shipments 

If you haven’t been to the Plant Sale 

on Saturday morning in the last few 

years, you may not know that we’ve been 

restocking. So just because something 

sells out on Friday doesn’t mean we 

won’t have more. You can find out on 

Friday if an additional shipment is scheduled 

for Saturday by going to the Price 

Check table near the checkouts. 

Sunday Is Half-Price 

Perhaps the biggest change of all 

(okay, the second biggest after the 

move) is the announcement that all 

plants will be half price on Sunday, and 

that Sunday’s hours are now from noon 

until 4:00 p.m. So stop by and see 

what’s left at bargain rates! 

About Crop Failures 

Last year about 10 percent of what 

we ordered was not available at the 

Plant Sale for one reason or another. 

Sometimes the seeds fail to germinate, 

sometimes they do but have a slow start 

and are not ready for our early sale. We 

have tried this year to get better information 

earlier to keep you from being 

disappointed when you look for your 

plants.There will always be crop failures, 

but we hope for fewer this year! 

About Tender Perennials 

There are many plants that are 

perennial (reemerging each year) in 

their native habitats, but which are not 

hardy in Minnesota. It can be cold here, 

as you may have noticed. We sell these 

plants as annuals (plants that last one 

season). The word “hardy” refers to a 

plant’s ability to withstand frozen 

winters.

2005 • Friends School Plant Sale 3 

Tips on How to “Do” the Plant Sale 

Restrooms 

VENDOR FAIR (SATURDAY ONLY) 

Restrooms 

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Customer 

Exit 

Checkouts 

PLANTS 

Customer 

entrance 

Fire exit 

only 

Fire exit 

only 

Fire exit 

only 

To the midway 

parking lot 

Curbside 

loading zone 

Going through the Sale 

• Parking at the State Fair is easy. It is legal to park on the 

streets, and there are large lots to the southwest of the 

Grandstand (actually, it’s the area used during the Fair as the 

midway). You will be able to drive up to the pickup area at the 

southwest corner of the Grandstand plaza to load your plants, 

and there are frequently students available to help with loading, 

especially on Friday. Metro Transit route number 84 on 

Snelling and number 3 on Como serve the Fair Grounds. 

• There is one entrance to the sale, at the southeast corner 

of the Grandstand, and one exit at the southwest corner. 

• Write down your purchases as you go. Pick up an order 

form at the door, or if it’s helpful to you, use the sample purchase 

form shown here as a model to write out your list beforehand. 

You can cross out anything you don’t buy or change the 

quantity to your actual purchase as you go through the sale. 

(Bring a pen or pencil, or pick one up at the door.) 

• If you plan on buying more than a flat of plants, bring a 

wagon or even a plastic sled to hold your plants as you move 

through the sale. There are a number of Friends School 

wagons available at the sale, but they are in constant use. If 

you bring a wagon or sled, please label it somehow so it 

doesn’t get mixed up with someone else’s; and don’t leave 

your wagon unattended. You could also bring your own flats or 

trays (perhaps from a past year) to save on waste. 

Finding the Plants 

• On the grounds, the catalog numbers are your best means 

of locating the plants. Each category (such as Annuals or 

Perennials) has a letter to begin its catalog numbers (A for 

Annuals, P for Perennials). Remember that the numbers are 

assigned alphabetically by the common name we give them 

(for instance, Hollyhock, French, rather than French 

Hollyhock). 

• Catalog listings that say “bareroot in the Lily Shop” can 

be found in the Lily Shop. Since bulbs cannot be set out for 

shoppers like plants, bulb buyers must turn in a list of their 

selections and the order is filled by a plant sale volunteer. 

• If you know the common or Latin name of a plant you’re 

looking for, use the index, pages 42 and 43, to find it. 

Checking Out 

• At the checkouts you will need the plant’s name, its cost, 

and how many you have. This is important: Shoppers who do not 

record this information will have to go to the Price Check table so they 

don’t impede those who have recorded the information. If you have 

picked up a plant that you cannot identify, you can go to the 

Price Check table before getting into the checkout line. All 

prices must be recorded on your sheet before checkout. 

• There will be an Express Lane for shoppers with 

10 or fewer items. There will also be two credit card stations. 

We should have up to 50 percent more checkouts this year, 

since there will be more space! 

• At Saturday’s vendor fair, please pay each vendor for any 

purchases you make there. If you buy a plant from a vendor 

before entering the main plant sale, the vendor will mark the 

pot so it will not get confused at the final checkout. 

• The Rare Plants area will be using a “lumber yard” 

system…you will need to reserve your plants, and then come 

back to pick them up after you have paid the cashiers. The 

Rare Plants booth will be as near to the checkouts as possible. 

Generally… 

• There will be food concessions during the sale. They are 

arranged through the State Fair and are provided for your convenience. 

Friends School does not share any of the receipts 

from concessions. 

• On half-price Sunday, please write down the full price of 

each plant. The discount will be taken at the register. 

• We want feedback on how your plants do in your garden, 

especially survival or failure of the new or unusual things we 

offer. Send your comments to the plant sale email, 

friends_school_plant_sale@yahoo.com 

Catalog # Name Price Qty Subtotal 

A054 Coleus, Kong Mosaic $5 1 

H068 Sage, Culinary Honeydew $5 2 

R035 Tea Rose, King’s Ransom $22 1 

N053 Pasque Flower $3 3 

SAMPLE PURCHASE FORM


First Annual Vendor Fair 

AVANT GARDENS 

Offering very unique and unusual 

conifers, perennials, ferns and 

pre-Bonsai stock. We will have for sale: 

• 10 varieties of Norway Spruce 

• 10 varieties Spruce 

• 2 varieties of Golden Yew 

• 6 varieties of Pine 

• 7 varieties of Juniper 

• 2 varieties of False Cypress 

• 2 varieties of White Tipped Hemlock 

Avant Gardens 

avantgardens@juno.com 

www.avantgardens-mn.com 

ECOLOGICAL GARDENS 

Sustainable landscape consulting, design 

and installation; certified organic edible 

plants. 

Available at the Plant Sale: 

• gourmet lettuce and mesclun mixes 

• fruit and edible flower companion 

packs (Alpine strawberries, borage, 

chives, planting design and instructions) 

• salsa companion packs (cherry 

Roma heirloom tomato, Serrano heirloom 

pepper, Italian Torpedo heirloom 

onion starts, cilantro, planting design, 

instructions and recipe 

• heirloom peppers: Buran (extremely 

sweet and productive; Polish); Miniature 

Red Bell (fruits ripen from green to 

chocolate to red; and Lilac (flavor is 

clean at the lavender stage and very 

sweet at full red ripeness). 

• edible fruiting groundcovers: 

– Alpine strawberries. Ever-bearing 

plants that produce 3/4” elongated 

sweet berries. Clump-forming, 8” tall by 

12” wide. 

– Wintergreen. Bright red berries 

that ripen in August; can be eaten raw or 

mixed into fresh fruit salad. Both leaves 

and fruits have a taste like wintergreen 

mints. Leaves can be used for tea. 

Spreads to 12” and grows in partial to 

full shade. 6” tall. 

• Information on landscape products 

• Information on no-chemical 

landscape design and consulting 

Ecological Gardens, 

www.ecologicalgardens.com 

FLYING TEACUPS 

Metal work for gardens including 

trellises, arbors, 

obelisks, and plant 

stakes, as well as 

some indoor items 

such as chairs and 

small tables. 

Featuring a variety 

of pieces at the sale. 

Flying Teacups was 

born out of the 

desire to return 

something beautiful 

to the universe, and 

to reflect the artists’ 

love and respect for 

nature. Together, 

they have made 

these works of art 

for your garden, 

hoping to give you 

as much joy as their 

friendship has brought them. 

Flying Teacups 

flyingteacups11@yahoo.com 

TWO PONY GARDENS 

We will be offering 

many hard-to-find 

varieties of dahlia 

tubers and pre-started 

dahlias in one-gallon 

pots, and over 30 heirloom 

tomato plants in 

one-gallon pots. 

We will demonstrate how to make 

compost tea and will have a limited 

supply of tea for sale. We support 

sustainable gardening practices. 

Lisa Ringer & Nancy Leland, 

Two Pony Gardens, 763-473-0783 

TERRACE 

HORTICULTURAL BOOKS 

Terrace Horticultural Books offers new, 

used and antiquarian books in all topics 

related to the areas of Botany, 

Horticulture and Gardening. From our 

by-appointment showrooms in St. Paul 

we will be bringing a select sample of 

our books. Topics included will be propagation, 

how to garden, perennials, landscape 

design, wildflowers, annuals, 

vegetables, organic gardening, and 

Minnesota-related topics, including Lynn 

Steiner’s just released new book entitled 

Landscaping with Native Plants of 

Minnesota. 

Terrace Horticultural Books 

terrace@winternet.com 

As more vendors are confirmed, 

we will list them on the Friends School 

website, www.fsmn.org 

Handcrafted by 

Minneapolis artist 

Russ Erickson. 

Come visit us at the 

2005 Friend’s School Plant Sale! 

TWO PONY GARDENS 

Lisa Ringer & Nancy Leland 

Stand On Me 

stepping stones 

These hand-crafted concrete stepping 

stones are just right for planting grass 

or ground covers within the little 

pockets—they even have drains to keep 

the plants healthy and prevent ice 

damage. Imagine them with Irish moss 

planted in the pockets! 

The design is an interlaced Celtic knot, 

symbol of the interconnectedness of all 

life. These entwined knots show how 

our lives are woven together, creating a 

fabric of love and friendship. 

We will be offering: Many hard-to-find varieties 

of DAHLIA tubers and pre-started dahlias in 

one-gallon pots, and over 30 HEIRLOOM 

TOMATO plants in one-gallon pots.We will demonstrate how to 

make COMPOST TEA and will have a limited supply of tea for sale. 

We support sustainable gardening practices. 

northerngardener 

Give a gift of green 

to someone you love 

Purchase a Minnesota State Horticultural Society 

membership at full price and receive the second 

one for half price. (Save up to $30.) 

A perfect gift for Mother’s or Father’s Day! 

Includes an attractive gift bag with a personal note card, 

a copy of Northern Gardener magazine and 

a complimentary copy of Northern Gardener Cookbook. 

Two Northern Gardener Level Memberships—a $120 value 

for $90! Two Subscription-Only Options—a $68 value for $51! 

To take advantage of this special Spring membership offer 

call 651-643-3601 ext. 204 or 1-800-676-6747 or 

visit www.northerngardener.org 

Two Pony Gardens • 1700 Deer Hill Road • Long Lake, MN 55356 

Phone: 763-473-0783


Gardening with Natives 

BY SARA BARSEL 

Native plants have adapted over 

thousands of years to our local 

growing conditions: climate 

patterns, such as rainfall, wind, sunshine, 

and temperature, pollinators, 

and soil types. Because they are 

adapted to local conditions, native 

plants survive variations in local 

climates, such as droughts and 

extreme temperatures, and are 

easier to grow and maintain than 

many non-native or exotic plants. 

Native plants grown from seed 

that has been collected in the 

same area where the new plants 

will grow will be best adapted to 

their environment. In other 

words, plants grown from seed 

harvested in Minnesota will grow 

better in Minnesota than plants 

grown from seed harvested in South 

Carolina and planted in Minnesota. 

The joys and virtues of native plant 

gardening include: 

• Promoting biodiversity by providing 

food, nectar, cover, and nesting areas 

that local birds, insects, and mammals 

need to survive. 

• Improving water quality, stabilizing 

soil and reducing erosion. Many prairie 

plants have extensive root systems, 

enabling them to filter stormwater, survive 

drought, and improve soil fertility. 

• Conserving water. Many native 

plants are drought-resistant, once 

established. 

• Reducing use of fertilizers. Many 

native plants do not require any 

fertilizers. 

• Reducing use of pesticides. Many 

native plants are disease-resistant or 

disease-tolerant. 

• Reducing the need for frequent 

replanting. Most native plant species are 

perennials or self-sowing biennials that 

reseed themselves. 

The responsibilities of native plant 

gardening include: 

• Purchasing native plant seeds or 

plants from reputable nurseries or 

organizations. 

• Not removing native plants from 

places they naturally inhabit because it 

depletes the natural area of these plants. 

• Leaving sufficient seed in any area 

for the plants to replenish themselves 

when seed harvesting. 

Gardening with native plants 

Gardening with native plants can be 

as formal or informal as you choose. You 

can combine native plants with cultivated 

plants in your garden. There are no 

rules. You do not have to recreate a 

prairie or other landscape in order to 

garden with native plants. (See page 38 

for information on starting a rain garden 

with native plants.) 

Gardening with native plants is similar 

to gardening with cultivated annuals 

and perennials. To be successful, you 

must pay attention to the growth 

requirements of each native plant, such 

as light requirements, moisture needs, 

soil type, or salt-sensitivity. In other 

words, gardening with native plants 

follows the same common sense rules as 

gardening with any other plants. 

Native 

plants 

require one or 

two seasons to 

become established in 

your garden, so even 

“drought-resistant” plants will 

need to be watered during their 

first growing season(s). 

Plant suggestions 

Here are a few suggestions for native 

plants to include in your gardens: 

• For butterfly gardens: milkweeds, 

blue false indigo, coreopsis, purple 

coneflower, meadow blazingstar, Joe Pye 

weed, boneset, cardinal flower, vervain, 

ironweed, columbine, turtlehead, lupine, 

penstemon, New Jersey tea, lead plant, 

butterfly weed, rattlesnake master, and 

blanketflower. 

• To attract birds and hummingbirds: 

aster, blue false indigo, purple prairie 

clover, coneflower, sunflower, blazingstar, 

penstemon, cup plant, sweet 

black-eyed Susan, goldenrod, cardinal 

flower, great blue lobelia, Turk’s cap lily, 

monkey flower, columbine, larkspur, royal 

catchfly, bee balm (bergamot), compass 

plant, New Jersey tea, prairie phlox, 

wild petunia, iris, and grasses: little 

bluestem, prairie dropseed, Indian grass, 

sideoats grama. 

Shrubs to provide nectar, berries, 

browse, and protective thickets for hiding: 

blueberries, highbush cranberries, 

snowberries, elderberries, viburnum, 

chokeberries, dogwood, and serviceberries. 

Plants for shade or semi-shade: 

columbine, Jack-in-the-pulpit, red 

baneberry, white baneberry, wild ginger, 

shooting star, larkspur, false rue 

anemone, sweet Joe Pye weed, wild 

geranium, Virginia bluebells, bishop’s 

cap, Jacob’s ladder, Solomon’s seal, 

foamflower, meadow rue, blue cohosh, 

hepatica, May apple, blood root, zig-zag 

goldenrod, trillium, bellwort, and spring 

beauty. 

Prairie plants: sweet flag, fragrant 

hyssop, prairie onion, milkweeds, leadplant, 

Canada May flower, thimble 

flower, Pasque flower, pussytoes, prairie 

sage, aster, Canada milkvetch, ground 

plum, wild indigo, harebells, partridge 

pea, New Jersey tea, turtlehead, 

coreopsis, prairie larkspur, coneflower, 

rattlesnake master, gentians, prairie 

smoke, blazingstar, penstemon, prairie 

clover, prairie phlox, black-eyed Susan, 

compass plant, cup plant, goldenrod, 

violets, culver’s root, vervain, ironweed, 

Joe Pye weed, boneset, steeplebush, 

meadowsweet, blue-eyed grass, and wild 

petunia. 

Native grasses: big bluestem, little 

bluestem, sweet grass, side oats grama, 

blue grama, Canada wild rye, prairie 

dropseed, bottlebrush grass, Junegrass, 

Indian grass, and prairie cord grass. 

Resources 

Your local library and many plant 

catalogues are excellent sources of 

information. In addition, these Web sites 

contain excellent information, pictures, 

links, and local events. 

North American Native Plant Society 

www.nanps.org/index.shtml 

Minnesota Native Plant Society 

www.mnnps.org 

Sara Barsel has been enthusiastically 

gardening with native and cultivated plants 

in the Midwest for many years. 

The Minnesota Native Plant Society is a nonprofit charitable 

organization founded in 1982. The Society is dedicated to the 

study, appreciation, preservation and restoration of Minnesota’s 

native plants and plant communities. Our membership includes 

a diverse cross section of native plant enthusiasts, such as 

professional botanists and ecologists, native plant gardeners and 

growers, college and high school students, and university professors. 

The Society meets monthly at the Minnesota Valley National 

Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington. We hold several field trips each 

year, as well as a native seed exchange in November and a native plant 

sale in June. Our meetings are open to the public. Please come visit 

us at our monthly meetings, or visit www.mnnps.org for more 

information regarding the Minnesota Native Plant Society, upcoming 

programs, field trips, and memberships.


Annual Flowers 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

Bells of Ireland 

Begonias Begonia 

Ageratum Ageratum hybrids 

Fuzzy blue flowerheads that attract butterflies. 

Easy to grow. Seeds eaten by finches. 

6-10” Í∏ 

A001 Blue Hawaii—Bushy, compact plants ideal 

for borders. 6-10” 

—four plants in a pack $2.00 

A002 Blue Horizon—Good for cutting. 20-30” 

A003 Red Sea—Attractive red umbels. 

Vigorous; grown for cutting. 30” 

—six plants in a pack $4.00 

A006 Alyssum, Sweet 

Lobularia maritima 

Easy to grow. Forms a thick carpet of tiny 

flowers, so wonderfully fragrant that it is well 

worth stooping to smell them. Perfect for edging 

or overhanging a sunny wall. Good in containers. 

3-5” Í 

A004 Easter Basket Mix—Pink, purple and 

white. 

A005 New Apricot 

A006 Purple 

A007 Rose 

A008 Snow Crystals 

—four or six plants in a pack $2.00 

A009 White —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Amaranthus Amaranthus 

Tall, bushy plants with deep-colored leaves. 

Drought-resistant. The leaves and seeds are 

high in protein. The Hopi added seeds and 

flower bracts to cornmeal to make red cornbread. 

Height depends on soil and exposure. 

Reseeds. Í∏ 

A010 A. gargeticus ‘Illumination’—Very showy. 

Wide orange, scarlet and bronze leaves 

with yellow centers. 36-72” 

A011 A. paniculatus ‘Hot Biscuits’ ◊— 

Beautiful burnished copper upright blossoms; 

textural effect. 48” 

A012 A. paniculatus ‘Marvel Bronze’ ◊— 

Deep bronze foliage with stunning 

deep red plumes. Fabulous in mass 

plantings. 36-48” 

A013 A. viridis ‘Green Tails ◊—Ropes 

of trailing green chenile-like 

blooms. Very unusual form. 48” 


Angel Mist Angelonia 

A great garden performer, thriving in heat 

and tolerating wet or dry conditions. 12- 

18” Í∏ 

A014 Angel Face Blue Bicolor 

A015 Deep Plum 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

A016 Artichoke, Globe 

Cynara scolymus 

Striking architectural plant. Imperial Star 

is a special variety for northern gardens. 

Don’t harvest the buds—let them bloom. 

The otherworldly flower is worth the sacrifice. 

48” Í´ 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Begonia, Wax Begonia semperflorens 

Great for sculpting with colors. One of the most 

versatile plants-use them for bedding, edging, hanging 

baskets, window boxes, patio containers, or as a house 

plant. Easy to grow. Í∏ 

A301 Bronze leaves, mixed colors 

A302 Bronze leaves, pink flowers 

A303 Bronze leaves, red flowers 

A304 Bronze leaves, white flowers 

A305 Green leaves, mixed flowers 

A306 Green leaves, pink flowers 

A307 Green leaves, red flowers 

A308 Green leaves, white flowers 


Begonia rex 

A017 Aster, Pot and Patio Mix Aster 

Frilly flowers in a mix of colors; large blooms. 

8” Í∏ —four plants in a pack $2.00 

A018 Baby’s Breath, Gypsy Deep 

Rose Gypsophilia 

One of the hottest new annuals. Dainty double 

and semi-double rose-like blooms. 24” Í 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

Begonias see below 

A019 Bells of Ireland Molucella laevis 

Graceful flower spikes are covered with pale 

green, delicately veined, bell-shaped calyxes. 

Superb in fresh or dried arrangements. 20-24” 

Í∏ —four plants in a pack $2.00 

A020 Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia Í∏ 

A020 Cherokee Sunset—3-4” double or semidouble 

blooms in yellow, orange, bronze 

and mahogany. 2002 winner of the All- 

American Plant award. 24-30” 

A021 Chocolate Orange ◊—Wonderful new 

color combination with sturdy and wellbranched 

stems. Great for cut flowers. 

24” 

A022 Indian Summer—Minnesota select winner. 

Semi-double, early. 36” 

A023 Prairie Sun—AAS winner. Very large 4” 

blooms, pale yellow tips on golden petals. 

28-32” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A024 Blanket Flower 

Gaillardia pulchella ‘Sundance Bicolor’ ◊ 

Globe-shaped double mahogany and yellow 

blooms. Heat and drought tolerant. Easy to 

grow and good for containers. Long bloom 

time. Í —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Butterfly Bush Buddleia spp. 

May come back the following year in milder 

winters. Í 

A025 Black Knight—Blackish-purple blooms. 

48-72” 

A026 Orchid Beauty—Extremely long, clear 

lavender panicles. 72–84” 

A027 Potters Purple—Thick, large dark purple 

panicles. A real standout. 60-72” 

A028 White Ball—Tight compact growth and 

stunning silver foliage. 24-36” 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

Butterfly Flower 

Asclepias curassavica 

From South America. Strong stems hold up 

umbels of brightly colored flowers very attractive 

to butterflies. Excellent cut flowers. 28- 

40” Í∏ 

A029 Silky Deep Red 

A030 Silky Gold 


Begonia, Rex Begonia rex 

Brilliantly colored leaves with relatively inconspicuous 

flowers. Grown for their foliage. Excellent houseplant. 

∏ 

A310 Devil’s Paradise—Deep green centers with red 

veins and distinctive silver tips 

A311 Hurricane Bay ◊—Unique swirled leaf form in 

silver and green. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A340 Begonia, River Nile ◊ 

Light green spiral leaves with brown/black edges and 

pink flowers. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Begonia, Tuberous Begonia hybrida 

Shade lover with huge flowers. Usually grown as an 

annual, but the tubers can be stored over winter and 

restarted indoors in late winter. ∏Ó 

A313 Apricot 

A314 Orange 

A315 Pink 

A316 Red 

A317 White 

A318 Yellow —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Cabbage, Flowering Brassica oleracea 

An easy to grow ornamental annual that has 

its brightest color when the nights are cool. A 

great choice for fall color as they like cool temperatures 

and are frost hardy. 12-18” Í∏´ 

A031 Purple Pigeon—Greenish purple outer 

leaves with a red center and round heads. 

A032 Victoria Pigeon—Variegated green and 

white outer leaves with a pale pink center. 

A033 White Pigeon—Thick, creamy white 

leaves with a hint of pink at the center. 


A034 Calendula 

Calendula officinalis ‘Pacific Beauty Lemon’ 

A dwarf, early-flowering variety. Large flowers 

in a range of yellows, oranges and apricots. 

Very easy to grow. Provides color through 

frost. Remove spent blooms for more flowers. 

18-20” Í´ —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Canna Lily Canna 

Beautiful blooms at the end of stately plants 

summer and fall. Excellent planted in groups, 

in mixed borders or containers. Dig clumps in 

fall and store in a frost-free location until 

ready to replant in spring. Í 

A035 Black Knight ◊ 30” 

A036 City of Portland ◊—Pink 30” 

A037 Orange Beauty ◊ 60” 

A038 Red King Humbert ◊ 72” 

A039 Richard Wallace ◊—Yellow 42” 

A040 Rosamund Cole ◊ 36” 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Cardinal Flower, Annual 

Lobelia speciosa ◊ 

Vibrant colors on well-branched stems. Í∏ 

A041 Burgundy 

A042 Deep Rose 

A043 Deep Scarlet —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A044 Castor Bean, Carmencita 

Ricinus communis 

Stunning tropical foliage. 8” decorative leaves 

are a deep red-bronze and the flowers are 

bright red. The entire plant is poisonous, particularly 

the seeds, which should be picked 

before they ripen. Grow in fertile, well-drained 

soil. 48-72” Í —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Cockscomb Celosia argentea cristata 

Drought tolerant. Í 

A045 Amigo Mix—Bold colors; very eyecatching. 

6” —four plants in a pack $2.00 

A046 Tall Chief Mix—Mixed colors; red, rose, 

gold, fire, bicolor, carmine and persimmon. 

40” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A047 Coleus Solenostemon scutellarioides 

Bring some excitement to a shady corner! 

Coleus comes in a wide variety of leaf colors 

and shapes. Easy to grow. The colorful leaves 

of this member of the mint family are useful 

planted under trees where little else will grow. 

Also grown as a house plant and propagated 

from cuttings. ∏Ó 

A047 Black Dragon—Red leaves with a purpleblack 

edge. Compact with large lobed 

leaves. 

A048 Fairway Magic—Extra dwarf series for 

shade; well-branched. Light green leaves 

with scarlet and cream accents. 12” 

A049 Fairway Mosaic—Cream and crimson, 

very unusual leaf pattern. 12” 

A050 Fairway Orange—Deep orange with golden 

margins. 

A051 Fairway Red Velvet—Burgundy red with 

darker markings and thin green margins. 

A052 Superfine Rainbow Salmon Lace— 

Semi-dwarf with large wide vivid salmon 

leaves, burgundy centers and wide green 

margins with golden veins. Luscious! 


A053 Kong Green ◊—Plants in the Kong 

series of Coleus have extremely large 

leaves. Performs best in full shade. 22”. 

A054 Kong Mosaic ◊—Each leaf flaunts a 

unique pattern of green, red ad cream. 

A055 Kong Red ◊ 

A056 Kong Rose ◊ 

A057 Kong Scarlet ◊—Tricolor pattern of 

scarlet, red and green. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00



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Coleus for sun Í∏ 

A058 Copper Glow—Bright orange with gold 

and copper overtones, narrow light-colored 

frilled margins. 

A059 Florida Sun Jade ◊—Large deep burgundy 

leaves with green to yellow 

splotching in the center of the leaf. 

A060 Garnet Robe—Small purple-chocolate 

leaves with a gold edge. Trailing habit for 

baskets or combos. 

A061 Gay’s Delight—Chartreuse with prominent 

purple-blue veins. 

A062 Gold Giant ◊ 

A063 Kiwi Fern—Great scalloped edges on narrow 

purple leaves. Very upright. 

A064 Lord Voldemort—Deep purple with a 

chartreuse fillagreed edge. 

A065 Oompah—Saber-like leaves with rose 

centers, deep burgundy edges and green 

margins. 

A066 Penny—Golden leaves with burgundy 

reverse and stems. 

A067 Religious Radish—Purple heart with rose 

toward the tips and a wide golden edge. 

A068 Sedona ◊—Beautiful southwestern 

bronze. Don’t miss it! We went out of 

our way to get this one. 

A069 Sparkler—Deeply frilled lemon yellow 

leaves edged with green blotches and a 

thin purple line. 

A070 The Line ◊—Lime green with a thin 

dark red center marking…striking! 

A071 Trailing Plum—Small, plum-colored 

leaves. Stunning in container 

combinations. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus 

Very easy to grow. Rose, crimson, pink and 

white daisy-like blooms, 3.5” across, all summer. 

Excellent cut flowers. Prefers full sun and 

well-drained soil, but tolerates part shade. Tall, 

bushy plants make outstanding background. 

36-48” Í∏ 

A072 Peppermint Twist—Crimson with snow 

white edges. 

A073 Psyche Mix—Deep pink and burgundy. 

Slow to fade, semi-double. 36-48” 

A074 Sea Shells Mix—Very early blooms with 

tubular petals, unique. 36-48” 

A075 Sensation Mix—Large (4-6”) flowers, 

semi-double. Good cut flowers. 36-48” 


Cosmos, Dwarf Cosmos sulphureus 

Very easy to grow. Masses of impressive semidouble 

blooms. Very heat and drought tolerant. 

12” Í∏ 

A076 Cosmic Orange—All-America Award 

Winner. 

A077 Cosmic Yellow—All-America Award 

Winner. —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Cup Flower 

Nierembergia hippomanica violacea 

These compact plants are covered with starshaped 

blooms all summer. Spreading plant. 

6” Í∏ 

A078 Mont Blanc—White. 6” 

A079 Purple Robe—Purple with yellow eye. 6” 


A080 Daisy, Swan River Brachyscome 

Tiny lavender daisies. 6” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Delphinium Delphinium 

Tall and stately, delphiniums make a striking 

statement. Í∏ 

A081 Blue Cloud—An airy open habit with 

sprays of half-inch single blue flowers. 

Self-sows. CG 36-40” 

A082 D. nudicaule ‘Fox’ ◊—Colorful bright 

reddish orange blossoms on wellbranched 

compact form. Vivid, earlier, 

vigorous. 14” 


A083 Dusty Miller Senecio cineraria Í∏ 

A083 New Look ◊—Broader lobed. 

A084 Silverlace—Finely cut silver-white foliage, 

oak leaf shape. 8” 


A085 Eucalyptus, Silver Dollar 

Eucalyptus cinerea ‘Silver Dollar’ 

Beautiful gray-blue fragrant foliage for garden 

or cut flower arrangements. A tree in its native 

Australian habitat, treated as an annual in 

Minnesota. Í —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Flame Flower Celosia argentea plumosa 

Glowing plumes and sultry dark bronze 

foliage. Great as a border plant. Drought 

tolerant. 15” Í 

A086 Castle Scarlet 

A087 Castle Yellow 


A088 Flamingo Flower 

Celosia spicata ‘Flamingo Purple’ 

Feathery, wheat-type blossoms on strong 

stems. Fine cut flower and stunning, troublefree 

border plant. Everlasting as well. Drought 

tolerant. 28-40” Í 


A089 Flora’s Paintbrush Emilia flamea 

Orange and scarlet tassels on slender stems. 

Constant bloomer. Great in heat and humidity. 

18” Í —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Four O’Clocks Mirabilis 

Trumpet-shaped flowers open in late afternoon. 

Tender perennial that can be dug and 

stored over the winter, or may survive if planted 

next to a heated foundation. 24” Í∏ 

A090 Harlequin Mix—Bicolors, striations and 

streaks in showy flowers. 24” 

A091 Limelight ◊—Vivid fuchsia blooms 

atop bright chartreuse foliage speckled 

with deep green flecks. 


Geranium, Fancy Leaf Pelargonium 

Erect bushy plants with succulent stems and 

multi-colored leaves. Í´ 

A092 Black Velvet Rose—Unusual black leaves 

with thin green margins. Bright rose 

flowers with a white eye. 

A093 Golden Angel ◊—Like a tiny Regal 

Geranium in appearance; most of the 

flowers look like little pansies. Deadheading 

will result in copious blooms. 

Yellow and green bicolor leaves, light 

purple blooms. 

A094 Graffiti Fire ◊—Brilliant red, starshaped 

clusters of blooms above deeply 

lobed green leaves accented with a dark 

band. 

A095 Mrs. Pollack—Dramatic variegated yellow, 

deep red, and green foliage with 

coral red flowers. 

A096 Red Rooster—Red flowers with sharply 

pointed petals above deeply cut green 

foliage. 

A097 Sunrise Salmon Flash ◊—light 

salmon-colored star shaped flowers. 

Single, early, upright; two-tone, notched 

leaves. 

A098 Vancouver Centennial—A stellar geranium. 

Gold leaves with a brown center 

splotch and red-orange flowers. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A100 Geranium, from seed 

Pelargonium hybrids 

For sun. 10-24” Í´ 

A100 Pink 

A101 Red 

A102 Salmon 

A103 Violet 

A104 White —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Geranium, Ivy Pelargonium peltatum 

Leaves are shiny and almost succulent-like; the 

plant has a trailing form. Great for containers 

and window boxes. Í 

A105 Pink 

A106 Red 

A107 White —in a 4” pot $3.00 

A108 Caliente Coral 

A109 Caliente Dark Red 

A110 Caliente Rose —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A111 Geranium, Regal Pelargonium 

Also known as Martha Washington geraniums. 

Unusually shaped leaves. Salmon blooms. 

12-48” Í´ —in a 6” pot $12.00 

Globe Amaranth Gomphrena globos 

Very easy to grow flowers shaped like strawberries. 

Free and continuous blooms. Keeps 

indefinitely as a dried flower. 24” Í∏ 

A112 Purple 

A113 Strawberry Fields 


Heliotrope Heliotropium arborescens 

Beautiful, fragrant umbels for containers, baskets 

or the garden. Í∏ 

A114 Fragrant Delight—Purple flowers in 

umbels with a lovely anise-like scent. 18” 

A115 Marino 2000 ◊—Light purple, vigorous 

and colorful. Good for cutting. 12- 

24” —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A116 Hollyhock, Mountain 

Illiamna rivularis ◊ 

Pink rose-like saucer-shaped flowers. Bushy 

habit with maple leaf foliage. 48” Í∏ 


A117 Hollyhock, Queeny Purple 

Alcea rosea 

Very showy double rose-color blossoms. 

Blooms the first year. Í∏ 


Hummingbird Mint Agastache 

Fleuroselect winner. Intense blue color, great 

for butterfly gardens. Í 

A118 Golden Jubilee—Golden foliage with contrasting 

blue flowers. 

A119 Honeybee Blue—Green foliage with blue 

flowers. 30” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Impatiens see page 9 

A120 Jewels of Opar 

Talinum paniculatum ‘Kingswood Gold’ 

Fascinating cut, long-stemmed airy panicles of 

tiny carmine flowers with neat golden foliage. 

Low basal foliage, flowers to 30”. Í 


Dahlias Í 

Dahlia 

Dwarf 

Cosmos 

Dahlias are tender perennials that can be dug up and stored in a 

cold, but frost-free, basement. 

A319 Dahlia, Bishop’s Children 

Dark purple foliage and stems. Single scarlet blossoms with 

maroon centers. Tender perennial which can be dug and stored in 

a cold, but frost-free basement. 30” Í 


Dahlia, Dwarf 

Mix of colors. Tender perennial which can be dug and stored in a 

cold but frost-free basement. Í 

A320 Figaro Mix—Double. 12-14” —four plants in a pack $2.00 

A321 Figaro Orange—14-16” 

A322 Figaro Red ◊ 

A323 Figaro Violet ◊ 

A324 Figaro White ◊ 

A325 Figaro Yellow ◊ —in a 4” pot $4.00 

A326 Dahlia, Noveletta Dahlia ‘Cherry Sunrise’ 

Soft yellow with pale rose-colored tips. 18” Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

More dahlias! On Saturday during the sale, visit Two Pony Gardens 

in the vendor fair area. They will have many varieties of dahlias in 

tubers and one-gallon pots.



Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

¨ Student Grown 

Johnny Jump-ups Viola tricolor 

An old-fashioned garden favorite. May reseed. 

Sorbet Series has unique colors with 

“whiskers.” Bushy and spreading. Í∏´ 

A121 Angel Amber Kiss ◊—Semi-double 

ruffled flowers in brilliant glowing orange 

with a yellow center and dark whiskers. 

A122 Babyface Ruby and Gold ◊— 

Deep burgundy red with yellow blotched 

center. compact. 

A123 Blue with Purple ◊ 

A124 French Chocolate ◊ 

A125 Gem Apricot Antique ◊ 

A126 Lavender Blush ◊ 

A127 Neon Violet ◊ 

A128 Sorbet Blackberry Cream 

A129 Sorbet Blues Mix 

A130 Sorbet French Vanilla 

A131 Sorbet Lemon Chiffon 

A132 Sorbet Plum Velvet 

A133 Tiger Eyes ◊—Striking yellow blooms 

with black veins radiating from the 

center. Early. 

A134 Velour Blue Bronze—Blue upper petals, 

bronze lower petals. Mounding habit. 

A135 Yellow with Blotch ◊ 


Kale, Flowering Brassica oleracea 

Colorful flowering cabbages last into winter. 

Edible, too! Plant in full sun for best color. 

Í∏´ 

A136 Chidori Red—Highly fringed leaves, early 

bloomer. 

A137 Nagoya Mix—Highly fringed leaves, early 

bloomer. 

A138 Peacock Red—Red shades, feathery 

leaves. 6” —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Lisianthus Lisianthus Í 

The stunning almost rose-like cut flower. 

Long-lasting blooms. Í 

A139 Laguna Peach—40-45” 

A140 Mariachi Blue ◊ 24” 

A141 Mariachi Lime Green—24” 


Lobelia, Compact Lobelia 

Extra early flowering, vigorous, and 

bushy dwarf bedding lobelia is unsurpassable 

for intense color and neat 

edging. Give sunny sidewalks the royal 

treatment. Originally from South 

Africa. Poisonous if eaten. Flowers 

through frost. Í∏ 

A142 Palace Royal—Easy. Bronze leaf 

variety, nice blue, very early to 

bloom. 5” 

A143 Riviera Blue 

A144 Riviera Midnight Blue 5” 

A145 Riviera White 

A146 Regatta Blue 6” 


A327 Asparagus Fern 

Asparagus densiflorus sprengerii 

To pot with geraniums. Long, graceful sprays, fragrant 

pinkish flowers, coral-red berries at Christmas. 

Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Bacopa Bacopa 

Trailing, great for containers. Í∏ 

A328 White—Tiny white flowers. 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

A329 Blue Showers—Free-flowering blue variety with 

a golden throat. 

A330 Copia Golden Leaves ◊—Chatreuse and 

green foliage contrasts with small white to 

lavender blossoms. More vigorous than Gold’n 

Pearls. 

A331 Taifun Mega White—Large white flowers, nice 

green foliage. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A332 Bridal Veil Tripogandra multiflora 

Tangly stems with small, purple-backed leaves and 

tiny white flowers. Does best with some direct sunlight 

to promote flowering. Let dry between waterings. 

—in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

A333 Bunny Tails Lagurus ovatus 

Fun for children and adults. Fuzzy seed heads on 

compact grass. Drought-tolerant. 20” Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia pendula 

Easy. Beautiful, intense blue in window boxes 

and rock gardens. Poisonous if eaten. Flowers 

through frost. Very early to bloom. 

Fleuroselect award winner. 6” Í∏ 

A147 Regatta Blue Splash—White with a blue 

throat. 

A148 Regatta Midnight Blue 

A149 Regatta Rose 

A150 White ◊ —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Love in a Mist Nigella ◊ 

Unusual semi-double blooms followed by 

adorable seed pods. Self-seeds. 24” Í 

A151 Miss Jekyll Blue—24” 

A152 Red Jewel—18-20” 


A153 Love Lies Bleeding 

Amaranthus caudatus 

Stunning accent plants with long drooping red 

blooms up to two feet long. An old favorite, 

common in American gardens a century ago. 

Dries well. 48” Í∏ 


Maple, Flowering Abutilon 

Maple-shaped leaves. Large hibiscus-like flowers 

all summer. Í 

A154 A. megapotamicum ‘Chinese Lantern’— 

Variegated green and yellow foliage with 

small, lantern-like red blooms. 

A155 Moonchimes—Large 3-inch clear pale 

yellow blooms. A lovely container accent. 

A156 Variegated Peach—Variegated leaves with 

soft peach blossoms. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

—see also Tree-Form Flower Maple, page 11 

Marigolds see page 10 

Million Bells Calibrachoa 

Multitudes of small petunia-like blooms. 

Beautiful in baskets or window boxes. Fast 

growing. Self-cleaning. 4-6”, trailing. Í 

A157 Cherry Pink—Bright fuchsia with red 

centers. 

A158 Crackling Fire—Intriguing rose, rust and 

gold tones with deep rose underside. 

Vigorous habit. 

A159 Dark Violet —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Monkey Flower Mimulus 

Dwarf variety with compact growth, good for 

cool spring weather. Does well in wet soil. 

Clear colors of scarlet, yellow, orange, and 

white. Free flowering. Í∏ 

A160 Mystic Mix—Rich burgundy. 6-8” 

A161 Mystic Wine—Clear bright colors with no 

spots, cascading habit. 6-8” 


Container Accent Plants 

Flax, New Zealand Phormium 

You’ve seen them in books, you’ve marveled at them 

on posters, you’ve lusted after them on calendars; 

now you can have one for your own. Long strappy 

leaves for exciting texture. 18” plants now; can grow 

up to 12 feet in New Zealand. Í 

A334 Red Lancer—Deep burgundy with black tones. 

A335 Terra Cotta—Orange, cream and brown tones 

striped on strong erect leaves. 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

Ivy, German Senecio 

A reliable ivy that works in shady spots. Actually 

native to South Africa. Í∏ 

A336 Variegated ◊ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

A337 Green —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

A339 Licorice Plant 

Helichrysum petiolarie 

Fuzzy green leaves. Í 

A338 Lemon Lime 

A339 White Licorice —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora 

Flowers resemble wild roses borne on lowgrowing, 

succulent plants. Bright colors with 

enormous appeal. Good for hot and dry locations, 

rock gardens, edging. Good for bees. 

Easy to grow. 4” Í 

A162 Gold 

A163 Lemon ◊ 

A164 Margarita Rosita—2001 All-America 

Selection Award Winner. Blooms early 

with dark pink semi-double flowers. 4” 

A165 Ruby Jewel ◊ 

A166 Sundial Fuchsia 

A167 Sundial Mango 

A168 Sundial Mix 

A169 Tutti Fruiti Mix 4” 


Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus 

Prolific bloomer with edible flowers and leaves 

that add spice and color to salads. Excellent 

for butterflies, fair for hummingbirds. Í∏´ 

A170 Alaska—Variegated foliage, bright 2” 

blossoms, sprawling habit. 8” 

A171 Apricot Trifle—Frilly blooms of mouthwatering 

apricot salmon. Semi-double 

appearance. 8” 

A172 Black Velvet—Unique and intense velvety-black. 

A173 Empress of India—Deep, velvety crimson 

flowers against dark foliage. 8” 

A174 Ladybird—Beautiful golden yellow flowers, 

each marked with bright red spots. 

8–12” 

A175 Strawberries and Cream—Rich peachy 

cream with four large strawberry blotches 

at the base. —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Nemesia Nemesia 

Very fragrant and heat-tolerant. Another South 

African beauty. Great for containers. Í 

A176 Bluebird—Soft blue blossoms. 

A177 Sunsatia Peach—Unusual tricolor of 

cream, peach and burgundy. 6-10” 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A178 Painted Tongue 

Salpiglossis ‘Casino Mix’ 

Veined flowers in red, yellow, orange, rose and 

purple with contrasting throats. Dwarf plants, 

ideal for containers and bedding. 10-12” Í∏ 


Spikes Cordyline australis 

A tough-as-nails container plant with an upright 

vase shape. Used as a vertical accent. Í∏ 

A340 Green—Green narrow foliage. 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

A341 Green—bigger pot size ◊ 

—in a 6” pot $6.00 

A342 Spikes for Shade Containers 

Dracaena marginata 

A common houseplant, D.marginata also makes a 

dramatic accent in containers that don’t get full sun. 

Three color forms available. —in a 3” pot $2.00 

Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatus 

The hottest vine for baskets and containers. 

Very fun. Í∏ 

Compact Lobelia 

A344 Blackie 

A345 Chartreuse —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

A343 Sweet Caroline Bronze ◊ 

A346 Sweet Caroline Red ◊ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Vinca Vines Vinca major 

May blossom in full sun; the flowers are blue. Í∏ 

A347 Maculata—Yellow splotches. 

A348 Variegata—Green and white. 

—in a 4” pot $2.00



Pansy Viola x wittrockiana 

Significant breeding improvements in pansies 

have produced hybrids that bloom longer, in 

more colors and with better weather resistance. 

Great for spring and fall color. May 

reseed, although some hybrids are sterile. 

Í∏´ 

A179 Accord Black Beauty—Gorgeous black 

blossoms, very early blooming, weather 

tolerant. 

A180 Bolero Blue Top Black ◊ 

A181 Bolero Terra Cotta ◊ 

A182 Delta Blotch Mix—15 colors 

A183 Delta Fire 

A184 Delta Golden Yelow 

A185 Delta Pure Color Mix 

A186 Delta True Blue 

A187 Delta Violet 

A188 Gelato Salmon Red ◊ 

A189 Jack Pot Deep Blue Blotch ◊ 

A190 Pandora’s Box ◊—Rose to orchid 

blushing around golden centers. 

A191 Skyline Copperfield ◊ 

A192 Ultima Baron Mahogany ◊ 

A193 Ultima Beacon Bronze 

A194 Ultima Morpho—AAS 2002 winner. 

Wonderful bright blue pastel with yellow 

centers. Compact and early. May prove to 

be perennial. 

A195 Universal Mariner Mix 

A196 V. semperflorens ‘Terra Cotta’ ◊ 


A197 Penstemon, ‘Electric Blue’ 

Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Electric Blue’ 

Tender perennnial. Spikes of intense tubeshaped 

blue flowers. Spreads to 24”. 18” Í 


A198 Perilla Perilla ‘Magilla’ 

Very showy foliage with a flame of red through 

a green and burgundy leaf. Easy to grow in 

large mixed containers or the landscape. Not 

aromatic. Very heat tolerant. 18-36” Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Persian Shield Strobilanthes 

Beautiful foliage! 36” Í∏ 

A199 S. ansiophyllus purpurea—Willow-like 

leaves that turn purple in full sun. A finetextured 

pot component. 

A200 S. dyerianus—Grown for its large royal 

purple leaves with a metallic sheen. It’s 

an upright plant. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Petunias see page 11 

Pimpernel Anagallis ‘Wildcat’ ◊ 

Trailing habit; early and compact. You can’t 

beat this plant for eye-popping color. 6–12” Í 

A201 Blue—Many nickel-sized blooms in true 

blue. 

A202 Orange—Bright orange and ochre blooms 

with blue eyes, a unique combination. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Pinks Dianthus 

Annual pinks are early flowering, staying 

smothered in a perpetual riot of blossoms 

until frost. May reseed or survive the winter. 

Í∏´ 

A203 Diamond Purple 

A204 Parfait Raspberry—Early bloomer 6-8” 

A205 Parfait Strawberry—Early bloomer 6-8” 

A206 Telstar Magical Mix 


A207 D. caryophyllus ‘Spooky’—Elegant single 

stemmed pastel blooms with funky 

deeply cut fringed petals. Fragrant; 

blooms later in the season. 

A208 D. superbus ‘Kawara Mix’—Great cut flowers. 

Feathery blooms in roses, pinks and 

white. Blossoms last forever; wellbranched. 

30” 

A209 Melody Rose—Showy, deep-rose blooms. 

Well branched, long stems, good for cutting. 

30” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A210 Polka Dot 

Hypoestes phyllostachya ‘Confetti Pink’ 

Improved form with brighter color. Also good 

as a house plant. 6” Í∏ 


A211 Poppy, Black Peony 

Papaver paeoniflorum ‘Black Cloud’ ◊ 

Dark violet-purple, almost jet black, 3-4” 

robust annual poppies with large double ruffled 

blooms. Í∏ —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A212 Poppy, California 

Eschscholzia californica ‘Thai Silk Mix’ 

Bright gold to orange blossoms. Tough and 

drought tolerant. May self-seed. 12” Í∏ 


A213 Queen Anne’s Lace 

Daucus carota ◊ 

Lovely large white umbels over ferny foliage. 

Dramatic texture. 48” Í∏ 


A214 Sage, Silver 

Salvia argentea ◊ 

Actually a biennial, this showy plant has very 

large, wooly leaves in a rosette. Flowers stalks 

24-48”. A dramatic accent plant. Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Salvia Salvia spp. 

For summer bedding and containers. Easy to 

grow, early and long-flowering. Í 

A215 S. coccinea ‘Lady in Red’—Heat tolerant, 18” 

A216 S. coccinea ‘Nymph Coral’—Little airy 

blossoms held above the foliage. Quite 

sweet. 10” 

A217 S. farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’—8” flower 

spikes on 18” plants 

A218 S. splendens, Salsa Purple—Dwarf, early. 

Excellent bedding plant. 10-12” 

A219 S. splendens Salsa Scarlet—Deep red with 

12” spikes. 24” 


A220 S. gregii ‘Wild Thing’ ◊—Tender perennial, 

may survive our winters in a protect 

place. 36” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

A221 S. guaranitica ‘Omaha’—Large, lightly 

haired leaves of lime green with irregular 

medium green centers. Tall stems bear 

terminal clusters of rich blue flowers. 

A222 S. patens ‘Blue Angel’ ◊—Ultramarine 

and periwinkle blue graceful blue tubular 

blooms on upright stems early July 

through frost. 24-30” 

A223 S. transylvanica ‘Blue Cloud’ ◊—Skyblue 

flowers, very adaptable, upright airy 

appearance. —six plants in a pack $4.00 

A224 Satin Flower Godetia ‘Grace Red’ ◊ 

Lovely red poppy-like blooms over interesting 

foliage. Long-lasting flowers; good cut. 24” Í 


Snapdragon Antirrhinum 

A garden classic like grandpa used to grow. Í∏´ 

A225 Black Prince—Near black velvety crimson 

flowers. Dark colored foliage. Stunning, 

18” 6-8” 

A226 Frosty Lavender Bells—Early blooming 

fragrant butterfly type. White and pink. 

18-21” 

A227 Madam Butterfly Mix—Double azaleatype 

blooms in wide range of colors. 24- 

30” 

A228 Rocket Mix—All America winner. 34” 

A229 Rocket Redstone—Tall, great for cut 

flowers. Bronzy-red foliage. 30-36” 

A230 Sonnet Rose—18-21” 

A231 Tahiti Mix—Sturdy, well-branched. 

18-21” 

A232 Tahiti Red 18-21” 

A233 Tahiti White 18-21” 

A234 Tahiti Yellow 18-21” 

A235 Chimes Mix—Early, well-branched. 6-8” 


A236 Snapdragon, Spanish 

Antirrhinum hispanicum roseum ◊ 

Pink flowers all summer over bluish fuzzy 

leaves. May over winter hear (hardy to Zone 

5). 8-12” Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Salvia splendens 

Impatiens ∏Ó 

Impatiens Impatiens x walleriana 

Summer-long color on shade-loving plants. ∏Ó 

A349 Accent Deep Pink 

A350 Apricot 

A351 Cajun Blue Bayou Mix ◊ 

A352 Cajun Jambalaya Mix ◊ 

A353 Carmine 

A354 Dazzler Bright Eye 

A355 Dazzler Coral 

A356 Dazzler Cranberry 

A357 Dazzler Orange 

A358 Dazzler Pink 

A359 Dazzler Red 

A360 Dazzler Rose 

A361 Dazzler Salmon 

A362 Dazzler Violet 

A363 Dazzler White 

A364 Lavender Blue 

A365 Mosaic Rose 

A369 Super Elfin Blue ◊ 

A372 Swirl Pink ◊ 

A373 Tempo Butterfly Peach—Butterfly-shaped 

centers. 

A374 Tempo Cherry Butterfly 


Impatiens, Double Impatiens 

Looks like a miniature rose, but much easier to take 

care of. Early, compact and well-branched. 8-12” 

∏Ó 

A375 Orchid 

A376 Purple 

A377 Red 

A378 Rose 

A379 Salmon 

A380 White —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

A381 Impatiens, Dwarf Hawaiian 

Impatiens ◊ 

Tight, low 4-6” mounds of rich rose, purple and 

ivory bicolored flowers with elfen spurs. Makes a 

wonderful weaver in the shade garden. Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Impatiens, Fusion Impatiens ◊ 

Inter-specific impatiens series. Unusual flower shape 

and strong, tall stems. According to Northern 

Gardener, “Watch them glow in the shade!” ∏Ó 

A382 Glow—Yellow with an orange throat. 

A383 Infrared—Reddish outer petals with a coral lip 

and golden throat. 

A384 Sunset—Soft apricot orange with deep orange 

at the center. 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A385 Impatiens, Jungle Gold 

Impatiens auricoma 

This novelty impatiens has golden yellow, orchid-like 

blooms held above dark, glossy green foliage. ∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A386 Impatiens, New Guinea 

Impatiens x hawkerii 

Large flowers on upright plants with dark foliage. 

14” Í∏ 

A386 Lavender 

A387 Pink 

A388 Red 

A389 Rose—Hot pink 

A390 Salmon 

A391 White —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A392 Impatiens, Poor Man’s Orchid 

Impatiens glandulifera ◊ 

Fragrant rose-purple and white flowers. Large, 

showy, cold-resistant native of the western 

Himalayas. Thick stems support attractive leaves, 

and an abundance of showy flowers. Poor Man’s 

Orchid prefers damp, light shade (often found 

growing in or beside streams or rivers). The nutty 

flavored seeds/seed-pods are eaten as a food supplement, 

giving protection against scurvy. Í∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00


Annuals 

We will have our usual 

assortment of hanging 

plants—$20.00 

And designer 

combination baskets 

for shade and sun— 

$30.00 

Thanks to the 

Ramsey County 

Master Gardeners! 

A237 Snapdragon, Trailing Antirrhinum 

Most vigorous of the trailing snapdragons; 

well-suited to containers. Very easy to grow. 

Heat and cold tolerant. Reseeds. Attractive to 

hummingbirds and butterflies. Í 

A237 Luminaire Hot Pink—Bicolor in hot pink 

with a yellow throat. Mounding. 

A238 Luminaire Red—Gorgeous deep 

burgundy red. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Spiderflower Cleome spinosa 

Spiderflower performs well through heat and 

drought. Self-sows for next year. Useful for 

backgrounds and large beds. Nectar is excellent 

for bees and fair for hummingbirds. Seeds 

are eaten by finches and juncos. 36-48” Í∏ 

A239 Pink Queen 

A240 Purple Queen 

A241 White Queen 


A242 Spurge, Variegated 

Euphorbia marginata ‘Kilimanjaro’ 

White and green variegated leaves. Use as a 

cut flower-striking in bouquets. 35” Í∏ 


Sun Daisy Osteospermum 

3” daisy-like blooms on a spreading plant. 

Blooms spring through fall. Í 

A243 Crescendo Yellow 

A244 Nasinga Purple—Deep purple-red spoonshaped 

petals with yellow accents in the 

center. 12” 

A245 Soprano Purple 

A246 Symphony Orange—The best color yet. 

A247 Symphony Vanilla —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A248 Sunflower, Mexican 

Tithonia ‘Fiesta del Sol’ 

Huge 3” burnt orange single blooms, great for 

hedges or tall borders, cut flowers. Blooms 

July through frost 60-72” Í 


Master Gardeners will be 

on hand throughout much of the 

sale to answer questions. 

Taro Colocasia 

Also known as Elephant Ears. Giant leaves 

make a striking statement. 72-84” Í´ 

A249 Gigantea ◊—From Thailand. With rich 

soil and plenty of water, this plant should 

reach six to seven feet tall. 72-84” 

A250 Illustris—Black leaves with green veins. 

46-60” 

A251 Pink China ◊—Seeds collected in a 

mountainous area of China The stems 

usually come out almost white and turn 

pink with age. The veins are a slight 

pinkish color with a red to pink dot in 

the center of each leaf. Hardy in Ohio, 

may survive near your foundation if 

mulched well. 46-60” 

—in a 4” pot $10.00 

Throatwort, Blue Trachelium ◊ 

Similar to Queen Anne’s Lace in color-large 

mildly scented lacy umbels of vibrant color. 

Beautiful as a cut flower. Attracts butterflies. 

Blooms August through frost. Í∏ 

A252 Blue 

A253 Burgundy 

A254 Purple —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Tobacco, Flowering Dwarf Nicotiana 

Long-tubed, light-colored 2” blooms that open 

evenings, delightfully fragrant. Easy. Excellent 

nectar source for hummingbirds and moths 

(including the hummingbird-like sphinx 

moth). Seeds for finches and juncos. 

Poisonous. Í 

A255 Havana Appleblossom 12-18” 

A256 Havana Purple ◊ 

A257 Havana Red ◊ 

A258 Havana True Lime ◊ 

A259 Merlin Salmon 8” 


Tobacco, Flowering Nicotiana 

Easy. Excellent nectar source for hummingbirds 

and moths (including the hummingbirdlike 

sphinx moth). Seeds for finches and 

juncos. Poisonous. 84” Í∏ 

A260 Daylight Sensation—Spectactular sevenfoot 

plant with huge tobacco leaves. 

Fragrant tubular pink blooms that open 

in the daytime, delightfully fragrant. 84” 

A261 N. sylvestris—Tubular star-shaped flowers 

top tall stems. Huge leaves. 48-60” 

A262 N. x sanderae ‘Cranberry Island’— 

Heirloom, fragrant with tubular blooms 

of pastels. 48” 

A263 Tinkerbell—Masses of unique one-inch 

rose blossoms with a green reverse and 

blue pollen. 2003 Fleuroselect Quality 

Winner. 36” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Verbena Verbena 

Among the finest of all low-growing annuals. 

Brilliant colors. Heat and drought tolerant. Í∏ 

A264 Obsession Blue 12” 

A265 Obsession Mix 12” 

A266 Obsession Red with Eye 12” 

A267 Sterling Star—Similar to Imagination but 

with paler lavender-blue flowers. More 

compact. 10” 

A268 V. x hybrida ‘Imagination’—Large flower 

clusters in deep blue/purple. Feathery 

foliage spreads to 20” 12” 


A269 Aztec Peach ◊—Soft peach with 

yellow eye. 

A270 Aztec Plum Magic ◊—Gorgeous reddish 

purple blooms; semi-serrrated 

foliage, trailing habit. 

A271 Aztec Purple Magic ◊—Purple-blue 

with a lighter eye. Vigorous. 

A272 Purple Magic ◊ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

A393 Aurora Fire 

Real show-stoppers. Broad-petaled 

French marigold class. Neat, rounded 

plants with 2.5” blossoms in bright, 

non-fading colors. Double flat-petal 

flowers. 12” Í 


A394 Cherry Red 

Tagetes hybrids 

Large bright red crested flowers. 

Dwarf. Í 


Marigolds Tagetes Í 

Marigolds like sun and provide sunny flowers until frost. Excellent for butterflies and caterpillars. Good companion 

plants to discourage pests around tomatoes. Pot one up from the garden to bring to a friend in the hospital; 

they can plant it out when they get home. 

A395 Disco Series 

French marigolds with single flowers. 

Í 

A395 Gold Yellow 

A396 Queen ◊—Maroon red with 

golden yellow edges. 8-10” 

A397 Red 

A398 Orange—18-20” 

A399 Yellow—18-20” 


Janie Series 

Free flowering. Í 

A400 Deep orange—8-10” 

A401 Flame—8-10” 

A402 Gold—8-10” 

A403 Primrose—8-10” 

A404 Mix—6-8” 

A405 Yellow—6-8” 


A406 Pinwheel ◊ 

This single, heirloom variety dates 

back to 1791. Red and gold petals with 

darker yellow centers. 24-36” Í 


Safari Series ◊ 

French marigolds with double, broadpetaled 

flowers. 10-12” Í 

A407 Mix 

A408 Orange 

A409 Red 


A410 Signet Tagetes tenuifolia 

Lovely bright carpet of blooms, very 

compact. Tiny single blooms, feathery 

foliage, best for edible flowers. 9-12” 

Í´ 

A410 Lemon Gem 

A411 Tangerine Gem 


White 

Very unusual white marigold. Í 

A412 Cream—12” 


A413 Sweet Cream—Very showy. 3” 

odorless blossoms. 18” 

—six plants in a pack $4.00


Annuals 

A273 Verbena, Brazilian Verbena bonariensis 

Tall and airy purple umbels on many slender stalks. Self-seeds. 

A good cut flower. 48” Í∏ —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Vinca Catharanthus roseus 

A splendid, ever-blooming plant for beds in summer and pots in 

winter. Also known as Madagascar Periwinkle. Waxy, impatienslike 

flowers are abundantly produced. Thrives in summer heat. 

Low maintenance and stays neat right up to frost. Mounded habit 

to 14” Í∏Â 

A274 Cooler Mix 

A275 Peppermint—White with red eye 


A276 Wishbone Flower Torenia fournieri ‘Clown Series’ 

A treasure for shaded beds and pots. Two-tone, 1” blooms are 

distinctively marked with a wishbone throat. Nice, compact 

plants. All America winner. 8-10” ∏Ó 

A276 Blue—Light blue/dark blue 

A277 Burgundy 

A278 Lemon 

A279 Mix 

A280 Rose—White/rose —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Zinnia Zinnia elegans 

Quick growers for bright, clear colors. Í 

A281 Magellan Cherry ◊—fully double blooms up to 5 or 6 

inches across. 15–17” 

A282 Magellan Coral ◊—Winner of a 2005 All-American 

Selections award. Fully double blooms up to 5 or 6 inches 

across. 15–17” 

A283 Profusion Apricot ◊ 

A284 Profusion Cherry—Compact, mound-forming, mildew 

resistant performer that blooms right up to frost. 12” 

A285 Profusion Fire ◊ 

A286 Profusion Orange—Compact, mound-forming, mildew 

resistant performer that blooms right up to frost. 12” 

A287 Profusion White 

A288 State Fair Mix—Huge blooms up to 6” across. Good for cutting. 

36-48” 

A291 Zinnita Mix—Fully double flowers with a globe shape. 6-8” 


A289 Swizzle Cherry-Ivory—Dwarf 3.5” bi-color blooms. 12” 

A290 Swizzle Scarlet-Yellow—Dwarf 3.5” bi-color blooms. 12” 

A292 Benary’s Giant Lime ◊—Large unusual double chartreuse 

blossoms. 40-50” 

A293 Benary’s Giant Mix—4-5” fully double flowers in a rainbow of 

colors. Great cut flower! 40-50” —six plants in a pack $4.00 

Zinnia, Creeping Sanvitalia 

Tiny brown-eyed Susans on trailing plants. 6” Í∏ 

A294 Irish Eyes—Sweet pastel orange with contrasting green 

centers. 6” 

A295 Mandarin Orange—Golden double orange flowers with dark 

centers. 4” —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Indoor/Outdoor Plants 

There are some really cool plants that aren’t winter-hardy here. But we can have them in our 

gardens by bringing them indoors for the winter. They’re too expensive to throw away at the 

end of the season! These will be located with the Rare Plants. 

A438 Angel’s Trumpet, Tree-Form Brugmansia ◊ 

Tree-form of datura. Tender woody tropical bush covered with huge trumpet-shaped blooms. 

Plant in a tub to winter indoors. These will be large specimens. —in a 2 gallon pot, $35.00 

A439 Banana, Bloodleaf Musa ◊ 

Give your patio a tropical feeling with a potted banana tree. Red streaks on the huge leaves. 

—in a 1 gallon pot, $12.00 

A440 Banana, Cavendish Musa x paradisiaca ◊ 

This is a dwarf banana that would reach 10’ in warmer places than Minnesota. Should produce 

fruit if kept at a minimum temperature of 60°F. Huge (up to five-foot) leaves. 


A441 Banana, Rojo Musa ◊ 

Huge red banana leaves. —in a 1 gallon pot, $12.00 

A442 Clivia Clivia miniata ‘Golden Dragon’ ◊ 

Evergreen perennial from South Africa with strap-shaped leaves and umbels of funnel-shaped 

golden-yellow flowers. This sturdy, prized houseplant is fairly expensive in its usual color 

(orange) but these yellow-blooming plants have sold for hundreds of dollars each. Now available 

at an almost reasonable price. —in a 6” pot, $50.00 

A443 Fig, Turkey Ficus carica 

Easiest indoor fruit for Minnesota and an attractive small tree. A dwarf self-pollinating fig 

producing medium fruits with brown skin and light flesh, ripening in early summer. Easy to 

grow, but don’t be alarmed if it drops its leaves when you bring it indoors. Simply cut back on 

watering until new leaves begin to appear. Í —in a 3 gal. pot $30.00 

A444 Kangaroo Flower Anizoganthus ‘Kanga Orange’ ◊ 

Also known as Joey’s Paws. Unusual Australian patio plant with strappy leaves and slender 

stems of unusual tubular flowers, thought to resemble kangaroo paws. 


A445 Lily of the Nile Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ 

Umbels of trumpet-shaped pure purple blooms on strong stems. Wide leaves. Put in a big pot 

and bring indoors for the winter. Í∏ —in a 1 gallon pot $12.00 

A446 Maple, Tree-Form Flowering Abutilon ‘Souvenir d’Bonn’ ◊ 

Midgreen leaves with a creamy white margin. Pendant soft orange flowers with dark veins. 

These specimens have been trained on a standard into tree form. —in a 2 gallon pot, $30.00 

A447 Pineapplelily 

Eucomia comosa ‘Oakhurst’ ◊ 

There are many strap foliage plants that add a 

sense of structure and texture to the garden and 

Eucomis comosa ‘Oakhurst’ is a stunning one 

with attractive burgundy colored leaves and a 

conical flower head. The pineapple-like flower 

spike consists of masses of burgundy green, star 

shaped flowers. In flower or out it makes a great 

show in the garden. 


Zinnia, Mexican Zinnia angustifolia 

Erect, bushy annuals. Í 

A296 Crystal Orange—Crystal series zinnias have a spreading 

form with daisy-like flowers. Mildew-resistant. 8” 

A297 Crystal White 

A298 Crystal Yellow 

A299 Persian Carpet—Pointed petals in shades of cream, yellow, 

chestnut and red. 24” —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Pineapplelily 

A300 Zinnia, Red Spider Zinnia tenuiflora 

Alluring flowers with spider-like appearance. Neat and compact 

with masses of tiny deep scarlet scalloped petals (spider legs) and 

dark centers (spider body). 18-24” Í —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Petunias Petunia hybrida (P. nycteaginiflora x violacea) 

Strong bloomers with lots of flowers. Excellent in beds, baskets or containers. 

Excellent for butterflies, moths, and bees; birds eat the seeds. Tolerate poor soil, 

but really need sun! Smallest seedlings produce the best colors. Í 

Bravo ◊ 

Large blooms, vigorous, well-branched habit. Í 

A414 Blue 

A415 Carmine 

A416 Pink 

A417 Purple 

A418 Red 

A419 Salmon 

A420 White —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Cascade Petunia ‘Super Cascade’ 

Large blooms, vigorous, well-branched habit. Í 

A421 Blue 

A422 Red 


Double Grandiflora 

Ruffled, vigorous habit. 12” Í 

A424 Sonata White ◊ 

A425 Valentine Red ◊ 


Madness ◊ 

Ruffled, vigorous habit. 12” Í 

A428 Plum Crazy 

A429 Total Madness—A mix of colors. 


Milliflora 

Very dwarf plants smothered with petite blooms, 

earliest flowers. Í∏ 

A430 Blue 

A431 Red 


A433 Petunia, Violet-Flowered 

Petunia integrifolia 

Trailing, self-cleaning, lovely small plum-colored 

blossoms. Good for mass plantings. A species petunia, 

it is a wildflower in Argentina. Blooms from 

spring until frost. 24” Í —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Wave 

Spreading variety, also great in baskets and 

containers. Í 

A434 Blue 

A435 Lilac 

A436 Pink 

A437 Purple —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Zinnia


Grasses 

Most 

Natives 

grasses are showiest in late summer and fall. They grow in attractive clumps and are 

effective in winter as well. They can be used to replace Spikes in containers. 

Ornamentals 

G001 Blue Grama Grass 

Bouteloua gracilis 

Dominant through central Great 

Plains, ranging east to western 

Wisconsin. Very good lawn alternative. 

Low growing, forming attractive 

clumps of purplish-green. Seed from 

Bad River, Minn. 12” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G002 Blue Joint Grass 

Calamagrostis canadensis ◊ 

The Cree used bluejoint to make mattresses 

and lined winter storage pits 

with it before covering their stored 

vegetables with a thick layer of bluejoint 

to protect them from the frost. 

Wet to normal soil. Seed from 

Chippewa Co., Wis. 36-72” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G003 Bluestem, Big 

Andropogon gerardi 

Another favorite for ornamental and 

naturalized landscapes known for its 

“turkey-foot” seed heads. Native to 

prairie and savanna. Seed from 

Sherburne Co., Minn. 36-96” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G004 Bluestem, Little 

Schizachyrium scoparium 

A favorite for ornamental and naturalized 

landscapes. Sun to part shade, 

prefers sun. Seed from southeast 

Minnesota. 12-36” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G005 Bottlebrush Grass 

Hystrix patula 

Clump-forming grass with tall spikes 

topped with an inflorescence that 

looks like a bottlebrush. A must for 

forest restorations and shady perennial 

gardens. Seed from southeast 

Minnesota. 36” ∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G006 Brome, Fringed 

Bromus ciliatus ◊ 

Nodding panicles of seeds. Good for 

soil binding. Wet to normal soil. Seed 

from Canada. 24-48” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G007 Brome, Kalm’s 

Bromus kalmii ◊ 

Adaptable species that tolerates many 

soils and light conditions. Very good 

grower for shady sites. Seed from 

Ramsey and Washington Co., Minn. 

12-36” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G008 Dropseed, Northern 

Sporobolus heterolepsis 

One of nicest native grasses. Elegant 

sprays of delicate seed heads arching 

from central clumps. Seed from 

Whiteside Co., Ill. ***** 24-48” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G009 Indian Grass 

Sorghastrum nutans 

Good grass for gardens. Silky 

gold/yellow/brown seedheads. 

Tolerates dry soil. Seed from Lake 

Co., Ill. 36-72” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G010 June Grass 

Koeleria macrantha 

Low clump-forming grass, most 

commonly associated with dry sandy 

soils. Low-grower suitable for edging 

native restoration plantings. Seed 

from southeast Wisconsin. 12-24” 

Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G011 Rush, Path 

Juncus tenuis ◊ 

Very vigorous bright green tubular 

blades in dense clumps. Grows anywhere, 

and will spread to form a 

ground cover. Seed from Waushara 

Co., Wis. 2-14” Í∏˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G012 Sedge, Bebb’s oval 

Carex bebbii ◊ 

Clumping form; greens up in early 

spring. Wet to normal soil. Seed from 

southeast Wisconsin. 24-36” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G013 Sedge, Curly Styled 

Wood Carex rosea ◊ 

Normal to dry soil, good for shade. 

Seed from Winona Co., Minn. 12” 

∏Ó —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G014 Sedge, Fringed 

Carex crinita ◊ 

Wet to normal soil, any light conditions. 

Seed from Vilas Co., Wis. 

24-60” Í∏Ó —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G015 Sedge, Palm 

Carex muskingumenses 

Known as the Palm Sedge, this Great 

Lakes native is one of the tallest 

Carex species in cultivation. Its graceful 

weeping foliage and height make 

it a natural for the middle of a sunny 

border or as a stand alone statement 

plant just about anywhere in the garden. 

Seed from Nebraska. 28” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

G016 Sedge, Plains Oval 

Carex brevior 

Oval shaped seed heads, good in a 

range of light conditions. Seed from 

Stark Co., Ind. 12-36” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G017 Sedge, Porcupine 

Carex hystericina ◊ 

Good for moist to wet soil and variable 

light conditions. Seed from 

Grant Co., S.D. 12-36” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G018 Sedge, Purple-Sheathed 

Graceful Carex gracillima ◊ 

Wet to dry soil, good for shade. A 

flexible grass. A clumping sedge with 

fine blades; arching stems produce 

hanging strings of bead-like seeds in 

summer. Seed from McHenry Co., Ill. 

36” ∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G019 Side-oats Grama 

Bouteloua curtipendula 

A fine upright grass whose flowers 

align on one side of stem. Tolerates 

dry soil. Prefers sun. Seed from 

southeastern Minnesota. 12-36” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G020 Sweet Grass 

Hierchloe odorata 

Likes moist to wet soil. Sacred plant 

for Native Americans. Used as 

incense and in braiding and basketweaving. 

Spreads. Seed from South 

Dakota. Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

G021 Switch Grass 

Panicum virgatum 

Delicate feathery seed heads. Prefers 

light soil. Seed from Central Iowa. 

36-60” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.25 

G022 Dropseed, Giant 

Sporobolus wrightii ◊ 

Stunning branched, feathery seedheads, 

the flower stems are up to seven feet tall. 

Arching, 36–48” leaves. Vigorous, clumping, 

drought once established. A great 

“see-through” plant. 36-84” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $6.00 

G023 Feather Reed Grass, 

Avalanche Calamagrostis acutiflora 

‘Avalanche’ ◊ 

Feathery plumes with wheat-colored seed 

heads in fall and winter. Variegated form 

of ‘Karl Foerster’ with wide white stripe in 

the center of each blade. Golden seed 

heads. More vigorous than ‘Overdam.’ 

48-60” Í —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

Fescue, Dwarf Blue 

Festuca ovina glauca 

Soft tufts provide contrast in the perennial 

border. Also for edging or ground cover. 

Full sun, good drainage. Í 

G024 Species. 10-16”—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G025 Elijah Blue—Considered the best 

blue fescue. Silver-blue leaves. 

Maintains good color during summer. 

10” —in a 4” pot $5.00 

G026 Fountain Grass, Crimson 

Pennisetum setaceum 

Beautiful red grass with graceful, arching 

foliage. Bristly fruit heads. Annual. 24-36” 

Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $1.00 

G027 Japanese Forest Grass 

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ 

Weeping gold-streaked with green blades 

that turn intense pink in fall. Great for 

shade. 12” Í∏Ó —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

G028 Maiden Grass 

Miscanthus sinensis 

Clump-forming grass from Asia with 

prominent seed heads. Upright plants 

with graceful arching leaves. Tall feathery 

spikes in August. 72-96” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G029 Maiden Grass, Giant 

Miscanthus giganteus ◊ 

An impressive, handsome giant, growing 

into a four-foot wide, 10-12 foot tall tight 

clump in four to five years. 120” Í 

—in a 6” pot $9.00 

G030 Millet, Purple Majesty 

Pennisetum 

An annual grass. Very erect blades with 

dense black seed heads, striking in containers. 

Great in the garden, too. Annual 

Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

G031 Moor Grass, Tall Purple 

Molina arundinacea ‘Skyracer’ 

Wonderful 2-3’ gray-green basal leaves 

with towering eight-foot stiff upright 

stems of delicate open panicles of yellow 

flowers. Blooms early summer for long 

seasonal interest. Graceful form. 96” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

G032 Northern Sea Oats 

Chasmanthium latifolium 

This grass tolerates partial or even full 

shade. Graceful arching form. Persistent 

blooms have a fish-like shape. 36-60” 

Í∏Ó —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G033 Oat Grass, Blue 

Helictotrichon sempervirens 

Densely tufted evergreen perennial grass. 

Forms a mound of flat blue-gray leaves 

with graceful arching flowers in summer. 

24” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

G034 Pampas Grass, Hardy 

Saccharum ravennae 

Formerly Erianthus ravennae, now moved 

into the same genus as sugarcane. 2’ 

plumes on purple stems. 120” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G035 Quaking Grass Briza media 

Slow creeper. Pendant heart-shaped seed 

heads. Good for drying. Any soil. 18” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G036 Ruby Grass 

Rhynchelytrum repens 

syn. Melinis nerviglumis. Fabulous airy 

plumes of ruby and pink over green 

blades. Makes a huge mound that looks 

like blue oat grass but it's pink! We saw it 

at the Minneapolis Men's Garden Club trial 

garden at Lake Harriet. Also known as 

Pink Bubble Grass. Annual. Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

G037 Rush, Corkscrew 

Juncus effusus 

Aptly named curly green foliage. Loves 

wet areas. Chartreuse in spring. Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Rush, Japanese Acorus gramineus 

Something small! ∏Ó 

G038 A. gramineus aureo ‘Minimis’—Shade 

tolerant, teeny grass about 1” tall 

with golden foliage. Great to accompany 

bansai! 

G039 A. gramineus ‘Oborozuki’—Gold and 

green, petite grass, excellent for containers. 

10” —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

G040 Sedge, Ice Dance 

Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ 

White edges on strapping green leaves. 

Vigorous. 12” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

G041 Sedge, Miniature Palm 

Carex muskingumenses ‘Little Midge’ ◊ 

The cutest thing! Slender green leaves, 

good texture plant. Flowers to 14”. Good 

for specimen use or mass plantings. Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 

Delicate feathery seed heads. Prefers light 

soil. 60-72” Í 

G042 Rehbraun Red-Outstanding fall color. 

◊ —in a 6” pot $6.00 

G043 Dallas Blues ◊—Very unusual new 

switch grass with fuller form. Purple 

blades and basketball-sized seed 

heads. Drought tolerant. 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

G044 Tufted Hair Grass 

Deschampsia caespitosa 

Narrow green blades with nice mounding 

habit. Beige mops of flowers ripen to airy 

seed heads. Prefers moist shade. 12” ∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

G045 Vanilla Grass 

Anthoxanthum odoratum ◊ 

Great for potpourri. A European bunchgrass 

that will establish readily in areas of 

poor fertility. The scent of this grass made 

it popular as bedding straw. Widely naturalized 

in North America—it will spread. 

12-24” Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

G046 Woodrush, Greater 

Luzula sylvatica ‘Auslese’ 

Soft, hairy leaves have a distinctive sheen. 

Spring blooming, with spikes of yellowgreen. 

Shade tolerant, native to the U.S. 

***** 12” ∏Ó —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

About those stars… 

Also throughout, you will notice plants 

that are marked with five stars (*****). 

These plants have been awarded five stars 

by Heger and Whitman in Growing 

Perennials in Cold Climates as one 

of the very best plants available on the 

market.


Roses 

Rosa 

Hardy Shrub Roses 

Old-fashioned and long-lived. Includes recent introductions from Canada. We 

are talking about rock-hardy, long-flowering roses. Roses love sunshine, but 

some will accept part shade. All are own-root except the Hybrid Teas. ´Í∏ 

R001 Aunt Honey 

A big, blowzy beautiful replacement for tea 

roses. Carmine rose buds open to medium 

pink double blooms with a damask-like fragrance. 

The abundant, medium-sized foliage is 

olive green and moderately resistant to disease. 

Blooms abundantly from early June until 

killing frost. 4’ Í —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R002 Belle Poitevine 

Pink-mauve. 3.5” fragrant blooms. Shade tolerant. 

Healthy Rugosa type. 3.5’ x 4’ Í∏ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R003 Blanc Double de Coubert 

Snow-white, fragrant repeat blooms. Spreads 

by suckers. Disease-free foliage and shade tolerant. 

5’ Í∏ —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R004 Cambridge 

This Towne & Country ® rose bears small double 

flowers that envelop the plant in color 

throughout the season. Blooms are carried in 

clusters of 15 to 20 and are a rich lavender 

pink, enhanced by the fragrance of wild roses. 

The blooms drop cleanly when finished and 

the glossy foliage is disease-resistant. 

Excellent for smaller gardens. 2–2.5’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R005 Carefree Beauty 

A small ever-bloomer with fragrant mediumpink 

flowers, each with 15-20 petals. Very winter 

hardy and needs little care. Leathery dark 

green foliage with good disease resistance. 

2.5–3’ Í —in a 4” pot $6.00 

R006 Carefree Wonder 

Three-inch, double radiant hot pink, everblooming. 

From the Parkland Series bred in 

Manitoba. Luxuriant foliage. 2.5’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R007 Daydream ◊ 

A low growing, compact rose with massive 

clusters of fuchsia-pink blooms all summer 

long. Each lightly scented, single blossom 

opens wide and flat resembling a little pink 

button. The foliage is glossy, deep green and 

highly disease resistant. DayDream’s diminutive 

size and neat round habit make it an 

appropriate choice for a variety of garden situations. 

2005 All American Rose Selections 

Winner. 2’ Í —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R008 Earth Song 

This is one of the famous “Buck” roses developed 

in Iowa by Dr. Griffith Buck. Bright pink, 

large double flower carried in clusters; mild 

fragrance, ever-blooming. Vigorous, bushy, 

upright, leathery, disease-resistant foliage; a 

choice landscape or garden rose. 4’ x 4’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R009 Fru Dagmar Hastrup 

Warm pink, fragrant blossoms. Rugosa type 

with glossy deep green foliage. Very healthy 

with a compact, spreading habit. Fall color and 

red hips. Shade tolerant. Very highly rated 

Danish rose. 2.5–3.5’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R010 Garden Path Mystic Fairy 

A recent introduction from Bailey’s Nursery in 

Saint Paul. Irresistible blooms of rich red with 

pink tones that carpet the plant in massive 

clusters all summer. New foliage is glossy 

green-red, giving way to dark green mature 

leaves. 3’ Í —in an 8” pot $15.00 

R011 Garden Path Pink Gnome 

New from Bailey’s Nursery in Saint Paul. As 

the Gnome name suggests, this great new rose 

is compact with a wonderful tight round habit. 

The pink buds open to delightful light pink, 

cup-shaped flowers with white centers that 

cover the bush from head to toe all season 

long. Disease-resistant medium green foliage. 

1’ Í —in an 8” pot $15.00 

R012 Golden Celebration ◊ 

With some of the largest blossoms ever, this is 

one of the most magnificent roses in the David 

Austin English Rose collection. Its ample cupshaped 

blossoms have softly curved, gold-yellow 

petals stippled with pink. Warm honey 

scent. 4’ Í —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R013 John Cabot 

Climbing rose that blooms from early summer 

until frost in a range of shades from orchidpink 

to fuchsia red. Orange hips. 5-9’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R014 Macy’s Pride ◊ 

Chosen to commemorate Macy’s centennial, 

this white double rose has four- to five-inch 

creamy white blooms that follow lemon yellow 

buds. Blooms age to a graceful hint of pink. 

Disease-resistant foliage is red-rimmed when 

mature. 5’ Í —in an 8” pot $13.00 

R015 Madison 

Another member of the Towne & Country ® 

series of roses from Poulsen Roser of Denmark 

noted for billowing color in the landscape. 

This rose bears clear pink blooms in clusters 

of 15 to 20. Compact, everblooming and disease 

resistant. Excellent for smaller gardens. 

2’ Í —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R016 Rose, Malaguena 

Rosa x floribunda 

A Buck rose from Iowa. Pink sprinkled with 

red streaks, semi-double, large flowers. 

Compact, free branching, ever blooming; 

attractive leathery foliage; disease-resistant. 

Excellent landscape and garden rose. 3’ x 3’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R017 Rose, Miniature Angel Wings 

Rosa ‘Angel Wings’ 

Grown from seed this spring, these sweetly 

scented miniature roses should be blooming 

with tiny flowers the size of peas during the 

sale. Shades of rose, pink and white with a 

high percentage of double blooms. Excellent 

for bedding and ideal for patio containers. At 

mature size they’ll be 2–3’ with 1.5–2” 

blooms. Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

R018 Morden Centennial 

Deep pink, mid-size flowers in large clusters. 

Ever-blooming and upright, bushy. Moderate 

vigor; disease-resistant. 2.5–3’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

Nearly Wild 

Ever-blooming fragrant pink rose. Bushy plant, 

very attractive and disease resistant. 2’ tall, 4’ 

wide. Í 

R019 —in a 4” pot $6.00 

R020 —in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R021 Orange Impressionist ◊ 

An orange rose that combines the best of a tea 

rose with a shrub rose. Double 3.5” blooms. 

Everblooming. Would benefit from a winter 

mulch. Good disease resistance. 3’ Í 

—in an 8” pot $15.00 

R022 Robusta Rosa rugosa x kordessi 

Bright red flowers produced in large clustersyou 

can see from across the road! Very vigorous, 

upright, ever-blooming single petaled rose 

with lush, glossy foliage. Tolerates some 

shade. Quite thorny. 6’ x 6’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R023 Tahitian Moon ◊ 

Clusters of 2” double yellow blossoms are a 

soft shade of yellow and open fully before 

dropping cleanly. 2–6’ Í 

—in a 3 gal. pot $22.00 

R024 Therese Bugnet 

Crimson buds open to soft pink 

blooms. Double and fragrant. 

Prolific, with repeat through summer. 

Upright, with lacy, dense foliage. Very 

hardy and vigorous with few thorns. 

Bright orange hips. Pronounced a la 

Français, Tay•ress Boon•yay. 5’ x 6’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R025 William Baffin 

Deep pink double flowers in clusters 

of up to 30 blossoms. Repeat blooms. At its 

best clambering over a fence, porch or shed. Can be trained to a pillar. 

10’ x 10’ Í —in a 1 gal. pot $13.00 

R026 Winnipeg Parks 

Deep pink clusters of blooms. Glossy foliage and red hips. Compact and 

low-growing. 2–3’ Spread: 30”. Í —in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

Hybrid Tea Roses 

Hybrid tea roses make excellent cut flowers. These should be 

blooming at the plant sale! 5–6’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $22.00 

R027 Blue Girl—A unique silvery-lavender bloom with moderate fragrance. 

R028 Chicago Peace ◊—Pink blend. 

R029 Double Delight ◊—Red blend; 2005 AARS Winner. 

R030 Elle ◊—Pink blend. 

R031 First Prize ◊—Two-tone pink. 

R032 Frau Karl Druschki ◊—White, hardy in Zone 4. 

R033 Garden Party ◊—White. 

R034 Ingrid Bergman ◊—Red. 

R035 King’s Ransom ◊—Yellow. 

R036 Love and Peace—Yellow blend. 2002 AARS winner. Colors brighter 

than the old-fashioned Peace rose. 

R037 Medallion ◊—Light peachy pink. 

R038 Mister Lincoln ◊—Red. 

R039 Tropicana ◊—Orange. 

About Tea Roses 

This winter I met Ginny Carlson of Burnsville. Of 

course, the plant sale came up and she had questions 

about the roses we’d be offering. 

Ginny was disappointed to hear that I hadn’t ordered tea 

roses. Our converstaion led to what she does for winter 

protection of her tea roses. 

Ginny and her husband, Gerald, who claim to be neither 

horticulturists nor master gardeners, have been having quite 

good luck wintering their hybrid tea roses. They quit using the 

labor-intensive “Minnesota tip,” mostly because of rodent 

damage, in favor of the much easier “bagged leaves” method. 

They write, “After the first couple of frosts, it’s time to put 

your roses to bed. Before the ground freezes, mound up soil 

around each bush to about ten inches high. After the ground 

has frozen, place bags of oak leaves around the plants. Then 

cover the entire garden, bags and all, with loose oak leaves. 

Pack lots of leaves around the plants, in between the bagged 

leaves. The bags make spring clean up easy. 

“You can cut the plants back in the fall, if you want, but we 

like to wait until late spring. This allows you to see just what 

has died back and not prune off any more than needed. The 

goal in covering your roses is not to keep them warm or anything 

like that. You are attempting to stop a freeze/thaw cycle 

from repeating over the winter.” 

Well, Ginny and Gerald, you made it sound worth offering 

hybrid tea roses again. Of course, a perfect Mother’s Day gift. 

—Henry 

More on roses 

The Minnesota Rose Society has a website at 

http://minnesotarosesociety.org. Their annual Rose 

Show is June 18-19 at HarMar Mall in Roseville. 

Contact: Sharon Stillings 651-633-8577. The show is open to 

the public at 12 noon.


Vegetables 

Vegetables want to grow in full sun unless otherwise noted. 

Brussels Sprouts 

Kohlrabi 

Ground 

Cherry 

Muskmelon 

V001 Arugula Eruca sativa 

Smoky greens. Í 


V002 Bok Choi Brassica rapa 


V003 Broccoli Brassica oleracea 


V004 Broccoli, Purple 

Brassica oleracea ‘Violet Queen’ 


V005 Brussels Sprouts Brassica oleracea 


V006 Cabbage, Green Brassica oleracea 


V007 Cabbage, Red Brassica oleracea 


V008 Cauliflower Brassica oleracea 


V009 Celery Apium graveolens 


V010 Collards Brassica oleracea 


Cucumbers Cucumis sativus 

V011 Burpless 

V012 Bush 

V013 Picklers 

V014 Slicers —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V015 Cuke-Nuts Solanum melongena 

Delicious little cucumbers, these 1–2" cukes 

look just like mini watermelons. A delicate 

vine that clambers through the garden, it produces 

loads of the crisp little fruits. Excellent 

for popping into your mouth as is or for picking. 

Prefers fertile, well-drained soil. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Eggplant Solanum melongena 

V016 Oriental —four plants in a pack $2.00 

V017 Classic 

V018 Green Goddess 

V019 Neon 

V020 Oriental 

V021 Thai —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V022 Ground Cherry Physalis 

This cousin of the tomato grows small bushes 

with fruits encapsulated in inflated pods. 

Excellent in salsa, the “cherries” can be used 

like little tomatoes. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V023 Kale Brassica oleracea 

Vates Blue Curled variety. 


V024 Kale, Dinosaur Brassica oleracea 

Very dark blue-green leaves that average 

between 10-18" in length and curl under at the 

edges. The leaves have a heavily savoyed texture, 

but are smooth to the touch. The flavor is 

sweet and mild, particularly after frosts. 

Highly nutritious, very ornamental as well as 

edible.60 - 70 days. . 


V025 Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea 


V026 Leeks Allium ampeloprasum 

King Richard. 50 plants per pot 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Lettuce Lactuca sativa 

V027 Bibb 

V028 Red 

V029 Romaine —four plants in a pack $2.00 

V030 Mixed—Cardinale, Royal Oakleaf, Monet, 

Lolla Rossa, Forellenshulss, Rouge 

d’Hiver 


V031 Muskmelon Cucumis melo 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Mustard, Green Brassica juncea 

V032 Green 

V033 Red —four plants in a pack $2.00 

V034 Napa Chinese Cabbage 


Onions Allium cepa 

V035 Red—40–50 plants per pot. 

V036 White—40–50 plants per pot. 

V037 Yellow—40–50 plants per pot. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

—see also chives, garlic and onions, pages 16–17 

V038 Raddichio 

Dark purple chicory—great for salads! 


V039 Scallions Allium fistulosum 

Evergreen hardy white bunching onion. 

Perennial. One of the first fresh foods in April. 

Heirloom from Japan. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V040 Shallots Allium ascalonicum 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V041 Tomatillo Physalis ixocarpa 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V042 Watercress Nasturtium officinale 

Used in soups and salads. Keep picked; it gets 

bitter if flowers are allowed to form. Rich in 

vitamins and minerals. Winter-hardy perennial 

native to Europe. 


V043 Watermelon Citrullus lanatus 

Red —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Zucchini Cucurbita pepo ´ 

V044 Golden 

V045 Green —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Fruit 

V046 Blueberry, Northsky 

Vaccinum 

The fruit is sky blue, small and with a 

sweet, mild flavor. Extended fruiting at 

midseason. Must be pollinated by another 

blueberry cultivar. Requires acid soil. 

24–30” Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

V047 Blueberry, Polaris 

Vacinnium 

A 1996 introduction. Popular for its long 

storage properties. Fruit is very firm and 

sweet-scented. Must be pollinated by 

another blueberry cultivar. Early season 

fruit. Requires acid soil. 40–48” Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

Strawberry Fragaria 

Í´ 

V048 Honeoye—June-bearing. 

V049 Ozark Beauty—Ever-bearing, resistant 

and remarkable, unusually 

strong vigorous plant with thick 

foliage and deep roots. 


V050 Strawberry, Woodland 

Fragaria vesca 

Attractive groundcover that grows quickly. 

Great for woodland restoration. Sweet 

fruits in June are a bonus. To 12” ∏ 


Hot Peppers 

Capsicum annuum 

Sweet Peppers 

Capsicum annuum 

V051 Anaheim 

7” fruits only mildly hot. Good for canning, 

chili relleños, freezing or drying. 

Mosaic tolerant. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V052 Bulgarian Carrot Chile 

Fluorescent and as hot as they look. 

Heirloom. Early ripening. Ø 


V053 Cayenne 

Vigorous 24” plants with slender fruits 

5-10” long, turn red at maturity, good 

dried or pickled. Used medicinally. Heat: 

30,000-50,000 Scoville units (HOT!) 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V054 Habanero 

Small flattened bell shape, green immature-ripen 

to red, orange, yellow or 

white. Heat: 200,000-300,000 Scoville 

units (VERY HOT!) —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Hot Banana 

6-8” long and 2” across, sets fruit even 

in cool weather. 

V055 —four plants in a pack $2.00 

V056 in a larger pot —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V057 Hot Cherry 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Jalapeño 

Very prolific 2-3’ plants bear early. 3” 

fruits go from dark green to red hot. 

Hottest when red. 2,500-5,000 Scoville 

units. 


V059 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V060 Mulato Isleno 

Poblano-type. Ripens chocolate brown. 

Used fresh for stuffing, roasting and 

stewing; dried in molé. Not too hot. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V061 Portugal Hot 

5-8” long x 1” across with wrinkled hip 

at the stem end. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V062 Serrano 

Very hot! —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V063 Super Chili 

Highly ornamental plants, spicy in the 

cayenne range. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V064 Thai 

Second only to the habanero on the heat 

scale, often grown as a potted ornamental. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V065 Chocolate Beauty 

Ripens a rich brown color. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V066 Cubanelle 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Golden Bell 


V068 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V069 Gypsy —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Lady Bell 


V071 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

North Star 


V073 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V074 Purple Beauty 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

Sweet Banana 

65 days, pale yellow to orange. Í 


V076 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Tokyo Bell 

Turns red earliest. 


V078 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V079 Valencia 

Large green fruits ripening to orange. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25

Vegetables Vegetables 

want to grow in full sun unless otherwise noted. 




Heirloom Tomatoes Lycopersicon esculentum 

V080 Aunt Ruby’s German Green 

Some say the best flavored green tomato. Sweet, yet spicy, 

these large, beefsteak type tomatoes ripen to a pale green 

with a hint of yellow. 80 days. Ø 


V081 Blue Beech 

Giant roma-type from Italy via Vermont. Similar to 

Sochulak. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Brandywine 

Amish heirloom. Deep pink color. Good-sized and exquisite 

taste. “Very rich, loud and distinctively spicy.” 

Recommended by Lynne Rosetto Kasper of MPR’s The 

Splendid Table. Indeterminate, 78 days. 

V082 Ø —four plants in a pack $2.50 

V083 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V084 Cherokee Purple 

This Tennessee heirloom is extremely productive and has a 

very rich tomato flavor. Vines produce a large number of 

medium sized, 10-12 oz. fruit. The flesh is a unique brick 

red color with a rose/purple skin color. 80 days. Ø 


V085 Cosmonaut Volkov 

Heirloom from Russia. Early, full size, red and juicy. 

Indeterminate, 65 days. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Coyote 

Indeterminate, 65 days. Extremely long vines, thick foliage. 

Tiny white and yellow translucent cherry fruits with a soft 

skin. Very distinctive flavor. “Best tasting tomato ever!” 

Very prolific, produces heavily till frost. To pick, it works 

best to remove a piece of the vine and then remove the 

tomatoes. 


V087 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Tomatoes 

Lycopersicon esculentum 

Better Boy 

Large, a little more disease-resistant, indeterminate, F1, 70 

days. 


V100 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Big Boy 

Large, late, F1, indeterminate, 78 days. 


V102 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Celebrity 

Mid-season, 72 days, medium-large, excellent, very disease-resistant, 

open pollinated, determinate. 


V104 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Early Girl 

Early, sweet, F1, 60 days, indeterminate. 


V106 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V107 Fantastic 

Six ounce globe-shaped (medium), smooth fruits. 78 days, 

indeterminate. —four plants in a pack $2.00 

First Lady 

Early, tasty, F1, 60 days, indeterminate, disease-resistant. 


V109 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V110 Grape 

Little grape-shaped tomatoes. Í —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V088 Garden Peach 

One-hundred-year-old heirloom. Small, 2 oz., sweet fruits 

are blush pink when ripe and look more like apricots than 

peaches. Sweet, prolific and stores well in autumn for winter 

ripening indoors. Recommended by Lynne Rosetto 

Kasper of MPR’s The Splendid Table. Indeterminate, 71 days. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V089 German Pink ◊ 

Among the first two Bavarian tomatoes originally listed by 

Seed Savers Exchange. Produces large, 1 to 2 pound redpink 

beefsteak tomatoes with a sweet flavor and meaty 

flesh with few seeds. A lovely tomato with almost perfect 

smooth skin. Excellent for freezing or canning, but also 

excels as a slicer. Indeterminate. Matures in about 75 to 85 

days. Ø 


V090 Green Zebra 

Initially green with dark green stripes. Ripens to yellow 

with bright green interior. Medium-sized, sweet. 

Recommended by Lynne Rosetto Kasper of MPR’s 

The Splendid Table. Indeterminate. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V091 Mix 

One each of Brandywine, Yellow Brandywine, Aunt Ruby’s 

German Green, and Cherokee Purple. Ø 


Tomatoes 

V111 Husky Red 

Small tomato, suitable for patio culture, determinate. 

—in a 5.25” pot $5.00 

Jet Star 

F1, 72 days, high yield. 


V113 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Large Red Cherry 

Very indeterminate. 


V115 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V116 Mountain Gold 

Eight ounce (medium to large) fruits. 75 days, 

determinate. Golden yellow, Earth-shaped. 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V117 Mountain Spring 

Nine ounce (medium to large) fruits. 69 days, determinate. 

Deep round shape. —four plants in a pack $2.00 

Roma 

Paste tomato, determinate. Open-pollinated. 75 days. 


V119 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V120 Sun Gold 

Rapidly becoming the most popular cherry tomato of all 

time—an amazing feat for a non-red variety. Beautiful 

golden-orange fruits are borne in large clusters. The flavor 

develops early, so this little tomato is great for snacking a 

week before fully mature, when it becomes very sweet and 

delicious. Ready to harvest in 65 days. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V092 Nyagous ◊ 

Great black blemish-free tomato. Baseballsized 

fruits borne in clusters of up to six fruits, 

very productive. Excellent full flavor. 

Indeterminate, 80 days. Ø 


San Marzano 

Look for elongated 3” fruits. Classic Italian 

paste variety with rich tomato flavor. Thought 

by some to make the world’s finest sauce. 

Large plants yield heavily. 80-90 days. 


V094 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Striped German 

Red and gold stripes, interior marbled. 

Beautiful sliced. Medium to large fruit. 

Smooth texture, good flavor. Indeterminate, 78 

days. 


V096 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V097 Yellow Brandywine 

Amish heirloom with golden color. 


V098 Yellow Pear 

Lemon yellow, one-ounce fruits. 

Indeterminate. 70 days. —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Key: Indeterminate tomatoes are vining and tend to ripen fruit over an extended period of time. These 

are traditionally staked. Determinate tomatoes tend to be bushier and to ripen their crop all at one 

time, a feature which canners and freezers might note. 

Sweet 100 

Lycopersicon esculentum x pimpinellifolium 

Tiny cherry, very indeterminate. 


V122 —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Winter Squash 

V123 Acorn Cucurbita pepo 

´ —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V124 Butternut Squash 

Cucurbita moschata 

´ —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V125 Delicata Squash Cucurbita pepo 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V126 Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo maxima 

Great for Jack O’ Lanterns. Í´ 

—in a 4” pot $1.25 

V127 Spaghetti Cucurbita pepo 

´ —in a 4” pot $1.25 

V128 Sweet Dumpling Cucurbita pepo 

´ —in a 4” pot $1.25 

Boxtops for Education 

Friends School is participating in General Mills’ Boxtops for Education program. Boxtops from 

specific General Mills products are worth money to the school. Look for the logo—that’s the 

part we need. Save them throughout the year, and then bring what you have to the plant sale 

or other school events. Thanks for your help!


Herbs 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

Basil 

Caraway 

H001 Aloe Aloe vera ◊ 

Clump-forming succulent with lance-shaped, 

toothed, fleshy leaves. Í∏Â 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H002 Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis 

Bay leaves, the well-known seasoning. The 

only tree (it’s small for a tree!) in our herb collection! 

Excellent container plant, spending 

the winter as a house or kitchen plant. It has 

long been popular for growing in tubs and 

large pots. Í∏ÇÂ —in a 4” pot $8.00 

H003 Borage Borago officinalis 

Tiny blue and pink flowers, heavy flowering 

and attractive to bees. Large silver leaf. Young 

leaves good in salads. Annual, self-sows. 

Height: 14-18”, spread: 36-48”. Í∏´Ç 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H004 Burnet, Salad Sanguisorba ◊ 

Attractive low-growing herb with serrated 

leaves. Cucumber taste. Í 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H005 Caper Bush Capparis spinosa ◊ 

Silvery-white foliage with white flowers to 2” 

across. The pickled flower buds are capers. A 

tender Mediterranean shrub that can be overwintered 

indoors. Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H006 Caraway Carum carvi 

Two-foot feathery leaved biennial. Grown primarily 

for its seeds to season soups, stews, 

breads and pastries. Leaves are also edible. 

May self-sow. ÍÇ —in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H007 Catnip Nepeta cataria 

Leaves are euphoric for cats and mildly sedative 

for us. Good for salads and tea, vitamin C. 

Perennial, 12” spacing. 12-36” Í∏ÇÂ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H008 Chamomile, Double 

Matricaria recutita ◊ 

Chamomile is one of the oldest favorites 

among garden herbs and its reputation as a 

medicinal plant shows little sign of abating 

The Egyptians revered it for its virtues, and 

from their belief in its power to cure ague, 

dedicated it to their gods. Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

Basil Ocimum Í´Ç 

H086 African Blue Ocimum 

Ornamental herb with showy purple flowers. 

To 3’ Í´Ç —in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H087 Cinnamon Ocimum basilicum 

Dark green leaves and dark purple flowers. 

Sharp cinnamon aroma, wonderful fragrance. 

Narrower leaves with purple stems. 

Finest tea basil, good in fruit salads. 

Annual, 12–24” plants, 12” spacing. 

Í´Ç —four plants in a pack $2.00 

H088 Greek Columnar 

Wonderful columnar form of culinary basil. 

Slow to flower. 24–36” Í´Ç 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H089 Lemon 

Ocimum basilicum citriodorum 

Delicious small-leaf variety combines flavors 

of lemon and basil. Good for tea, 

pesto, salads and dressings. Annual, 

12–24”, 12” spacing. Í´Ç 


H090 Lime Ocimum americanum 

Dark green leaves with lime fragrance. Í´ 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H091 Mammoth Ocimum basilicum 

Lettuce-leaf type with very large ruffled 

leaves, especially suitable for drying or 

stuffing. Flavor similar to sweet basil. 

12–24” Í´ —in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

H092 Mixed Four-Pack 

One each of Sweet, Lemon, Spicy Globe 

and Thai Siam Queen. Í 


H093 Mrs Burns Lemon ◊ 

Very bright green long leaves with an 

intense sweet/tangy lemon flavor. 24” Í 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H009 Chamomile, German 

Matricaria recutita 

Small white and yellow daisy flowers with 

apple scent. Flowers make calming tea or bath. 

Dries well. Good in arrangements or potpourri. 

Annual, 12” spacing. 12-18” Í∏´ÇÂ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H010 Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium 

Tastes like tarragon with a hint of anise. It’s a 

great fresh seasoning used in salads, soups, 

marinades and sauces. Annual, 12” tall, 

12” spacing. ∏Ç —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H011 Chives Allium schoenoprasum 

Widely used for soups, salads and stews. Easy 

to grow and once established lasts for years. 

Attracts butterflies. Divide every few years. 

Perennial. 12-24” Í∏´ÇÂ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H012 Chives, Garlic Allium tuberosum 

Abundant white flowers in late summer, beautiful 

edible garnish. Flat leaves with fine flavor. 

Used in Chinese medicine for kidneys, lower 

back and knees. Perennial and reseeds readily. 

12-18” Í∏Ó´ÇÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H013 Cilantro Coriandrum sativum 

Flowers, leaves, roots and seed can all be used 

to flavor a wide variety of foods, especially 

Mexican and Thai dishes. Popular in salsa. 

Seed is coriander. Infusion of seeds is used as a 

digestive tonic and mild sedative. Annual, 

24–36” tall, 8” spacing. 24-36” ÍÇÂ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H014 Coffee Bush 

Coffea liberica ◊ 

Huge, round glossy leaves. In its native Africa, 

it grows to be a large tree, but would not be so 

large in a pot moved indoors in the winter. Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $20.00 

H015 Dill, Bouquet 

Anethum graveolens ‘Bouquet’ 

Leaves and seeds for vinegar, salad dressing 

and pickles. Leaves are sweeter, with a more 

refined taste. Excellent for bees and caterpillars. 

Self-seeding annual, 12” spacing, 36” tall. 

Í´Ç —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H094 Napoletano ◊ 

Heirloom variety from Italy. Í 

—in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

H095 Opal Ocimum basilicum 

Purple leaves. Anise flavor. Annual, 12-36” 

tall, 12” spacing. Í 


H096 Red Rubin Ocimum basilicum 

Large-leaved purple version of Italian Large 

basil. 18-24” Í´ —in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H097 Spicy Globe 

Ocimum basilicum minimum 

The “good basil” of French cuisine. Dwarf 

version of sweet basil. Lower and smaller 

in all of its parts. Annual, 12” plants, 6-8” 

spacing. Í´Ç 


H098 Sweet Ocimum basilicum 

Prolific and popular. Wonderful for pesto, 

tomato dishes and salads. Plant any of the 

basils where they will be brushed against 

to release the scent. Annual, mint family. 

Í´Ç —four plants in a pack $2.00 

H099 Sweet Aroma ◊ 

Large glossy green leaves, somewhat smaller 

than sweet basil but with excellent fungal 

resistance. 20-24” Í 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H100 Thai 

Ocimum basilicum ‘Siam Queen’ 

Huge green leaves contrast nicely with purple 

stems. Recommended as an ornamental. 

Thicker and sturdier than standard 

basil. Outstanding fragrance and flavorsweet 

and spicy with anise overtones. 

Herb used in Asian cooking. Annual. 30” 

spacing. 28-39” Í´Ç 


H016 Epazote Chenopodium ambrosioides 

A pungent herb used in Mexican and South 

American cooking. The word ‘epazote’ comes 

from Nahuatl. Widely used in bean dishes, it is 

supposed to reduce the after effects of eating 

beans. 36” Í —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H017 Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 

Sweet anise-like flavor. Bulbous base can be 

cooked as a vegetable. Leaves and seeds are 

used to flavor soups, salads, sauces, cookies 

and fish. Hardy biennial. 12” spacing. 24-48” 

Í´Ç —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H018 Fennel, Bronze Foeniculum vulgare 

Attractive feathery smoky-bronze foliage has a 

mild, sweet aniselike flavor. 3-4’ Í´Ç 


H019 Fennel, Bulbing 

Foeniculum ‘Feta Fino’ 

Bulbing type of green fennel. 12” Í´Ç 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

H020 Garlic, German 

Allium senescens ◊ 

Elegant, flat shiny 12” leaves may be used like 

chives. Topped by 18-20” stems with 2” 

spheres of lavender flowers July—September. 

Excellent in the flower border as well. 

Í∏´ÇÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Geranium, Scented Pelargonium spp. 

All these grow well in containers. Colorful 

flowers in an assortment of flavors. Delicious 

fragrances. Cutting grown. Bring indoors for 

winter. 12-24” Í´ 

H021 Apricot 

H023 Herbal Rose—Dense, compact plant with 

small, dark green, slightly lobed leaves. 

Nice form. 

H023 Lime—Fabulous citrus scent with small 

crisp leaves. Nice compact form in containers. 

H024 Strawberry—Small crisp leaves with a 

pleasant strawberry scent. Compact 12” 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

H025 Horehound, Black 

Ballota nigra ◊ 

A hairy annual with leaves that exude an 

unpleasant smell when handled. Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H026 Horseradish Armoracia rusticana 

Fragrant flowers. Spicy root used as a condiment. 

Perennial. 36” Í∏´Ç 

—in a 5.25” pot $7.00 

H027 Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis 

Aromatic sweet herb of the Mint family. 

Leaves have a strong lemon odor and flavor. 

Makes a refreshing ice tea. Grown in the herb 

garden for seasoning breads and desserts. 

Small two-lipped flowers in late summer. Old 

world origin but naturalizes. Mulch for winter 

protection. Excellent for bees. Perennial. 24” 

Í∏ÇÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H028 Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus 

Leaves used in Asian cooking and in teas. It is 

frost tender and should be taken inside for the 

winter. Best in containers; winter indoors. 

Repels mosquitos. 60” ÍÇ 

—in a 2.5” pot $4.00 

H029 Lovage Levisticum officinale ◊ 

Leaves have a strong celery taste and are used 

to flavor soups, stews and casseroles. Formerly 

used to mask the taste in bitter medicinal concoctions. 

Has been used as a love charm. 

Flowers in umbels. Perennial. 36–72” Í∏Ç 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.00 

Marjoram, Sweet Origanum 

Tastes like mild oregano. Used in vinegars, 

soups and dressings. Add fresh leaves to salads. 

Good herbal bath. Excellent for bees. 

Perennial. 18” Í∏´Ç 

H030 O. majorana—Not hardy in Minnesota. 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H031 O. vulgare hirtum Hardy Sweet 

Marjoram ◊ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H032 Mint, Berries and Cream 

Mentha ◊ 

Sweet fruity flavor and scent. Wonderful for 

teas, garnishes and sauces. Requires ample 

water and mulch for winter protection Í∏ 

—in a 3.5” pot $5.00


Herbs 

H033 Mint, Chocolate Mentha x piperita 

Bronzy foliage with a chocolate scent. Í∏Ç 

—in a 4” pot $2.00 

H034 Mint, Corsican Mentha x piperita 

Creeping fragrant perennial. Good in rock gardens 

and along paths. Í∏Ç‰˝ 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H035 Mint, Ginger Mentha 

Spicy ginger-scented mint with green leaves 

striped with gold. Í∏Ç 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H036 Mint, Grapefruit 

Mentha aquatica citrata ◊ 

Large puckered leaves and the scent of grapefruit. 

18” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H037 Mint, Lemon Monarda citriodora 

Lemon-scented leaves are delicious, and often 

used in teas. Tiered pinkish-purple showy 

flowers are long lasting in fresh bouquets and 

can be dried as an everlasting. Inhale steam for 

colds. Native to Appalachia. Annual. 24-36” 

Í∏Ç —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H038 Mint, Orange Mentha 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H039 Mint, Peppermint Mentha x piperita 

Refreshing tea, iced or hot. Good in fruit salads. 

Easily dried for year-round use. Excellent 

for bees. Perennial, 12” spacing. 24” Í∏ÇÂ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H040 Mint, Pineapple 

Mentha suaveolens variegata 

Variegated leaves. Easily cultivated. For teas 

and potpourris. Winter hardy. Í∏Ç 

—in a 4” pot $2.00 

H041 Mint, Spanish Mentha spicata ◊ 

Tasty mint with excellent shelf life. Dark green 

wrinkled leaves and white flowers in summer. 

20" or more depending on conditions. Ample 

water. Í∏ —in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

H042 Mint, Spearmint Mentha spicata 

Softer flavor than peppermint. Great for teas, 

meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. Will deter 

aphids in rose beds. Excellent for bees. 

Perennial, 12” spacing. 24” Í∏Ç 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H043 Mixed Herbs 

Sage, thyme, oregano and either cilantro or 

basil. Ø —four plants in a pack $2.50 

H044 Onion, Egyptian Walking 

Allium cepa ‘Proliferum’ ◊ 

This non-flowering onion produces small clusters 

of reddish, marble-sized bulbs (bulbils) at 

its leaf tops. As the bulbils increase in weight 

the leaves bend to the ground and the bulbils 

take root. This allows the plant to “walk” 

around the garden. The tops, underground 

bulbs, and bulbils are all edible. However, 

many people prefer to eat only the green tops 

and immature bulbils. ÍÇ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

—see also onions and scallions, page 14 

Oregano Origanum vulgare 

Essential for Italian cooking. Leaves can be 

used fresh or dried in tomato sauces, meat, 

fish and salads.Perennial. Í∏ÇÂ 

H045 O. vulgare—12-36” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H046 Kateri ◊—An excellent culinary 

variety. —in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

Parsley, Curly Petroselinum hortense 

Quintessential garnish, chock full of vitamins. 

Promotes healthy skin. Can be chewed to 

freshen breath. Dig one up in the fall and pot 

for fresh greens in the winter. Biennial. 6” 

spacing. 12” Í∏Ç 

H047 —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H048 Ø —four plants in a pack $2.50 

Parsley, Italian Petroselinum hortense 

Same as curly parsley but with flat leaves. 12” 

Í∏Ç 

H049 —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H050 Ø —four plants in a pack $2.50 

H051 Patchouli Pogostemon heyneanus 

Tropical native to the East Indies. Used for the 

fragrance of the dried leaves. Í 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H052 Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium 

Hardy groundcover plant is notorious for its 

insect-repelling properties. Makes a potent tea. 

The plants creep with only the lavender flower 

stalks rising above the ground. Perennial, 

mulch for winter protection. 4-16” Í∏Â 

—in a 4” pot $2.00 

Caution: Pennyryal should never be ingested 

by pregnant women. 

H053 Red Shiso Perilla frutescens crispa 

Very ornamental purplish-red cinnamon-scented 

leaves are used in Japanese and Vietnamese 

cuisine in sushi and spring rolls, sauces, salads, 

stir fry. Large ruffled purple leaves. A 

beautiful container accent. 36” Í∏´Ç 


Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 

Enhances many meat and veggie dishes, vinegars 

and dressings. Use for a refreshing bath 

or hair rinse. Perennial in warmer zones; here 

you’ll need to winter it indoors. 12” spacing. 

ÍÇ 

H054 Seed-grown —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H055 Prostrate —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H056 Mrs. Howard’s—Fast-growing and creeping-great 

for bonsai! Culinary and ornamental. 

H057 Spice Island 

H058 Tuscan Blue —in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H059 Arp ◊—Excellent culinary variety. 

H060 Golden Rain ◊—Attractive goldenedged 

leaves. —in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

Sage, Culinary Salvia officinalis 

Used traditionally in poultry stuffing and 

sausage. Wonderful in salads, egg dishes, 

breads and vegetable dishes. Sage is used to 

freshen breath, as a nerve tonic and digestive. 

Dried leaves among linens discourages insects. 

Excellent for bees. Perennial, but not reliable 

here. 20” spacing. Í´ÇÂ 

H061 Common— 24” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H062 Golden—Compact yellow. 18” 

H063 Berggarten—Broad leaves with silver 

accents, ornamental. Good flavor. Very 

hardy. 

H064 White Edge—Clean and crisp bright 

green leaves with creamy white margins. 

—in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H065 Pineapple—Sweet pineapple scent with 

red flowers. Blooms all season. 48” 

H066 Purple—Blush leaves and flowers, lovely 

in containers. 24-36”—in a 4” pot $2.00 

H067 Tricolor—Green, pink and white foliage. 

Very attractive. —in a 4” pot $2.50 

H068 Honeydew ◊ —in a 3.5” pot $5.00 

H069 Savory, Summer Satureja hortensis 

Peppery flavored leaves used green or dried for 

sauces, stuffings, soups, stews, lentils and 

bean dishes. Makes a nice tea which is useful 

for stomach aches. Annual, 15” spacing. 18” 

Í∏ÇÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H070 Savory, Winter Satureja montana 

A perennial herb grown and used like Summer 

Savory. 16” Í∏ÇÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H071 Sorrel, French Rumex scutatus 

Early season greens with tangy lemon flavor. 

Long-lived perennial that can sustain frequent 

and severe cutting. ÍÇ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H072 Spikenard, American 

Aralia racemosa 

Stately white plumes followed by clusters of 

black berries. Roots used in rootbeer and 

medicinally. 36-60” ∏Â —in a 4” pot $5.00 

H073 Stevia Stevia rebaudiana 

Sweeter than sugar! The herb you’ve been 

reading about as a sugar replacement. Not 

winter hardy. 12” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H074 Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata ◊ 

Anise scented. White umbels of flowers and 

soft fern-like foliage. Woodland. Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Lavender Í´ Lavandula 

Everyone loves lavender! Tender perennial from southern 

Europe. Only one variety is reliably winter-hardy in Minnesota; 

others can be wintered indoors or treated as annuals. 

H101 Fern-leaf 

Annual variety with unique foliage. Í´ 

H102 French 

H075 Tarragon, French 

Artemisia dranunculus 

Strong tasting herb. Good in vinegar. Root can 

be potted in late fall for winter windowsill use. 

ÍÇ —in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

Thyme Thymus vulgaris 

Bushy, cushion-forming sub-shrub. Small 

leaves and wiry structure. Perennial. ÍÇÂ 

H076 English—Ornamental as well as culinary 

and soothing tea. Easy to grow. Very 

hardy. Excellent for butterflies and bees. 

Used medicinally for sore throats and 

coughs. Good potted. Perennial. 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H077 Caraway 

H078 Gold Lemon 

H079 Silver Posie—White-margined leaves. 

—in a 4” pot $2.00 

H080 Lime—Bright green foliage, similar to 

lemon. Pink flowers, citrus scent. 6-12” 

H081 Silver Edge—Narrow-leaved with silvergray 

foliage. Compact and great for containers. 

4” 

H082 Wedgewood—Light green leaf with dark 

green edge. 8” —in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H083 French —in a 4” pot $2.50 

H084 Thyme, Creeping Thymus 

Spreading herb with carpet-like appearance. 

When trod upon it exudes a spicy aroma. Very 

hardy. May be mowed. Í˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00, flat price $30.00 

H085 Verbena, Lemon Aloysia triphylla 

Tender perennial; can be potted and wintered 

inside. Wonderfully fragrant lemony herb. 

Light green pointed leaves. Great for topiaries. 

Í —in a 4” pot $2.00 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Lavender of the French countryside. Upright gray foliage; rot 

resistant. —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H103 Goodwin Creek 

Unusual light-gray-green foliage with a thick, coarse, appealing 

texture. Í —in a 4” pot $2.00 

H104 Jean Davis ◊ 

A white to pale pink-flowered lavender. —in a 3” pot $3.00 

H105 Lady Lavandula angustifolia 

A fine annual variety, blooms this year. Smells good in the garden 

and in sachets and potpourris. Good for bees. 8-10” Í´ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Munstead Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’ 

English lavender. Excellent landscaping variety. Lowest growing 

lavender, good for edging a path or border. Fragrant foliage 

and flowers. The only reliably hardy lavender for our climate. 

12-18” Í´ 

H106 —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

H107 —in a 4” pot $2.00 

Lavendin Lavandula x intermedia 

The most fragrant of all Lavenders and the one most often used 

for scenting perfumes and sachets. 

H108 Grosso ◊—Abundant long spikes of deep violet flowers 

that stand well above the compact foliage. Good for cutting. 

30” —in a 3” pot $3.00 

H109 Provence—Dark violet flowers 12–20”—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Spanish Lavandula stoechas pendunculata 

Fast-growing with cool purple flowers. Larger than the others 

we offer. Not winter hardy, but a candidate for pot culture. 

Can be grown as an annual. Í´ 

H110 Barcelona Purple ◊ 

H111 Barcelona Rose ◊ —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

H112 Sweet ◊ 

One of the most productive and fragrant lavenders. Sturdy, 

straight stems. Í —in a 3.5” pot $2.50 

H113 Twickel Purple 

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Twickel Purple’ ◊ 

Compact, bushy plant with purple flowers. 24” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

H114 Walburton’s Silver Edge Lavandula angustifolia 

Variegated foliage with blue-green centers and creamy margins. 

Blue blooms. Í —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary


Shrubs 

In large pots 

New Jersey Tea 

Snowberry 

S006 Arrowwood, Blue Muffin 

Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ 

An exciting new compact Arrowwood. Loads 

of white spring flowers and impressive display 

of rich blue berries. Makes a great low hedge 

or foundation plant. 3’x 3’ Í∏ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $18.00 

S007 Birch, Dwarf Betula glandulosa 

Syn. B. glanulifera. A unique selection of Birch 

that is suited for small areas. Compact in size, 

this arctic tree is more of a bush. Often used 

as a background plant for its dense, dark form. 

Full sun, but doesn’t want baked-dry soil. 

Native in most of Minnesota, excluding the 

southwest prairies. Source stock from Canada. 

4’ (w) x 6’ (h) Í˜ —in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S008 Bush Honeysuckle 

Diervilla lonicera 

Tolerates most soils. Excellent for massing 

and erosion control. Colonizes. Native to 

woodland edges. Bronze-green foliage, small 

yellow flowers. Red-bronze fall color. Source 

stock from within 300 miles of the Twin 

Cities. 3–4’ x 3–4’ Í˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S009 Cedar, Dwarf Danica 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Danica’ 

Very compact dwarf globular cedar with rich 

green foliage. 30” Í ˜ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $10.00 

S010 Cedar, Holmstrup 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’ 

Compact, upright form (3’ spread). Bright 

green foliage. Slow growing. 6-10’ Í∏˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S011 Chokeberry, Glossy Black 

Aronia melanocarpa elata 

A splendid ornamental shrub. White flowers 

in May, followed by 1/4” black fruits that hang 

on well into winter. Berries edible and tasty. A 

compact rounded shrub whose glossy green 

foliage turns brilliant red in fall. Source stock 

from within 300 miles of the Twin Cities. 

Height and spread: 4-6’ Í∏Ó ˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S012 Cranberry, American Highbush 

Viburnum trilobum 

White flower clusters in spring. Red berries 

persist into winter. Flowers good for butterflies; 

berries excellent winter food for wildlife. 

Source stock from within 300 miles of the 

Twin Cities. 8-12’ x 8-12’ Ó˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S013 Cypress, False 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 

Striking yellow, soft feathery foliage. Slow 

growing, mound shaped when young, 

eventually growing into a pyramid. Used as 

an accent plant or in the rock garden. 

15-20’ Í —in a 1 gal. pot $10.00 

S014 Cypress, Russian 

Microbiota decussata 

Dwarf dense evergreen. Light green in color 

changing to bronze in winter. Excellent for 

shade. Spreads to 72”. 12” Í∏Ó 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S015 Dogwood, Gray Cornus racemosa 

Tolerates most soils. Upright branching with 

showy white flower clusters followed by white 

berries in autumn. Purple-red fall color. 

Colonizes. High wildlife value. Can be pruned 

to a small tree. Source stock from within 300 

miles of the Twin Cities. 6-10’ (w) x 8-12’ (h) 

∏˜ —in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S016 Dogwood, Pagoda 

Cornus alternifolia 

Understory tree with branches in distinct layers. 

Source stock from within 300 miles of 

the Twin Cities. 15-20’ Í∏˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S017 Dogwood, Red Twig Cornus sericea 

Green leaves, white flowers. Very good winter 

effect. Rounded shape. Will reach 8-10’ in 

height and width unless trimmed. Source 


Cities. 8’ Í∏Ó˜ —in a 2 gal. pot $10.00 

S018 Hazelnut, American 

Corylus americana 

A rounded shrub with half-inch edible nuts, 

two to four in a cluster. Useful in the shrub 

border and in naturalistic settings. Excellent 

for wildlife. Source stock from within 300 

miles of the Twin Cities. 6-8’ ∏˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S019 Honeysuckle, Miniglobe 

Lonicera xylosteoides ‘Miniglobe’ 

Compact shrub with showy flowers in yellowwhite 

that contrast with its dark blue-green 

foliage. Dark red berries. Xeriscape. 3’x 3’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $10.00 

S020 Hydrangea, Annabelle 

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ 

Large round white flower heads. Thrives 

in shade. Flowers may be small the first year. 

Lower growing than the species. 

3-4’ (w) x 4-5’ (h). Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S021 Hydrangea, Endless Summer 

Hydrangea macrophylla 

‘Endless Summer’ ◊ 

Big, showy flowers that bloom on old and new 

wood, which means repeat blooming throughout 

the season. Blooms will be pink in alkaline 

soils and blue in acid soils. If deadheaded, it 

will bloom from June until frost. 3-5’ x 3-5’ 

Í —in an 8” pot $20.00 

S022 Hydrangea, Pee Gee 

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ 

Very large, showy, fragrant conical white flowers 

in August-September, fading to 

pink/bronze in fall and persisting through 

winter. Flowers are useful in dried arrangements. 

Can be trimmed to a small tree. 

Xeriscape plant. 10-15’ (w) x 8’ (h) Í∏Ó 

—in a 1 gal. pot $10.00 

S023 Magnolia, Royal Star 

Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ 

Double white fragrant flowers, three inches or 

more in diameter. Blooms April to May. 

Magnolias are an incredible part of spring in 

warmer parts of the country. Most magnolias 

won’t grow this far north. However, this 

Japanese magnolia is northern hardy. Width 

and height: 8-10’ Í∏—in a 2 gal. pot $35.00 

S024 Magnolia, Sue 

Magnolia x ‘Sue’ ◊ 

Deep pink flowers from spring until frost. 

More shrubby than treelike. From the Little 

Girl series at the National Arboretum. Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $30.00 

S025 Mockorange 

Philadelphus lewisii ‘Blizzard’ ◊ 

The name Mock Orange refers both to the 

appearance of the flowers and to their captivating 

fragrance. This recent introduction from 

Morden Research Station, Manitoba, has fragrant 

white flowers in late spring and early 

summer. 6-7’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $11.00 

S026 New Jersey Tea 

Ceanothus americanus 

Also known as Red Root. White blooms 

throughout the summer. Tolerates poor growing 

conditions. Source stock from within 300 

miles of the Twin Cities. 18-36” Í∏˜Â 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S027 Pussy Willow Salix discolor 

Sand to loams. Flood tolerant. Large upright 

shrub with showy catkins. Can be kept smaller 

by pruning. Source stock from within 300 

miles of the Twin Cities. 10–15’ (w) x 

20-25’ (h) Í∏˜ —in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S028 Serviceberry, Regent 

Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ 

Nicely shaped shrub with large white flowers. 

Especially selected for its sweet dark-purple 

fruit, good for eating and jelly. High wildlife 

value. A xeriscape plant. 4-8’ (w) x 4-8’ (h). 

Í∏ —in a 5 gal. pot $25.00 

S029 Snowberry Symphoricarpus albus 

Grows on clay and limestone soils. White 

berries in fall. Excellent for wildlife. Good for 

erosion control. Native in the vicinity of the 

Twin Cities. Source stock from within 300 

miles of the Twin Cities. 3-6’ Í∏˜ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

S030 Summersweet, Ruby Spice 

Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ 

Deep reddish-pink flowers that don’t fade to 

white. Fragrance and yellow fall color add to 

its beauty. Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S031 Viburnum, Onondaga 

Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’ 

Young leaves emerge dark bronze-purple, 

slowly aging to green, turning to red-purple in 

fall. Pink flower buds open to white lacecap 

blooms in early summer. Upright habit is ideal 

for backgrounds or where privacy is desired. 

Trim after flowering to maintain dense form. 

5’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $10.00


Shrubs 



In small pots 

These shrubs in small pots are a very affordable way to add shrubs to your 

landscape. But it may be a few years before they are big enough to be called 

bushes. 

S032 Aralia, Variegated 

Acanthopanox sieboldianus ‘Variegatus’ ◊ 

A great-looking variegated plant with glossy, 

bright yellow and green palm-like leaves. 

Arching form. Very tough and tolerant. 5-10’ 

Í∏ —in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S033 Arrowwood, Blue Muffin 

Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ 

An exciting new compact Arrowwood. Loads 

of white spring flowers and impressive display 

of rich blue berries. Makes a great low hedge 

or foundation plant. 3’ x 3’ Í∏ 

—in a 5” pot $8.00 

S034 Bayberry Myrica pennsylvanica ◊ 

Great for texture and fragrant foliage in the 

garden. Wax covering the plentiful gray silver 

seeds is used to make aromatic and smokeless 

candles. The bark and wax have medicinal 

properties. To 8’ Í∏Â —in a 4” pot $5.00 

S035 Birch, Fox Valley 

Betula nigra ‘Fox Valley’ ◊ 

A dwarf selection of river birch, with cinnamon 

and cream exfoliating bark. A great little 

tree for urban yards! 8-10’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S036 Button Bush 

Cephalanthus occidentalis ◊ 

Attractive and useful landscape plant. Unusual 

showy honey-scented white flowers. 10’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

S037 Cedar, DeGroot’s Spire 

Thuja occidentalis ‘DeGroot’s Spire’ ◊ 

Narrow, upright, spire-shaped plant. Suitable 

as a specimen or in a container or trough. To 7’ 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $4.00 

S038 Cedar, Linesville 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Linesville’ ◊ 

A dwarf mounded globe with soft sage-green 

foliage. Tight and compact habit. Outstanding 

landscape or container plant. Keeps its shape 

without any pruning. Spread and height 

12-15”. Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

S039 Cedar, Tiny Tim 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Tiny Tim’ ◊ 

Soft, gray-green foliage forms a neat ball 

eventually reaching 3-4’. Will handle harsh 

environmental conditions. Superior. Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

S040 Cedar, Threadleaf 

Thuja occidentalis ‘Filiformis’ ◊ 

A unique, semi-dwarf threadleaf white cedar. 

Shape can vary from conical to broadly 

pyramidal. Threadleaf like Chamaecyparis 

pisifera. North American native. 4-8’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Cypress, False 

Chamaecyparis pisifera Í∏ 

S041 Miniature variegated ◊—A dwarf 

round globe with gray green foliage dotted 

with creamy white variegations. 30” 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S042 Vintage Gold ◊—A fernleaf form, 

Vintage Gold is strong-growing and 

golden. Holds its color without 

fading in summer or winter. 

18-30” —in a 

4” pot $5.00 

S043 Daphne 

Daphne x burkwoodii 

‘Silveredge’ ◊ 

Variegated Daphne that 

is taller and more 

upright than Carol 

Mackie. Reblooms. 4’ 

Í∏ 

—in a 4” jumbo pot 

$10.00 

Panicled 

Hydrangea 

S044 Dogwood, Dwarf Red-Tipped 

Cornus pumila ◊ 

New leaf growth emerges red to create a 

beautiful contrast with the rich green mature 

foliage. Whitish flowers in clusters in late 

spring which give way to black fruits that are 

attractive to birds. Forms a pleasing, irregular 

mound. Deer resistant. 2-4’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S045 Elderberry, Black Beauty 

Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’ 

The plant sensation of Europe, with dark black 

foliage. The leaf color does not fade to green in 

summer, but actually gets darker. Loads of 

lemon-scented, rich pink flowers in late June 

or early July that contrast wonderfully with the 

foliage. Grow it as a shrub or cut it back each 

year as a bold perennial. 8-12’ Í∏ 

—in a 5” pot $8.00 

S046 Elderberry, Sutherland Gold 

Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’ 

Deeply cut golden foliage with red summer 

fruit and graceful habit. Best in part shade. 

Holds its color better than other yellow cultivars. 

New spring growth is a beautiful copperred. 

5-10’ Í∏ —in a 4” pot $5.00 

Forsythia Forsythia 

The classic spring-blooming shrub. Í 

S047 F. x ‘Fiesta’ ◊—Festive yellow and 

green variegated leaves with red stems. 

Yellow blooms. 6-8’ 

S048 F. x ‘New Hampshire Gold’—A finely 

branched, compact ball of gold. Flowers 

hardy to -35°. Attractive red-purple fall 

color. 5-6’ —in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Forsythia, White 

Abeliophyllum distichum 

An early spring bloomer. The flowers are pure 

white with a yellow eye, and show up well 

with a darker background. This mid-sized 

arching shrub is in bloom well before the true 

Forsythias show their gold. Pair it with other 

early bloomers like Hellebores. Pruning must 

be done regularly, either cutting the oldest one 

third of the branches down to the base of the 

plant annually, or cutting the entire plant 

down nearly to the ground every five years. 

Either way, pruning should be done after flowering. 

3-5’ Í 

S049 Pink, A. distichum roseum—A soft pink. 

S050 White—Red fall color. 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Holly, Blue Ilex x meserveae 

Holly is not usually hardy in our zone, but 

these plants are hardy to Zone 5, so may be 

worth a try for intrepid gardeners. May have 

the best chance planted on the east or north 

side of a building. 8-10’ Í∏ 

S051 Blue Prince—Dark green foliage. 

Pollinator for Blue Princess. 

S052 Blue Princess—Dark blue-green leaves 

and abundant dark berries adorn this 

broad, irregular, rounded shrub. 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

S053 Honeysuckle, 

Honey Rose 

Lonicera ‘Honey Rose’ 

Clusters of deep rosered 

flowers and deep 

blue-green foliage. A 

new hybrid from the U 

of M Landscape 

Arboretum. Rounded 

shape. Resistant to 

witch’s broom aphids. 

Xeriscape plant. 8-10’ 

Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Hydrangea, Big Leaf 

Hydrangea macrophylla ◊ 

Bold and brightly colored. Fast and easy to 

grow. Í∏ 

S054 Penny Mac ◊—Known to flower on 

new wood, unlike most big leaf 

hydrangeas. Heavy pruning in late winter 

encourages more bloom. Bloom color 

depends on on soil acidity (pink to blue as 

the acidity increases). Blooms late. 3-5’ 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

S055 Claudie ◊—Rich starry florets with 

unique, well-separated sepals around 

numerous large fertile flowers. With 

enough acidity, will turn pink-lavender. 

Overwinters its buds on last year’s 

growth, so be sure to prune only after 

blooming. 4-5’ —in a 5” pot $8.00 

Hydrangea, Panicled 

Hydrangea paniculata 

The blooms on panicled hydrangeas are conical 

in shape. These varieties are 6-8’ tall. Í 

S056 Limelight—Bright lime green flowers in 

late summer. Vigorous and floriferous! 

S057 Little Lamb ◊—The most delicate 

white blooms ever seen on a hydrangea, 

smaller and forming smaller panicles. 

S058 Quick Fire ◊—Blooms more than a 

month earlier than other hydrangeas. 

Deep rich pink. —in a 5” pot $8.00 

S059 Lilac, Cutleaf Syringa laciniata 

Fine, lacy foliage. Fragrant pale lavender 

blooms in early May. Our only lilac this year. 

5-6’ Í —in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Smokebush Cotinus 

Strikingly colored foliage makes smokebush a 

prized accent plant. Í 

S060 C. x ‘Grace’—New leaves emerge an 

intense wine-red and mature to dusky 

reddish-blue. Bright orange-red fall color. 

Deep pink panicles in early summer. Can 

be trained into a small tree. 10-15’ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S061 C. coggygria ‘Young Lady’—A real showstopping 

bloomer with many small, light 

pink blossoms from June to August. 

Excellent orange-red fall color. 8-10’ 

—in a 5” pot $8.00 

S062 Sumac, Fragrant 

Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ 

A low spreader with glossy green foliage and 

superb orange-red fall color. A low-maintenance 

groundcover. 1-2’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

Weigela Weigela florida 

Spreading shrub grown for its funnel-shaped 

flowers, which attract hummingbirds. Both of 

these varieties are known for dark burgundypurple 

foliage and intense rose-pink flowers. 

Full sun for darkest color. Í 

S063 Midnight Wine—Low-mounding dwarf 

version of Wine and Roses. Perfect for the 

front of the border. 1’-2’ 

S064 Wine and Roses—4-5’ 

—in a 5” pot $8.00 

S065 Willow, Dappled 

Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ ◊ 

This Japanese dappled willow is noted for its 

striking white-green-pink foliage. Its slender 

branches are always moving in the breeze. 

Regular shearing is necessary to maintain leaf 

variegation. 3-5’ Í —in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S066 Willow, Dwarf Arctic 

Salix purpurea ‘Nana’ 

Ornamental blue-green foliage and dense, finetextured 

compact habit. Purple twigs. 3-5’ Í 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

S067 Yew, Margarita 

Taxus media ‘Margarita’ ◊ 

A cool lime green evergreen with a fresh, 

healthy color. A great landscape plant that is 

adaptable and easy to grow. 4-5’ Í∏ 

—in a 5” pot $8.00 

A False Cypress 

branch 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary


Shrubs and Trees 

Azaleas & Rhododendrons Í∏ 

Azaleas and Rhododendrons need acid soil. Mulch to protect their shallow roots from drying. Good nectar plants for butterflies; 

fair for hummingbirds. 

To acidify soil, 

sprinkle one 

pound of iron 

sulphate around 

each bush. 

S001 Azalea, Northern Highlights 

Bicolor creamy white with yellow upper lip 

petals. Foliage deep green, burgundy purple in 

fall. 48-54” Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S002 Azalea, Orchid Lights 

Dwarf form. Its small size makes it very useful 

in the landscape. The earliest blooming of the 

Lights Series. Its soft lilac-colored flowers cover 

the plant when in bloom. Sterile; no seed 

pods formed putting energy into next year’s 

flowers. Hardy to -45°. Height: 2-3’, spread 2- 

3’. Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S003 Azalea, White Lights 

Flower buds are delicate pink in the balloon 

stage. Upon opening, the flowers have a pink 

tinge which fades at full bloom to give a virtually 

white appearance in the landscape. Flower 

buds hardy to -35•. Height and width: 5-6’ 

Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

S004 Rhododendron, Mikkeli ◊ 

Finnish Marjatta hybrid. Named for a Finnish 

city, this extra hardy rhododendron has white 

flowers with green flecks in the upper part of 

the corolla. Heavy branching habit. Spread 5-6’ 

5-6’ Í —in a 2 gal. pot $30.00 

S005 Rhododendron, Northern 

Starburst ◊ 

An improved PJM! Tetraploid early bloomer 

with thick, leathery leaves. Intense mauve 

clusters of blooms in spring follwed by a 

bright apple green flush of new foliage. In fall 

new growth turns cinnamon before turning 

purple/black. Spread 3-5’ 4-5’ Í 

—in a 2 gal. pot $30.00 

Trees 

S070 Hickory, Shagbark 

Carya ovata 

This native tree flourishes in full sun in any 

soil, from very dry to moderately moist. 

During the first few years the above-ground 

portion barely grows while the root grows several 

feet into the ground. In spring, its opening 

terminal buds look like huge red blossoms as 

they unfold. In the summer, dark green leaves 

are the primary food source for Saturnidae 

caterpillars. In autumn the leaves turn a warm 

golden color. The sweet nuts are favored by 

wildlife and humans. Peeling, shaggy bark 

provides interest through the winter. Source 


Cities. 60–80’ Í∏˜ —in a 1 gal. pot $14.00 

Tamarack branch 

S071 Redbud Cercis canadensis ◊ 

Rounded to broad spreading shape, often taking 

on a picturesque form. Its bright, magentapink 

flowers are plentiful in spring; yellow fall 

color; mildly shaggy bark shows up well in 

winter. Moist soil. According to the University 

of Wisconsin Extension, Redbud is a “charming 

and versatile tree that is especially useful 

in shade where most other flowering trees 

languish.” Minnesota strain. 20-30’ Í∏ 

—in a 2 gal. pot $30.00 

S072 Tamarack Larix laricina 

Also called American larch and hackmatack. 

This small- to medium-sized tree is an evergreen 

in appearance, but drops its needles in 

fall. Wildlife use the tree for food and nesting; 

it is also aesthetically appealing and has signficant 

potential as an ornamental. Native to 

most of northern North America, including 

Minnesota. Tamarack is especially nice in early 

autumn, when its needles turn yellow. Grows 

rapidly. Very intolerant of shade. Source stock 

from within 300 miles of the Twin Cities. To 

45’ Í˜ —in a 2 gal. pot $20.00 

Specimen Trees Bust Your Buckthorn 

Topgrafts and top worked specimen plants have 

been transformed from their natural state to a 

unique style which brings more attention to their 

distinguished characteristics making them suitable for 

formal landscapes or accent plantings. 

Topgrafts are selections that have been grafted onto 

a common standard, such as Walker’s weeping 

caragana on a Common Caragana stem. 

Topworked shrubs are selected for having a strong 

central leader. The lower limbs were then removed and 

the remaining limbs sheared to create a raised 

miniature tree form, as in our weeping pussy willow. 

S068 Caragana, Walker 

Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’ 

Finely cut light green foliage. Arching branches 

are covered with tiny yellow flowers in late 

spring. Grafted on a 4’ standard. There is a 

beautiful and very old specimen of this tree at 

the Lake Harriet Peace Garden. Í 

—in a 5 gal. pot $50.00 

S069 Pussy Willow, Weeping 

Salix capnea ‘Pendula’ 

Four-foot dwarf. Great specimen tree for a 

small urban garden. Í 

—in a 7 gal. pot $50.00 

Buckthorn is a Eurasian shrub brought to North America by European 

settlers. Many people planted it as hedges. Unfortunately, its berries 

are very attractive to birds, who spread the seeds everywhere. As a 

result, understory vegetation and bird diversity (including songbird diversity) 

are disturbed when buckthorn moves in. 

So removing buckthorn from your yard is a definite priority. To do it, you 

cut down the shrubs and then kill the stump, because if you don’t, the plant 

will resprout. Some folks recommend using Monsanto’s RoundUp ® 

(glyphosate) to kill the stumps. 

But before you start spreading poison in your neighborhood, you might 

want to do a little research. Not heard of any negative impact from Round Up? 

Remember, what Monsanto has to say about its chemicals might be more than 

misleading. Try http://www.guarding-our-earth.com/aggrand/ 

roundup.htm for a start. 

However, you don’t need poison to kill buckthorn. Buckthorn only 

resprouts from the crown. So rather than toxic chemicals, a soup can and a 

nail does the job of glyphosate with little chance of harm. 

Simply cut the trunk to within a few inches of the ground, then press a can 

a few inches bigger than the trunk over the stump. Nail it in place. All the 

sprouts will be sun starved and die in short order. 

For a larger stump, I use a bucket held down by a large rock. You’ll find no 

buckthorn in my yard. 

—Henry 

Another buckthorn busters weblink: http://www.justaddwater.ws/BuckthornHome.htm 

Boxtops for Education 

Friends School is participating in General Mills’ Boxtops for Education program. Boxtops from 

specific General Mills products are worth money to the school. Look for the logo—that’s the 

part we need. Save them throughout the year, and then bring what you have to the plant sale 

or other school events. Thanks for your help!


Minding the Monarchs 

Citizen scientists document monarch population patterns in gardens, prairies and parks 

BY KAREN OBERHAUSER 

Did you know that the first monarch 

butterfly found in Mexican overwintering 

colonies had been tagged by 

Minnesota volunteer citizen scientists? Until the 

time in 1975 when Chaska’s Jim Gilbert and his 

students tagged that first butterfly, the colonies 

had been unknown to the scientific community. 

This find was the culmination of more than 20 

years of tagging efforts, started by Dr. Fred 

Urquhart at the University of Minnesota, 

intended to track the monarchs’ movements. 

Current monarch citizen science projects are 

building a treasure trove of long-term data that 

will help us better understand monarch and 

insect ecology. You can join the hundreds of 

Minnesotans who volunteer to help increase our 

understanding of potential impacts of global climate 

change, pollution, habitat destruction and 

other factors on monarchs—and, perhaps, information 

to identify habitats of special importance 

to monarchs. 

Monarch Basics 

Minnesota monarchs breed in an area from the 

southern U.S. to southern Canada and from the 

Atlantic Seaboard to the Rocky Mountains. This 

range is limited by the monarch’s milkweed 

host plants. Each spring, the monarchs return 

to the southern U.S. from overwintering sites 

in central Mexico and lay eggs in the southern 

U.S. That same spring and summer, more generations 

recolonize the rest of the summer 

breeding range, with variation each year in their 

arrival at different northern locations. 

Monarchs appear to vacate the southern U.S. 

for much of the summer, probably due to high 

temperatures and host plant die-back. 

Monarchs have five instars (the caterpillar 

stages between molts). At spring temperatures in 

the Twin Cities, development can require more 

than 60 days, compared to fewer than 30 days in 

summer. This timing allows three generations in 

the northern part of their range, in addition to 

the generation that begins in the southern U.S. 

Milkweed Is Key 

Volunteer citizen scientists in the Monarch 

Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP), part of the 

Monarchs in the Classroom program at the 

University of Minnesota, collect monarch population 

data at a range of times and places. All an 

MLMP volunteer needs is access to a site containing 

milkweed and willingness to monitor 

the site on a weekly basis during the summer! 

The number of milkweed plants, site size and 

type, and site location vary greatly; sites include 

small backyard gardens, railroad right-of-ways, 

abandoned fields and pastures, and restored 

prairies. Since some volunteers don’t have individual 

access to sites or may not want to commit 

to weekly monitoring, many nature centers 

organize monitoring teams at their centers. 

Volunteers thus have ready-made sites and a 

larger research team to share their workload. 

Once a season, volunteers describe their sites, 

recording their location, size, and the milkweed 

species that grow on the site. They estimate perplant 

monarch densities on a weekly basis, by 

either examining all of the milkweed plants for 

eggs and larvae (in smaller sites) or sampling a 

randomly chosen subset of plants. They record 

the number of eggs and each type of larva found 

and the number of plants examined. 

MLMP Volunteers 

More than 500 students, teachers, naturalists, 

scientists, retirees, and others have participated 

in the MLMP. Together, they have monitored 

Above left: a royal visit to a St. Paul garden. Above right: Monarch caterpillars shed their skin five 

times between hatching from their egg and becoming a chrysalis, or pupa. The intervals between 

shedding this skin are called “instars;” all five instars (and an egg) are shown in this photo. 

Below: It takes two generations of monarchs to make the return trip from Mexico to their northern 

breeding range each summer. 

I’m one of those environmentalists who looks for 

opportunities to “walk the talk,” so becoming 

involved in citizen science projects just comes 

naturally. And since I’m also active in turning 

my yard from urban monoculture into a diverse 

native habitat, the monarchs add color, 

pollination and life to my wild mix. 

Neighbors see me going about the data collection 

in my yard and sometimes stop to inquire— 

a chance to hook them on nature. If I can reach 

someone else, maybe just one more person will 

make a difference in this fragile planet. 

—AN MLMP VOLUNTEER 

sites in 29 states and two Canadian provinces. 

Whether they work in a classroom or not, many 

MLMP volunteers become teachers through 

their participation in the project. 

Project Findings 

MLMP volunteers are helping to answer key 

questions about monarch biology: 

• How do monarch populations change 

throughout the spring, summer and fall in 

different parts of North America? 

• When does most mortality occur? 

• What plant qualities affect female choice of 

plants for egg laying? 

• What kinds of habitat are best for monarchs? 

Together, this team of citizen scientists has 

helped to document distinct generations of 

monarchs. They’ve learned, in contrast to the 

“common wisdom,” that monarchs leave the 

northern parts of their summer breeding range 

and migrate to overwintering sites in central 

Mexico, that many monarchs stop in Texas for 

another round of egg production. Scientists at 

the University of Minnesota are currently trying 

to learn whether this fall behavior represents an 

early response to a warming climate. 

Citizen scientists have also found that life for 

young monarchs is hard; only five to ten percent 

survive to become the beautiful orange and 

black butterflies that grace our gardens and 

prairies. 

On an even more alarming note, volunteers 

have documented a steady decrease in monarch 

numbers over the past three summers. This pattern 

will lead to scientific research to point us to 

the cause, and thus, hopefully to changes in 

human behavior that may help to preserve this 

beautiful butterfly. 

Be a Citizen Scientist with MLMP 

The dedication of over 500 volunteers has been 

the foundation of this research. If you would 

like to join this intrepid group, visit the MLMP 

website at www.mlmp.org to learn more, or 

contact Karen Oberhauser at the U of M 

(oberh001@umn.edu) or an MLMP trainer at 

one of the Minnesota sites below. We promise 

that you’ll put your garden to good use! 

Karen Oberhauser is a member of the Department of 

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, 

University of Minnesota. The MLMP is funded by the 

National Science Foundation. 

Twin Cities-Area MLMP Trainers 

Bell Museum Don Luce lucex001@umn.edu 

New London Becky West 320-354-5373 

Laura Molenaar laura@mlmp.org 

Eastman Nature Center Vicky Wachtler 

vwachtler@threeriversparkdistrict.org 

Friends of Lilydale Park Grit Youngquist 

grit.youngquist@co.ramsey.mn.us 

Westwood Hills Nature Center Kerry Wilcox 

kwilcox@stlouispark.org 

Lowry Nature Center Mary Vanderford 

mvanderford@threeriversparkdistrict.org 

Tamarack Nature Center Anna Newton 

anna.newton@co.ramsey.mn.us 

Milkweeds at the Plant Sale 

Asclepias is the Latin name for the milkweed family. 

Members of the family in the plant sale include: 

• Natives—A. tuberosa Butterfly Weed, A. incarnata 

Swamp Milkweed, A. speciosa Showy Milkweed, and 

A. exaltata Poke Milkweed 

• Annuals—Asclepias curassivica Butterfly Flower 

• Perennials—A. tuberosa and A. incarnata Butterfly 

Weed.


Rare Plants 

O001 Anemone, Rue Double ◊ 

Anemonella thalictroides ‘Schoaf’s Double’ 

A double-flowering form of the American rue 

anemone. Dainty, blue-green foliage. 

Discovered by Oscar Schoaf in a graveyard in 

Owatonna. An extremely rare and beautiful 

plant. ∏Ó˜ —in a 4.5” pot $35.00 

Potters Wheel Hellebore 

PHOTO BY BOB STEWART 

Double Rue Anemone 

PHOTO BY BAARD WEBSTER 

O002 Barrenwort, Epstein’s 

Epimedium epsteinii ◊ 

One of the showiest epimediums. Huge, stunning 

two-toned mauve-purple and white longspurred 

flowers. Vigorous running evergreen 

habit. Recently introduced, and scarce. Discovered 

in a Beijing botanic garden. ∏ 

—in a 4” pot $25.00 

O003 Corydalis, Russian 

Corydalis schanginii ◊ 

A gem of the genus. Long, slender flowers 

(enormous by corydalis standards) are softrose-pink 

with contrasting purple veins and 

tips. Although it demands perfect drainage and 

full sun, especially if it is to survive in moist 

summer areas, it is well worth the effort. 

Native to the steppes of Russia and Mongolia. 

4–10” —in a 4.5” pot $15.00 

Epstein’s Barrenwort 


Gerald Darby Purple Flag 

Japanese 

Jack-in-the-Pulpit 


O004 Ginger, Japanese Wild 

Asarum splendens ◊ 

Large, showy, rich, dark-green/silver-gray mottled 

heart-shaped leaves spread by short rhizomes. 

Evergreen. A rare and handsome Asian 

groundcover that adds richness and beauty to 

shady or woodland gardens. There is a beautiful 

specimen at Noerenberg Garden on Lake 

Minnetonka that has survived our winters 

with minimal protection. 6-8” Í∏˝ 

—in a 4” pot $8.00 

Hellebore Helleborus 

Hellebores, like their Peony relatives, can be 

very long-lived in the garden. These evergreens 

are heavy feeders, so amend the soil 

well. Blooms are like wild roses, but close to 

the ground, in early spring. Í∏ 

Yellow Lady’s Slipper 

Fragrant Lady’s Tresses 

Martagon Lily 

O005 Boughton Beauty—A strain of x sternii 

with greyish, strongly veined foliage, pinkish 

stems and pink leaf undersides 18-24” 

O006 Sunmarble—An interspecific cross 

between H. x sternii and H. niger (the 

Christmas rose). Formerly known as H. x 

nigristern, this hybrid of hybrids is now 

known as H. ericsmithii. Incredible marbling 

on the huge leathery foliage is evergreen 

and the 3”-5” white flowers are 

sterile and last for months. 12-14” 

—in a 4” pot $15.00 

O007 H. niger ‘Potters Wheel’ ◊—Variety 

grown in the English garden of the the 

famous horticulturalist Walter 

Ingwersen. Bowl-shaped clear white flowers 

up to 5” wide; green eye. 

—in a 4” pot $30.00 

—see other Hellebores, page 31 

O008 Iris, Purple Flag 

Iris x robusta ‘Gerald Darby’ 

A cross of the native I. virginica and I. versicolor. 

Foliage emerges dark purple, fading to green 

in summer. Large purple blooms. Dark violet 

blooms, similar to I. virginica; vigorous.Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

Marsh Helleborine 

Fern Leaf Peony 

PHOTO FROM PEONIES BY ALLAN ROGERS 


Showy Orchis 

Chinese Mountain Peony 

Yellow Peony 


Anomalous Peony 

Japanese Forest Peony 

Plenum Trillium 


O009 Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Japanese 

Arisaema sikokianum 

The most stunningly beautiful member of the 

genus Arisaema. The dark pitcher and two 

five-lobed leaves emerge on a 12”-tall fleshy 

(stalk). As the pitcher opens, it reveals a 

swollen pure white marshmallow-like protrusion 

(the spadix), which provides a dramatic 

contrast with the purple of the pitcher. After 

flowering, the foliage remains attractive until 

it goes dormant in late summer. Prefers a well 

drained, dry site in the garden. 12-24” ∏ 

—in a large pot $35.00 

Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium 

Lady’s slippers want cool soil and as much 

sunshine as they can get without warming the 

soil too much, such as morning sun. ∏ 

O010 C. acaule, Pink Lady’s Slipper—A difficult 

plant to cultivate, requiring very acid soil 

(pH 4.5) which does not occur naturally 

in our area. Use care in watering until 

established. In the right setting it can 

form large colonies rather quickly. 9-12” 

˜ —in a 4.5” pot $22.00

Peonies 

continued from page 1 


Lady’s Slipper continued 

O011 C. parviflorum var. pubescens, Yellow Lady’s 

Slipper—The easiest of all orchids to 

grow, according to Dr. Edgar T. Wherry, 

and can live up to 100 years. Blooms in 

May. Most shade-tolerant of the lady’s 

slippers. Rootstock rescued from development. 

12-18” ˜—in a large pot $35.00 

O012 C. reginae, Pink and White Showy Lady’s 

Slipper—Our largest and showiest native 

orchid. Blooms from late June into July. 

Beautiful contrasting white petals and 

sepals with a moccasin-shaped “slipper” 

flooded with rose or crimson. Rootstock 

rescued from development. 18-36” ˜ 

—in a large pot $50.00 

These prices are for single-stem, blooming-size 

plants. We will also have smaller sizes for less 

and multiple stem plants for more. 

O013 Lady’s Tresses, Fragrant 

Spiranthes cernua odorata 

Porcelain white 12” spires of sweetly scented 

flowers over 3-4” foliage on this eastern North 

American native orchid. Long-lasting cut 

flower. Damp organic soils preferred. 12” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $4.00 

O014 Lily, Martagon Lilium martagon 

Up to 40 recurved lilies dangle like elegant candelabras. 

Very easy to grow, preferring part shade 

but also fine in sun. Self-sows in a good site. A 

European wildflower. 36-72” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

O015 Marsh Helleborine 

Epipactis palustris ◊ 

European native with purplish green flowers 

with red veins and yellow dots from June to 

September. Four to 20 blooms on a single 

spike. Moist or boggy alkaline soil. Will spread 

in the right spot. 20” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $20.00 

O016 Orchis, Showy Orchis spectabilis 

Very difficult native orchid, it requires deep, 

well-drained soil with lots of leaf mold. It 

definitely needs shade and good air circulation. 

Best on a slope that is moist in the spring. 

Usually found under sugar maples. 12” spikes 

of up to ten one-inch rosy purple white-lipped 

flowers in May. Forms nice clumps when 

happy. Rootstock rescued from development. 

Ó˜ —in a 4.5” pot $15.00 

O017 Peony, Anomalous 

Paeonia anomala ◊ 

A thread-leafed herbaceous species originally 

from central Asia, with finely cut foliage. 

Brilliant pinkish crimson blooms 4” across. Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $50.00 

O018 Peony, Chinese Mountain 

Paeonia obovata ◊ 

A very choice herbaceous species peony native 

to the mountains of China. Single pink blooms 

in spring, followed by brilliant orange-red 

calyces with bluish-black shiny seeds that persist 

for many weeks, brighten up a shady corner. 

This is a woodland peony! ∏Ó 

—in a 1 gal. pot $50.00 

Peony, Fern-Leaf Paeonia tenuifolia 

Considered a collectible. Fern-leaf foliage easily 

distinguishes it from other herbaceous varieties. 

Well-drained,even sandy soil—it doesn’t 

like wet feet. Blooms May-June. 18” Í 

O019 P. tenuifolia ◊—Brick red single flowers 

with feathery foliage. German garden 

stock. —in a 4” jumbo pot $20.00 

O020 P. tenuifolia ‘Plena’—Double red flowers 

on a compact plant. Very floriforous. 

Sterile; will not set seed. 

—in a 1 gal. pot $40.00 

Julia Rose Intersectional Peony 

Peony, Intersectional Paeonia ◊ 

Intersectional or Itoh peonies resulted from 

crosses between herbaceous and woody 

peonies. The flowers resemble those of woody 

peonies, and the stronger stems keep the plant 

from flopping, as happens with herbaceous 

peonies. Like herbaceous peonies, though, 

they need to be cut back to the ground each 

spring. 

The intersectionals we are offering were 

bred in Wisconsin by Roger Anderson and are 

newly available to the Plant Sale. They are particularly 

easy to grow; they need only welldrained 

soil, plenty of sun and a mulch during 

their first winter. Supply limited. Í 

O021 Pastel Splendor—single white with light 

pink and yellow shades upon opening, 

red flare. 

Canary Brilliants—full double canary 

yellow with lemon fragrance. 

Julia Rose—single to semi-double opening 

cherry red to orange and later yellow; 

flowers in three colors at the same time. 

Callies Memory—yellow-cream 6–8” 

blossoms with maroon flares and picotee 

edge; semi-double to double. 

—in a 2 gal. pot $200.00 

O022 Bartzella—A peony of some notoriety— 

probably related to its price. It has deep 

yellow flowers with a lemon fragrance. 

Blooms to 9.5 inches on established 

plants. Bloom period from two weeks to 

a month. As many as 60 blooms per 

mature plant. As U of M Professor 

Emeritus Mervin Eisel said in a letter to 

Roger Anderson, the breeder of Bartzella, 

“I will never forget the thrill it was when 

I saw it for the first time.” (See picture at 

lower right.) —in a 2 gal. pot $250.00 

O023 Peony, Japanese Forest 

Glaucidium palmatum ◊ 

An exquisite, hard to find Japanese woodlander. 

Topping palmate foliage are large openfaced 

lilac-pink flowers in spring. This 

extremely hardy plant is the ultimate in 

elegance for the shaded garden. 18” ∏ 

—in a one gallon pot $30.00 

O024 Peony, Scarlet 

Paeonia peregrina ◊ 

One of the most asked-for species peonies 

(shown on our catalog cover). Brilliant red 

single flowers with attractive yellow stamens. 

Herbaceous peony native to Italy, the Balkans 

and Turkey. 20” Í —in a 4” pot $15.00 

—in a 1 gal. pot $35.00 

O025 Peony, Wittmann’s 

Paeonia wittmanniana ◊ 

A rare herbaceous species from the northwest 

Caucasus, the flower color ranges from creamy 

white to yellow. The pistils are ruby red surrounded 

by yellow stamens. Part shade. Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $30.00 

Peony, Woody Paeonia suffruticosa 

Woody peonies require at least four to five 

hours of sunlight daily. Good drainage is essential 

in a loamy soil with high humus content to 

a depth of at least two feet. Once established, 

you will be rewarded each year with an abundance 

of beautiful flowers. Woody peonies can 

live more than a hundred years. 72” Í∏ 

O026 Dark Red ‘Taiyo’ 

O027 Orange ‘Kinkaku’ 

O028 Purple ‘Shikouden’ 

O029 Yellow ‘Kinshi’ —in a 1 gal. pot $30.00 

O030 Red and White ‘Shimanishiki’ ◊ 

O031 Peony, Yellow Paeonia lutea ◊ 

A lovely woody peony with single yellow 

flowers. The smaller blooms hold up better in 

the rain! 24–120”—probably the shorter end 

in our climate, but who knows? Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $50.00 

—see other Peonies, page 34 

O032 Trillium, Grandiflorum 

Trillium grandiflorum ‘Plenum’ ◊ 

Rarely offered full double form of one of our 

most beautiful American wildflowers. The 

overlapping rows of white petals recall a 

formal double camellia. 12–15” ∏ 

—in a one gallon pot $75.00 

differences among peonies and 

to appreciate the amazing range 

of types available. I recommend 

planting a variety, including 

some woody, some herbaceous, 

and some of the peony’s cousin 

glaucidium. The woody peonies 

are almost shrub-sized and 

work well as single specimens 

in a bed. The herbaceous 

peonies create great borders or 

clumps of plants. The glaucidium 

cousin has a beautiful flower 

with fewer petals and wonderful 

leaf structure. Among the 

herbaceous peonies, the fernleaf 

peony has an especially delicate foliage. 

The Rogers book is paperbound, with many color photographs. 

Clearly titled chapters lead the reader through the history 

of the peony, species information, recommended cultivars, 

propagation, and more. The appendices include worldwide 

peony information, nursery sources, and information on landscaping 

with peonies. 

The Halda book is hardbound and contains beautiful botanical 

illustrations that you could frame for your wall! The book 

is divided into two parts: a section on the genus paeonia, and a 

section about how to grow peonies. Both sections are easy to 

read and use. Both the Halda and Rogers books have excellent 

indices. 

The Halda book might be better suited for the serious gardener 

with an interest in the history and development of the 

species. The Rogers book is better for the practical gardener, 

whose focus is on which peonies will work in my garden and 

how do I grow and take care of them? 

My advice after reading these books is to include peonies in 

your garden! Peonies are easy to grow and maintain and don’t 

get strange diseases or bugs that are hard to control. For as 

simple as they are to grow, they have a powerful presence in 

the garden; they deserve their association with calm beauty. 

Lili Herbert is head of Friends School’s middle school program. 

She gardens at her Midway home 

Bartzella Intersectional Peony from the Rogers book; photo by the 

breeder of Bartzella, Roger Anderson. 

Jarmila Haldova’s illustration of Wittman’s Peony from the Halda book.


Climbing Plants 

Clematis 

C015 Alabast 

A large 5-6” creamy green open flower with yellow 

anthers. An attractive round shape flower. Does well in 

shady area out of full sun. Blooms May-June, and 

August. Introduced in 1998. ∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C016 Asao 

Compact, early. Prefers part shade. Deep rosy pink and 

white bicolor from Japan. Í∏ —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C017 Barbara Dibley 

An elegantly shaped rose-red flower with a dark red 

center. Best in partial shade. ∏ —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C018 Bees Jubilee 

Delicate pink with deep red bar down the middle of 

each petal with yellow anthers. Does not fade in the 

sun, blooms May, June and September. Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C019 Betty Corning 

Clematis viticella ‘Betty Corning’ 

Small deep velvet purple bell-shaped blooms. Vigorous 

habit. To 6’ Í∏ —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C020 Bush Clematis integrifolia 

A smaller, NON-CLIMBING clematis that likes to grow 

through low shrubbery or be supported by tomato 

cages. Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

C021 Carnaby 

Deep pink flowers with broad darker bars. Red anthers. 

Free-flowering. Early flowering in the spring on the 

previous year’s growth, so prune this clematis after 

flowering by cutting back the top one-third to one-half 

of some stems. This encourages new growth for possible 

summer bloom. To 8’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C022 Daniel Deronda 

The large, starry dark purple-blue flowers always create 

quite a stir when they first come into bloom in the 

spring. The filaments and anthers are a contrasting pale 

cream. A classic! Late summer rebloom. 8-10’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C023 Duchess of Albany 

Clematis texensis ‘Duchess of Albany’ 

Pink tulip-shaped blossoms with a cherry red bar 

adorn this small-flowered variety. Blooms July through 

October. 8-10’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C024 Elsa Späth Clematis ‘Xerxes’ 

Rich lavender, overlapping to give somewhat of a double 

appearance. Red anthers. Very free flowering from 

late spring to summer. 6-10’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C025 Gravetye Beauty 

Clematis texensis ‘Gravetye Beauty’ 

Small 2-3” tulip-like flowers. The 4-6 petal flowers are 

a deep red with reddish brown anthers. Very stunning! 

Blooms July through September. 8’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C026 Guernsey Cream 

5-7” blossoms, very light yellow with cream anthers. 

Blooms July-August Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C027 Hagley Hybrid Clematis x ‘Hagley’ 

Syn. Pink Chiffon. Medium-size rich pink flowers with 

ruffly edges and reddish anthers. Fades in strong sunlight. 

Vigorous grower with 5-6” flowers blooming 

June and September. 6’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C028 Jackman 

Clematis viticella x lanuginosa ‘Jackmanii’ 

Most popular clematis. Profuse bloomer with 4” dark 

velvet purple flowers. Blooms mid and late summer. 

Old variety, introduced about 1860. To 10’ ***** Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C029 Jackman Superba 

Profuse bloomer with 5” dark velvet purple flowers. 

Blooms July through September. Prune hard in the 

spring before growth starts. Í —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C030 Josephine ◊ 

Flowers have six to eight base petals which are 

almost bronze, tinged with green and a darker bar. 

Inner petals are lilac with pink bar. As the flower ages 

the base petals fall away giving a pompom effect. Best 

if planted in sun. Blooms June through August. Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

It is important to think about how a vine climbs when planning a trellis or other support; or when choosing a vine 

for an existing trellis. Some vines twine around a support, such as morning glory (A); some hold on by means of 

tendrils like spiral springs, such as the grape (B), while others cling by means of aerial roots, such as English ivy 

(C). In Clematis and species of Solanum (D) the leaf petioles themselves twine about the support, while in various 

legumes like vetches and peas (E) the leaf is elongated into a branched tendril for the same purpose. 

C031 Ken Donson ◊ 

Very deep blue 6-7" flowers with yellow anthers. June 

and August/September blooming. Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C032 Madame Baron Veillard ◊ 

Very large bluish-pink flower. Vigorous grower and 

very showy. 7-8" flower. Blooms June and September. 

Í —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C033 Mrs. N. Thompson 

Deep blue with a bright scarlet bar. Compact and early. 

Strikingly colorful and will always command attention 

wherever grown. Blooms May, June and September. 

Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C034 Mrs. Robert Brydon 

Clematis jouiniana ‘Mrs. Robert Brydon’ 

Vigorous, non-climbing vine with many small bluishwhite 

flowers late summer through fall. Can be tied, 

allowed to cascade (as over a stump), or be used as a 

ground cover. 1-’ Í∏ —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C035 Multi-Blue 

5” royal blue fully double flowers with unique tapered 

petals in the center. Í∏ —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C036 Niobe 

Best red clematis. 6” flowers open nearly black, then 

mature to dark ruby-red with brilliantly contrasting 

yellow stamens. Very free flowering. Originated in 

Poland. Seldom needs pruning, but if you do, prune in 

March. Blooms May to September. To 8-10’ ***** Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C037 Perle d’Azure 

An old variety but very much sought after true blue 

clematis. The flowers are semi nodding and bloom July 

through August. Free flowering with pale yellow 

anthers. 10’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C038 Polish Spirit 

Clematis viticella ‘Polish Spirit’ 

Queen of the Vines, one of the most prolific blooming 

of clematis. Masses of rich violet-blue, 2-4” flowers. 

Excellent for use along fences or on a trellis. Strong 

stems make good cut flowers. Mulch heavily around 

the roots. Prune hard in early spring. ***** 15’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C039 Ramona 

Spectacular 8” lavender-blue flower with dark anthers. 

Blooms July, August and September. Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C040 Recta Clematis recta purpurea 

Clump forming, non -climber. Heavily scented, starry 

white flowers are followed by attractive seed heads. 

Blooms July through September. Young foliage is purple. 

3-6’ Í∏ —in a 4” pot $8.00 

C041 Rhapsody 

Sapphire blue petals which deepen in color as they age. 

Creamy yellow anthers. Blooms July through 

September. 8-10’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C042 Roguchi 

Clematis integrifolia x durandii ‘Roguchi’ 

Exquisite nodding bells in the deepest shade of inky 

blue cover hard-to-find Roguchi from summer until 

fall. Glossy seedheads add visual interest in the later 

fall garden. 8’ Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C043 Sweet Autumn Clematis paniculata 

Syn. C. terniflora. White, 1-2” open flowers in clusters. 

A vigorous grower from Japan. Hardy and easy to grow. 

Free flowering. Very fragrant. Blooms August- 

September. Seldom needs pruning, but when needed, 

prune in March. ***** 15-20’ Í∏ 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C044 The President 

8” bold rich purple blooms. Very vigorous and easy to 

grow. Also a good cut and container plant. Í 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

Venosa Violacea 

Clematis viticella ‘Venosa Violacea’ 

4-5” flowers of white background with purple veins 

throughout, turning all purple on the edges. 

Introduced in 1995. Blooms July and August. 10’ Í 

C045 —in a 4” pot $8.00 

C046 —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C047 Vyvyan Pennell 

Really stands out with 6-8” double lilac-hued flowers 

in mid-summer, followed by single flowers towards the 

summer’s end. 6-10’ Í —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C048 Westerplatte 

Large rounded flowers, very rich red, with deeper red 

anthers. Flowers from June to September, reaching up 

to 6’. Raised by Brother Stefan Franczak of Poland. 

Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

C049 Virgin’s Bower Clematis virginiana 

Native vine with long festoons of small white flowers. 

Very interesting seed heads. Free flowering. Suitable as 

a cut flower. Good to ramble over slopes. Blooms in 

summer. Does not need pruning. To 12–20’. ˜ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00


Climbing Plants 

Annual Vines 

Perennial Vines 

C001 Asarina, Red Dragon Asarina x hybrida ‘Red Dragon’ 

3” long blooms in carmine red with creamy white anthers. Very showy; 

good in containers or scrambling around other plants. 2’ Í∏ 

—in a 5.25” pot $8.00 

C002 Canary Bird Vine Tropaeolum peregrinum 

Bright yellow flowers with fringed petals and unusual foliage. Climbs 

by leaf stalks. 8–12’ Í∏ —in a 5.5” pot $8.00 

C003 Cardinal Climber Ipomoea x multifida 

Scarlet-red miniature morning glories. Twining. 3–6’ Í∏ 


C004 Cup and Saucer Vine Cobaea scandens 

Striking vine, 2” flowers that change from green to lovely violet. If 

planted in a sheltered spot, the flowers continue after early frosts. 

Suitable for tub culture and graceful growing climber to 25’. Climbs by 

tendrils at the end of the leaves. Í∏ 

—in a 5.5” pot $8.00 

C005 Love-in-a-Puff Cardiospermum halicacabum 

Small white flowers followed by heart-shaped seeds in light green 

inflated pods. Quick-growing vines are excellent for covering wire 

fences. Tendrils. Vines to 10’. —in a 5.25” pot $8.00 

C006 Mina Mina lobata 

One plant can easily produce several hundred stems of cascading 

flowers in a spectacular color combination. Each 1” flower begins rich 

red and matures to orange, then to yellow and finally to white. All colors 

are out at once. Twining to 20’ Í —four plants in a pack $2.00 

C007 Moonflower, Climbing Ipomoea noctiflora alba 

Very fragrant, large, waxy white flowers open each evening. Twining. To 

15’ Í —in a 5.25” pot $8.00 

Morning Glory Ipomoea 

Classic porch cover for sunny exposures. Late summer blooming and 

the flowers only last a day, but they make up for that in the quantity of 

blooms produced. Twining. Í 

C008 I. tricolor ‘Heavenly Blue’—12’ vine —four plants in a pack $2.00 

C009 Mini Bar Rose—To 3’ 

C010 Star of Yelta—6–7’ —in a 4” pot $2.00 

C011 Cameo Elegance—Compact vine for baskets or containers. 

Variegated foliage and lovely red flowers with a white throat. 

C012 I. pupurea ‘Kniola’—Heirloom variety, rich, royal purple with a rose 

throat. Early blooms. 8’ —in a 5.5” pot $8.00 

Nasturtium, Climbing Tropaeolum majus 

Prolific bloomer. Edible flowers, leaves, and seed pods add spice and 

color to salads. Excellent for butterflies and hummingbirds. Great for 

windowboxes. Can be used as a groundcover on a sunny slope. Climbs 

by leaf stalks. ´ 

C013 Jewel of Africa—Dark red blooms. 6’ Í∏ 

C014 Mixed—Yellow/orange blossoms. 12–20’. Í∏Ó 

—in a 5.5” pot $8.00 

C050 Asparagus, Vining 

Asparagus verticillatus 

Glossy rich green foliage with many small 

white flowers in the leaf axils. Red berries. 

Requires support. To 15’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

C051 Bleeding Heart, Climbing 

Adlumnia fungosa ◊ 

Biennial vine for shade. Pearly pink spurrred 

blossoms. Native to Appalachia and the north 

shore of Minnesota. Not from a Minnesota 

seed source. Leaf stalk tendrils. ∏Ó˜ 

—in a 2.5” pot $3.00 

C052 Chocolate Vine Akebia quinata 

Small foliage and spicy smelling brownish 

purple flowers. Twining to 30’. Í∏ 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C053 Dutchman’s Pipe, Dwarf 

Aristolochia contorta ◊ 

Small, refined heart-shaped leaves. Greenishyellow 

flowers and especially decorative hot air 

balloon-shaped seed pods. More sun and heat 

tolerant than the native. Twining. 3’ Í∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $8.00 

C054 Honeysuckle, Goldflame 

Lonicera x heckrotti 

A strikingly handsome hybrid with carmine 

red flower buds that gradually change to pink 

as they open to expose a yellow flower. The 

plant will grow 20 feet and bears its flowers in 

summer. Twining. Í∏Ó 

—in a 1 gal. pot $11.00 

Honeysuckle, Japanese 

Lonicera japonica 

Vigorous vine that is often invasive in the 

south, but which dies back to the ground in 

Minnesota, preventing it from getting out of 

control. Twining. Í 

C055 Gold Net Honeysuckle ◊—Bright 

yellow and green variegated foliage with 

netted appearance. Cream flowers. A low, 

ground-hugging vine that makes a lovely 

accent plant. 20’ —in a 2.5” pot $3.00 

C056 Mandarin—Young stems and leaves are 

dark coppery brown and mature to dark 

green. Clusters of 2-3” long tubular flowers 

are dark reddish-orange on the outside 

and paler yellow orange inside. 

Recommended strongly in a recent issue 

of Northern Gardener. 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

Don’t miss the 

Friends School Bulb Sale 

Saturday, October 1, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

At Friends School of Minnesota, 

1365 Englewood Avenue, St. Paul 

Over 150 varieties of spring-blooming bulbs 

PREORDERS BEGIN IN AUGUST. Bulbs can be 

preordered for pickup any time during the Bulb Sale. 

(Curbside pickup available from 10:00–noon.) 

Order forms available by August 1 in the Bulb Sale catalog or 

at www.fsmn.org/bulbsale.html. Or make sure you’re on the 

Plant Sale mailing list and you’ll receive one in the mail. 

Honeysuckle, Japanese continued 

C057 Purpurea—Lush vine with white and purple 

blooms. Very fragrant. Dark green 

leaves with a purple reverse. 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C058 Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet 

Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore’ 

Hardy vine developed at the Dropmore in 

Manitoba. A hummingbird magnet that you 

just can’t do without! Attracts orioles also. 

Good for fences or trellises. Twining. 12’ Í 

—in a 1 gal. pot $11.00 

C059 Honeysuckle, Trumpet 

Lonicera sempervirens ‘Blanche Sandman’ 

A vigorous grower with deep rose flowers 

blooming sporadically from May until frost. 

More resistant to aphids than other varieties. 

Prefers average, well-drained soils. Twining. 

12’ Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $3.00 

C060 Hydrangea, Climbing 

Hydrangea petiolaris 

Cluster of fragrant flowers with showy white 

bracts. Early summer blooming. From Japan. 

Slow to establish; worth the wait. Aerial roots. 

To 30’ Í∏ 

—in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

C061 Hydrangea Vine, Japanese 

Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ 

Pewter-blue leaves are dissected by a network 

of green and pink veins. White blooms. 

Twining. 40-50’ Í —in a 2.25” pot $4.00 

C062 Kiwi, Hardy Actinidia kolomikta 

Vigorous vine, not the same as supermarket 

kiwi. Pink and white variegated leaves, often 

used as a screen or shade vine because of its 

dense cover of three- to five-inch glossy dark 

green leaves on long red stalks. Grows in any 

good garden soil but prefers rich humus soils; 

best in a soil pH around 6.5. Plant them in 

moist but well drained soil; should not 

become dry in hot weather. Do not overfertilize. 

Twining. 15’ Í∏ 

—in a 1 gal. pot $12.00 

C063 Magnolia Vine, Chinese 

Schisandra chinensis 

Long, minutely toothed ornamental leaves 

with pale pink blooms. Twining. 30’ Í∏ 

—in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C064 Monkshood Vine 

Ampelopsis aconitifolia 

Finely cut foliage makes a lovely cover for 

walls and fences. From Mongolia and northern 

China. To 40’ Í —in a 5.5” pot $12.00 

C065 Sweet Pea, Everlasting 

Lathyrus latifolius 

Pink, red or white blooms on 6-foot-long 

vines. Plant in a protected area. Climbs by 

tendrils at the end of the leaves. Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

C066 Wisteria, Aunt Dee 

Wisteria macrostachya ‘Aunt Dee’ 

Cloned from a vigorous vine growing near the 

Minnesota River in Bloomington. Pale purple—almost 

white—blooms. A big vine that 

needs a strong support. Twining. 28’ or more 

Í∏ —in a 1 gal. pot $12.00


Garden Perennials 

Balloon 

Flower 

Narrowleaf 

Beardtongue 

P001 Allium, Yellow Alllium flavum 

Bell-shaped yellow flowers in June and July. 

Excellent species for northern gardens with 

bluish foliage. 12-15” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P002 Aloinopsis Aloinopsis spathulata 

Reportedly, one of the best rock garden plants 

to come out of South Africa recently. Mats of 

thick, blue, flattened leaves produce huge 

magenta flowers prolifically in the spring for 

over a month. Undemanding except for sharp 

drainage around the large roots. Xeric. 

Experimental; tell us how it does for you. 

12-18” Í∏‰˝ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P003 Anemone, Brookside 

Anemone rivularis ◊ 

From the forest clearings in the Kimbu Himal 

over 10,000 feet. Large white flowers backed 

with bluish purple. Tufted plants. 9-18” Í∏ 

—in a 4” jumbo pot $8.00 

Anemone, Japanese Anemone 

Vigorous branching wiry stems with slightly 

cup-shaped flowers over deeply divided dark 

green leaves. Stunning fall display of blooms. 

They prefer light shade and a little protection. ∏ 

P004 A. japonica hupahensis ◊ 

P005 A. tomentosa ‘Rose Beauty’ ◊ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P006 A. multifida ‘Rubra’—Carmine-red flowers. 

12” —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P007 Anemone, Rose 

Anemone x lesseri ◊ 

Charming rare hybrid with glowing red-rose 

flowers on erect stems in late spring. 18” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P008 Anemone, Russian 

Anemone altaica ◊ 

White flowers veined with violet or blue in 

spring.Trifoliate leaves in whorls of three. 8” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P009 Anemone, Snowdrop 

Anemone sylvestris 

Fragrant large white flowers in late spring. 12” 

∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P010 Angelica, Korean Angelica gigas 

Large, dramatic plant from Korea. Grown for 

the subtropical effect of its finely cut purple 

foliage. Unique purple flower-heads with 

white flowers mid-to-late summer. Angelic 

healing virtues. Dried seed pods are beautiful 

in the garden and in arrangements. Individual 

plant usually lives 3-4 years, but ample seed is 

produced to ensure continuity. 48-72” tall, 36” 

wide Í∏Â —in a 4” pot $1.00 

P011 Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa ◊ 

A glorious native of the Southwest. Anemonelike 

pale pink to white blossoms May to 

September followed by feathery pink seedheads 

lasting into winter. Xeriscape. 48–72”. 

Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Artemisia Artemisia 

Grown for its usually silver textural foliage. Í∏ 

P012 A. arctica saxicola Boreal Sagebrush ◊ 

P013 A. frigida Fringed Sage ◊ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P014 A. lactiflora ‘Guizhou’ ◊— ***** 

P015 A. ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’—Great 

silver accent plant planted for its foliage. 

18” ***** 

P016 A. stelleriana Silver Brocade ◊ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Aster Aster 

Asters are one of the stalwarts of the fall 

garden. Í∏ 

P017 A. novi-belgii—Naturally occuring in wet 

meadows, alongside streams and in marshes 

and bogs in the eastern U.S., this plant 

blooms continually from August through 

October. A very showy aster, it produces 

clusters of daisy-like violet flowers with 

yellow centres at the end of numerous 

branching stems. This species is a late season 

nectar source for a variety of butterflies. 

Prefers full sun in moist, rich soil. 

36-72” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Aster continued 

P018 A. novi-belgii x A. novae-angliae ‘Benary’s 

Mix’—Increasingly popular as a splendid 

substitute for fall mums. Mix of colors. 

36” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P019 A. lateriflorus ‘Lady in Black’—Eggplant 

black foliage covered in white blooms 

with raspberry centers. 36-48” 

P020 A. sedifolius ‘Nanus’ ◊—Sky blue flowers 

in September and October completely 

cover this dwarf plant. The leaves are tiny 

and shiny. 12-14” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P021 A. novae-engliae ‘Alma Potschke’—Adorned 

with hundreds of charming quarter-size 

star-like daisies, this big, bushy plant 

offers late summer color in the garden. 

Abundant flowering in a rich rosy pink 

with bright yellow centers. 36-48” 

P022 A. novae-angliae ‘Hella Lacy’—Purple 

blooms. 36” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P023 A. novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’—Shoreter 

than most New England asters. A standout 

in the fall garden. Performs best in 

full sun and well-drained soil. 18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Aster, Alpine Aster alpinus 

Very compact aster from the Alps, blooms late 

spring and early summer. Í∏ 

P024 Goliath— Mix of blue, pink and white. 

15” wide. 6” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P025 Albus ◊—Pure white, yellow-centered 

flowers in spring on bushy plants. Rock 

garden. 8-12” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Aster, Bushy Aster dumosus ◊ 

Fall-blooming dwarf. Í∏ 

P026 Professor Anton Kippenbur—Bright clear 

blue blooms. 10-14” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P027 Alert—Double crimson red blooms. 

10-12” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—See also the native Asters, page 39 

P028 Aster, Prairie Golden 

Heterotheca villosa ◊ 

Bright yellow wild flower native to the plains a 

bit south of Minnesota, but still hardy here. 

Fall bloomer. 24” Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Astilbe Astilbe 

Also known as False Spirea. Grown for striking 

plume-like panicles of tiny flowers. Grow in a 

deep border or woodland. Í∏ 

P029 A. chinensis taquetti—Lilac shades. Good 

cut flower, blooms late summer. Tolerates 

dry conditions. 36” 

P030 A. x arendsii ‘Bella Mix’—Red and rose 

fluffy plumes in late spring and early 

summer. 20” 

P031 A. x arendsii ‘Showstar’—Fluffy plumes in 

pink shades. The earliest and blooms in 

the first year. Low bushy plants. 12-16” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P032 A. japonica ‘Deutschland’ ◊—White, 

18-24” ***** —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P033 A. chinensis ‘Veronica Klose’—Rosy-purple 

blooms in July/August. 24” ***** 

P034 A. simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’—Showy 

clumps of glossy bronzy foliage topped by 

clear pink flowers. 15” 

P035 A. x arendsii ‘Bressingham Beauty Pink’— 

Bronze-tinted dark green foliage and 

bright pink flowers. August bloom. 

36” ***** 

P036 A. x arendsii ‘Fanal Red’—Deep red 

blooms July/August. Bronze foliage. 36” 

***** 

P037 Sprite—Miniature astilbe with light pink 

blooms over dark lacy foliage. Mid/late 

summer bloom. 1994 Perennial Plant of 

the Year. 12” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P038 A. thunbergii ‘Straussenfeder’ (Ostrich 

Plume)—Salmon pink flowers in open 

feathery arrangement. 24” wide. 36” 

—in a 6” pot $6.00 

Avens Geum quellyon 

Semi-double blooms. 24” Í∏ 

P039 Lady Strathedon—Yellow 

P040 Mrs. Bradshaw—Brick orange 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

—See Prairie Smoke, a native Geum, 

page 40 

Baby’s Breath Gypsophila paniculata 

Multitude of white, airy blooms in summer. Í 

P041 Snowflake Double— 36” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P042 G. oldhamiana ◊—Large pink, lightly 

fragrant flowers in panicles. Fine cut 

flowers. 30-36” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P043 Happy Festival ◊—Bigger double and 

semi-double pink blooms. Compact form. 

24-30” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Baby’s Breath, Creeping 

Gypsophila repens 

Multitude of airy blooms in summer. 5” Í˝ 

P044 G.r. alba—White. 

P045 G.r. rosea—Pink. —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

—See also annual Baby’s Breath, page 6 

Bachelor’s Buttons Centaurea 

Hardy, durable and long-blooming perennials 

for borders, containers and cut flowers. Large 

delicate, finely fringed flowers over a long season. 

Petals are edible. Í∏´ 

P046 C. dealbata Persian Cornflower—Pink 

flowers all summer. 24” tall and 36” wide. 

P047 C. montana Mountain Bluets—Pale purple/blue 

flowers all summer. Sun or part 

shade. 12–24” tall and 12” wide. 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P048 Gold Bullion ◊—Vivid blue spikey 

flowers over bright, clean chartreuse 

foliage. Lovely contrast. 12-15” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Balloon Flower Platycodon grandiflorus 

A useful, hardy plant named for its buds, 

which open into starry, bell-shaped flowers. 

Easy to grow. Í∏ 

P049 Fuji Blue 24” 

P050 Fuji Pink 24” 

P051 Sentimental Blue—Dwarf version, quick 

to flower. 6” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P052 Hakone Double Blue ◊ 24” 

P053 Shell Pink ◊ 24” ***** 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P054 Fairy Snow ◊ 10” —in a 4” pot $2.00 

Barrenwort Epimedium 

Also called Bishop’s Hat. Good for dry shade, 

with wiry stems and leaves that appear to float 

above them. Spring blooming. ∏Ó‰˝ 

P055 E. cantabrigiense—Glossy leaves and 

creamy yellowish-white flowers in spring. 

12-24” 

P056 E. x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’—A robust 

clump former. Deep green leaves, bronze 

when young. Pendant bright yellow 

flowers. —in a 3” pot $6.00 

P057 E. x rubrum—New growth is red maturing 

to medium green. Red flowers. Foliage 

turns reddish-brown in fall. 12” 

—in a 4” pot $7.00 

—See our other Barrenwort, page 22 

P058 Bear’s Breeches 

Acanthus spinosus ◊ 

Also called the Grecian Pattern Plant. Very 

handsome dark green deeply divided leaves 

with spiney points. Soft mauve flowers. The 

leaves of Corinthian columns of ancient 

Greece are modeled after this Mediterranean 

plant. 48” Í —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Beardtongue Penstemon 

Attracts hummingbirds. Fragrant. Í∏ 

P059 P. barbatus ‘Scarlet Queen’—Red blooms in 

May and June. 18” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P060 P. rostriflorus ◊ Known as Beaked 

Beardtongue. Native to the dry southwest. 

Red blooms. 24” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P061 Beardtongue, Narrowleaf 

Penstemon angustifolius 

Narrowleaf Beardtongue grows several stems 

about 8 inches tall from cord-like roots. The 

narrow, 2 to 3-inch long leaves are opposite 

each other on the stems. On top of each stem 

are clustered up to 20 azure blue to lavender 

flowers about 3/4 inch long. Native as far east 

as North Dakota. 6-18” Í—in a 2.5” pot $1.00



Beardtongue, Redleaf 

Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ 

1996 Perennial Plant of the Year. Red foliage 

with white flowers. 30–36” 

P062 —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P063 —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Beardtongue, Pineleaf 

Penstemon pinifolius 

A tiny shrub with woody stems, needle-like 

evergreen foliage. Native to the great plains. 

6–8”Í∏‰ 

P064 P. pinifolius—Brilliant orange red flowers. 

P065 Mersea Yellow ◊—Bright yellow sport. 

1996 PPY. 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Bee Balm Monarda didyma 

Large, long-lasting blooms July and August. 

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Best in 

sun. Does well in poor soil and good soil, tolerates 

dry soil. Mint family; good for tea. Í∏´ 

P066 Panorama Mix—Shades of red, pink and 

salmon. 30” 

P067 Panorama Red Shades— 30” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P068 Prairie Night ◊—Deep purple, mildew 

resistant. —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P069 Gardenview Scarlet—More mildew 

resistant. 24-36” ***** 

P070 Jacob Cline—The best red flowers. 

Mildew resistant. 48” 

P071 Raspberry Wine—Wine-colored flowers. 

Mildew resistant. 24-36” 

P072 White —in a 4” pot $3.00 

—See Wild Bergamot on page 39 

Bellflower, Carpathian 

Campanula carpatica 

Also known as Carpathian Harebells. Short, 

excellent edging plant. Dainty flowers with 

long blooming season. 8” Í∏˝ 

P073 Blue Clips ***** 

P074 White Clips ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P075 Bellflower, Clustered 

Campanula glomerata ‘Superba’ 

Large clusters of bell-shaped flowers at the 

end of the stems. Foliage mounding. Durable. 

24” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

—See also Harebell and Tall Bellflower, page 40 

Bellflower, Dalmatian 

Campanula portenschlagiana 

Robust, mound-forming plant from the 

mountains of Croatia with deep purple, 

upward facing star flowers. Í‰ 

P076 Species 6” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P077 Resholt Variety ◊—Although it likes to 

send runners out around the garden, it is 

worth growing and giving it room to 

roam, just for its vivid blue flowers. 

Resholt Variety has the best blue of all 

the Dalmatian Bellflowers. 8-10” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P078 Bellflower, Dwarf 

Campanula garganica ‘Dickson’s Gold’ ◊ 

Yellow leaves and profusely blooming blue 

flowers. Spreading perennial, 12” wide. 2” 

Í∏‰ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Bellflower, Japanese 

Campanula punctata 

Vigorous clump-forming perennial with dark 

green leaves and 2” flowers. From Siberia and 

Japan. Í∏ 

P079 Species—White to pink flowers with red 

spots inside. 28” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P080 Cherry Bells—Long red bells with white 

tips, strong upright habit. 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Bellflower, Peachleaf 

Campanula persicifolia 

Large bell-shaped flowers on nearly leafless, 

tall stems bloom May to June. Foliage mounding. 

Durable. Large blue blossoms. 36” Í∏ 

P081 Persian Blue —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P082 Chettle Charm —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P083 Bellflower, Serbian 

Campanula poscharskyana 

Light lavender-blue, star-shaped flowers on 

trailing plants. Blooms summer. Drought 

resistant. Spreads by underground runners. 

4-8” Í∏Ó˝ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P084 Betony, Big Stachys grandiflora ◊ 

Native to central Asia, fabulous landscape 

plant has wonderful wrinkled, hairy foliage in 

a lush mound and erect, densely packed spikes 

of purple-rose flowers. Wonderful cut flower 

and beloved by bees. 48-72” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P085 Birdsfoot Trefoil, Double 

Lotus corniculatus ‘Plenus’ ◊ 

Yes, it is related to the common weed, but this 

variety will NOT self-seed. Double yellow 

flowers, orange in bud. Will form mats where 

planted. Tolerates heavy foot traffic. 4-10” Í˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia 

Blooms summer and fall. Butterflies. Droughttolerant. 

***** Í∏ 

P086 R. fulgida ‘Goldsturm’—Deep yellow flowers 

with soot-black cone. Performs well. 

Spreads. 24” ***** 

P087 R. hirta ‘Irish Eyes’—Flowers with bright 

yellow rays and green discs. 24-30” 

P088 Toto Gold ◊—This new dwarf 

Rudbeckia is great for container gardens, 

as well as mixed perennial beds and borders. 

Although the plant is dwarf the 

flowers are not, reaching 4-5” in diameter. 

Will bloom from early summer until 

frost, this bloom time can be prolonged 

by cutting back the plant after first flower. 

Earlier and longer to flower than most 

other varieties. 8-10” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P089 R. hirta ‘Goldilocks’—Double flowers on 

dwarf plants. Biennial. 10” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P090 Black-Eyed Susan, Blue-Leaved 

Rudbeckia maxima 

Forms attractive clumps of foliage low to the 

ground. Its bluish-green leaves have an interesting 

sheen. Tall architectural flower stems 

shoot up to the sky like rockets in mid to late 

summer and explode into rays of golden 

yellow. To 84” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $2.00 

—see other Black-Eyed Susans, pages 6 and 39 

Blanket Flower 

Gaillardia x grandiflora 

Compact, bunching plants that grow and 

bloom regardless of heat and drought. Ideal 

for bedding. Í∏ 

P091 Arizona Sun ◊—Sun-loving, mounding 

plants with 3” bicolor blooms brick and 

gold. 2005 AAS Winner. 12” 

P092 Burgundy—Wine-red flowers, best in full 

sun. Daisy-like blooms all summer, tolerates 

poor soil and extreme heat. Excellent 

for butterflies and bees. 24”-30” 

P093 Dwarf Goblin—Bi-color maroon-red and 

gold. 12” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P094 Arizona Sun ◊ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P095 Fanfare—Outlandish new cultivar with 

tubular petals. 18” 

—in a 4” pot $6.00 

—see the native Blanket Flower, page 39 

Blazing Star Liatris spicata 

Tall, with long spikes of violet flowers. Good 

for butterflies, seeds eaten by birds. Best in 

groups of three to five. Drought tolerant, but 

love water, too. Blooming-size bulbs. Í∏ 

P096 Violet—8-10 cm bulbs. 24-36” 

—bare root in the Lily Shop $.40 

or 10 for $3.00 

P097 White—7-8 cm bulbs. 24-36” 

—bare root in the Lily Shop $.50 

or 5 for 2.00 

P098 Kobold—12–18” dwarf. 7-8 cm bulbs. 

These larger bulbs produce more than 

twice the flowers. 

—bare root in the Lily Shop $1.00 

or 5 for $3.50 

P099 Blazing Star, Giant 

Liatris pycnostachys ‘Eureka’ ◊ 

Bred from the native prairie blazing star, this 

taller variety is breathtaking in the garden and 

great for cut flowers. Reddish-purple flowers 

on a 12”+ spike. 60” Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

—see the native Blazing Stars, page 39 

Bleeding Heart Dicentra 

This is the classic that grandma used to grow. 

Each spring long arching sprays are loaded 

with dozens of heart-shaped rose-pink flowers 

with white inner petals. ∏Ó 

P100 Old Fashioned, D. spectabilis—Root grows 

a blooming size plant this spring; watch 

eager sprouts push up through the soil. 

24” ***** 

P101 White, D. spectabilis alba—Same as Old 

Fashioned Bleeding Heart, but with 

exquisite white blossoms. 24” ***** 


Bleeding Heart, Everblooming 

Dicentra hybrids ◊ 

Cross between the Japanese D. peregrina and 

American species. Lovely, fine-cut, soft green 

foliage all summer. Compact habit stays neat 

all season. 

P102 King of Hearts—Outstanding rosy pink 

flowers. Not fussy about soil conditions. 

6-8” —in a 6” pot $9.00 

P103 Candy Heart—New from Japan. Stunning, 

amazingly compact plants with the truest 

blue-green ferny foliage. Large, fragrant 

blooms on strong arching stems from 

April until frost. Best in moist soil in sun 

or part shade. 12” —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

P104 Bleeding Heart, Fringed 

Dicentra eximia 

Resembles the common bleeding-heart, but is 

not as tall and has more finely cut, fern-like 

leaves. Bears clusters of deep pink, 3/4” long 

flowers over a long period in summer. Prefers 

light soil. At home around rocks or ledges, and 

tolerant of partial shade. Dislikes hot, dry locations.Spreads 

slowly to form a solid colony. 

12-15” ∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Bluestar Amsonia 

Clump-forming perennial from North 

America. Lance-shaped leaves and distinctive 

blue blooms. Í∏ 

P105 A. tabernaemontana—Steel-blue flowers in 

June. Willow-like foliage. 24-48” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P106 A. ciliata Threadleaf ◊—Bright blue 

blossoms in early summer. Fine, threadlike 

leaves create bright gold fall color. 

30” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P107 A. tabernaemontana ‘Blue Ice’ ◊— 

Gorgeous dark blue buds on a dense compact 

plant with five weeks or more of 

color. Brilliant yellow fall foliage. 12-15” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P108 Bowman’s Root Gillenia trifoliata 

Syn. Porteranthus trifoliata. Wide 1” star-shaped 

white flowers with wine-colored sepals. An 

ethereal effect in the garden. Moist soil. An 

excellent substitute for Gaura, which is not 

hardy here. Native to North America. Ó 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Brunnera, Heartleaf 

Brunnera macrophylla 

Heart-shaped foliage with clusters of small 

blue forget-me-nots. ∏Ó 

P109 Variegated—Light green foliage edged 

with a wide, creamy white margin. Forms 

a nice dense clump. 15” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P110 Green leaves, 12” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P111 Jack Frost—Leaves have a frosty silver 

overlay with light green venations. Leaves 

resemble cracked porcelain and shimmer 

in the garden, creating a shining contrast 

against companion plants and its blue 

spring flowers. 12-15” 

—in a 3” pot $10.00 

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Hosta 

Bugleweed Ajuga reptans 

Excellent shade-loving ground cover. Blue 

flowers in spring. 4-8” ∏Ó˝ 

P112 Bronze 

P113 Burgundy Glow—Variegated foliage of 

burgundy, cream and green. Blue flowers 

in June. —four plants in a pack $4.00 

P114 A. tenorii ‘Chocolate Chip’—Unusual 

chocolate-colored foliage, dwarf form, 

long narrow leaf. 

P115 Catlin’s Giant—Bronze leaves. 

P116 Pink Surprise—Purple pink flowers on silver-bronze 

foliage in late spring. A wonderful 

groundcover for the butterfly 

garden. 6-12” 

P117 Silver Beauty ◊ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Bugloss Anchusa 

Smothered in flowers mid to late summer, this 

beautiful plant is pronounced “byou-gloss.” 

Í∏ 

P118 A. azurea ‘Dropmore Blue’—Gentian-blue 

forget-me-not type blooms. Excellent for 

back of border. Easy to grow and tolerates 

some shade. 48-60” 

P119 A. capensis “Blue Angel”—Blue-indigo 

blooms. Great bedding plant. To 10” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P120 Burnet, Greater 

Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Tanna’ ◊ 

Serrated leaves with small terminal spikes (to 

1.5” long) of dark purple bottlebrush flowers 

in summer. Stems are sometimes tinged with 

red. The plant has both ornamental and culinary 

value: the leaves make a pretty addition 

to salads, soups and vinegars and add a nutty, 

cucumber-like flavor. Compact, drought-tolerant 

burnet with elegant, crimped blue-gray 

leaves and dark red blooms from summer to 

fall. Nicely spreading. To 48” Í∏Ç 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P592 Albo-Marginata 

Hosta undulata ‘Albo-Marginata’ 

Large green leaves with wide white margins. Lavender 

flowers. ***** 22” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P593 Aphrodite Hosta plantaginea 

Hard to get! Oval pale green leaves. Double-flowered 

fragrant white flowers. 18” —in a 5” pot $15.00 

P594 August Lily Hosta plantaginea grandiflora 

Large fragrant white flowers. 25” *****∏Ó˝ 

—in a 6” pot $9.00 

P595 Blue Angel 

One of the largest blues. Heavily textured leaves, lavender 

flowers. ***** 36” ∏Ó˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P596 Blue Umbrella ◊ 

Large heart-shaped, heavily puckered leaves start out 

blue-green, maturing to dark green for a large, 48” wide 

clump. Pest resistant. 36” ∏Ó —in a 6” pot $9.00 

P597 Bunchoke ◊ 

It’s cute and little! ∏Ó‰ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P598 Elegans Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ 

Large. Leaves are heavy-textured green with blue overlay. 

White flowers. ***** 30” ∏Ó˝ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P599 Frances Williams 

Large blue-green leaves with a yellow edge. 28” ∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P600 Ginkgo Craig 

Compact, very boldly variegated mini-hosta, lavender 

flowers. ***** 18” ∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P601 Gold Standard 

Medium large with green and cream edges. 24” ∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P602 Golden Tiara 

Small. Green leaves with chartreuse-gold edge. Purple 

striped flowers. Excellent edging plant. Created by 

Savory’s Gardens in Edina. 8-10” ∏Ó˝ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P121 Bush Clover, Weeping 

Lespedeza ‘Pink Fountains’ ◊ 

Semi-woody legumes are blooming machines 

in mid-to late summer and even into fall. 

Striking waterfalls of pink. They do need sun 

and can’t have wet feet; treat them like 

Butterfly Bush and cut them back in April. Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P122 Buttercup, Groundcover 

Ranunculus repens ‘Buttered Popcorn’ 

Yellow flowering in spring. Golden variegations 

on deeply lobed leaves. Likes moist soil 

(wet feet) up to 1” of water, but fine in drier 

soil, too. Spreads aggressively by runners. 

4-6” Í∏˝ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P123 Butterfly Bush Buddleia alternifolia ◊ 

Honey-scented shrub dies back to the ground 

in our area, but will come back. Sometimes 

called Summer Lilac, this perennial has an 

exceptionally long bloom period, flowering 

summer into fall. Powerful butterfly attractant. 

Good tall color for back of the border. 48-72” 

Í —in a 4” pot $6.00 

—other Butterfly Bushes have been moved 

to the Annual section due to lack of 

winter survival, see page 6 

Butterfly Weed Asclepias 

Brilliant blooms in July and August. Prefers 

dry soil and full sun, but tolerates some shade. 

Attracts butterflies. Í 

P124 A. tuberosa Brilliant orange 24” ***** ˜ 

P125 A. incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’—White blooms 

the first year. 48” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P126 A. tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’ 24” ◊ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P127 A. tuberosa ‘Gay Butterflies’—Mixed reds 

and yellows. 24” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P128 A. incarnata ‘Soulmate’ Dark pink blooms, 

36–48” ◊ 

P129 A. tuberosa Brilliant orange. 24” ˜ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—See other Butterfly Weeds, pages 39, 40 and 41 

P603 Grand Canyon ◊ 

Large, glowing rippled chartreuse leaves. A stunning 

upright vase shaped hosta, descendent of Sum and 

Substance. ∏Ó —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

P604 June ◊ 

2001 Hosta of the Year…we really like this one! Very 

attractive multi-tone with gold centers and blue-green 

edges. Spreads to 30”. 12” ∏Ó‰—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P605 Lemon Lime ◊ 

Vigorous with wavy thin yellow-green leaves. Reblooms 

with purple striped 12” flowers. 6”. ∏Ó‰ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P606 Montana 

Aureo-marginata—Huge pointed leaves with wide yellow 

margins. White flowers on 40” stems.***** 24” ∏Ó 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P607 Paul’s Glory 

1999 Hosta of the Year. Blue-green margins surrounding 

a center that changes from chartreuse in spring to 

creamy white by mid-summer. Moderately corrugated. 

Blooms mid-July through August. 25” ∏Ó 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P608 Popo ◊ 

A charming dwarf variety with heart-shaped blue-green 

margined leaves with yellow centers, turning whitish. 

Clumping form. Excellent for rock gardens and as a 

edger. Tolerates up to half sun. Dwarf—8–10" ∏Ó‰ 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P609 Red October ◊ 

Red stems and green lance-shaped leaves, with hints of 

red around the base, are what make this new variety 

unique. In late summer it sends up tall purple-red 

scapes that bear delightful lavender flowers. 10” ∏Ó 

—in a 3” pot $7.00 

P610 Sum and Substance 

The name says it all. Very large chartreuse leathery 

leaves. Gold in summer. Flower scapes to 60.” 36” 

∏Ó˝ —in a 6” pot $9.00 

P611 Tokudama Flavocircinalis ◊ 

Heart-shaped blue textured leaves with a creamy yellow 

margin. 18” flowers, 16” plant. ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $12.00 

P130 Canterbury Bells 

Campanula medium ‘Cup and Saucer Mix’ 

A classic cottage garden plant, this biennial 

bellflower has large showy blooms of pink, 

blue, purple, and white. The first year they 

form a rosette of deep green foliage and in the 

second year they send up multiple stems with 

3-inch cup shaped blooms. Native to southern 

Europe. 36-48” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Cardinal Flower Lobelia 

This perennial, originating in North America, 

blooms all summer. Scarlet blossoms in sun or 

shade that attract hummingbirds. Best in partial 

shade or moist rich soil. ∏Ó 

P131 L. cardinalis 24–36” 

P132 L. cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’—Maroon 

foliage with scarlet flowers. 36-60” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P133 Monet Moment ◊—Vigorous. Deep 

rosy pink. 36” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

Catmint Nepeta 

Exceptional edging plant. Í∏ 

P134 N. mussini—Pretty blue flowers in long 

racemes in early summer. 12-24” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P135 N. subsessilis ‘Sweet Dream’ ◊— 

Pink and white flowers. 12-24” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P136 Blue Wonder ◊ 12–15” ***** 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P137 Chinese Lanterns Physalis franchetti 

Grown for the decorative orange husks around 

the small fruit in fall. A cousin of the tomatillo 

and ground cherry listed on the vegetable 

page. 24-30” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P138 Chrysanthemum, Silver and 

Gold Chrysanthemum pacifica 

White-edged leaves and clusters of small 

yellow flowers in October. Grown primarily for 

its striking foliage. 12” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P139 Cinquefoil 

Potentilla nepalensis ‘Miss Wilmot’ 

Low, mound-shaped plants. Scarlet flowers 

like tiny wild roses. 12-18” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P140 Cohosh, Black Actaea racemosa 

Latin name has changed; formerly Cimicifuga 

racemosa. Long white candles of astilbe-like 

flowers. Midwestern seed source. 36–90” 

∏ÓÂ —in a 4” pot $5.00 

Cohosh, Japanese Black 

Actaea ramosa 

Name recently changed from Cimicifuga to 

Actaea. Ivory white fragrant bottlebrush spires. 

Good for back of border. From eastern Asia 

and Japan. Long white plumes of astilbe-like 

flowers. Í∏ 

P141 Atropurpurea—Mid-summer bloom with 

deeply serrated and veined purple-green 

foliage. 60” 

P142 Brunette—Deep bronze to black foliage, 

purplish-white blooms. Fragrant. Shorter 

in sunnier locations. Later bloom time. 

36-72” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P143 James Compton ◊—Creamy white bottlebrush 

racemes with shiny purple 

foliage. Fall bloom time. 60” 

—in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

Columbine Aquilegia 

Beautiful garden performers in a range of 

colors. Airy foliage. Excellent for butterflies 

and hummingbirds. Í∏ 

P144 A. alpina ‘Alpine Blue’—Low-growing with 

large, deep blue flowers midsummer. 

From central Europe. 18” 

P145 A. caerulea ‘Blue Star’—Large blue flowers 

with long spurs. 24” 

P146 A. chrysantha ‘Songbird Goldfinch’— 

Lemon yellow. 30” ***** 

P147 A. flabellata ‘Nana Alba’—Pure white 

flowers. 8” ***** 

P148 A. olympica ◊—Pink flowers. 

P149 A. x hybrida ‘Biedermeier Mix’—Semidwarf, 

bushy classic columbine in bright 

colors. 12” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00



Columbine continued 

P150 A. x hybrida ‘Songbird Mix’ ◊ ***** 

P151 Purple Emperor ◊—Golden foliage 

with richly colored blooms. 

P152 Stellata type ‘Burgundy’ ◊ 

P153 Woodside Strain 

P154 A. canadensis ‘Corbett’ ◊—An outstanding 

pure yellow selection of the 

native columbine. Reseeds. ***** 

P155 A. vulgaris ‘Nora Barlow’—Unique fully 

double flowers in rose and white. 18” 

***** —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P156 A. vulgaris ‘Woodside Variegata’—Green 

and yellow marbled leaves, mixed colors. 

24” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P157 A. fragrans—Fragrant white and cream 

blooms, blue green foliage. Very 

charming. 12-18” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P158 Columbine, False Semiaquilegia 

Synonym for Aquilegia ecalarata. Adorable 

columbine blooms in violet blue; dainty, airy 

foliage. 15” ∏‰ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 

Large flowers summer to fall. Tolerates hot, 

dry conditions. Dependable and showy for 

border and for naturalizing. Good cut flower. 

Excellent for butterflies and hummingbirds. 

Use to fortify the immune system. Í∏´Â 

P159 Species—Large pink blooms, 24–36” 

P160 Magnus—Rosy-purple, more horizontal 

petals, good cut flower. 36” 

P161 White Swan—Large creamy white blooms 

with a coppery cone. 18-24” ***** 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P162 Double Decker ◊ Two-tiered purple 

coneflower. Some singles in the first year, 

but but by year two, a set of shorter 

petals emerges from the tops of the 

cones. Flowers July–September. 40” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P163 Ruby Star ◊—Intense carmine red, an 

improved Magnus. 36” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P164 Big Sky Sunrise ◊ Large bright yellow 

3–4” fragrant flowers with golden green 

cones and drooping petals. To 30” 

—in a 4” pot $8.00 

P165 Kim’s Knee High ◊—A dwarf purple 

coneflower. 20-24” 

—in a 1 gal. pot $11.00 

P166 Coneflower, Paradox 

Echinacea paradoxa 

Yellow blooms distinguish this from other 

Echinaceas. Midwestern native. 24-48” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P167 Coneflower, Tennessee 

Echinacea tennesseensis ‘Rocky Top’ 

Endangered species native to a small area of 

Tennessee. Mauve flowers with upturned rays 

and green centers. Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—See other Coneflowers, pages 39 and 41 

Coral Bells Heuchera spp. 

Leaves form low dense mounds. Fragrant flowers 

held well above foliage. Excellent for hummingbirds. 

***** Í∏‰˝ 

P168 Bressingham Mix—Has green leaves with 

pink or red flowers. The airy spikes and 

consistently full foliage make this plant a 

great accent in many places. Will take full 

shade. 12” ***** 

P169 Firefly—Vermillion red blooms 24” 

P170 H. americana ‘Dale’s Strain’—Marbled leaf 

with cream flowers. 16” 

P171 H. pulchella—Rock garden. Broad vigorous 

mounds of foliage sprout a dense forest of 

panicles packed with pale pink and burgundy 

fringed bells. 10” 

P172 Palace Purple—Mahogany foliage with 

white flowers in summer. Will take full 

shade. 10” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P173 H. splendens—Dark coral-colored blooms. 

15” —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

—See also Foamy Bells, page 30 

Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora 

Yellow flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies. 

Í 

P174 Domino—Dwarf, golden 3” blooms with 

brown center. 12-15” 

P175 Early Sunrise—Double flowers through 

summer. 24” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P176 Rising Sun ◊—Double/semi-double 

golden blooms with red flecks at center. 

Early to bloom and compact. 24” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P177 Coreopsis, Dwarf 

Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’ ◊ 

This low bushy plant has single, two-inch 

orange yellow flowers from early spring into 

fall if old blooms are removed. Drought-tolerant 

and deer resistant. ***** 12” Í∏‰ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P178 Coreopsis, Pink Coreopsis rosea 

Small rose-pink flowers with yellow centers in 

mid-summer. Moist soil. Spreads to quickly 

form a large clump. Attracts butterflies. 10-15” 

Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Coreopsis, Thread-leaf 

Coreopsis verticillata 

Bushy, slowly spreading branched perennial. 

Í 

P179 Moonbeam—Sparkling creamy-yellow 

flowers float on lacy foliage. One of the 

best. Blooms July to fall. Attracts butterflies. 

15-18” 

P180 Zagreb—Clear yellow flowers. ***** 

12–15” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P181 Creme Brulée ◊—Creamy yellow flowers, 

larger and darker than Moonbeam. 

Flowers above foliage for a fuller appearance. 

Vigorous spread to 36” in one year. 

Cut back for rebloom. 12” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

See also Prairie Coreopsis on page 39 

Corydalis Corydalis 

Dainty leaves with miniature blooms. Henry 

loves these plants and always wants to bring 

new ones to the Plant Sale each year! ∏‰ 

P182 C. cheilanthifolia—Ferny leaves and yellow 

flowers. 10” 

P183 C. lutea—An interesting addition to the 

shade garden. Both lovely flowers and 

foliage, looks good in the garden all season. 

Long blooming season. Short-lived 

perennial, but tends to self-seed. Lovely 

along rock walls and paths. 12” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P184 C. ochroleuca ◊—White flowers with 

yellow spots. Long flowering period. 

Similar to C. lutea, but tolerates drier conditions. 

12-15” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P185 Blackberry Wine ◊—Clusters of darker 

blue flowers on an 8” mound of purplish 

frond-like leaves. Plant in a protected 

area. 8” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

See also Russian Corydalis, page 22 

P186 Cranesbill, Big-Foot 

Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Walter Ingwersen’ 

2” lavender-pink flowers June through 

September. Glossy, five-lobed light green 

foliage. One of the U of M’s Tough and Terrific 

perennials. ***** 12-15” ∏Ó˝ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium sanguineum 

The classic, with large cup-shaped flowers in 

lavender-purple-red. Foliage turns vivid bloodred 

in fall. Heat and drought tolerant. 12” Í∏ 

P187 Alpenglow—Rose-red flowers. ***** 

P188 Striatum—Short mounds of lacy, darkgreen 

foliage. Smothered in stunning 

light pink flowers with contrasting bloodshot 

veining. ***** —in a 4” pot $4.00 

P189 Species ***** —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P190 Cranesbill, Dalmatian 

Geranium dalmaticum 

Low-growing evergreen. Pink blooms with red 

anthers. Fragrant, with reddish-orange fall 

color. Spreads by creeping rhizomes. ***** 6” 

Í∏‰ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Cranesbill, Dwarf 

Geranium x cantabrigiense 

Cross between Big-Foot and Dalmatian 

Cranesbill. Compact with long runners and 

pink-tinged white flowers. ***** ∏˝ 

P191 Biokovo—One of the U of M’s Tough and 

Terrific perennials. Spreads to 30-36”. 12” 

P192 Karmina—Low-growing with dark pink 

flowers all summer. Useful as a ground 

cover. Spreads to 24”. 9” Í∏˝ 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

P193 Cranesbill, Himalayan 

Geranium himalayense ‘Plenum’ 

One of the most beautiful cranesbills. Fully 

double lavender flowers with a touch of pink. 

12” Í∏‰˝ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P194 Cranesbill, Rozanne Geranium 

Large 2.5” violet-blue flowers with white eye; 

marbled green foliage. Very long blooming; 

nice mounded form. Spreads quickly to 

24–36”. 9” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

—See also wild Geranium, page 41 

P195 Culver’s Root, Blue 

Veronicastrum sibericum ◊ 

Blue-lilac tubular flowers in late summer, great 

for cutting. Upright stems with leaves in 

whorls. To 60” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

—See also native Culver’s Root, page 39 

P196 Cupid’s Dart Catananche caerulea 

Neat two-foot clumps of silver-green foliage. 

Silvery lavender-blue blooms with violet centers 

make excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried. 

20-36” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P197 Daisy, Mat Anacyclus depressus 

Blooms in late spring with white daisy-like 

flowers with a red underside. It thrives in 

poor, well drained soil. Moderately tolerant of 

foot traffic. 12” spread. 6” Í∏˝‰ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Daisy, Shasta Leucanthemum superbum 

Classic cut flowers. Í´ 

P198 Alaska—Single, white. 24” ***** 

P199 Crazy Daisy—Fluffy double white 

flowers. 30” 

P200 Snow Lady ◊ 10” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P202 Silver Princess—12” ***** 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P202 Daisy, Thread Petal 

Inula orientalis 

Attractive perennial with bold orange-yellow 

daisy heads whose lovely, wavy, shaggy, spidery 

petals are reminiscent of a Van Gogh 

painting. Makes a good cut flower. 30” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Daylilies see page 30 

Delphinium Delphinium 

Colorful flower spikes rise above lobed leaves. 

Í∏ 

P203 D. cardinale ‘Cherry Blossom’—Scarlet-red 

spikes on first-year plants. 24-30” 

P204 D. chinensis ‘Butterfly Blue’—Colorful 

flower spikes rise above lobed leaves on 

these shorter forms, which need little 

staking. 14” 

P205 D. x elatum ‘Magic Fountains Mix’— 

Seven separate shades of blue and white. 

36” ***** 

P206 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Roundtable 

Mix’ ◊ 60” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P207 D. grandiflorum ‘Blue Mirror’ ◊— 

Navy blue flowers. 24” ***** 

P208 D. x elatum ‘Astolot’ ◊ 

P209 D. x elatum ‘Magic Fountains Cherry 

Blossom’—White with pink blush. 

30-36” 

P210 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Black Knight’— 

Deep midnight violet. 48-60” 

P211 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Galahad’— 

Pure white. 60” 

P212 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Guinevere’— 

Rosy-lavender/white. 60” 

P213 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant King Arthur’— 

Violet-blue/white. 60” 

P214 Dwarf Blue Butterfly— 14” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Alpine 

Columbine 

Delphinium



forget-Me-Nots 

P215 Dock, Bloody Rumex sanguineus 

Ornamental vegetable with red and purple 

veins and red seedheads. Makes people stop 

and say, “What is that plant?” Try it for contrast 

in a mixed container. 15” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P216 Fairy Bells 

Disporum sessile variegatum ◊ 

The 1” hanging creamy white bells are incidental 

to the beautiful green and white striped 

variegated leaves. Forms a showy colony in 

shade. From Japan. 12” ∏Ó 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Fame Flower Talinum ◊ 

A native of the great plains. 12” Í‰ 

P217 T. calycinum—Purplish-pink 1” flowers. 

Succulent leaves. Needs well-drained, dry 

soil. 12” 

P218 T. okanoganense—White flowers in later 

summer. Gray-green foliage. Needs sharp 

drainage; good for a rock garden or 

trough. 2-3” 

P219 T. rugospermum—Bright magenta flowers 

open in sun. 8” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Flax, Blue Linum 

Single blooms on wiry stems. Blooms late 

spring through summer. Í∏ 

P220 L. flavum ‘Compactum’—Compact with 

large yellow flowers. 8” 

P221 L. perenne—Feathery sprays of blue 

flowers all summer 18” 

P222 L. perenne-nanum ‘Saphyr’—Dwarf and 

compact, same big blue flowers. 8-10” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Ferns see page 31 

Foamflower Tiarella 

Tiny flowers that are just lovely! Reblooms 

throughout the summer. Foliage is quite 

attractive. See also Heucherella. ∏Ó˝ 

P223 Wherryi—10” clump-forming. Pink and 

white flowers. Fragrant. 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P224 Pink Bouquet ◊ 

P225 T. cordifolia—Spreading, with large leaves 

and white flowers. 10” 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

P226 T. polyphylla ‘Filigran’ ◊ Himalayan 

clump former, spreads by stolons. Whitetinged 

pink flowers. 12–24” 

P227 T. cordifolia “Running Tapestry”— 

Vigorous ground cover with deeply cut 

red speckled foliage. White blooms. 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Daylilies Hemerocallis Í∏´ 

Foamflower Tiarella 

P228 Skeleton Key—Semi-glossy, deeply cut 

(unique for tiarellas) dark green leaves 

(4” across) tinged with purple rise directly 

from the stolons and are somewhat 

suggestive of Heuchera. Tiny white flowers 

in airy racemes bloom in spring for 

about six weeks on numerous, erect, wiry, 

mostly leafless flower stems. 

10-12” —in a 4.5” pot $8.00 

Foamy Bells Heucherella 

A beautiful intergeneric cross between 

Heuchera and Tiarella (Coral Bells and 

Foamflower) introduced in 1955. Blooms 

spring through summer with 15-18” tall spikes 

of pale pink bell flowers. Neat foliage similar 

to tiarella. Does well with hostas and ferns. 

Í∏Ó˝ 

P229 Sunspot—Spectacular bright golden to 

lime green leaves with blood-red markings 

along the veins-a stunning color 

combination. Bright pink blooms in 

spring. Plants tolerate some shade but 

have more intense variegation with more 

sun. 7-10” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P230 Quick Silver ◊—Maroon purple foliage 

with silvery highlights for great contrast 

in the garden all season. Pale pink flowers 

in late spring fade to white. Reblooms later 

in the season. 12-15” 

—in a 4” pot $7.00 

P231 Chocolate Lace ◊—Lacy chocolatebrown 

leaves with strawberry pink 

flowers. 18” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

Forget-Me-Nots Myosotis 

Masses of little flowers, blooms late spring and 

summer. Í∏ 

P232 M. alpestris ‘Victoria Blue’— 8” 

P233 M. sylvatica ‘Rosylva’—Pink flowers. 8” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P234 M. palustris—Water forget-me-not, great 

for rain gardens. 12-18” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Foxglove, Common Digitalis 

Long spikes of mixed shades of pink and white 

tubular flowers heavily mottled inside. Blooms 

in late spring and again in fall (often blooms 

the first fall!). Excellent for bees and hummingbirds. 

Leaves poisonous. Í∏Â 

P235 D. purpurea ‘Camelot Lavender’ ◊ 

Biennial or short-lived perennial. 

P236 Foxy—Dwarf, blooms the first year. 

Biennial or short-lived perennial. 30” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P237 Foxglove, Pink 

Digitalis thapsi ‘Spanish Peaks ◊ 

Spikes of raspberry rose flowers in early summer 

over a trim mat of furry foliage. Longerlived 

perennial. Thrives in a variety of sites 

and soils. 12” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P238 Foxglove, Straw Digitalis lutea 

Rare; narrow spikes of petite lemon yellow 

blooms. 36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $1.00 

P239 Foxglove, Strawberry 

Digitalis x mertonensis ‘Summer King’ ◊ 

Perennial. Tetraploid hybrid with strong vigor 

and luscious strawberry-raspberry-rose, open 

faced 2” flowers. Leaves poisonous. 36”-42” 

Í∏Â —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P240 Foxglove, Willow Leaf 

Digitalis obscura ◊ 

Subshrubby perennial with color tha ranges 

from yellow through orange and rust with red 

spots inside. Blooms late spring through midsummer. 

From Spain. 12–48” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P241 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora 

Bronzy, quilted leaves with small, bell-shaped 

flowers with fringes on them. Drought-tolerant. 

32” Í∏Ó˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P242 Fuchsia, Narrowleaf 

Zauschneria garrettii ‘Orange Carpet’ 

Spreading non-woody perennial with finely 

haired grey-green foliage. A cascade of intensely 

orange/red tubular flowers for autumn 

hummingbirds. Proven hardy at the Lake 

Harriet Peace Garden. 4” Í‰˝ 

—in a 4.5” pot $8.00 

Gas Plant Dictamnus albus 

Best cultivated in full sun and rich, welldrained 

soil. It resents being disturbed once 

established. Star-shaped flowers in early summer. 

Oil evaporating from the leaves can be lit 

and it will cause a little burst of flames, quickly, 

not harming the plant itself. Í∏ 

P243 Pink—36” 

P244 White—24–36” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P245 Gentian, Nikita 

Gentiana x ‘Nikitia’ ◊ 

Bright blue to blue-purple flowers. 6–8” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P246 Ginger, European Asarum europeum 

A beautiful evergreen groundcover for moist, 

woodland gardens. 2-3” leaves are leathery 

and glossy. Bell-shaped greenish purple or 

brown flowers are hidden beneath foliage. 

Blooms in early spring. Prefers slightly acid 

soil. 4” Í∏˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—see also Wild Ginger, page 41 and 

Japanese Wild Ginger, page 22 

P247 Ginger, Upright Wild 

Saruma henryi 

Similar to wild ginger on steroids, its genus 

name is an anagram of Asarum. Brought to the 

West via a Chinese plant collection expedition 

in the early part of the 1900s by plant explorer 

Augustine Henry. Í∏˝ —in a 2.5” pot $4.00 

Daylilies 

are in the 

Lily Shop 

along north 

wall of the 

building 

P564 Barbara Mitchell 

Mid-summer, large 6” orchid-pink flowers 

with lemon-yellow throat. Award-winner. The 

best pink! 20” 


or 4 for $15.00 

P565 Big Smile ◊ 

Mid-season bloomer with huge 7” tetraploid 

flowers. Rebloomer with strong stems. Sunny 

yellow with ruffled pink blush edge. 24” Í∏ 


Daylilies 

P566 Catherine Woodbury 

Orchid-pink, fragrant flowers July to August. 

18-36” Í∏ 


or 3 for $5.00 

P567 Chance Encounter ◊ 

Early-mid-season bloom. Large 6” raspberry 

rose flowers with ruffled gold edges and a 

green throat. Very fragrant. An award-winning 

tetraploid rebloomer. 25” Í∏ 


P568 Chicago Apache 

Scarlet 4-5” blooms with a lime throat. 

Upright habit. Tetraploid. 24-36” 


P569 Gentle Shepherd 

Starts out nearly white, fading to clear white. 

18-24” Í∏ 


or 3 for $8.00 

P570 Happy Returns 

6” yellow blooms. Early-season rebloomer, fragrant. 

18” 


P571 Hyperion 

5-8” yellow blossoms, very fragrant, early season, 

usually repeats bloom. 36” Í∏ 


3 for $5.00 

P572 Pardon Me 

Cranberry red with yellow centers. Fast-growing, 

prolific bloomer, reblooms. 18” Í∏ 


3 for $8.00 

P573 Salieri 

Almost black blossoms. Tetraploid with 5.5” 

blossoms. 26” 


P574 Wineberry Candy 

Cream orchid with a purple eye. Blooms till 

frost. One of the best re-bloomers. Tetraploid. 

22” —bare root in the Lily Shop $7.00



P248 Globe Flower 

Trollius chinensis ‘Golden Queen’ 

Golden Queen is truly the queen of the 

buttercup family, having strongly erect stems 

requiring no staking, each stem topped by the 

large bright tangerine blossoms which are 

magnets for butterflies. Requires very moist 

conditions and thrives in poorly draining 

clayey soils, but will easily adapt to welldrained 

soil too. Spring bloom. 24” Í∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P249 Globe Thistle Echinops ritro 

Steely blue 1.5” flower spheres on dramatic 

leaves. 24-36” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P250 Goatsbeard Aruncus dioicus 

Tall background plant for wild borders. Slow to 

establish. White flowers May-July. Native in 

sandy woods of our area. 48”-72” ∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P251 Goatsbeard, Cutleaf 

Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffii’ ◊ 

Creamy white flowers on a more compact 

plant. Finely cut foliage looks like a giant fern. 

36–48” ∏ —in a 4” pot $6.00 

P252 Goatsbeard, Dwarf 

Aruncus aethusifolius 

Grows to 10”, delicate foliage. 10” ∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P253 Golden Marguerite 

Anthemis tinctoria 

Long-lasting yellow blooms, good for cutting. 

One of the best daisies. 24” lacy foliage. Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P254 Goldenbush, Narrowleaf 

Ericameria nauseosus ◊ 

Covered with masses of small bright yellow 

flowers from mid-August until late September. 

18–24” much branched shrub. Fine, silver-gray 

needle-like leaves. Should bloom the first season. 

Drought tolerant, preferring a welldrained 

site. Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P255 Goldenrod, Golden Baby 

Solidago 

Shorter variation of the golden native—a good 

cut flower. 24” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P256 Goldenrod, Variegated 

Solidago flexicaulis ‘Variegata’ ◊ 

Attractive foliage with toothed leaves speckled 

with gold. Rods of golden flowers in fall. 18- 

24” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P257 Gooseneck, Purple 

Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’ 

Forms a low growing mound of grey foliage set 

with 2-3’, arching spikes of burgundy-wine 

flowers. Blooms continuously from May to 

September. Great cut flower and also very 

attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. 

***** 24-36” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot 65.00 

Hellebore Helleborus orientalis 

Among the first flowers of spring. Blooms look 

like wild roses. Very long-lived perennial in the 

right spot. Leathery evergreen leaves. Needs 

rich soil and good drainage. A range of colors 

including white, yellow, pink, green and purple. 

18” Í∏ 

P258 Hybrids —in a small pot $4.00 

P259 Royal Heritage ◊ —in a 2.5” pot $5.00 

P260 Hybrids —in a 6” pot $9.00 

—see other Hellebores, page 22 

Hens and Chicks Sempervivum spp. 

Attractive rosettes tolerate hot, dry conditions. 

Grown on rooftops in Europe, hence the other 

common name, House Leeks. Í‰˝ 

P261 Green—Species mixture. 3–4” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P262 Red Beauty—Very fine ruby red foliage 

with smooth waxy leaves. Holds color all 

season. 36–48” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P263 S. tectorum ‘Oddity’—Unusual rolled, 

bright green leaves in a tight rosette. 

—in a 4” pot $6.00 

P264 Hens and Chicks, Mongolian 

Orostachys spinosus ◊ 

Grown for the fascinating symmetry of its 

Hens-and-Chicks-like rosettes of grey leaves, 

which send out new rosettes in summer. 

Greenish-yellow flowers follow in August- 

September. Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Hibiscus Hibiscus 

The giant blooms you’ve seen! Dinner plate 

blooms in pink, white and red shades. Reliably 

winter-hardy. Breaks dormancy very late, 

grows at 65 degree night temperature. Í 

P265 Disco Belle Mix—Red, pink and white 

25” 

P266 Southern Belle—Huge white to dark rose 

blooms. —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P267 Lord Baltimore—Cut leaves and ruffled 

red flowers. 60” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P268 Pink Clouds ◊ —in a 4” pot $7.00 

Hollyhock Alcea 

Old-fashioned hollyhocks evoke memories of 

“Grandma’s garden.” Attractive to hummingbirds. 

Biennial, but reseeds for perennial 

effect. Í∏´ 

P269 A. ficifolia—Single, fig leaf type. To 96” 

P270 A. rosea ‘Chaters Double Mix’ 72” 

P271 A. rosea, “Indian Spring”— 

Old-fashioned singles. 60” 

P272 A. rosea ‘Powderpuffs’—Double flowers, 

pastels. 48” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P273 A. rugosa—Radiant yellow. Blooms May to 

September. to 78” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P274 A. rosea nigra ‘The Watchman’— 

Blackish maroon 72” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Hollyhock, French Malva sylvestris 

A vintage perennial grown by Thomas 

Jefferson at Monticello. A good cottage garden 

alternative to standard hollyhocks, which are 

taller. Considered biennial to short-lived 

perennial, but can be treated as reseeding 

annuals. Í 

P275 Mauritiania—Royal purple flowers. 40” — 

in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P276 Zebrina—White with purple veining. To 

48” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Hosta see page 28 

P277 Hummingbird Mint 

Agastache cana 

Sweet-minty foliage and brilliant purplish-rose 

flower masses late in summer when few 

perennials are in bloom. Loves heat and is 

drought tolerant. 30” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Ice Plant, Hardy Delosperma 

Í‰˝ 

P278 D. congestum ‘Gold Nugget’ ◊—Yellow 

daisy-like blooms with succulent leaves 

that turn bright red in winter. Short, but 

it spreads to 30”. Drought tolerant; 

prefers afternoon shade. 2” 

P279 D. cooperi ‘Kelaidis’ ◊—Iridescent, 

salmon-pink flowered sport from 

Colorado. Vigorous, compact and floriferous. 

Blooms spring to fall. 2” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P280 D. nubigenum—Succulent, bright yellowgreen 

groundcover that turns reddish in 

the fall, with single yellow ray flowers. 

Drought tolerant. Requires sandy soils 

and a hot sunny location. 4” 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Indigo, Blue Baptisia australis 

A great garden perennial. Í∏ 

P281 B. australis—Showy indigo blue pea-like 

flowers on 10-12” stems. June. One of the 

U of M’s Tough and Terrific perennials. 

Black seed pods later in the season are 

good for dried arrangements. 36-48” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P282 B. australis minor Dwarf ◊— 

A miniature version of the classic garden 

favorite. 15-24” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

—see also the wild Indigoes, page 40 

Ferns ˝ 

The ultimate choice to create a peaceful, airy, 

cooling effect in the woodland or shady landscape. 

Spread by underground stems. 

P575 Fern, Braun’s Holly Polystichum braunii ◊ 

Beautiful silvery crosiers develop into wonderfrul green velvety 

fronds. Very hardy. Endangered in Minnesota. Washington State 

seed source. ***** ∏˜ —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P576 Fern, Christmas Polystichum acrostichoides 

Threatened in Minnesota. Pennsylvania seed source. ∏˜ 

—in a 3.5” pot $7.00 

P577 Fern, Cinnamon Osmunda cinnamomea 

One of our most majestic native ferns. Grows happily in boggy and 

swampy areas, but happy in a well-drained garden, too. Soon after 

the foliage appears in spring, at about the time azaleas bloom, the 

erect, golden yellow fertile fronds emerge from the center of the 

crown. Well-grown specimens may reach three feet in height and 

diameter. Pennsylvania seed source.***** Í∏˝˜ 

—in a 3.5” pot $7.00 

P578 Fern, Goldie’s Giant Dryopteris goldieana ◊ 

Pale green fronds that are broadly oval. Texas seed source. To 48” 

∏˝ ˜ —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P579 Fern, Hard Shield Polystichum aculeatum ◊ 

A dramatic specimen plant with evergreen fronds. Likes moist, 

limey soils. 12-36” ∏ —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

Fern, Japanese Painted Athyrium nipponicum 

The classic textural fern. Brings 

light and color into shady corners. 

18” ∏˝ 

P580 Burgundy Lace—Exciting 

burgundy fronds. Heat and 

humidity tolerant. Can take 

full shade. 18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P581 A. x ‘Ghost’—Cross of American and 

Japanese painted ferns. Lovely silvery 

appearance. 24-36” 

P582 Ursula’s Red—Stunning with broad silver 

fronds traced with red in spring. 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 Shield Fern 

P583 Metallicum—Synonym for Pictum, the classic painted fern 

with soft gray, red and green fronds. 12-18” ***** 

—in a 1 gal. pot $8.00 

Fern, Lady Athyrium filix femina 

Bright green fronds. Vigorous. Prefers moist rich soil, but is tolerant 

of sun and drought. ∏Ó˝ 

P584 Oregon seed source. 24-36” ˜***** —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P585 Vernoniae cristatum Crested Fern ◊—Airy textured form. 

Undulating pinnae with forked tips. Elegant appearance. 36” 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P586 Fern, Maidenhair Adiantum pedatum 

Delicate green foliage in fan-like fronds. Water during drought. 

Texas seed source. ***** 24-36” Í∏Ó˝˜ —in a 4.5” pot $3.00 

P587 Fern, Mrs. Frizzell’s Athyrium filix femina ‘Frizellia’ 

Also called the Tatting Fern, it was found in Mrs. Frizzell’s garden 

in Ireland. Leaflets have been reduced to rounded lobes along the 

mid rib, resembling tatting (hand-made lace). 12” wide, 8” tall Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P588 Fern, Purple Royal 

Osmunda regalis reg. ‘Purpurescens’ 

Lovely purplish red stripes. 36-48” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P589 Fern, Royal Osmunda regalis 

Spreading colonies of upright, smooth, reddish-brown fronds with 

a “flower” at the top. Washington State seed source. ***** 3-4’ Ó˝ 

˜ —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P590 Fern, Sensitive Onoclea sensibilis 

Spreading colonies of smooth, upright fronds. Texas seed source. 

12-36” ∏Ó˜ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P591 Fern, True Ostrich Matteuccia struthiopteris 

(syn. M. pennsylvanica.) Vigorous, vase-shaped fern with huge leaves 

like ostrich plumes. Grow in moist shade in a woodland garden, in 

a damp border, or at the edge of a pond. Native to U.S., Europe and 

Asia. Washington State seed source. ***** 36-60” ∏Ó˝ ˜ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00



Siberian Iris 

Blackberry Lily 

P283 Indigo, Yellow Thermopsis montana 

Loose 6-8 inch racemes of yellow, lupine-like 

flowers on stout stems. Entire plant is covered 

with silky hairs. 12-24” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

—see Yellow Lupine, page 33 

Iris, Bearded Iris germanica 

Easy to grow. Use in mass plantings or in 

groups in the border. Cultivate Iris shallowly. 

Highly drought tolerant. Should be lifted and 

divided every few years. Í∏ 

P284 Breakers—Large blue blooms. Blooms 

spring and repeats in fall. 

P285 Immortality—White with yellow beards. 

Blooms spring and repeats in fall. 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P286 Battle Royal ◊—Large, cherry red. 

Blooms spring and repeats in fall. 

—in a 1 gal. pot $8.00 

P287 Jennifer Rebecca ◊ Rich pink tones 

accented by tangerine falls. Blooms spring 

and repeats in fall. 

P288 Before the Storm ◊ Almost black. Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P289 Iris, Crested Iris cristata 

Low-growing, early-blooming iris. Pale blueyellow. 

Midwestern seed source. 9” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Iris, Dwarf Bearded Iris pumila 

Charming, long-lived, low-growing perennials. 

April-May bloomers. 12” Í∏ 

P290 Alba—Fragrant white flowers with blue 

beards. 

P291 Azurea—Clear blue flowers with blue 

beards. 

P292 Brassie—Sunny yellow blooms. 

P293 Pastel Charme—Red and violet-brown 

blooms. —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P294 Iris, Dwarf Wild 

Iris setosa canadensis 

syn. Iris setosa nana Purple flowers accented 

with rich dark veins. Native to northeastern 

U.S. and Canada. Summer bloomtime, prefers 

moist soil. 12-15” Í —in a 4” pot $5.00 

Iris, Japanese Iris ensata 

Blooms in early summer. Í 

P295 Ruby King‚ deep reddish-purple blooms. 

18–20” 

P296 Variegata ◊—Large purple flowers 

with green and cream leaves. 22” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Iris, Siberian Iris siberica 

Erect iris with linear foliage. Blooms after the 

other tall bearded iris to extend season. Native 

to moist areas, so moisture throughout the 

season is crucial to healthy plants. Excellent 

border plant. Does not need periodic dividing. 

Í∏ 

P297 Caesar’s Brother—A very rich pansyviolet 

that is nearly black. An old, 

award-winning variety 24-36” 

P298 Chilled Wine—Red. 28” 

P299 Ruffled Velvet—Purple. 38” 

P300 Snow Queen—White 38” 

P301 Sparkling Rose—Pink 30” 

P302 Welcome Return—Velvet deep purple 

flower that reblooms. 24” 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P303 Iris, Spuria 

Iris spuria ‘Fontenelle’ ◊ 

Blooms late spring to midsummer. Lavender 

rose falls with blue uprights. Likes fertile soil. 

42” Í —in a 4” pot $5.00 

P304 Iris, Variegated 

Iris pallida albo-variegata 

Lavender flowers early summer. Striking 

green/white striped sword-leaves throughout 

the season. Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium 

Fernlike leaves with up to 20 neatly arranged 

“rungs.” In Roman times these plants symbolized 

the ladder that climbed from earth to 

heaven in Jacob’s dream. Also called “herb of a 

thousand virtues,” these handsome perennials 

produce healthy clumps of basal foliage and an 

abudance of silky, cup-shaped flowers in any 

reasonably well-drained, fertile soil. ∏Ó 

P305 P. caeruleum ‘Blue Pearl’—Bright blue flowers. 

Prefers moist, cool conditions. 24-30” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P306 P. carneum ◊—Lovely shell-pink blossoms. 

Full sun! 

P307 P. viscosum ‘Blue Whirl’—A compact 

Jacob’s Ladder, very sweet. 12” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P308 Bressingham Purple ◊—Purple leaves 

in spring which may turn green in summer, 

depending on the environment. Blue 

flowers; one of the best blues. 15-18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P309 Snow and Sapphires—Gorgeous variegated 

foliage with sky blue fragrant flowers. 

16” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

—see also the native Jacob’s Ladder, page 41 

Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium 

Tall and striking; prefers moist soil. Í∏ 

P310 Atropurpureum—Red stems with wine-red 

flowers. 60-72” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P311 Gateway—Wine-colored stems with dusty 

rose flowerheads. Compact and sturdy. 

48” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—See also the native Joe Pye Weed on page 41 

P312 Jupiter’s Beard Centranthus ruber 

Also known as Red Valerian. Red blossoms; 

blooms the first season. Clusters of small flowers 

on 30” stems. Tolerates poor soil. Í∏Ó 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P313 King’s Crown 

Rhodiola integrifolia ◊ 

syn. Sedum rosea. Also known as Rose Root. 

Little gray-green leaves. Purple-red and sometimes 

green flowers on reddish-green stems. 

This is not the Minnesota endangered species; 

grown from wild-harvested seed from 

Colorado. 2–12” ˝Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Knotweed, Dragon Persicaria 

Spectacular, airy white blooms. Noninvasive. 

Í∏‰ 

P314 P. filiformis ‘Painter’s Palette’—Colorful 

leaves. 24” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P315 P. microcephala ‘Red Dragon’—Tricolor 

foliage. 24” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P316 Brush Strokes ◊—Huge deep chartreuse-green 

leaves with a black chevron. 

Gorgeous form; taller in shade. 14” 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

Lady’s Mantle Alchemilla 

Attractive evergreen ground cover or accent 

plant. Large rounded leaves. Clusters of tiny 

greenish-yellow star flowers in July. ∏Ó‰˝ 

P317 A. mollis—Silvery-green cut leaves with 

yellow flowers. 18” 

P318 A. alpina—Mat-forming perennial with 

very deeply lobed leaves. Tiny yellowgreen 

flowers in summer. It hails from 

frozen Greenland as well as mountain 

tops throughout Europe, so shouldn’t be 

fazed by our winters. Suggested for 

trough gardens. Spreads to 20”. 3-5” 

P319 A. erythropoda—Blue-green leaves and yellow 

flowers. 8” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Lamb’s Ear Stachys byzantina 

Silvery fuzzy leaves, purple flowers. Great for a 

“touching” garden. Í∏ 

P320 Species— 12” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P321 Helene von Stein ◊—Taller with huge 

wooly leaves. 30” 

P322 Silver Carpet ◊—Non-flowering, 

groundcover form. Intensely silver. 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Lamium Lamium maculatum 

Also called Deadnettle. Nice ground cover for 

small areas. Silver and white leaves with white 

margins. Blooms in the spring. Needs welldrained 

soil. 6” ∏Ó˝ 

P323 Red Nancy ◊ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P324 Chequers 

P325 Pink Pewter ***** 

P326 White Nancy ***** 


P327 Leopard’s Bane 

Doronicum caucasicum ‘Little Leo’ 

Little yellow daisy flowers. Blooms early in the 

season. 12”-15” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P328 Lewisia, Siskiyou 

Lewisia cotyledon 

Succulent-leaved alpine that prefers partial 

shade and good drainage. Compact mix of 

warm-colored blooms, spoon-shaped dark 

green leaves. Blooms throughout summer. to 

12” Í∏‰ —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Ligularia Ligularia 

A show-stopping plant. Great for the back of a 

border. Needs consistent moisture. ∏Ó 

P329 L. dentata—Gold-yellow flowers over 

rhubarb-like leaves. 36-48” 

P330 L. dentata ‘Othello’ ◊—Purple leaves 

with red undersides. Gold, daisy-like 

blooms. 36” 

P331 L. przewalskii—Spikes of yellow flowers 

with black stems. Large leaves. Part 

shade. 48” 

P332 L. stenocephala ‘The Rocket’—Gold flower 

stalks early and all summer with bold, 

jagged leaves. To 72” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P333 L. japonica—48” inch wide plant with 

orange blooms, strikingly large leaves. 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

Lilies see page 33 

Lily, Blackberry Belamcanda 

Sword-shaped leaves and mottled orange flowers 

on 36” stems in August. Blackberry-like 

fruit. May self-seed. Í∏ 

P334 B. chinensis —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P335 Hello Yellow —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P336 Lily, Candy Pardancanda ◊ 

Intergeneric cross Pardanthopsis x Belamcanda. 

These truly miniature candy lilies come in delicate 

blends of yellow, peach and pink flowers 

mid-summer. To 12” Í —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P337 Lily of the Valley 

Convallaria majalis 

A garden favorite with spreading rootstocks 

which form a tight mat. Best if soil is rich in 

humus. Fragrant flowers are an essential part 

of late May. Tolerates full sun to full shade. 8- 

12” Í∏Ó˝ 

—pips in the Lily Shop 10 for $6.00 

P338 Loosestrife, Whorled 

Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander’ 

White, pink and bright green foliage with 

golden/yellow blooms that grow in whorls 

with the leaves. 24” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Lungwort Pulmonaria 

One of those really nice plants with the really 

bad names. Blooms early spring. 12” ∏Ó˝ 

P339 Dora Bielefeld—Low mounds of green 

foliage blotched with silver-gray, producing 

clusters of pink to blue blooms. 

P340 Moonshine ◊—Rounded silvery white 

leaves with a thin edge of dark green. 

Bluish-white blooms. Compact. 

P341 P. officinalis Sissinghurst White—A nice 

alternative to the pink/blue flowers usually 

found in Longwort. Blue-green 

foliage. ***** 

P342 P. saccarata ‘Mrs. Moon’—Silver-spotted 

dark green foliage with cluster of pink 

buds, opening to blue flowers in spring. 

P343 Polar Splash ◊—More sun-tolerant 

than most Lungwort. Very bold white 

spots on the foliage. Flowers are blue to 

pink. —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P344 P. longifolia ‘E.B. Anderson’—Very striking 

long narrow spotted leaves with blue 

flowers. ***** —in a 6” pot $7.00



Lupine Lupinus x polyphyllus 

Pea-type flowers climb stalks in spring. Strong 

growing plants form large clumps. Leaves are 

poisonous; seeds are edible. Í∏ 

P345 Gallery Blue—Blooms this year. Needs 

part shade. 20” 

P346 Gallery Mix—Blooms this year. Includes 

bi-colors. Needs part shade. 20” 

P347 Russell’s Mix—Boldly colored. Should 

have full sun and plenty of moisture. 36” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

—See also Wild Lupine page 40 

P348 Lupine, Yellow 

Thermopsis fabacea 

Long spikes of bright yellow sweetpea-like 

flowers in early summer. Very easy to grow. To 

4’ Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P349 Mallow, Hollyhock 

Malva alcea ‘Fastigiata’ 

Pink hollyhock relative. Likes dry, alkaline soil. 

36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Lilies Lilium 

P350 Mallow, Prairie 

Sidalcea malvaflora ‘Party Girl’ 

Pink mini-hollyhock. 36” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Maltese Cross Lychnis 

The Latin name, Lychnis, is from a Greek word 

meaning “lamp” and refers to this plant’s fiery 

red colored flowers. Vivid orange/red flowers 

in summer. Easy to grow. Í∏ 

P351 L. chalcedonica—Campion-like bright scarlet 

blooms. 24-36” 

P352 L. x haageana ‘Molten Lava’—Red/bronze 

foliage and orange/red flowers make an 

excellent combination in this sizzling 

Campion. 18” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P353 L. viscaria ‘Plena’ ◊—Bright pink 12” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P354 Marshmallow Alcea officinalis 

Native to Europe, the leaves and roots of this 

reliable medicinal and minor food plant have 

been used for centuries. Beautiful in the 

garden, it thrives in moderately fertile, welldrained 

soil. 36-72” Í∏ÂÇ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Meadow Rue Thalictrum spp. 

Fluffy cloud-like flower heads float above the 

Columbine-like foliage in summer. Perfect for 

woodland settings or trough. ∏Ó 

P355 T. aquilegifolium—Lavender blooms in early 

summer. Perfect for woodland settings. 

36-48” 

P356 T. dipterocarpum—A tall, late-blooming 

species with pyramidal clusters of rosymauve 

or purple flowers brightened by 

drooping stamens. 48” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P357 T. flavum glaucum Yellow Meadow Rue— 

Very lovely blue-green, ferny foliage set 

with large sprays of fragrant yellow flowers. 

Will form a large clump over time. 

Excellent subject of the shady border or 

woodland garden. Blooms in mid-summer 

and prefers rich, moist soil. 36” 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P358 T. kiusianum Dwarf Meadow Rue— 

A delightful miniature woodland meadow 

rue. The tiny clumps of maidenhair fernlike 

foliage form little rosettes to 6” tall. 

In early summer, the clumps are topped 

with striking, airy light purple flowers 

that rest just above the foliage. 

A slowly spreading gem for the woodland 

garden. 6” —in a 2.5” pot $5.00 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

About those 

stars… 









Cold Climates as one of 

the very best plants 


market. 

All bulbs found in the Lily Shop along north wall of the building 

Lilies make a bold statement in the garden. Most lilies prefer to be planted with their “heads in the 

sun, feet in the shade” in well-drained soil. They show off best in your garden planted in groups of 

three to five, and we offer prices to make that affordable. If you plant several groups with different 

blooming times, you can have lilies blooming June through October! Lilies are also good nectar 

plants for butterflies and moths. Í∏´apple 

Asiatic Lilies 

Unbeatable hybrids for midsummer color, these winter-hardy bulbs 

increase year after year. They benefit from being divided every three to 

five years, which means more lilies for you and your friends. They show 

off best in your garden planted in groups of three to five. Bloom at the 

end of June into July. Í∏´ —bare root in the Lily Shop $1.00 each 

P612 Alaska White. (12/14 cm bulb) 32” 

P613 Black Out ◊ Very dark red, almost black. Four to five 

flowers per stem. (12/14 cm bulb) 36” 

P614 Cancun Yellow with red tips and edges. (14/16 cm bulb) 38” 

P615 Cannes Peachy apricot. (14/16 cm bulb) 26” 

P616 Crimson Pixie Pixie lilies are shorter than the usual Asiatics, 

making them great for borders. (12/14 cm bulb) 10-14” 

P617 Fata Morgana ◊ Double flowers of bright yellow. Petals 

are lightly spotted. Five to seven flowers per stem. (12/14 cm 

bulb) 39” 

P618 Kansas Large flowers with cream tips and orange- yellow 

centers. (12/14 cm bulb) 36” 

P619 Latvia ◊ Stunning lemon-yellow with maroon brush marks. 

Four to six flowers per stem. (14/16 cm bulb) 36” 

P620 Lollipop White flowers dipped in raspberry. (14/16 cm bulb) 

24-30” Í∏ 

P621 London Yellow. (12/14 cm bulb) 30” 

P622 Monte Negro Darkest red with black spots. (12/14 cm bulb) 

38” 

P623 Peach Pixie Shorter than the usual Asiatics, making them 

great for the front of the garden. (12/14 cm bulb) 10-14” 

P624 Reinesse ◊ The best white for pots. A strong grower with 

eight to 10 flowers per stem. (12/14 cm bulb) 14” Í∏ 

P625 Samur Lilium hybrids These exciting new L.A. hybrids combine 

the best features of the Longiflorum (Easter) and Asiatic lilies. Pink 

with a light yellow center. Intoxicating fragrance and broad full 

foliage. Excellent. (14/16 cm bulb) 51” Í∏ 

P626 Shiraz Solid pink, good for pots. (12/14 cm bulb) 39” 

P627 Sphinx Good for cutting. Double red. (12/14 cm bulb) 39” 

P628 Vermeer Strong purplish pink, shading to white at the center. 

(12/14 cm bulb) 48” 

Oriental Lilies 

Incredibly fragrant. Hardy, increasing 

every year when well-situated. Giant 

blooms in late summer. ´Í∏ 

P629 Arena 

Bicolor white, yellow and red. Fragrant. 

(14/16 cm bulb) 43” 


P630 Barbaresco 

Purplish-red cup shaped blooms with pale yellow 

near the center. Fragrant. (14/16 cm bulb) 

48” —bare root in the Lily Shop $2.00 

P631 Casa Blanca 

Huge blossoms with sweet scent on eight 

stems. 8-10” finest white blossoms in August. 

Extra-large bulbs (16/18 cm)! 26-32” Í∏ 


5 for $10.00 

P632 Muscadet 

Pink and white. Fragrant. (14/16 cm bulb) 


P633 Star Gazer 

Deep red to white edge. Upward facing flowers, 

sweet fragrance. ***** 22-26” (14/16 cm 

bulb) Í∏ 


5 for $5.00 

Trumpet Lilies 

Species Lilies 

P334 Leopard Lilium pardelinum 

A vigorous, clump-forming lily. Strong stems 

bear dense whorls of leaves to 7". In midseason, 

clusters of up to 10 orange to crimson 

flowers (3.5" wide) appear. Paler toward the 

base,with large maroon spots, some spots 

encircled in yellow. Native to the western U.S. 

Likes moist soil; does not like to dry out. 

60–96” Í —in a 1 gallon pot $11.00 

P335 Madonna Lilium candidum ◊ 

In autumn, this lily forms an evergreen basal 

rosette of strap-like leaves, which then send 

up a scape of 10 to 20 pure white, funnelshaped 

fragrant flowers in the spring. Í 

—in a 4” pot $8.00 

P336 Turk’s Cap Lilium superbum 

Large 6-8” pagoda of downward facing orange 

lily blooms with reflexed and spotted petals, 

up to 40 on a stem. Native to eastern North 

America. 60-120” ∏ —in a 4” pot $5.00 

—see also the native Michigan Lily, page 40 

and Martagon Lily, page 23 

Trumpet lilies are tall and have large, trumpet shaped blooms. Blooms appear 

from late June through August, have a powerful musky scent, and grow 4–5 

feet tall. (20/22 cm bulb) Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $4.00, 5 for $18.00 

P637 Golden Splendour Pure golden yellow. Fragrant. A good cut flower. 60” Í∏ 

P638 Pink Perfection Good garden lily. 60” Í∏ 

P639 Regale Good garden lily with white blooms, golden-throated. Fragrant. 60” Í∏



Monkey Flower 

Key 

Í Full sun 


Ó Shade 

˜ Native 




Â Medicinal 

Ç Culinary 

About those 

stars… 












market. 

Meadow Rue continued 

P359 T. delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’—The 

showiest meadow rue with sprays of 

doubles in a rich mauve. 48-72” 

P360 T. rochebrunianum—Handsome lacy foliage 

with small red-lilac panicles. Part shade. 

36” 

P361 T. x ‘Elin’ ◊—Delicate striking steel 

blue foliage and tall purple-tinged stems 

with sprays of bicolored pale yellow and 

lavender flowers in late summer. No staking. 

Parentage: Thalictrum flavum glaucum 

and Thalictrum rochebrunianim. 96” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—see also native Meadow Rue, pages 40 and 41 

P362 Meadow Saffron, Spring 

Bulbocodium vernum 

Among the cheeriest March sights are the 

cyclamen-pink starry, slightly dissheveled 

blooms. Strap-like leaves emerge with 2–3” 

flowers, and then elongate after bloom. Native 

to Alpine meadows. 3–4” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

Meadowsweet Filipendula vulgaris 

Ferny foliage. ÍÂ 

P363 Flore-Pleno—An elegant perennial with 

fluffy panicles of double white blooms 

over divided, fern-like foliage. 15” Í∏ 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

P365 Kahhome ◊—Very attractive longlasting 

pink blossoms. Lower growing 

species with shiny, fern-like foliage. 18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

—see also Queen of the Meadow and 

Queen of the Prairie, page 35 

P365 Milkwort, Box-Leaved 

Polygala chamaebusus ‘Kaminski’ ◊ 

A neat little boxwood-like bushlet covered with 

shocking purple pink and yellow flowers. Spring 

bloom; often with a second flush of flowers in 

summer. ∏Ó —in a 2.5” pot $8.00 

P366 Money Plant Lunaria annua 

Biennial, reseeds. Purple flowers, but grown 

for interesting seed pods. To 36” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia 

Also called Creeping Jenny. Glossy foliage with 

flowers like gold scattered on the ground. 

Native in woodlands and wetlands. Good edging 

for a pond. Also useful as a water plant. 

Moderately tolerant of foot traffic. To 24” 

Í∏˝ 

P367 Golden 

P368 Green —four plants in a pack $4.00 

Monkey Flower, Rocky Mountain 

Mimulus ◊ 

Bicolor flowers of magenta or rose with a yellow 

throat. Seed harvested from the wilds of 

Wyoming. Í∏‰ 

P369 M. guttatus ◊—Yellow 

P370 M. lewisii—Purple —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Monkshood Aconitum ◊ 

Graceful plants with royal blue-purple blooms. 

A fantastic plant that can be used in place of 

delphiniums in heavy soil. Its hooded flowers 

inspired its common name of “monk’s hood” 

for its resemblance to the low-turned headcowl 

of a monk. Its other common name, 

“wolf’s bane,” came from the supposed ancient 

use of this plant in an arrow poison, particularly 

when hunting wolves. Í∏ 

P371 A. septentrionale ‘Ivorine’—Choose this 

monkshood for its beautiful creamy white 

flowers (possibly the best of the whites) 

and ability to light up a shadowy area and 

excellence as a cut flower. This is a 

favorite! 24-48” 

P372 A. x arendsii—Large helmets of intense 

blue. Best late-flowering monkshood. 

36-48” ***** 

P373 A. x cammarum ‘Bicolor’—Nodding blue 

and white flowers on a tall spike. Best in a 

bit of shade during hot times. 48” 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P374 A. x cammarum ‘Bressingham Spire’ ◊ 

—in a 4” pot $7.00 

Monkshood continued 

P375 A. carmichaelli ‘Pink Sensation’—Powder 

pink with blended white hues. Midsummer 

bloom. 48” —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

P376 Morning Glory, Bush 

Ipomoea leptophylla ◊ 

Heavy stems bear lance-shaped leaves and 

beautiful violet funnel flowers with a darker 

throat. Roots become massive with age and 

resent transplanting. Seed harvested from the 

wild in Colorado. 24” Í‰—in a 2.5” pot $3.00 

Moss, Irish Sagina subulata 

Creeping green mossy foliage with bright 

green foliage. Tolerates heavy foot traffic. 

2-4” ∏˝ 

P377 S. subulata—Small white flowers. 

P378 S. subulata aurea—Yellow flowers, chartreuse 

spreading mat. 


P379 Mullein, Purple 

Verbascum phoeniceum 

Super plant, mixed colors. Relative of the common 

mullein, but good for garden use. 30” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Mum, Garden 

Chrysanthemum morifolium 

Compact mounds, wide variety of colors. Can 

be made into a bonsai with tiny flowers. Í 

P380 Autumn Glory 10” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P381 Clara Curtis C. rubellum— 

semi-double pink, with center that turn 

from green to yellow. 

P382 Duchess of Edinburgh ◊ 

P383 Grape Glow ◊ 

P384 Lemonsota ◊ 

P385 Mary Stoker ◊ 

P386 Mesabi ◊ 

P387 Minn Pink ◊ 

P388 Minn Queen ◊ 

P389 Minn Ruby ◊ 

P390 North Star ◊ 

P391 White Bomb C. weyrichii ◊ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Mum, Morden 

Chrysanthemum morifolium 

Bred for superb winter-hardiness in Manitoba. 

15” Í∏ 

P392 Cameo White 

P393 Canary Yellow 

P394 Candy—Pink blooms. 

P395 Delight Bronze—Orange-red blooms. 

P396 Fiesta—Purple blooms. 

P397 Garnet—Deep red blooms. 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana 

Late summer vivid pink blooms on spreading 

plants. North American native. 36” Í∏Ó 

P398 Rose Crown 

P399 Crown of Snow —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P400 Onion, Curly 

Allium senescens glaucum ◊ 

A choice plant, especially for rock garden. 

Cowlick leaves, rosy flowers mid-late summer. 

6-12” Í∏‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P401 Onion, Mars 

Allium ‘Mars’ ◊ 

Six-inch globes of reddish-purple florets with 

silver anthers. A cross between A. stipitatum 

and A. afltuenense. 36” Í 

—in a 1 gallon pot $14.00 

P402 Oregano, Hop-Flowerered 

Origanum libanoticum ◊ 

Vigorous trailing plant with hop-like bracts of 

lavender and chartreuse through the summer 

and fall. Looks best cascading over a raised 

bed, rock garden, or container. Needs good 

drainage. Spreads to 24”. 10-15” Í‰ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P403 Pachysandra 

Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Carpet’ 

To 12” Í∏Ó˝ 

Great for shade. A low key ground cover that 

will not detract from your larger plantings. 

Honey-scented flowers in spring. To 8” 


P404 Parsley, Purple Leaf Japanese 

Cryptotaenia japonica ‘Atropurpurea’ ◊ 

Excellent contrast plant valued for its very decorative 

bronze-red trifoliate leaves. Shortlived, 

but reseeds. To 16” ∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Pasque Flower 

Anemone pulsatilla (syn. Pulsatilla vulgaris) 

Fragrant, usually violet blooms on furry foliage 

in April and May. Partial shade. This is a garden 

variety from Europe, not the native. Í 

P405 Alba—A white pasqueflower. 10-12” 

P406 Blue Bells—Blue blossoms. 10-12” 

P407 Red Bells—Bright red blossoms. 

Woodland flower, early blooming. 4-12” 

P408 Species—Hairy stems and fuzzy purple 

sepals with yellow centers. 15” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

See also the native Pasque Flowers, page 40 

Peony Paeonia lactiflora ◊ 

The beautiful long-lived perennial. Heavy feeders; 

best to prepare the location a few weeks 

before planting so soil has a chance to settle. 

Do not bloom as well in part shade. Í∏ 

P409 Imaculee—Double white. 20-36” 

P410 Karl Rosenfield—Double red. 20-36” 

P411 Sarah Bernhardt—Double pink. 20-36” 

—in a 1 gal. pot $8.00 

P412 Flame ◊ Hot pink single flowers with 

orange tones in late May–June. Strong 

stems. —in a 6” pot $15.00 

P413 Bowl of Beauty ◊—Pink with yellow. 

Frilly blooms and inner pale yellow 

petals. Extremely fragrant and easy to 

grow. Spread 36”. Full sun. 30” 

P414 Sorbet—Full double balm-type flowers 

with pink and white layers and canary 

yellow centers. Spread 36”. Full sun. 30” 

—in a 1 gal. pot $15.00 

—see other Peonies, page 23 

Periwinkle Vinca minor 

Evergreen trailing ground cover. Does well under 

shrubs or planted with spring bulbs. ∏Ó˝ 

P415 Bowles Variety—Blue blooms on 

improved variety. Good flowering. 4” 

P416 Wojo’s Gem—Medium-sized green and 

cream variegated foliage with precious 

blue blooms. 4-8” 


P417 Periwinkle, Turkish 

Vinca herbacea ◊ 

Large showy blue flowers, heavy in late spring 

and reblooming later. This rare herbaceous 

species is from Eastern Europe and Asia 

Minor. Narrow green leaves on spreading horizontal 

stems, rooting at nodes. 4-6” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P418 Phacelia, Silky Phacelia sericea 

Very showy spikes of blue-purple with golden 

stamens. Silver-green serrated basal leaves. 

Seeds from the mountainous wilds of 

Colorado. 12” Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Phlox, Creeping Phlox 

The foundation of the early spring perennial garden. 

Low, spreading plants absolutely covered 

with flowers in April. Neat mounds of juniperlike 

foliage for the rest of the season. Í∏˝ 

P419 P. stolonifera ‘Sherwood Purple’ ◊ 8” 


P420 P. subulata ‘Emerald Pink’ 4-6” 

P421 P. subulata ‘Oakington Blue Eyes’ 4-6” 

P422 P. subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’ ◊ 4-6” 

P423 P. subulata ‘White Delight’ 4-6” 


Phlox, Garden Phlox paniculata 

Spectacular colorful blooms valued for their 

late season color. Very floriferous; excellent cut 

flower. Nectar attracts day-flying sphinx moths 

(hummingbird-like moths). Í 

P424 Blue— 24-36” 

P425 Bright Eyes—Mildew resistant. Pink with 

a red eye. 36” 

P426 Darwin’s Joyce—Variegated leaves with 

pink flowers with a dark eye. Mildew 

resistant. 25” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00





Phlox, Garden continued 

P427 David—Very fragrant, pure white, long 

bloom time. 2002 Perennial Plant of the 

Year. One of the U of M’s Tough and 

Terrific perennials. 30” ***** 

P428 Laura—Very mildew-resistant with large 

purple flowers. 38” 

P429 Orange— 30” 

P430 Pink— 30” 

P431 Red— 30” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P432 Little Red Riding Hood ◊—Deep pink. 

The better to see it with. 20” 

P433 Little Laura ◊—Purple with a dark eye. 

25” —in a 4.5” pot $4.00 

Pincushion Flower Scabiosa 

Flowers resemble delicate pincushions in 

lavender shades. A prodigious bloomer and a 

tough, hardy garden performer. Early to late 

summer. Excellent for butterflies. ∏ 

P434 S. caucasica ‘Perfect Clear blue’ 15-30” 

P435 S. columbaria ‘Blue Baby’ ◊ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Pinks, Bath’s 

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 

Very fragrant perennial best used in front of 

border or mixed into a rock garden. Soft pink 

blooms are long-lasting and plants rebloom 

well. One of the best. Í‰ 

P436 Fire Witch—Evergreen, blue-green linear 

foliage. Showy, profuse, magenta blooms, 

Spring–Fall. Very good performer. Heat 

resistant and cold tolerant. Prefers welldrained 

soil. 6” 

P437 Tiny Rubies—Blue-gray foliage. 6-12” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P438 Pinks, Blue Pygmy 

Dianthus shinanensis 

A choice selection of small plants with blue 

flowers over mounds of foliage. Blooms in late 

May-June. Fast growing with flowers that cover 

the top of the plant. 8” Í∏‰ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P439 Pinks, Clusterhead 

Dianthus carthusianorum 

Hailing from the alpine meadows of central 

and southeast Europe, this tall growing Pink 

begets small, deep magenta blooms in clumps 

of up to 50 flowers. Upright, blooms June 

through frost. Good for cutting. 24-36” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P440 Pinks, Cottage 

Dianthus plumarius ‘Spring Beauty’ 

18” large double flowers. Mat-forming. 

Blooms from early June to mid-summer. 12- 

16” Í∏´ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Pinks, Hardy Garden 

Dianthus plumarius 

Does best with good drainage. Fragrant flowers 

are borne on sturdy stems. Í∏‰ 

P441 Spotti—Red with white spots. 5” 

P442 Velvet and Lace ◊ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Pinks, Maiden Dianthus deltoides 

Brilliant blooms in late spring and summer. 

Mat forming, it makes a popular edging plant. 

Í∏´‰ 

P443 Brilliant—Crimson 6-9” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P444 Zing Rose ◊—Rose-red. 8” ***** 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

P445 Frosty Fire ◊—Brilliant red with icy 

blue green foliage. 6” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P446 Pinks, Sand 

Dianthus arenarius ‘Snow Flurries’ ◊ 

A tufted, slender pink. Deeply fringed. ***** 

6” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P447 Pinks, Siberian Blues 

Dianthus amurensis 

Compact plants with striking, good-sized, 

fringed, violet-blue flowers. Long season of 

bloom during the summer. 6-12” Í‰ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P448 Pinks, Yellow Beauty 

Dianthus knappii 

Soft yellow blooms above a mound of silver 

blue foliage. Scentless flowers; may reseed. 

18” ∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Poppy, Iceland Papaver nudicaule 

Blooms the first year in late spring and early 

summer in full sun. A longer blooming poppy, 

with fragrant delicate flowers in pink, yellow 

and orange. 14” Í 

P449 Mix —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P450 Mix —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Poppy, Oriental Papaver orientale 

Spectacular early-summer blooms. Mixed colors, 

large blossoms, long-lived. Interplant with 

Baby’s Breath for follow up flowers. Í∏ 

P451 Beauty of Livermere—Dark oxblood red 

flowers. 36-48” 

P452 Choice Mix— 36” 

P453 Pizzicato—Semi-dwarf, mixed colors 20” 

P454 Royal Wedding—White with a black center. 

30” 

P455 Victoria Louise—Huge salmon blooms. 

36” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P456 Poppy, Plume Macleaya cordata 

Delicate sprays of pale flowers atop bronze 

foliage. 60” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P457 Poppy, Snow 

Eomecon chionantha ◊ 

Also known as Asian Bloodroot. Diaphonous 

white flowers over widely spaced leaves. 

According to the plant source, it is “more 

ornamental than our native bloodroot.” This is 

a plant that we would like you to tell us how it 

does. Winter mulch recommended Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $8.00 

P458 Poppy, Wood Stylophorum diphyllum 

A nice spot of bright yellow in the late 

spring/early summer woodland. Fuzzy green 

flower buds before blooming, and pleasant 

long-lasting foliage after bloom time. Native to 

the northeastern U.S. 12-18” ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $4.00 

P459 Poppy, Yellow Horned 

Glaucium flavum 

Stunning silvery rosette with long branches of 

bright golden yellow to orange flowers followed 

by narrow seed-producing horns. 

12–16” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Primrose Primula 

Sweet flowers in spring. ∏ 

P460 Pacific Giant’s Mix ◊ 6–12” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P461 P. acaulis ‘Wanda Mix’—Colorful leaves, 

vivid flower colors. 4” 

P462 P. polyantha ‘Gigantea’—Mixed colors. 6” 

P463 Yellow Alpine ◊—6” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P464 Primrose, Evening 

Oenothera lamarckiana 

Blooms open in afternoon and remain open in 

the evening, closing by the next morning. 

Large yellow blooms. Will reseed, but it’s wellbehaved, 

unlike its wild cousin O. biennis. 

24–36” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P465 Prince’s Plume Stanley pinnata ◊ 

Native to the western prairies, up to Montana 

and the Dakotas. Spectacular yellow plumes in 

midsummer on tall, showy plant. The drier the 

site, the shorter the plant. 24-60” Í 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

P466 Pussytoes, Red 

Antennaria dioica ‘Rubra’ ◊ 

Attractive low, silver-white carpet of foliage 

topped with wine-red flowers in spring. For 

rock gardens and troughs. Likes sharp 

drainage. 4–12” Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.50 

Quamash Camassia ◊ 

A spring-blooming plant native to the 

northwestern U.S. Í∏ 

P467 C. cusickii—Great for naturalizing in areas 

with moist soil and moderate to full sun. 

Pale wisteria-blue racemes and long, narrow 

foliage. From northeast Oregon. 

24–36” —in a 1 gallon pot $9.00 

P468 C. quamash ‘Blue Melody’ (variegated)— 

Narrow leaves edged in white. Blue starshaped 

flowers in racemes at the top of 

short stems. Requires moist soil and 

moderate to good sunlight. 8–10” 

—in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

P469 Queen of the Meadow 

Filipendula ulmaria aurea ◊ 

Gorgeous golden foliage in spring with white 

blooms in midsummer. Moist soil. 24–36” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P470 Queen of the Prairie 

Filipendula rubra venusta 

A wonderful North American native. Very 

large; rarely requires support. Very large 

peach-pink flowerheads on red stems from 

summer until fall. Showy and vigorous. Evenly 

moist soil. Blooms June–July. ***** 48-96” 

Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—see also Meadowsweet, page 34 

Garden Phlox 

Water Plants 

P640 Arrowhead, White-Flowered 

Sagittaria latifolia 

Large wide arrow shaped leaves. White buttercup-type 

blooms. Oxygenator, competes with 

algae. 12-24” Í ˜ —in a 4” pot $9.00 

P643 Hyacinth, Water Eichornia crassipes 

Floating plant with unique bulbed stems and 

delicate lavender flowers. Excellent water clarifier. 

Tropical, will not survive winter. Í 

—bag one for $5.00 

P646 Papyrus, Dwarf Cyperus isocladus 

Emergent plant, excellent for tubs or landscaped 

ponds. Exotic winter houseplant, place 

pot in a saucer of water. 24” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $10.00 

P641 Cattail, Dwarf Typha minima 

Spiky foliage for shallows. Small, round chocolate-brown 

catkins. Perfect for tubs and small 

ponds. Plant 1-4” below surface. 24-36” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $7.00 

P642 Horsetail Equisetum hyemale 

Marsh fern. Likes part shade. 24-36” Í∏˜ 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

P644 Mint, Water Mentha aquatica 

Your favorite poolside aroma with light pink 

balls of flowers, good surface edge cover. 

Í∏Ç˜ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P645 Palm, Umbrella 

Cyperus involucratus 

Not winter hardy in Minnesota; winter 

indoors, watering often. 36-60” Í∏ 

—in a larger pot $10.00 

P647 Pickerel Rush Pontederia cordata 

Spikes of lilac-blue flowers. Leaf blades mostly 

heart-shaped. Thick stems creep in mud. This 

mainstay of all northern water gardens is an 

excellent shallow water plant. 12-36” Í˜ 

—in a 3 quart shallow pot $13.00 

See also Marsh Marigold, native Irises, and 

Monkey flower, page 40 

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Sea Holly 

P471 Rhubarb, Ornamental 

Rheum palmatum ◊ 

Grown for its stunning, huge reddish leaves 

with bold burgundy flower spires. Í 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P472 Rock Cress, Purple 

Aubrieta x cultorum ‘Grandiflora Mix’ 

Compact and totally smothered in purple, rose 

and white blooms in spring. Wonderful cascading 

over walls or window boxes. Likes lime 

soil and good drainage. 12” wide. 6” Í‰˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P473 Rock Cress, White 

Arabis caucasia 

Compact and totally smothered in blooms in 

spring. Wonderful cascading over walls or window 

boxes. Likes lime soil and good 

drainage.12-20” wide, 6” tall. Í‰˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P474 Rock Rose Helianthemum mutabile 

Spreading plant in shades of pink to lilac, good 

in hot, dry areas. 9” Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P475 Rock Soapwort 

Saponaria ocymoides 

Trailing plant with rose flowers. 6” Í∏‰ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P476 Rockfoil 

Saxifraga arendsii ‘Purple Robe’ 

A welcome addition to your shady alpine or 

rock garden. Tufting soft, mossy plants with 

tiny reddish-purple flowers on 8” stems. 

Excellent on walls. Blooms in May. 4” Í∏‰˝ 

—in a 3.5” pot $3.00 

P477 Rodger’s Flower 

Rodgersia henrici hybrids 

Wonderful bold foliage for shade gardens or 

pondsides. The plant is suitable for use in wet 

areas (think rain gardens!) and will require a 

moist soil. Similar to Fingerleaf except for its 

pink flowers and longer leaflets. 72” ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

Sage, Flowering Salvia nemerosa 

Erect, many-branched plant blooming from 

summer through fall. Í 

P478 East Friesland ◊—Deep blue flowers, 

18” 

P479 May Night—Dark violet blue spikes. 

Reblooms. Easy to grow and compact. 18” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P480 Sage, Jerusalem Phlomis tuberosa 

Wooly leaves. A great ornamental perennial, 

especially if you find that you need something 

to give a coarser texture to a bed of finefoliaged 

plants. Large, coarse, gray-green/olive 

oblong leaves. Pink blossoms 48” Í 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P481 Sage, Lyre-Leaved 

Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout’ 

Very dark, wide, bronze-purple-red foliage. 24” 

Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Sage, Meadow Salvia x superba 

Erect, many-branched plant blooming from 

summer through fall. 26-36” Í 

P482 Blue Queen (Dwarf)— Deep violet blue. 

P483 Rose Queen —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Sage, Russian Perovskia atriplicifolia 

The 1995 Perennial Plant of the Year. 

Open and wiry, with gray-green stems 

and clouds of small, light-lavender 

flowers all over. 36” Í∏ 

P484 P. atriplicifolia— 36” —in a 4” pot $1.00 

P485 Little Spire ◊—A must have. Compact 

version of the classic with deep violet 

flowers. Long bloomtime. 24” 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P486 Salvia, Feathered 

Salvia jurisicii ◊ 

Mounds of feathery silver, finely haired foliage 

with terminal racemes of flowers that are covered 

in long hairs on the upper lip. From 

Yugoslavia. Our seed source says it should survive 

our winters. 24” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Saxifraga, Heartleaf 

Bergenia cordifolia 

One of the quintessential shade plants. ∏Ó 

P487 B. cordifolia—Huge, shiny heart-shaped 

leaves with pink flower stalks in early 

spring. 12” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P488 Bressingham Ruby ◊ Glossy ruby-red 

foliage with pink flowers. 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P489 Pink Dragonfly—Plum foliage in fall with 

narrow pink veined dragonfly shaped 

leaves. Gorgeous coral-pink blooms. 

Beautiful fall color. 12-16” 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P490 Sea Holly, Amethyst 

Eryngium amethystinum ‘Sapphire Blue’ ◊ 

Beautiful blue spiny globes, leaves of steel 

blue. 28” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P491 Sea Lavender Limonium latifolium 

Syn. L. platyphyllum. Rosette-forming perennial 

with clouds of deep lavender blue flowers. 24” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Sea Thrift Armeria 

Plant sea thrifts (also known as sea pinks) in 

average, well-drained, sandy soil in full sun. If 

the soil is too rich the plants won’t bloom as 

well. Good winter drainage is essential to prevent 

rot. Í∏‰˝ 

P492 A. maritima laucheana ‘Splendens’—1” 

deep-rose globes over grass-like foliage. 

8” dwarf plant. —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P493 A. maritima ‘Nifty Thrifty’ ◊ 8” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P494 Senna, Wild Cassia hebecarpa 

Butter yellow pea-flower clusters that arise 

from the upper-tiered leaves and stand above 

the foliage. This drought buster is a survivor; 

its stubborn root system keeps it alive in times 

of stress. Attractive seed pods follow bloom 

and cause the plant to lean over from the 

weight. Deadheading the seed pods keeps 

plants in vertical posture. Give this summerblooming 

native plenty of room to grow. Seed 

from northern Illinois. 36–72” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P495 Shamrock, Purple 

Trifolium repens ‘Dark Dancer’ 

Grown for its foliage. Nearly black clover with 

green edging. A gorgeous and unusual addition 

to containers. Tolerates heavy foot traffic. 

4” Í∏˝´ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P496 Shepherds’ Scabiosa 

Jasione perennis 

Lavender globes on 18” stems. Forms clumps. 

18” ∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P497 Shieldleaf Astilboides tabularis 

For moist, boggy sites, but does well in any 

shade garden that doesn’t get too dry. Huge, 

unique round leaves. Panicles of tiny white 

flowers. Leaves to 36”, but flower stems to 

60”. 36” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

P498 Snakeroot, Chocolate 

Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ 

Chocolate leaves with deep shiny purple 

stems. Excellent cut flower. White blooms. 

Cultivar of the native White Snakeroot. Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P499 Snapdragons, Mini 

Linaria purpurea ‘Canon J. Went’ 

Rose-colored mini-snaps above gray-green 

foliage. 30” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Sneezeweed Helenium 

Misnamed—it doesn’t cause hay fever because 

it has heavy pollen that isn’t carried by the 

wind. Great late-season color. One of the 

easiest of all perennials. ∏ 

P500 Red and Gold—Yellow, red, brown and 

mahogany bicolors. 36” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P501 Mardi Gras—Quarter-sized fringed 

blooms of gold blotched with bright 

orange. Quite a show! 24” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—see also the native Sneezeweed, page 41 

P502 Sneezeweed, Purple-Headed 

Helenium flexuosum ◊ 

The very dark-colored centers distinguish purple-headed 

sneezeweed from other species of 

sneezeweed. On all sneezeweeds, the yellow 

ray petals have three lobes—these distinguish 

sneezeweeds from black-eyed susan and other 

yellow coneflowers. Seed from Michigan. 

12–36” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P503 Soloman’s Seal, Variegated 

Polygonatum multiflorum ‘Variegatum’ ◊ 

White edged leaves. Tiny white bell flowers in 

spring. 24” arching stems. ∏ 

—in a 4” pot $6.00 

—see also the native Soloman’s Seal, page 41 

Spiderwort Tradescantia 

Delightful three-petal flowers atop grass-like 

stems. Easy to grow. Good for butterflies. 18- 

24” ∏ 

P504 T. virginia—Blooms a mix of colors, pinks 

through blues. 18-24” 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P505 T. virginia x andersoniana ‘Red Cloud’ 

◊—Large rosy-red flowers. 15” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P506 Sweet Kate ◊ Highly desirable for its 

bright golden foliage, Sweet Kate is easy 

and long blooming. Bears lots of deep 

purple flowers from June to September. 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—see also the native Spiderwort, page 41 

P507 Spirea, Japanese 

Spirea japonica ‘Magic Carpet’ ◊ 

A tiny selection of the common shrub with 

tiny yellow leaves. For ground cover or containers. 

Red leaf tips and pink-purple flowers 

in summer. 12-18” Í∏˝ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P508 Spurge, Allegheny 

Pachysandra procumbens 

Low-maintenance plant. Excellent under trees. 

Green foliage, white flowers in spring. To 12” 

Í∏Ó˝ —in a small pot $3.00 

P509 Spurge, Cushion 

Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Polychroma’ 

Yellow bracts in early spring. Foliage turns 

maroon in fall. ***** 16-24” Í∏˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P510 Spurge, Myrtle-Leaved 

Euphorbia myrsinites ◊ 

Succulent, trailing silvery whorled foliage. 

Bright yellow bracts in spring. As seen in the 

Lake Harriet Peace Garden. 8-10” Í∏‰ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P511 Statice, German 

Limonium dumosum 

Syn. L. tatarica. Silvery-white clouds of small 

flowers. Good for drying and cut flowers. 18” 

Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Stonecrop Sedum 

Considered by many one of the essential 

plants for perennial gardens, its interesting 

leaves create a textural statement. A recent 

issue of Fine Gardening called stonecrop the 

“most versatile, drought-tolerant, and easy-togrow 

perennial,” producing “carpets of bloom 

that look spectacular.” 2-3” Í˝‰ 

P512 S. acre ‘Golden Carpet’—Mat-forming, yellow 

flowers in summer, succulent ground 

cover. Tolerates heavy foot traffic. Best in 

full sun. 2-3” 

P513 S. kamtchaticum—Yellow flowers in early 

summer. Can take part shade. 6” ***** 

P514 S. reflexum—Blue-green leaves, yellow 

blooms. Best in full sun. 4-6” 

P515 S. spurium coccineum ‘Dragon’s Blood’— 

Reddish foliage, red star-shaped flowers in 

early summer. 4-6” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P516 S. grisbachii ◊—A tiny plant with a 

translucent bump at the end of each leaf. 

Turns red in summer, with loads of yellow 

flowers. 2” 

P517 S. pulchellum—Lush green creeping foliage 

with brilliant rich pink flowers in early 

summer. Tolerates shade and moist soil. 

8” ∏



Stonecrop continued 

P518 S. rupestra ‘Angelina’ ◊—Amazing, brilliant, 

golden conifer-shaped leaves on 

trailing stems. Orange fall color. From 

Croatia. Dry and well-drained locations. 

6-8” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P519 Bailey’s Gold—Leathery green with nice 

dark yellow flowers. 8” 

P520 Fuldaglut (Fireglow)—Red-orange foliage 

and red flowers. Bred in Germany. 4” 

P521 S. kamtchaticum variegatum—Yellow flowers 

in early summer. Can take part shade. 

6” ***** 

P522 S. sarmentosum—A compact Stonecrop 

with needle-like leaves. It forms a tight 

mound and in a few months will spread 

to cover an entire hanging basket. Yellow 

flowers in the spring. 3-4” 


P523 S. cauticola ‘Lidakense’—Great for rocks or 

walls. Compact mounds of rounded blue 

to bronzy-red foliage with terminal clusters 

of starry budded pink flowers in late 

summer. Spreads by stolons. Spread: 12” 

3-4” 

P524 Vera Jameson—Purple foliage with dusty 

pink flowers. Fall bloom. 9-12” ***** 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Stonecrop, Upright Sedum 

Fall blooming. Good for butterflies and bees. 

Fragrant. Í∏ 

P525 Matrona—Shiny red stems with pale pink 

flowers and deep gray leaves. 18” 

P526 S. herbestfreude ‘Autumn Joy’—Flowers 

open pink, turn salmon bronze on their 

way to copper red. One of the U of M’s 

Tough and Terrific perennials. 18” ***** 

P527 S. spectabile ‘Stardust’—White flowers. 

18” 

P528 S. spectabile ‘Neon’—Deep rose sister of 

‘Brilliant’ with thicker flower clusters. 

Vibrant color. —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P529 Mohrchen—Bronzy-red foliage in all seasons, 

with clusters of pink flowers. Fall 

color is a spectacular ruby red. 18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

P536 Sweet William 

Dianthus barbatus ‘Noverna Mix’ 

Old-fashioned beauty and fragrance. Easy to 

grow biennial. Good as ground cover. Blooms 

in spring. 15–24” Í∏˝ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P537 Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum 

Sweetly fragrant tiny white flowers. Blooms 

May-June. Sometimes used to stuff pilllows, 

leading to good dreams! Strong spreader, will 

grow in those difficult places. 6” Í∏Â˝ 


P538 Thistle, Giant 

Cephalaria gigantea tatarica 

Clump-forming, open, airy habit. Good with 

tall grasses. Bears primrose yellow pincushion 

2”-wide flowerheads in early summer. Native 

to the Caucusus and northern Turkey. 96” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Toad Lily, Japanese Tricyrtis 

Fuzzy ear-shaped spotted leaves, intriguing 

small flowers. Blooms in fall when not much 

else is in bloom. Prefers moist soil, forms 

colonies in good sites. Protect from early frost 

so you don’t miss the flowers on this late 

bloomer. Í∏ 

P539 T. hirta ‘Empress’—Very large darkly spotted 

flowers. Strong foliar growth, stays 

green all fall. 

P540 T. hirta ‘Tojen’—Biggest, boldest foliage 

and large unspotted lavender flowers with 

white centers. —in a 4.5” pot $7.00 

P541 T. macropoda ‘Tricolor’ ◊—Spotted gray 

foliage striped with pink and white in 

spring. Upright, white and lilac lantern-like 

blooms in fall. 20” —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 

P542 T. formosanna—With spotted leaves. 


or 3 for $4.00 

P543 T. hirta tojen—Mauve with spots 12-18” 


Trillium Trillium 

Give trilliums a rich, deep, rather moist soil. 

For the woodland garden. 12” ∏Ó 

Violet Viola Í´ 

P551 Clarkson ◊—A natural hybrid of 

V. pedatifida x sorrowi found in Nebraska. 

Large toothed leaves and huge violet-blue 

flowers. —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P552 Tall violet V. elatior ◊—Bushy upright 

plant. Pointed foliage and purple-blue 

blooms with white faces. 12-16” 

P553 Freckles V. soraria —White violets speckled 

with purple/blue. Easy to grow, quickly 

mature and bloom from their second 

year during the early spring, helping to 

herald the coming of warm weather. 

Leaves are excellent caterpillar food for 

seven kinds of butterflies. Excellent border 

plants, around trees and shrubs, or in 

the rockery. —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

—See also native violets, page 41 

Water Plants see page 35 

P554 Willowherb, Alpine 

Epilobium fleischeri ◊ 

Delicate pink flowers spring to fall on 18” 

reddish stems above gray-green foliage. An 

underused compact perennial with attractive 

silvery seedheads that add continuing interest. 

Í∏‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P555 Winecups Callirhoe involucrata 

Showy wine-red cup-shaped flowers late 

spring through summer. 2-3” wine red blooms 

on sprawling plants. Give it plenty of space. 8” 

Í‰ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

Yarrow Achillea 

Flat flower heads with long bloom time. Good 

cutting (and drying) flower. Excellent for butterflies. 

Í∏ 

P556 A. millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’—Mixed 

colors with lacy foliage. 24-36” Â 

P557 A. millefolium ‘Summer Pastels’—Blooms 

first year. 24-36” Â —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P558 Schwellenburg ◊—This outstanding 

new yarrow has lacy silver foliage forming 

a dense mound. Deep-gold flower heads 

are showy in early summer. Long bloom 

period. 24” ***** —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Sundrops 

P530 Strawberry, Pink Flowering 

Fragaria ‘Lipstick’ 

This rose-red selection originated from the 

Netherlands. Prefers well drained soil. Bright 

green leaves, flowering begins in the spring 

and intermittently through the growing season. 

A few small strawberries are produced; 

when planted with a large amount of compost, 

growth is most vigorous. 6-8” Í∏˝ 

—in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P531 Sundrops, Common 

Oenothera fruitcosa youngii 

Mat-forming. Leaves turn bright red in fall. 

Yellow blooms in June. 18-24” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P532 Sundrops, Orange 

Oenothera versicolor ‘Sunset Boulevard’ ◊ 

Intensely orange blossoms. Blooms the first 

year. 16” Í —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

P533 Sundrops, Ozark 

Oenothera missouriensis 

Large yellow blooms on shorter plants June 

through August. ***** 6-12” Í∏ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P534 Sundrops, Pink Oenothera speciosa 

A pink version of sundrops and it’s lovely! 15” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

P535 Sunflower, Downy 

Helianthus mollis ◊ 

Lovely, soft, grayish green foliage covered with 

fine hairs. Lemony yellow, 3”- 4” flowers are 

borne August through September and are 

highly attractive to butterflies. Goldfinches 

will come and devour the seeds later on. 

Thrives in any well-drained soil and is very 

drought tolerant. Will spread slowly by rhizomes 

if kept dry, faster with regular water. 

Midwestern native. 48-60” Í∏Â 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

P544 Yellow Trillium T. luteum—A large yellow 

trillium with large sweet-smelling flowers 

in the center of mottled foliage. 

P545 T. erectum—Maroon-red flowers on a stem 

above the leaves. Unlocated seed source. 

12” —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

—See also the native Trillium, page 41, 

and double Trillium, page 23 

Verbena, Clump Verbena 

Long flowering. Good for the border or edging. 

Í‰˝ 

P546 Dakota Verbena V. bipinnitifida ◊— 

Great Plains native spreading ferny foliage 

with lilac-purple umbels throughout the 

season. 6-12” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

P547 Rose Vervain V. canadensis—Good ground 

cover. Rose-pink flowers. Long flowering 

season. Very spreading; give it room. 6” 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Veronica Veronica 

Profuse bloomer with dense, tapering racemes 

of blue flowers. Í 

P548 V. spicata ‘Blue Bouquet’—Blue flowers in 

spikes, should bloom first year. 

24-36” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

P549 Giles van Heese ◊—Dwarf with pink 

flowers. 6” 

P550 V. allionii ‘Blue Pixy’ ◊—Creeper with 

blue flowers. 4” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

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will mail it directly to them! 

P559 Royal Tapestry ◊—Royal purple 

blooms with a white center over green 

foliage. Attractive to butterflies. 18” 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum 

Also called Deadnettle. Attractive green and 

silver foliage with long, ground-hugging 

stems. Bright yellow flowers in spring. 

Especially good ground cover for difficult 

areas, but you probably want to keep it out of 

the perennial border. Easily controlled by 

removing the runners. To 18” ∏Ó 

P560 L. galeobdolon ‘Herman’s Pride’ 

P561 L. galeobdolon variegatum—Creeping stems, 

silver-centered leaves with green edges. 


Yucca Yucca 

A dramatic spikey plant that sends up a giant 

flower stalk with large bell-shaped white flowers. 

Dense, mounded clumps of leaves that 

may reach 4 feet in height, but with upright 

inflorescences much taller. 36-72” Í 

P562 Y. filamentosa—Native to the southeastern 

U.S. 

P563 Y. glauca—Seeds wild-gathered in 

Montana. This is the plant that is native 

to the drier sites of the great plains. The 

most northern yucca. This is the plant 

we’ve had at past sales. 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

Stonecrop 

Sedum acre


Rainy Day Gardens 

Rain gardens—the hottest new landscaping trend—clean up gritty storm water 

BY TOM DICKSON 

Mary Nolte is glad to know her rain 

garden—more accurately called a storm 

garden—is helping to keep pollutants 

from spoiling the great Mississippi downstream 

from her home in Minneapolis. The 8-by-5-foot 

garden, set in a slight depression partly bordered 

by large river stones, blooms extravagantly in 

summer. Around Joe pye weed grow prairie phlox, 

black-eyed Susans, New England asters, grasses, 

and sedges. Buried PVC pipe channels storm 

water from her house’s downspout into the garden, 

where it pools for several hours or more 

before seeping into the ground. 

Previously, storms would send volumes of 

rainwater gushing from downspouts onto 

Nolte’s lawn. Because lawns can typically soak 

up less than half an inch of precipitation from 

gentle rains, the storm water would pour in 

sheets off the lawn and into the street and then 

to nearby Minnehaha Creek or Lake Harriet. 

Now, the airborne pollutants that collect on roof 

shingles wash into the bowl-like garden where 

plants can absorb them. 

“I know my little garden won’t save the environment,” 

Nolte says, “but it’s helping. And if 

more people around here had them, we could 

really make a difference.” 

Storm-Water Woes 

In a natural landscape, such as a meadow or 

prairie, storm-water runoff pools up in shallow 

depressions and wetlands before seeping into 

the aquifer. But in an urban setting covered with 

impervious surfaces—asphalt, concrete, roofing 

materials, and even lawns—storm water moves 

sideways, not down, picking up all kinds of contaminants, 

from gasoline and motor oil to leaves 

and grass clippings, lawn fertilizer and phosphorus-laden 

dust blown in from western 

Minnesota farm fields. 

When carried into lakes, the chemical pollutants 

can kill insects and fish. The excess nutrients 

create blooms of algae, which, when they 

die and decompose, use up dissolved oxygen 

needed by fish and other aquatic life. 

A Simple Trick 

The environmental harm of more pavement, 

asphalt, and roofing can be greatly reduced, say 

storm-water experts, if runoff can be intercepted 

before it reaches the storm sewer. 

“The key is to break the connection between 

the hard surface and the storm sewer,” says 

Fred Rozumalski, an ecologist and landscape 

architect with Barr Engineering in Minneapolis. 

This can be done any number of ways, from 

the small homegrown solution of rain gardens, 

to the large-scale reengineering of streets and 

parking lots. 

The easiest big fix is to design parking lots to 

usher storm water into vegetated depressions. 

Among the parking lots using this method are 

the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in 

Chanhassen, Land O’ Lakes in Inver Grove 

Heights, and Deluxe Business Systems in 

Shoreview. And the colorful rain garden at H.B. 

Fuller Co. in St. Paul cleans runoff while providing 

bird and butterfly habitat. 

Homegrown Bioretention 

Generally described as any slight depression 

containing deep-rooted perennial plants that 

captures and holds runoff (a process called 

bioretention), rain gardens can be as large or as 

small as a homeowner wishes. 

With more than 300 gardens planted since 

1996, Maplewood is 

Minnesota’s rain garden 

mecca. Over the past 

eight years as it 

repaves old streets, 

the city has 

offered residents 

the option of having 

new curband-gutter 

systems installed or 

going curbless and having 

the water drain off the road 

into boulevard rain gardens. 

Many neighborhoods voted 

for the rain garden approach, 

though not every home on a 

curbless block had to put in a 

garden. 

According to assistant city 

engineer Chris Cavitt, the cost 

of putting in residential rain gardens is less than 

installing new curbs and gutters. The city pays 

to excavate the depression and buys the plant 

plugs. Homeowners do the planting. 

“It was one of the best things that has happened 

to us since we moved here,” says Michael 

Hafner, who, with his wife, Stacie, planted two 

rain gardens in 2000. “They’re beautiful, and 

they attract all kinds of birds. You walk down 

the street, and it just looks like a friendlier 

neighborhood with all the gardens out front.” 

Rain Garden Basics 

Choose a low or wet spot in your yard where 

water drains naturally. The closer to the street, 

the better the spot. Make sure it’s at least 15 feet 

from the foundation to avoid basement wetness. 

Check the soil. Sand-based soil works well. 

Clay-soil gardens are not recommended. 

Use a garden hose to outline the area. 

Any shape is fine. 

Dig a shallow depression (after checking for 

underground power lines and other utilities!) with 

the center at a depth of 12 to 18 inches, feathering 

out to the perimeter. 

Dig a shallow trench from the downspout or 

sump pump outlet to the garden. 

Choose native plants and cultivars that tolerate 

drought and occasional drenching. As a general 

rule of thumb, plants should be about 18 

inches apart, or one plant per 2.5 square feet. 

Mow or remove the dead vegetation each 

spring, or burn it off if local ordinances allow. 

Weed three times per growing season. (Tree 

seedlings are usually the most abundant weeds.) 

Concerns Answered 

Rozumalski, who has designed dozens of rain 

gardens, says the colorful plantings don’t need 

to be wild looking to help the environment. 

“The messiness issue is a big one with a lot 

of homeowners,” he says. “Not everyone likes 

the fuzzy look. If people want to use cultivars 

and maintain tidy and clean edges, then I think 

that’s fine. These are urban settings, after all, 

and the main goal of the gardens is to get the 

water clean.” 

Another concern of homeowners: Will rain 

gardens produce mosquitoes? “They don’t,” 

says Rozumalski. “Mosquitoes need several days 

of standing water to reproduce, and rain gardens 

are designed to dry up before that.” In 

fact, he says, rain gardens often attract dragonflies, 

which eat mosquito larvae. 

Attracting wildlife was one of many 

reasons Burnsville homeowner Dianne 

Rowse designed her own rain garden 

in the fall of 2002. Rowse used the 

Department of Natural Resources’ 

Restore Your Shore CD to select 

plants suitable for her 17-by-20- 

foot garden. 

“I just popped in the CD, pulled 

up a plant list, entered various 

parameters, such as not wanting 

anything over three feet tall, and it 

told me the plants I needed to get,” 

she says. 

Now in its second growing season, 

the rain garden will soon be abloom with 

prairie blazing star, cardinal flowers, wood 

lilies, and wild geraniums. Indian grass, ironweed, 

and path rush add texture and diversity. 

Highbush cranberries provide windbreaks and 

fruit for wintering birds. 

“I really wanted a lot of color in summer, and 

I like that the garden attracts songbirds and 

butterflies,” says Rowse. “I also like the look of 

the grasses and seed pods in the winter. The 

birds are attracted to the seeds, which keeps 

them here year-round.” An unexpected bonus: 

“The rain garden holds the snowmelt too.” 

Online Resources 

Applied Ecological Services has an easy-tofollow 

guide to creating a rain garden: 

www.appliedeco.com/RainGardens.cfm 

Minnesota DNR includes a list of native plant 

suppliers and landscapers: www.dnr.state. 

mn.us/gardens/nativeplants/suppliers.html 

Tom Dickson, longtime contributor to the Volunteer, 

is editor of Montana Outdoors. 

Reprinted from the May-June 2004 issue of 

Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, the bimonthly 

magazine of the Department of Natural Resources. 

Reprinted with permission. The story has been edited 

for length. 

Good Rain Garden Choices 

Shadier Sites 

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), page 39 

Fringed Sedge (Carex crinita), page 12 

Ostrich fern (Matteuca struthiopteris), page 31 

Path Rush (Juncus tenuis) good for edging, page 12 

Purple-Sheathed Graceful Sedge (Carex gracillima), 

page 12 

Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis), page 31 

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), page 41 

Sunnier sites 

Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor or Iris virginica shrevei), 

page 40 

Blue Joint Grass (Calamagrostis canadensis), page 12 

Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum), page 40 

Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), page 40 

New England aster (Aster novae-angliae), page 39 

Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina), page 12 

Queen of the prairie (Filipendula rubra), page 35 

Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), page 40 

Swamp butterfly weed (Asclepias incarnata), page 39 

Wild Bergamot (Mondarda fistulosa), page 39


Native Wild Flowers 

Wild Flowers of the 

Prairie and Savanna ˜ 

Plants in this section all occurred naturally in Minnesota before the onset of new species 

introductions that began when the first European-American farmers arrived. Many other plants are 

native to North America, and even the upper Midwest, but not to Minnesota. We have chosen to 

locate those plants in our Perennial section. 

For customers who want plants of local origin, the location where the plant stock or seed used 

to grow these plants came from is given, if known. Many of these are first-season seedlings that will 

stay quite small their first year while they work on developing their root systems, not blooming 

until their second season in the garden. 

N001 Angelica Angelica atropurpurea ◊ 

A stout herb. Grows in low ground and makes 

a striking picture. Great for a rain garden. 

Glossy leathery foliage with white umbels in 

late summer. Seed from Pepin County, Wis. 

To 60” ÍÂ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

N002 Anise Hyssop 

Agastache foeniculum 

Very fragrant purple flowers July-August. 

Attracts butterflies and goldfinches favor the 

seeds. Aromatic leaves used for tea. Vigorous. 

Seed from Columbia County, Wis. 24–48” 

Í∏´Ç —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N003 Aster, New England 

Aster novae-angliae 

Lavender, pink and violet blossoms in fall. 

Tolerant of wet soil, but happy in average soil. 

Rare in New England, despite its name. Fair 

for butterflies. Seed from Winona County, 

Minn. 24–60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N004 Aster, Sky Blue Aster azureus ◊ 

One of your best bets for late season beauty 

and drama. With a bloom season of 2 months 

in August, September and October, dozens of 

1” lavender to deep blue, yellow-eyed daisies 

are held in large sprays (10-25 in a bunch) 

atop branching stems. Very appealing in 

almost any garden setting, it’s also a good nectar 

source for many butterflies and bees. 

Thrives in dry soil but is even more gorgeous 

in rich garden soil. Seed from Winona County, 

Minn. 12-48” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N005 Aster, Smooth Blue Aster laevis 

One of the most versatile, attractive, and 

longest-lived of all the asters. The attractive 

blue-green foliage is silky smooth, and the 

blue flowers appear in unbridled profusion late 

in the season when few other plants dare risk 

the danger of frost. Thrives in dry, medium 

and slightly damp situations. Plant in full sun 

for a stunning floral display. Seed from 

Winona County, Minn. 36–60” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N006 Beardtongue, Large-flowered 

Penstemon grandiflorus 

Sculptural lavender blooms early summer over 

gray-green basal foliage. Prefers a dry spot. 

Seed from Faribault County, Minn. 24-40” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N007 Bellflower, Tall 

Campanula americana 

Blue star flowers on tall spikes in late summer, 

not bell-like. Self-seeding biennial, not weedy 

like the ubiquitous European Creeping 

Bellflower. Seed from Clayton and Allamakee 

Counties in Iowa. 24–72” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N008 Bergamot, Wild Monarda fistulosa 

Fragrant member of the Mint Family with 

lavender blossoms July-September. Smells like 

it belongs in Southern Europe, but thoroughly 

native. Excellent for butterflies and moths, 

attracts hummingbirds. Aromatic. Good for 

tea. Infuse in baths. Does better in lean soil. 

Grows well with Black-eyed Susan. Spreads to 

48”. Seed from southeastern Minnesota and 

northeastern Iowa. 24–48” ÍÇ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N009 Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 

The biennial original. Seed from Iowa. Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N010 Black-Eyed Susan, Sweet 

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 

Taller cousin of the famous Black-eyed Susan. 

Produces large yellow flowers with shimmering 

red-brown centers. Large mound blooms 

in August-October. Truly an outstanding 

perennial. Attracts butterflies. 24–36” Seed 

from central Illinois. Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N011 Blazing Star, Button Liatris aspera 

Tufts of lavender flowers loosely line the 

24–36” flowering stems creating a showy 

flower spike. Absolutely guaranteed to attract 

butterflies. Seeds eaten by birds. Protect bulbs 

from rodents. Blooms August to September. 

Quite adaptable. Seed from Whiteside County, 

Illinois. Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N012 Blazing Star, Meadow 

Liatris ligulistylus 

Tall stalks, purple blossoms. Looks very much 

like the garden variety liatris, but preferred by 

butterflies. Seeds eaten by birds. Seed source 

unknown. 36–60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N013 Blazing Star, Prairie 

Liatris pycnostachya 

Also called Kansas Gayfeather. Densely clusterd 

basal leaves, hairy stems, and dense 

flower spikes of bright purple from midsummer 

to early autumn. Prefers dry, sandy, welldrained 

soil. Seed from southeastern 

Minnesota. 24–48” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N014 Blue-Eyed Grass 

Sisyrinchium campestre 

Delicate, late-spring bloomer. Looks like grass, 

but it’s not, and the small blue blooms help to 

remind you. Seed from Pierce County, Wis. 

12” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N015 Brown-Eyed Susan 

Rudbeckia triloba 

Yellow flowers with jet black centers July- 

October. Easy to grow, blooms second year. 

Perennial, but short-lived. Self-sows. Attracts 

butterflies. Hundreds of blooms. Use this 

plant to create some major excitement in your 

landscape. Seed from Houston County, Minn. 

24–60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N016 Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa 

Clusters of bright orange flowers followed by 

puffy seed pods. Best in dry soils and full sun. 

Very attractive to butterflies. Late to break 

dormancy in spring, so mark the spot where 

you plant it! Seed from McLeod County, Minn. 

24” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N017 Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 

Scarlet blossoms in sun or shade. Best in partial 

shade or moist rich soil. Seed from 

Allamakee County, Iowa. 24–36” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Columbine, Wild Aquilegia canadensis 

Red and yellow blossoms in late spring. Easy 

to grow. Our most popular wildflower. 

Excellent nectar source for hummingbirds. 

Does well in dappled shade. Good for edge of 

woodland or partly shaded hillside. Does well 

in moist or dry, flower border, or rock garden. 

8-24” ∏Ó´‰ 

N018 Seed from Ramsey County, Minn. 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N019 Seed from Nebraska. 


—see also the yellow cultivar, page 29 

N020 Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum 

Yellow flowers June-September with huge 

leaves that point north and south. Tolerates 

drier soils. An excellent choice for a large-scale 

wildflower garden. Fair for butterflies. Seed 

from central Illinois. 36–120” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N021 Coneflower, Narrow-leafed 

Echinacea angustifolia 

Large pink daisies with turned back petals, 

July. Most highly prized of the Echinaceas for 

its medicinal qualities. Attracts butterflies and 

hummingbirds. Prefers dry, sandy, welldrained 

soil. Seed from South Dakota. 12-24” 

Í∏Â´ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N022 Coneflower, Pale Purple 

Echinacea pallida 

Lavender blooms June/July. Tolerates drier 

soils. Fair for butterflies. Seed from Ogle 

County, Illinois. 24-48” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N023 Coneflower, Yellow 

Ratibida pinnata 

One of the most strikingly beautiful of all wild 

flowers. Large yellow flowers bloom in profusion 

in heat of summer. Blooms July- 

September. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. 

Seed from McCleod County, Minn. 36–72” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N024 Coreopsis, Prairie 

Coreopsis palmata 

Yellow daisy-like blossoms in July. Aggressive, 

spreads by rhizomes to form dense patches. 

Common on original prairies. Easy to grow. 

Attracts butterflies. Tolerates dry conditions. 

Seed from Bremer County, Iowa. 24–36” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N025 Culver’s Root 

Veronicastrum virginicum 

Big, dramatic spikes of white flowers July- 

August. Seed from Sherburne County, Minn. 

72” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

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Prairie Phlox 

N026 Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum 

Huge leaves catch water at stem joint. Yellow 

flowers for an extended period in later summer. 

An impressive prairie plant. Seed from 

Winona and Filmore counties, Minn. 36–96” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N027 Dock, Prairie 

Silphium terebinthinaceum 

Stately plant with large blue-green leaves and 

yellow flowers. Midwestern native. 24–120” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N028 Gentian, Bottle Gentiana andrewsii 

Clusters of closed blue flowers, August- 

October. Prefers damp soil. Seed from Clayton 

County, Iowa 18-30” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N029 Goldenrod, Showy 

Solidago speciosa 

Golden plumes, August-October. Seed from 

southeastern Minnesota. 8-50” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

N030 Goldenrod, Stiff 

Solidago rigida ◊ 

A handsome plant, once common across the 

American prairie, bearing radiant yellow flattopped 

flowers and greenish-yellow leaves. 

August to September bloom. Seed from southeastern 

Minnesota. 36-60” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N031 Goldenrod, Zigzag 

Solidago flexicaulis 

Brings bright color to the woodland garden in 

the fall. Longer spikes of yellows flowers; only 

a slight resemblance to most other goldenrods. 

Seed from Clayton County, Iowa. 36” ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N032 Harebells Campanula rotundifolia 

A delicate plant with purple bellflowers in 

clusters. Prefers drier soils. Native to prairie, 

savanna, and woodland edges in northern 

North America, Europe, and Asia. Seed from 

central Minnesota. 4–20” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N033 Indigo, Cream Wild 

Baptisia leucophaea 

Blue-green, pea-like foliage , this early flowering 

species is adorned with long spikes of 

creamy yellow flowers that are held horizontally. 

Particularly effective when planted on top 

of a rock wall where the flowers can be viewed 

at eye level. Seed source unlocated. 18” Í∏ 


N034 Indigo, White Wild 

Baptisia leucantha 

Blooms June, July, and August followed by 

pretty hanging seed pods. Forms a huge clump 

useful for a background. Practically jumps out 

of the ground in the spring. Slow to mature 

and long-lived. Tolerates dry or wet conditions. 

Seed from St. Croix County, Wis. 18” 

36-48” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N035 Iris, Northern Blue Flag 

Iris versicolor 

The large showy flowers of the blue flag iris 

brighten the sunny marsh areas in early summer. 

Seed from Aitkin County, Minn. 18-30” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N036 Iris, Southern Blue Flag 

Iris virginica shrevei 

The large showy flowers of the light blue flag 

iris brighten the sunny marsh areas in early 

summer. Seed from central Illinois. 18” 24-36” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

—see also the purple-leaved cultivar, page 22 

N037 Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata 

Stately plants with bright reddish-purple flowers 

July-September. Seed from Madison 

County, Iowa. 18” 48-72” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N038 Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 

Tall and stately with pink panicles. Moist soil. 

Seed from Kossuth County, Iowa. 72–100” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N039 Joe Pye Weed, Sweet 

Eupatorium purpureum 

Tall, with pink blossoms, July-September. 

Aromatic. Excellent nectar for bees and butterflies. 

Seed from southeastern Minnesota. To 

84” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N040 Larkspur, Prairie 

Delphinium virescens ◊ 

Pale blue flowers in June and July. Prefers drier 

soils. Seed from Pierce County, Wis. 20-48” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N041 Leadplant Amorpha canescens 

Small gray-green shrub with dense spikes of 

violet-blue flowers in June-August. Nicely textured 

foliage. Tolerates drier soils. Excellent 

for butterflies. Seed from Nebraska and South 

Dakota. 24-36” Í —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N042 Lily, Michigan 

Lilium michiganense ◊ 

Orange turban-shaped blooms with brown 

spots. One of only two lilies native in 

Minnesota. Bulbs from Wisconsin. 48–60” 

Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

N043 Lion’s Foot Prenanthes alba 

An erect, hairless plant with a drooping panicle 

of purplish-white flowers. Flowers late July, 

early August. Seed from Clayton County, Iowa. 

60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N044 Lobelia, Great Blue 

Lobelia siphilitica 

Bright-blue lipped flowers, July-September. 

Prefers moist soil, but adapts well to the garden. 

Good for stream banks or damp woods. 

Attracts hummingbirds. Seed from Winona 

County, Minn. 12-48” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N045 Lupine, Wild Lupinus perennis 

Showy clear-blue pea-like blossoms in terminal 

racemes, May and June. Excellent for butterflies, 

both for nectar and caterpillars. Wild 

Lupine is the only food for larvae of the endangered 

Karner Blue butterfly. Rabbits also love 

to eat Wild Lupine. Must have sandy soil. 

Tolerates drier conditions. Goes dormant after 

seed. Fewer flowers in shade. Seed from 

Trempealeau County, Wis. 12”-24” Í∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N046 Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris 

Also known as Cowslips. Bright yellow buttercup-type 

blooms in early spring. Native to 

swamps and brooksides throughout our area. 

Grows in prairie, savanna and woodland, but 

requires year-round moisture. Readily cultivated 

in a wet soil garden or containers. Seed 

from Winona County, Minn. 4-16” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N047 Meadow Rue, Purple 

Thalictrum dasycarpum 

Tall purple stems. Creamy flowers, June and 

July. Seed from Jackson and La Crosse 

counties, Wis. To 72” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N048 Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera 

Colorful sombreros of mahogany and yellow. A 

biennial cousin of the Yellow Coneflower. Fair 

for butterflies. Seed from South Dakota. 

24-36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N049 Milk Vetch, Canadian 

Astragalus canadensis 

Cream-colored flowers arranged in a tightly 

packed, elongates cluster at the tip of a long 

flower stalk. Finely divided silvery foliage. 

Seed from northeastern Iowa. 36–60” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N050 Milkweed, Showy Asclepias speciosa 

A tall milkweed that will not spread invasively 

like the Common Milkweed. It has softly felted 

grey leaves and dramatically structured pink 

flowers that are sweetly fragrant. Attracts butterflies 

and bees. Average to dry soil. Seed 

from Nebraska. To 48” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

N051 Milkweed, Swamp 

Asclepias incarnata 

Very showy plant, not just for swamps. 

Clusters of fragrant wine-rose flowers in July. 

Excellent for butterflies and caterpillars. Does 

well in garden soil. Grows well with Joe Pye 

Weed. Seed from Aitkin County, Minn. 36-48” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N052 Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens 

Low, creeping habit. Small, rounded leaves 

rooting at nodes. Excellent as a pond edge or 

groundcover. Small blue flowers in summer. 

Seed from southeastern Minnesota. 12-36” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

See also annual monkey flower, page 8 and 

Rocky Mountain monkey flower, page 34 

N053 Onion, Prairie Allium stellatum 

Lavender blooms in July and August. Edible. 

Seed from Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. 10-20” 

Í∏´ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N054 Pasque Flower Anemone patens 

Fragrant, violet blooms on feathery foliage in 

April and May. Lavender blooms in early 

spring. Seed from Grant County, S.D. 8-14” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N055 Pearly Everlasting 

Anaphalis margaritacea 

Gray foliage and everlasting snow-white 

blossoms. Beautiful border plant. 12” Í∏˜ 

—in a 2.5” pot $1.00 

N056 Petunia, Wild Ruellia humilis 

Purple flowers in summer with new blooms 

every afternoon. Prefers dry areas. Desirable 

for the sunny wild garden. Seed from central 

Missouri. 6-24” Í —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N057 Phlox, Prairie Phlox pilosa 

Broad heads of deep pink flowers. Very nice 

wildflower for restorations and perennial gardens. 

Blooms May, June and July. Seed from 

Blue Earth County, Minn. 18-24” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N058 Prairie Clover, Purple 

Petalostemum purpureum 

Slender stems with lacy foliage are topped 

with long heads of bright purple flowers July- 

September. Grows well in most soils. Fair for 

butterflies and an excellent cover crop for 

wildlife. Grows in association with leadplant. 

Seed from Jefferson County, Wis. 12-36” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N059 Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum 

Not enough can be said about this beautiful, 

all-season plant. Nodding, pink, early spring 

flowers are followed by feathery, long-lasting 

seed heads. Showy clumps of dark green 

foliage turn burgundy in fall. Adapts to a 

variety of sites. Spreads by rhizomes. Seeds 

eaten by birds. Seed from Grant County, S.D. 

6-13” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa ◊ 

Syn. Opuntia compressa. Forms flat, blue-green, 

spiney paddles with yellow cactus flowers in 

June and July. Dry soil. 6–12” Í 

N060 Seed from Pepin County, Wis. 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N061 Unlocated seed source. 

—in a 6” pot $7.00 

N062 Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta 

Low, gray-green almost succulent-appearing 

foliage. White flowers like little “cat feet” rise 

up over the foliage in spring to early summer. 

Spreads by rhizomes, tolerates drought. 

Unlocated seed source. 1–4” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N063 Rattlesnake Master 

Eryngium yuccafolium 

Dramatic greenish-white prickly blossoms in 

July-September. Does well in the garden. Sure 

to get comments. Seed from Mower County, 

Minn. 36–60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N064 Royal Catchfly Silene regia 

Red blooms, July-August. Does well in garden. 

Seed is a Missouri/Ohio mix. 18–24” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N065 Sage, Prairie Artemisia ludoviciana 

White green foliage, burned as incense. Seed 

from southwestern Wisconsin. 24–48” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00



N066 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale 

The yellow-green centers of Sneezeweed seem to burst 

forth from its brilliant yellow, ray-like, three lobed 

petals which are borne high atop the plant. Thriving in 

damp soil, Sneezeweed grows beautifully in the garden 

and is great for clay soil. Seed from Buffalo County, 

Wis. 48-60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N067 Spiderwort, Ohio 

Tradescantia ohioensis 

Blue flowers, May to July. Prefers 

dry areas, xeriscape plant. 

Bluish-green leaves. Unlocated 

seed source. 24-48” Í 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

—see also Spiderwort 

varieties, page 36 

N068 St. John’s Wort, 

Great 

Hypericum pyramidatum 

Yellow flowers, July-August. 

Prefers wet side of garden. Seed 

from Winona County, Minn. 

24–60” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N078 Anemone, Rue 

Anemonella thalictroides ◊ 

A tuberous perennial. Loose umbels of white to pink 

flowers in spring. Blooms April-May-June. Seed from 

Winona County, Minn. 4” ∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

—see also the Double Rue Anemone, page 22 

Baneberry Actaea 

Good on wooded hillsides. ∏ 

Violet 

Striata 

N069 Sunflower, Early Heliopsis helianthoides 

A.k.a. Ox-eye, abundant 2” blossoms June to 

September. Excellent for butterflies. Exceptionally long 

blooming period. Not a true sunflower. Easy to grow, 

in fact aggressive; grows rampant in good soil. Known 

as one of the best “clay busters.” Seed from central 

Iowa. 24–60” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N070 Sunflower, Maximillian 

Helianthus maximillianii 

Tall, upright form. 3” yellow daisy-like heads with 

brown centers. One of the great prairie plants. 

Manitoba seed source. To 72” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N071 Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica ◊ 

Buttercup-shaped white blooms in June and July, 

followed by cottony seed heads. Seed from Grant 

County, S.D. 24-36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N072 Turtlehead Chelone glabra 

Creamy white turtlehead flowers on tall spikes. Blooms 

July-September. Desirable for the moist wild garden. 

Excellent nectar plant for butterflies and bees. ***** 

Seed from Winona County, Minn. 36-48” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

Woodland Wild Flowers ˜ 

N079 A. rubra Red—Red berries. Seed source unknown. 

18” —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N080 A. pachypoda White (Doll’s Eyes)—White berries 

with eye bring color to the wild garden in late 

summer and fall. Midwestern seed source . 36” 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

N081 Bishop’s Cap Mitella diphylla ◊ 

Spikes of tiny, white, fantastically intricate flowers with 

fringed petals from April through June. Maple leafshaped 

basal foliage with 3” leaves. Moist soil, shade, 

spreading by seed or rhizomes. Seed from Winona 

County, Minn. 6-16” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N082 Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis 

White blooms in earliest spring. Widely grown in wild 

gardens. The roots are used for dye, hence the name! 

Seed from western Canada. 6-9” ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N083 Bluebells, Virginia Mertensia virginica 

Blooms in spring, then disappears. Pink buds open to 

lavender-blue bells. Good with daylilies or hosta. Seed 

from southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and 

southwestern Wisconsin. 12-24” ∏Ó 

—in a 4.5” pot $5.00 

N084 Bunchberry Cornus canadensis 

The shortest member of the dogwood family, bunchberry 

has very showy clusters of orange berries in summer. 

Slow growing, but a must-have for woodland 

gardens and restorations. Needs very acid soil; good to 

plant near azaleas. Seed source unlocated. 4-10” ∏˝ 

—in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

N085 Cohosh, Blue 

Caulophyllum thalictroides ◊ 

Purple stems, green divided leaves and blue berries. 

Flowers are green, purple and yellow. Midwestern seed 

source. 32” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $5.00 

—see also Japanese Black Cohosh, page 28 

N086 Coneflower, Green-headed 

Rudbeckia laciniata 

Yellow reflexed petals with greenish disk. Blooms late 

July though October. Aggressive, spreading by 

rhizomes. Native to prairie, savanna, and woodlands. 

Seed from Illinois. 72-120” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N087 Geranium, Wild Geranium maculatum 

Attractive small lavender-pink flowers with blooms 

from April-July. Excellent for garden borders and massing. 

Red fall color. Seed from Winona County, Minn. 

24-36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N088 Ginger, Wild Asarum canadense 

Aromatic ground cover. Dark red flowers hide under 

leaves in the spring. Native to woodlands. Unlocated 

seed source. 4-8” ∏Ó˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

N089 Goldenrod, Elm Leaf 

Solidago ulmifolia 

Blooms in late summer. More open than most goldenrods. 

Seed from Winona County, Minn. 60” Í∏ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

N090 Green Dragon Arisaema dracontium 

Related to jack-in-the-pulpit. Green dragon has an arc 

of long leaflets on top of its stem. The flower looks like 

a fleshy sheath with a long, protruding dragon’s 

tongue. The fruit looks like a stubby corncob with kernels 

that turn red and orange when mature. Beginning 

in late spring and continuing all summer, the clumps 

are topped with jack-in-the-pulpit-like (spathe and 

spadix) flowers of medium green. The 10” long tongue 

emerging from the center of the flower stands at attention... 

bizarre and very easy to grow in the woodland 

garden. Unknown seed source. 48” Í∏Ó˜ 

—in a small pot $3.00 

Hepatica Hepatica 

Liver-colored leaves persist through winter. Lavender, 

white pink or blue flowers in April. A wonderful small 

spot of brightness in the shady garden; the attractive 

leaves keep it interesting even when not in bloom. 

5” ∏ 

N091 H. americana, Round-Lobed—Midwestern seed 

source. —in a 4” pot $5.00 

N092 H. acutiloba, Sharp-Lobed— Source stock from 

Michigan. —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

N093 Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum 

One of the easiest native plants to cultivate. Native to 

savanna and woodlands in neutral soil. Tuberous root 

which burns mouth severely if tasted. Source stock 

from Nebraska. 12-36” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $5.00 

N094 Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium reptans 

A very nice plant for a shady spot. Very pretty light 

blue, bell-shaped flowers in loose clusters appear on 

sprawling, weak stems in mid- to late spring. The 

foliage looks fresh and green all through the growing 

season. Seed from Allamakee and Clayton counties, 

Iowa 18” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N095 May Apple Podophyllum peltatum 

White flowers under large umbrella leaves. Spreading 

groundcover. Likes oak trees. Blooms May to June. 

Source stock from Michigan. 24-36” ∏Ó´ 

—in a 4.5” pot $10.00 

N096 Meadow Rue, Early 

Thalictrum dioicum ◊ 

A spring favorite. The flowers have an unusual form— 

like little jellyfish in pale green, purple, and yellow. The 

drooping stamens sway in the breeze. April-May bloom 

time. Seed from southeastern Minnesota and northeastern 

Iowa. 8-28” ∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N073 Vervain, Blue Verbena hastata 

Native to cordgrass and cattail prairies over most of 

North America, this tall plant likes moist soils and will 

produce blue violet spikes of tiny flowers. Seed from 

Pierce County, Wis. 36–72” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N074 Violet, Bird’s Foot Viola pedata 

Lovely light and dark violet bicolor with leaves in the 

shape of birds’ feet. Unlocated seed source. 3-6” 

Í∏´ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

N075 Violet, Labrador Viola labradorica 

Stunning purple leaves topped by violet blue flowers. 

German seed source. —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 

N076 Violet, Pale Viola striata ◊ 

White flowers with blue markings. 9–12” plant native 

to North America that spreads by runners. Unknown 

seed source. —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 

N077 Violet, Prairie Viola pedatifida 

Violet-purple blooms April-June, often reblooming in 

September. Leaves fan-shaped. Good caterpillar food 

for butterflies. Prefers a well-drained sunny site. Seed 

from Madison County, Iowa. 4-8” Í∏´ 

—in a 4” pot $3.00 

—see other Violets, page 37 

N097 Merrybells Uvularia grandiflora 

Clump forming perennial. Bright yellow nodding 

blooms with twisted petals. Easy and desirable for cultivation. 

Unlocated seed source. 12-24” Ó 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

N098 Milkweed, Poke Asclepias exaltata ◊ 

White blooms in June and July. Normal to dry soil. 

Great for butterflies! Seed from Allamakee County, 

Iowa. 36-72” ∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N099 Phlox, Woodland 

Phlox divaricata lamphamii 

Good for the shade border or wildflower garden. Blue 

flowers with maroon eye, May to June. Moist, welldrained 

soil. Seed from Clayton County, Iowa. 8-12” 

Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N100 Shooting Star Dodecatheon media 

Charming small perennial. Large white or pink flowers 

on 18” stems that arch over so the flower dangles 

downward. Goes dormant early. Blooms May-June. 

Moist areas, sun or shade. Endangered species in 

Minnesota. Seed source from Kentucky. 12” Í∏ 

—in a 4.5” pot $3.00 

N101 Solomon’s Seal 

Polygonatum canaliculatum 

May actually be P. biflorum. Arching stems with creamy 

white bells followed by greenish berries. Seed from 

Pierce County, Wis. ∏ —in a 4.5” pot $3.00 

N102 Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica 

In early spring the star-like pink flowers of Spring 

Beauty carpet many moist, rich woodlands and sunny 

stream banks. Although individual flowers are small, 

only a half-inch across, their massed display is spectacular. 

The flowers, white to rose with red veins, are in 

loose racemes above a pair of opposite, narrow, fleshy 

leaves midway up the stem. Seed from Short and 

Buffalo counties, Wis. 3–5” ∏Ó —in a 4” pot $3.00 

N103 Sunflower, Woodland 

Helianthus strumosus 

Common to the edge of forests and ditches, great for 

birds and an excellent soil stabilizer. Unlocated seed 

source. ∏ —six plants in a pack $8.00 

N104 Trillium Trillium grandiflorum 

Also called Wake-Robin. Very showy large white blossoms 

April-May. Flowers fade to pink as they age. Most 

common and best trillium for cultivation. A colony will 

last for years. Give trilliums a rich, deep, rather moist 

soil. Unlocated seed source. 12-15” ∏Ó 

—in a 4” pot $5.00 

—see also the double form of this species, page 23 

N105 Twin Leaf Jeffersonia diphylla ◊ 

White flowers solitary on 5-10” leafless stalks in early 

spring, flowers lasting but a day. However, a very interesting 

lidded seed pod develops from the fleeting flowers. 

The basal leaves are 12” tall and are deeply divided 

into two wings, hence the common name. Desirable 

for the wild garden. Prefers rich soil. Seed from 

Michigan. ∏Ó —in a 4.5” pot, $10.00


Index by Common Name Vegetables have been omitted from indexing; see pages 14–15 

A 

Ageratum, Ageratum, 6 

Allium, Yellow, Alllium, 26 

Aloe, Aloe, 16 

Aloinopsis, Aloinopsis, 26 

Alyssum, Sweet, Lobularia, 6 

Amaranthus, Amaranthus, 6 

Anemone, Anemone, 26 

Anemone, Rue, Anemonella, 41 

Anemone, Rue Double, 

Anemonella, 22 

Angel Mist, Angelonia, 6 

Angelica, Angelica, 39 

Angelica, Korean, Angelica, 26 

Angel’s Trumpet, Tree-Form, 

Brugmansia, 11 

Anise Hyssop, Agastache, 39 

Apache Plume, Fallugia, 26 

Aralia, Variegated, Acanthopanax, 

19 

Arrowhead, White-Flowered, 

Sagittaria, 35 

Arrowwood, Blue Muffin, 

Viburnum, 18, 19 

Artemisia, Artemisia, 26 

Artichoke, Globe, Cynara, 6 

Asarina, Red Dragon, Asarina, 25 

Asiatic Lily, Lilium, 33 

Asparagus Fern, Asparagus, 8 

Asparagus, Vining, Asparagus, 25 

Aster, Aster (perennial), 26 

Aster, New England, Aster, 26, 39 

Aster (annual), Aster, 6 

Aster, Prairie Golden, Heterotheca, 

26 

Aster (native), Aster, 39 

Astilbe, Astilbe, 26 

Avens, Geum, 26 

Azalea, Rhododendron, 20 

B 

Baby’s Breath (annual), 

Gypsophila, 6 

Baby’s Breath (perennial), 

Gypsophilia, 26 

Bachelor’s Buttons, Centaurea, 26 

Bacopa, Bacopa, 8 

Balloon Flower, Platycodon, 26 

Banana, Musa, 11 

Baneberry, Actaea, 41 

Barrenwort, Epimedium, 22, 26 

Basil, Ocimum, 16 

Bay Laurel, Laurus, 16 

Bayberry, Myrica, 19 

Bear’s Breeches, Acanthus, 26 

Beardtongue (perennial), 

Penstemon, 26, 27 

Beardtongue, Large-flowered, 

Penstemon, 39 

Bee Balm, Monarda, 27 

Begonia, Begonia, 6 

Bellflower, Campanula, 27 

Bellflower, Tall, Campanula, 39 

Bells of Ireland, Molucella, 6 

Bergamot, Wild, Monarda, 39 

Betony, Big, Stachys, 27 

Birch, Betula, 18, 19 

Birdsfoot Trefoil, Double, Lotus, 

27 

Bishop’s Cap, Mitella, 41 

Black-eyed Susan (annual), 

Rudbeckia, 6 

Black-Eyed Susan (native), 

Rudbeckia, 39 

Black-Eyed Susan (perennial), 

Rudbeckia, 27 

Blanket Flower (perennial), 

Gaillardia, 27 

Blanket Flower (annual), 

Gaillardia, 6 

Blazing Star (perennial), Liatris, 

27 

Blazing Star (native), Liatris, 39 

Bleeding Heart, Dicentra, 27 

Bleeding Heart, Climbing, 

Adlumnia, 25 

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria, 41 

Blue Grama Grass, Bouteloua, 12 

Blue Joint Grass, Calamgrostis, 12 

Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium, 39 

Bluebells, Virginia, Mertensia, 41 

Blueberries, Vaccinum, 14 

Bluestar, Amsonia, 27 

Bluestem, Big, Andropogon, 12 

Bluestem, Little, Schizachyrium, 

12 

Borage, Borago, 16 

Bottlebrush Grass, Hystrix, 12 

Bowman’s Root, Gillenia, 27 

Bridal Veil, Tripogandra, 8 

Brome, Fringed, Bromus, 12 

Brome, Kalm’s, Bromus, 12 

Brown-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia, 39 

Brunnera, Heartleaf, Brunnera, 27 

Bugleweed, Ajuga, 28 

Bugloss, Anchusa, 28 

Bunchberry, Cornus, 41 

Bunny Tails, Lagurus, 8 

Burnet, Greater, Sanguisorba, 28 

Burnet, Salad, Sanguisorba, 16 

Bush Clover, Weeping, Lespedeza, 

28 

Bush Honeysuckle, Diervilla, 18 

Buttercup, Groundcover, 

Ranunculus, 28 

Butterfly Bush (annual), Buddleia, 

6 

Butterfly Bush (perennial), 

Buddleia, 28 

Butterfly Flower, Asclepias, 6 

Butterfly Weed (native), 

Asclepias, 39 

Butterfly Weed (perennial), 

Asclepias, 28 

Button Bush, Cephalanthus, 19 

C 

Cabbage, Flowering, Brassica, 6 

Calendula, Calendula, 6 

Canary Bird Vine, Tropaeolum, 25 

Canna Lily, Canna, 6 

Canterbury Bells (perennial), 

Campanula, 28 

Caper Bush, Capparis, 16 

Caragana, Walker, Caragana, 20 

Caraway, Carum, 16 

Cardinal Climber, Ipomoea, 25 

Cardinal Flower (annual), 

Lobelia, 6 

Cardinal Flower (native), Lobelia, 

39 

Cardinal Flower (perennial), 

Lobelia, 28 

Castor Bean, Ricinus, 6 

Catmint, Nepeta, 28 

Catnip, Nepeta, 16 

Cattail, Dwarf, Typha, 35 

Cedar, Thuja, 18, 19 

Chamomile, Matricaria, 16 

Chervil, Anthriscus, 16 

Chinese Lanterns, Physalis, 28 

Chives, Allium, 16 

Chocolate Vine, Akebia, 25 

Chokeberry, Glossy Black, Aronia, 

18 

Chrysanthemum, Silver and 

Gold, Chrysanthemum, 28 

Cilantro, Coriandrum, 16 

Cinquefoil, Potentilla, 28 

Clematis, Clematis, 24 

Clivia, Clivia, 11 

Cockscomb, Celosia, 6 

Coffee, Coffea liberica, 16 

Cohosh, Black, Actaea, 28 

Cohosh, Blue, Caulophyllum, 41 

Cohosh, Japanese Black, Actaea, 

28 

Coleus, Solenostemon 

scutellariodies, 6, 7 

Columbine, Aquilegia, 28, 29 

Columbine, False, Semiaquilegia, 

29 

Columbine, Wild, Aquilegia, 39 

Compass Plant, Silphium, 39 

Coneflower (perennial), 

Echinacea, 29 

Coneflower (native), Echinacea, 

39 

Coneflower, Green-headed, 

Rudbeckia, 41 

Coneflower, Yellow, Ratibida, 39 

Coral Bells, Heuchera, 29 

Coreopsis (perennial), Coreopsis, 

29 

Coreopsis, Prairie, Coreopsis, 39 

Corydalis, Corydalis, 22, 29 

Cosmos, Cosmos, 7 

Cranberry, American Highbush, 

Viburnum, 18 

Cranesbill, Geranium, 29 

Culver’s Root, Veronicastrum, 39 

Culver’s Root, Blue, 

Veronicastrum, 29 

Cup and Saucer Vine, Cobaea, 25 

Cup Flower, Nierembergia, 7 

Cup Plant, Silphium, 40 

Cupid’s Dart, Catananche, 29 

Cypress, False, Chamaecyparis, 

18, 19 

Cypress, Russian, Microbiota, 18 

D 

Dahlia, Dahlia, 7 

Daisy, Mat, Anacyclus, 29 

Daisy, Shasta, Leucanthemum, 29 

Daisy, Swan River, Brachyscome, 7 

Daisy, Thread Petal, Inula, 29 

Daphne, Daphne, 19 

Daylily, Hemerocallis, 30 

Delphinium (annual), 

Delphinium, 7 

Delphinium (perennial), 

Delphinium, 29 

Dill, Anethum, 16 

Dock, Bloody, Rumex, 30 

Dock, Prairie, Silphium, 40 

Dogwood, Cornus, 18, 19 

Dropseed, Sporobolus, 12 

Dusty Miller, Senecio, 7 

Dutchman’s Pipe, Aristolochia, 25 

E 

Elderberry, Sambucus, 19 

Epazote, Chenopodium, 16 

Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus, 7 

F 

Fairy Bells, Disporum, 30 

Fame Flower, Talinum, 30 

Feather Reed Grass, 

Calamagrostis, 12 

Fennel, Foeniculum, 16 

Fern, Adiantum, Athyrium, 

Dryopteris, Matteuccia, Onoclea, 

Osmunda, Polystichum, 31 

Fescue, Festuca, 12 

Fig, Turkey, Ficus, 11 

Flame Flower, Celosia, 7 

Flamingo Flower, Celosia, 7 

Flax, Blue, Linum, 30 

Flax, New Zealand, Phormium, 8 

Flora’s Paintbrush, Emilia, 7 

Foamflower, Tiarella, 30 

Foamy Bells, Heucherella, 30 

Forget-Me-Nots, Myosotis, 30 

Forsythia, Forsythia, 19 

Forsythia, White, Abeliophyllum, 

19 

Fountain Grass, Pennisetum, 12 

Four O’Clocks, Mirabilis, 7 

Foxglove, Digitalis, 30 

Fringecups, Tellima, 30 

Fuchsia, Narrowleaf, Zauschneria, 

30 

G 

Garlic, German, Allium, 16 

Gas Plant, Dictamnus, 30 

Gentian, Bottle, Gentiana, 40 

Gentian, Nikita, Gentiana, 30 

Geranium, Pelargonium, 7 

Geranium, Scented, Pelargonium, 

16 

Geranium, Wild, Geranium, 41 

Ginger, European, Asarum, 30 

Ginger, Japanese Wild, Asarum, 22 

Ginger, Upright Wild, Saruma, 30 

Ginger, Wild, Asarum, 41 

Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena, 7 

Globe Flower, Trollius, 31 

Globe Thistle, Echinops, 31 

Goatsbeard, Aruncus, 31 

Golden Marguerite, Anthemis, 31 

Goldenbush, Narrowleaf, 

Ericameria, 31 

Goldenrod, Elm Leaf, Solidago, 41 

Goldenrod, Golden Baby, 

Solidago, 31 

Goldenrod, Showy, Solidago, 40 

Goldenrod, Stiff, Solidago, 40 

Goldenrod, Variegated, Solidago, 

31 

Goldenrod, Zigzag, Solidago, 40 

Gooseneck, Purple, Lysimachia, 31 

Green Dragon, Arisaema, 41 

H 

Harebells, Campanula, 40 

Hazelnut, American, Corylus, 18 

Heliotrope, Heliotropium, 7 

Hellebore, Helleborus, 22, 31 

Hens and Chicks, Sempervivum, 

31 

Hens and Chicks, Mongolian, 

Orostachys, 31 

Hepatica, Hepatica, 41 

Hibiscus, Hibiscus, 31 

Hickory, Shagbark, Carya, 20 

Holly, Blue, Ilex, 19 

Hollyhock, Alcea, 31 

Hollyhock, French, Malva, 31 

Hollyhock, Mountain, Illiamna, 7 

Hollyhock, Queeny Purple, Alcea, 

7 

Honeysuckle, Goldflame, 

Lonicera, 25 

Honeysuckle, Honey Rose, 

Lonicera, 19 

Honeysuckle, Japanese, Lonicera, 

25 

Honeysuckle, Miniglobe, Lonicera, 

18 

Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet, 

Lonicera, 25 

Honeysuckle, Trumpet, Lonicera, 

25 

Horehound, Black, Ballota, 16 

Horseradish, Armoracia, 16 

Horsetail, Equisetum, 35 

Hosta, Hosta, 28 

Hummingbird Mint (annual), 

Agastache, 7 

Hummingbird Mint (perennial), 

Agastache, 31 

Hyacinth, Water, Eichornia, 35 

Hydrangea, Hydrangea, 18, 19 

Hydrangea, Climbing, Hydrangea, 

25 

Hydrangea Vine, Japanese, 

Schizophragma, 25 

I 

Ice Plant, Yellow, Delosperma, 31 

Impatiens, Impatiens, 9 

Indian Grass, Sorghastrum, 12 

Indigo, Blue, Baptisia, 31 

Indigo, Cream Wild, Baptisia, 40 

Indigo, White Wild, Baptisia, 40 

Indigo, Yellow, Thermopsis, 32 

Iris, Bearded, Iris, 32 

Iris, Crested, Iris, 32 

Iris, Dwarf, Iris, 32 

Iris, Dwarf Wild, Iris, 32 

Iris, Japanese, Iris, 32 

Iris, Northern Blue Flag, Iris, 40 

Iris, Purple Flag, Iris, 22 

Iris, Siberian, Iris, 32 

Iris, Southern Blue Flag, Iris, 40 

Iris, Spuria, Iris, 32 

Iris, Variegated, Iris, 32 

Ironweed, Vernonia, 40 

Ivy, German, Senecio, 8 

J 

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema, 41 

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Japanese, 

Arisaema, 22 

Jacob’s Ladder (native), 

Polemonium, 41 

Jacob’s Ladder (perennial), 

Polemonium, 32 

Japanese Forest Grass, 

Hakonechloa, 12 

Jewels of Opar, Talinum, 7 

Joe Pye Weed (native), 

Eupatorium, 40 

Joe Pye Weed (perennial), 


Joe Pye Weed, Sweet, Eupatorium, 

40 

Johnny Jump-ups, Viola, 8 

June Grass, Koeleria, 12 

Jupiter’s Beard, Centranthus, 32 

K 

Kale, Flowering, Brassica, 8 

Kangaroo Flower, Anizoganthus, 

11 

King’s Crown, Rhodiola, 32 

Kiwi, Hardy, Actinidia, 25 

Knotweed, Dragon, Persicaria, 32 

L 

Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla, 32 

Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium, 22, 

23 

Lady’s Tresses, Fragrant, 

Spiranthes, 23 

Lamb’s Ear, Stachys, 32 

Lamium, Lamium, 32 

Larkspur, Prairie, Delphinium,40 

Lavender, Lavandula, 17 

Leadplant, Amorpha, 40 

Lemon Balm, Melissa, 16 

Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon, 16 

Leopard’s Bane, Doronicum, 32 

Lewisia, Siskiyou, Lewisia, 32 

Licorice Plant, Helichrysum, 8 

Ligularia, Ligularia, 32 

Lilac, Cutleaf, Syringa, 19 

Lily, Blackberry, Belamcanda, 32 

Lily, Candy, Pardancanda, 32 

Lily, Leopard, Lilium, 33 

Lily, Madonna, Lilium, 33 

Lily, Martagon, Lilium, 23 

Lily, Michigan, Lilium, 40 

Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus, 11 

Lily of the Valley, Convallaria, 32 

Lily, Turk’s Cap, Lilium, 33 

Lion’s Foot, Prenanthes, 41 

Lisianthus, Lisianthus, 8 

Lobelia, Compact, Lobelia, 8 

Lobelia, Great Blue, Lobelia, 40 

Lobelia, Trailing, Lobelia, 8 

Loosestrife, Whorled, Lysimachia, 

32 

Lovage, Levisticum, 16 

Love in a Mist, Nigella, 8 

Love Lies Bleeding, Amaranthus, 

8 

Love-in-a-Puff, Cardiospermum, 25 

Lungwort, Pulmonaria, 32 

Lupine, Lupinus, 33 

Lupine, Wild, Lupinus, 40 

Lupine, Yellow, Thermopsis, 33 

M 

Magnolia, Magnolia, 18 

Magnolia Vine, Chinese, 

Schisandra, 25 

Maiden Grass, Miscanthus, 12 

Mallow, Hollyhock, Malva, 33 

Mallow, Prairie, Sidalcea, 33 

Maltese Cross, Lychnis, 33 

Maple, Flowering, Abutilon, 8 

Maple, Tree-Form Flowering, 

Abutilon, 11 

Marigold, Tagetes, 10 

Marjoram, Sweet, Origanum, 16 

Marsh Helleborine, Epipactus, 23 

Marsh Marigold, Caltha, 40 

Marshmallow, Alcea, 33 

May Apple, Podophyllum, 41 

Meadow Rue, Thalictrum, 33, 34 

Meadow Rue, Early, Thalictrum, 

41 

Meadow Rue, Purple, Thalictrum, 

40 

Meadow Saffron, Bulbocodium, 34 

Meadowsweet, Filipendula, 34 

Merrybells, Uvularia, 41 

Mexican Hat, Ratibida, 40 

Milk Vetch, Canadian, Astragalus, 

40 

Milkweed, Poke, Asclepia, 41 

Milkweed, Asclepias, 40 

Milkwort, Box-Leaved, Polygala, 

34 

Millet, Purple Majesty, 

Pennisetum, 12 

Million Bells, Calibrachoa, 8 

Mina, Mina, 25 

Mint, Mentha, 16, 17 

Mint, Lemon, Monarda, 17 

Mint, Water, Mentha, 35 

Mockorange, Philadelphus, 18 

Money Plant, Lunaria, 34 

Moneywort, Lysimachia, 34 

Monkey Flower (annual), 

Mimulus, 8 

Monkey Flower (native), 

Mimulus, 40 

Monkey Flower, Rocky 

Mountain, Mimulus, 34 

Monkshood, Aconitum, 34 

Monkshood Vine, Ampelopsis, 25 

Moonflower, Climbing, Ipomoea, 

25 

Moor Grass, Molina, 12 

Morning Glory, Ipomoea, 25 

Morning Glory, Bush, Ipomoea, 34 

Moss, Irish, Sagina, 34 

Moss Rose, Portulaca, 8 

Mullein, Purple, Verbascum, 34 

Mum, Garden, Chrysanthemum, 34 

N 

Nasturtium, Tropaeolum, 8 

Nasturtium, Climbing, 

Tropaeolum, 25 

Nemesia, Nemesia, 8 

New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus, 18 

Northern Sea Oats, 

Chasmanthium, 12 

O 

Oat Grass, Blue, Helictotrichon, 

12 

Obedient Plant, Physostegia, 34 

Onion, Curly, Allium, 34 

Onion, Egyptian Walking, Allium, 

17 

Onion, Mars, Allium, 34 

Onion, Prairie, Allium, 40 

Orchis, Showy, Orchis, 23 

Oregano, Origanum, 17 

Oregano, Hop-Flowerered, 

Origanum, 34 

Oriental Lily, Lilium, 33 

P 

Pachysandra, Pachysandra, 34 

Painted Tongue, Salpiglossis, 8 

Palm, Umbrella, Cyperus, 35 

Pampas Grass, Hardy, Saccharum, 

12 

Pansy, Viola, 9 

Papyrus, Dwarf, Cyperus, 35 

Parsley, Petroselinum, 17 

Parsley, Purple Leaf Japanese, 

Cryptotaenia, 34 

Pasque Flower (native), Anemone, 

40 

Pasque Flower (perennial), 

Anemone, 34 

Patchouli, Pogostemon, 17 

Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis, 40 

Pennyroyal, Mentha, 17 

Penstemon, Electric Blue, 

Penstemon, 9 

Peony, Paeonia, 34 

Peony, Anomalous, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Chinese Mountain, 

Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Fern-Leaf, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Intersectional, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Japanese Forest, 

Glaucidium, 23 

Peony, Scarlet, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Wittmann’s, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Woody, Paeonia, 23 

Peony, Yellow, Paeonia, 23 

Perilla, Perilla, 9 

Periwinkle, Vinca, 34 

Periwinkle, Turkish, Vinca, 34 

Persian Shield, Strobilanthes, 9 

Petunia, Petunia, 11 

Petunia, Wild , Ruellia, 40 

Phacelia, Silky, Phacelia, 34 

Phlox, Creeping, Phlox, 34 

Phlox, Garden, Phlox, 34, 35 

Phlox, Prairie, Phlox, 40 

Phlox, Woodland, Phlox, 41 

Pickerel Rush, Pontederia, 35 

Pimpernel, Anagallis, 9 

Pincushion Flower, Scabiosa, 35 

Pineapplelily, Eucomia, 11 

Pinks (annual), Dianthus, 9 

Pinks (perennial), Dianthus, 35 

Polka Dot, Hypoestes, 9 

Poppy, Black Peony, Papaver, 9 

Poppy, California, Eschscholzia, 9 

Poppy, Iceland, Papaver, 35 

Poppy, Oriental, Papaver, 35 

Poppy, Plume, Macleaya, 35 

Poppy, Snow, Eomecon, 35 

Poppy, Wood, Stylophorum, 35 

Poppy, Yellow Horned, Glaucium, 

35 

Prairie Clover, Purple, 

Petalostemum, 40 

Prairie Smoke, Geum, 40 

Prickly Pear, Opuntia, 40 

Primrose, Primula, 35 

Primrose, Evening, Oenothera, 35 

Prince’s Plume, Stanley, 35 

Pussy Willow, Salix, 18 

Pussy Willow, Weeping, Salix, 20 

Pussytoes, Antennaria, 40 

Pussytoes, Red, Antennaria, 35 

Q 

Quaking Grass, Briza, 12 

Quamash, Camassia, 35 

Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus, 9 

Queen of the Meadow, 

Filipendula, 35 

Queen of the Prairie, Filipendula, 

35 

R 

Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium, 40 

Red Shiso, Perilla, 17 

Redbud, Cercis, 20 

Rhododendron, Rhododendron, 20 

Rhubarb, Ornamental, Rheum, 36 

Rock Cress, Purple, Aubrieta, 36 

Rock Cress, White, Arabis, 36 

Rock Rose, Helianthemum, 36 

Rock Soapwort, Saponaria, 36 

Rockfoil, Saxifraga, 36 

Rodger’s Flower, Rodgersia, 36 

Rose, Rosa, 13 

Rosemary, Rosmarinus, 17 

Royal Catchfly, Silene, 40 

Ruby Grass, Rhynchelytrum, 12 

Rush, Juncus, 12 

Rush, Japanese, Acorus, 12 

S 

Sage, Culinary, Salvia, 17 

Sage, Flowering, Salvia, 36 

Sage, Jerusalem, Phlomis, 36 

Sage, Lyre-Leaved, Salvia, 36 

Sage, Meadow, Salvia, 36 

Sage, Prairie, Artemisia, 40 

Sage, Russian, Perovskia, 36 

Salvia (annual), Salvia, 9 

Salvia, Feathered, Salvia, 36 

Samur Lily, Lilium, 33 

Satin Flower, Godetia, 9 

Savory, Satureja, 17 

Saxifraga, Heartleaf, Bergenia, 36 

Sea Holly, Eryngium, 36 

Sea Lavender, Limonium, 36 

Sea Thrift, Armeria, 36 

Sedge, Carex, 12 

Senna, Wild, Cassia, 36 

Serviceberry, Regent, Amelanchier, 

18 

Shamrock, Purple, Trifolium, 36 

Shepherds’ Scabiosa, Jasione, 36 

Shieldleaf, Astilboides, 36 

Shooting Star, Dodacatheon, 41 

Side-oats Grama, Bouteloua, 12 

Silver Sage, Salvia, 9 

Smokebush, Cotinus, 19 

Snakeroot, Chocolate, 


Snapdragon, Antirrhinum, 9 

Snapdragon, Spanish, 

Antirrhinum, 9 

Snapdragon, Trailing, 

Antirrhinum, 10 

Snapdragons, Mini, Linaria, 36 

Sneezeweed (perennial), 

Helenium, 36 

Sneezeweed (native), Helenium, 

41 

Snowberry, Symphoricarpus, 18 

Soloman’s Seal, Variegated, 

Polygonatum, 36 

Solomon’s Seal, Polygonatum, 41 

Sorrel, French, Rumex, 17 

Spiderflower, Cleome, 10 

Spiderwort, Ohio, Tradescantia, 40 

Spiderwort (perennnial), 

Tradescantia, 36 

Spikenard, American, Aralia, 17 

Spikes, Cordyline, 8 

Spikes, Dracaena, 8 

Spirea, Japanese, Spirea, 36 

Spring Beauty, Claytonia, 41 

Spurge, Allegheny, Pachysandra, 

36 

Spurge (annual), Euphorbia, 10 

Spurge (perennial), Euphorbia, 36 

St. John’s Wort, Hypericum, 41 

Statice, German, Limonium, 36 

Stevia, Stevia, 17 

Stonecrop, Sedum, 36, 37 

Strawberry, Pink Flowering, 

Fragaria, 37 

Strawberry, Fragaria, 14 

Sumac, Fragrant, Rhus, 19 

Summersweet, Ruby Spice, 

Clethra, 18 

Sun Daisy, Osteospermum, 10 

Sundrops, Oenothera, 37 

Sunflower, Downy, Helianthus, 37 

Sunflower, Early, Heliopsis, 41 

Sunflower, Maximillian, 

Helianthus, 41 

Sunflower, Mexican, Tithonia, 10 

Sunflower, Woodland, Helianthus, 

41 

Sweet Cicely, Myrrhis, 17 

Sweet Grass, Hierchloe, 12 

Sweet Pea, Everlasting, Lathyrus, 

25 

Sweet Potato Vine, Ipomoea, 8 

Sweet William, Dianthus, 37 

Sweet Woodruff, Galium, 37 

Switch Grass, Panicum, 12 

T 

Tamarack, Larix, 20 

Taro, Colocasia, 10 

Tarragon, French, Artemisia, 17 

Thimbleweed, Anemone, 41 

Thistle, Giant, Cephalaria, 37 

Throatwort, Blue, Trachelium, 10 

Thyme, Thymus, 17 

Toad Lily, Japanese, Tricyrtis, 37 

Tobacco, Flowering, Nicotiana, 10 

Trillium, Trillium, 37, 41 

Trillium, Grandiflorum ‘Plenum’, 

Trillium, 23 

Trumpet Lily, Lilium, 33 

Tufted Hair Grass, Deschampsia, 

12 

Turtlehead, Chelone, 41 

Twin Leaf, Jeffersonia, 41 

V 

Vanilla Grass, Anthoxanthum, 12 

Verbena, Verbena, 10 

Verbena, Brazilian, Verbena, 11 

Verbena, Clump, Verbena, 37 

Verbena, Lemon, Aloysia, 17 

Veronica, Veronica, 37 

Vervain, Blue, Verbena, 41 

Viburnum, Onondaga, Viburnum, 

18 

Vinca, Catharanthus, 10 

Vinca Vines, Vinca, 8 

Violet, Bird’s Foot, Viola, 41 

Violet, Labrador, Viola, 41 

Violet, Pale, Viola, 41 

Violet (perennial), Viola, 37 

Violet, Prairie, Viola, 41 

Virgin’s Bower, Clematis, 25 

W 

Weigela, Weigela, 19 

Willow, Dappled, Salix, 19 

Willow, Dwarf Arctic, Salix, 19 

Willowherb, Alpine, Epilobium, 

37 

Winecups, Callirhoe, 37 

Wishbone Flower, Torenia, 11 

Wisteria, Wisteria, 25 

Woodrush, Greater, Luzula, 12 

Y 

Yarrow, Achillea, 37 

Yellow Archangel, Lamiastrum, 37 

Yew, Margarita, Taxus, 19 

Yucca, Yucca, 37 

Z 

Zinnia, Zinnia, 11 

Zinnia, Creeping, Sanvitalia, 11


Index by Latin Name Vegetables have been omitted from indexing; see pages 14–15 

A 

Abeliophyllum, Forsythia, 19 

Abutilon, Maple, Flowering, 7, 

11 

Acanthopanax, Aralia, Variegated, 

19 

Acanthus, Bear’s Breeches, 26 

Achillea, Yarrow, 37 

Aconitum, Monkshood, 34 

Acorus, Rush, Japanese, 12 

Actaea, Baneberry, 41 

Actaea, Cohosh, Black, 28 

Actaea, Cohosh, Japanese Black, 

28 

Actinidia, Kiwi, Hardy, 25 

Adiantum, Fern, Maidenhair , 31 

Adlumnia, Bleeding Heart, 

Climbing , 25 

Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile, 11 

Agastache, Hummingbird Mint, 

7, 31 

Agastache, Anise Hyssop, 39 

Ageratum, Ageratum, 6 

Ajuga, Bugleweed, 28 

Akebia, Chocolate Vine, 25 

Alcea, Hollyhock, perennial, 31 

Alcea, Hollyhock, annual, 7 

Alcea, Marshmallow, 33 

Alchemilla, Lady’s Mantle, 32 

Alllium, Allium, Yellow, 26 

Allium, Chives, 16 

Allium, Chives, Garlic, 16 

Allium, Garlic, German, 16 

Allium, Onion, Curly, 34 

Allium, Onion, Egyptian 

Walking, 17 

Allium, Onion, Mars, 34 

Allium, Onion, Prairie, 40 

Aloe, Aloe, 16 

Aloinopsis, Aloinopsis, 26 

Aloysia, Verbena, Lemon, 17 

Amaranthus, Amaranthus, 6 

Amaranthus, Love Lies Bleeding, 

8 

Amelanchier, Serviceberry, 18 

Amorpha, Leadplant, 40 

Ampelopsis, Monkshood Vine, 25 

Amsonia, Bluestar, 27 

Anacyclus, Daisy, Mat, 29 

Anagallis, Pimpernel, 9 

Anaphalis, Pearly Everlasting, 40 

Anchusa, Bugloss, 28 

Andropogon, Bluestem, Big, 12 

Anemone, Anemone, 26 

Anemone, Thimbleweed, 41 

Anemone, Pasque Flower 

(native), 40 

Anemone, Pasque Flower 

(perennial), 34 

Anemonella, Anemone, Rue, 22, 

41 

Anethum, Dill, 16 

Angelica, Angelica, 26, 39 

Angelonia, Angel Mist, 6 

Anizoganthos, Kangaroo Flower, 

11 

Antennaria, Pussytoes, Red, 35 

Antennaria, Pussytoes, 40 

Anthemis, Golden Marguerite, 31 

Anthoxanthum, Vanilla Grass, 12 

Anthriscus, Chervil, 16 

Antirrhinum, Snapdragon, 9, 10 

Aquilegia, Columbine (native), 

39 

Aquilegia, Columbine 

(perennial), 28, 29 

Arabis, Rock Cress, 36 

Aralia, Spikenard, 17 

Arisaema, Green Dragon, 41 

Arisaema, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, 

Japanese, 22 

Arisaema, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, 41 

Aristolochia, Dutchman’s Pipe, 

25 

Armeria, Sea Thrift, 36 

Armoracia, Horseradish, 16 

Aronia, Chokeberry, 18 

Artemisia, Artemisia, 26 

Artemisia, Tarragon, 17 

Artemisia, Sage, Prairie, 40 

Aruncus, Goatsbeard, 31 

Asarina, Asarina, 25 

Asarum, Ginger, Wild, 41 

Asarum, Ginger, European, 30 

Asarum, Ginger, Japanese Wild, 

22 

Asclepias, Butterfly Flower, 6 

Asclepias, Butterfly Weed 

(native), 39 

Asclepias, Butterfly Weed 


Asclepias, Milkweed, Poke, 41 

Asclepias, Milkweed, Showy, 40 

Asclepias, Milkweed, Swamp, 40 

Asparagus, Asparagus Fern, 8 

Asparagus, Asparagus, Vining, 25 

Aster, Aster (annual), 6 

Aster, Aster (perennial), 26 

Aster, Aster (native), 39 

Astilbe, Astilbe, 26 

Astilboides, Shieldleaf, 36 

Astragalus, Milk Vetch, 

Canadian, 40 

Athyrium, Fern, 31 

Aubrieta, Rock Cress, 36 

B 

Bacopa, Bacopa, 8 

Ballota, Horehound, 16 

Baptisia, Indigo, Blue, 31 

Baptisia, Indigo, White Wild, 40 

Baptisia, Indigo, Cream Wild, 40 

Begonia, Begonia, 6 

Belamcanda, Lily, Blackberry, 32 

Bergenia, Saxifraga, Heartleaf, 36 

Betula, Birch, 18, 19 

Borago, Borage, 16 

Bouteloua, Side-oats Grama, 12 

Bouteloua, Blue Grama Grass, 12 

Brachyscome, Daisy, Swan River, 

7 

Brassica, Cabbage, Kale, 6, 8 

Briza, Quaking Grass, 12 

Bromus, Brome, 12 

Brugmansia, Angel’s Trumpet, 

Tree-Form, 11 

Brunnera, Brunnera, 27 

Buddleia, Butterfly Bush 

(annual), 6 

Buddleia, Butterfly Bush 


Bulbocodium, Meadow Saffron, 34 

C 

Calamagrostis, Feather Reed 

Grass, 12 

Calamgrostis, Blue Joint Grass, 12 

Calendula, Calendula, 6 

Calibrachoa, Million Bells, 8 

Callirhoe, Winecups, 37 

Caltha, Marsh Marigold, 40 

Camassia, Quamash, 35 

Campanula, Bellflower, Tall, 39 

Campanula, Bellflower, 


Campanula, Canterbury Bells, 28 

Campanula, Harebells, 40 

Canna, Canna Lily, 6 

Capparis, Caper Bush, 16 

Caragana, Caragana, 20 

Cardiospermum, Love-in-a-Puff, 

25 

Carex, Sedge, 12 

Carum, Caraway, 16 

Carya, Hickory, Shagbark, 20 

Cassia, Senna, Wild, 36 

Catananche, Cupid’s Dart, 29 

Catharanthus, Vinca, 10 

Caulophyllum, Cohosh, Blue, 28 

Ceanothus, New Jersey Tea, 18 

Celosia, Cockscomb, 6 

Celosia, Flame Flower, 7 

Celosia, Flamingo Flower, 7 

Centaurea, Bachelor’s Buttons, 

26 

Centranthus, Jupiter’s Beard, 32 

Cephalanthus, Button Bush, 19 

Cephalaria, Thistle, Giant, 37 

Cercis, Redbud, 20 

Chamaecyparis, Cypress, False, 

18, 19 

Chasmanthium, Northern Sea 

Oats, 12 

Chelone, Turtlehead (native), 41 

Chenopodium, Epazote, 16 

Chrysanthemum, Mum, Garden, 

34 

Chrysanthemum, 

Chrysanthemum, 28 

Claytonia, Spring Beauty, 41 

Clematis, Clematis, 24 

Clematis, Virgin’s Bower, 24 

Cleome, Spiderflower, 10 

Clethra, Summersweet, Ruby 

Spice, 18 

Clivia, Clivia, 11 

Cobaea, Cup and Saucer Vine, 25 

Coffea, Coffee, 16 

Colocasia, Taro, 10 

Convallaria, Lily of the Valley, 32 

Cordyline, Spikes, 8 

Coreopsis, Coreopsis (perennial), 

29 

Coreopsis, Coreopsis, Prairie, 39 

Coriandrum, Cilantro, 16 

Cornus, Dogwood, 18, 19 

Cornus, Bunchberry, 41 

Corydalis, Corydalis, 22, 29 

Corylus, Hazelnut, American, 18 

Cosmos, Cosmos, 7 

Cotinus, Smokebush, 19 

Cryptotaenia, Parsley, Purple Leaf 

Japanese, 34 

Cymbopogon, Lemon Grass, 16 

Cynara, Artichoke, Globe, 6 

Cyperus, Palm, Umbrella, 35 

Cyperus, Papyrus, Dwarf, 35 

Cypripedium, Lady’s Slipper, 22, 

23 

D 

Dahlia, Dahlia, 7 

Daphne, Daphne, 19 

Daucus, Queen Anne’s Lace, 9 

Delosperma, Ice Plant, Yellow, 31 

Delphinium, Delphinium 

(annual), 7 

Delphinium, Delphinium 


Delphinium, Larkspur, Prairie, 40 

Deschampsia, Tufted Hair Grass, 

12 

Dianthus, Pinks (annual), 9 

Dianthus, Pinks (perennial), 35 

Dianthus, Sweet Williams, 37 

Dicentra, Bleeding Heart, 27 

Dictamnus, Gas Plant, 30 

Diervilla, Bush Honeysuckle, 18 

Digitalis, Foxglove, 30 

Disporum, Fairy Bells, 30 

Dodecatheon, Shooting Star, 41 

Doronicum, Leopard’s Bane, 32 

Dracaena, Spikes, 8 

Dryopteris, Fern, Wood, 31 

E 

Echinacea, Coneflower (native), 

39 

Echinacea, Coneflower, 


Echinops, Globe Thistle, 31 

Eichornia, Hyacinth, Water, 35 

Emilia, Flora’s Paintbrush, 7 

Eomecon, Poppy, Snow, 35 

Epilobium, Willowherb, Alpine, 

37 

Epimedium, Barrenwort, 22, 26 

Epipactis, Marsh Helleborine, 23 

Equisetum, Horsetail, 35 

Ericameria, Goldenbush, 31 

Eryngium, Sea Holly, 36 

Eryngium, Rattlesnake Master, 40 

Eschscholzia, Poppy, California, 9 

Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus, 7 

Eucomia, Pineapplelily, 11 

Eupatorium, Joe Pye Weed 

(native), 40 

Eupatorium, Joe Pye Weed 


Eupatorium, Joe Pye Weed, 

Sweet, 40 

Eupatorium, Snakeroot, 

Chocolate, 36 

Euphorbia, Spurge (annual), 10 

Euphorbia, Spurge (perennial), 

36 

F 

Fallugia, Apache Plume, 26 

Festuca, Fescue, 12 

Ficus, Fig, Turkey, 11 

Filipendula, Queen of the 

Meadow, 35 

Filipendula, Queen of the 

Prairie, 35 

Filipendula, Meadowsweet, 34 

Foeniculum, Fennel, 16 

Forsythia, Forsythia, 19 

Fragaria, Strawberry (perennial), 

37 

Fragaria, Strawberry, 14 

G 

Gaillardia, Blanket Flower 

(annual), 6 

Gaillardia, Blanket Flower 


Galium, Sweet Woodruff, 37 

Gentiana, Gentian, Bottle, 40 

Gentiana, Gentian, Nikita, 30 

Geranium, Cranesbill 


Geranium, Geranium, Wild, 41 

Geum, Avens, 26 

Geum, Prairie Smoke, 40 

Gillenia, Bowman’s Root, 27 

Glaucidium, Peony, Japanese 

Forest, 23 

Glaucium, Poppy, Yellow Horned, 

35 

Godetia, Satin Flower, 9 

Gomphrena, Globe Amaranth, 7 

Gypsophila, Baby’s Breath 

(annual), 6 

Gypsophilia, Baby’s Breath 


H 

Hakonechloa, Japanese Forest 

Grass, 12 

Helenium, Sneezeweed 


Helenium, Sneezeweed (native), 

41 

Helianthemum, Rock Rose, 36 

Helianthus, Sunflower, 

Maximilian, 41 

Helianthus, Sunflower, 

Woodland, 41 

Helianthus, Sunflower, Downy, 

37 

Helichrysum, Licorice Plant, 8 

Helictotrichon, Blue Oat Grass, 12 

Heliopsis, Sunflower, Early, 41 

Heliotropium, Heliotrope, 7 

Helleborus, Hellebore, 22, 31 

Hemerocallis, Daylily, 30 

Hepatica, Hepatica, 41 

Heterotheca, Aster, Prairie 

Golden, 26 

Heuchera, Coral Bells, 29 

Heucherella, Foamy Bells, 30 

Hibiscus, Hibiscus, 31 

Hierchloe, Sweet Grass, 12 

Hosta, Hosta, 28 

Hydrangea, Hydrangea, 18, 19 

Hydrangea, Hydrangea, 

Climbing, 25 

Hypericum, St. John’s Wort, 41 

Hypoestes, Polka Dot, 9 

Hystrix, Bottlebrush Grass, 12 

I 

Ilex, Holly, Blue, 19 

Illiamna, Hollyhock, Mountain, 7 

Impatiens, Impatiens, 9 

Inula, Daisy, Thread Petal, 29 

Ipomoea, Cardinal Climber, 25 

Ipomoea, Morning Glory, 25 

Ipomoea, Morning Glory, Bush, 

34 

Ipomoea, Moonflower, Climbing, 

25 

Ipomoea, Sweet Potato Vine, 8 

Iris, Iris, Bearded, 32 

Iris, Iris, Crested, 32 

Iris, Iris, Dwarf, 32 

Iris, Iris, Dwarf Wild, 32 

Iris, Iris, Japanese, 32 

Iris, Iris, Northern Blue Flag, 40 

Iris, Iris, Purple Flag, 22 

Iris, Iris, Siberian, 32 

Iris, Iris, Southern Blue Flag, 40 

Iris, Iris, Spuria, 32 

Iris, Iris, Variegated, 32 

J 

Jasione, Shepherds’ Scabiosa, 36 

Jeffersonia, Twin Leaf, 41 

Juncus, Rush, 12 

K 

Koeleria, June Grass, 12 

L 

Lagurus, Bunny Tails, 8 

Lamiastrum, Yellow Archangel, 

37 

Lamium, Lamium, 32 

Larix, Tamarack, 20 

Lathyrus, Sweet Pea, Everlasting, 

25 

Laurus, Bay Laurel, 16 

Lavandula, Lavender, 17 

Lespedeza, Bush Clover, Weeping, 

28 

Leucanthemum, Daisy, 29 

Levisticum, Lovage, 16 

Lewisia, Lewisia, Siskiyou, 32 

Liatris, Blazing Star (native), 39 

Liatris, Blazing Star (perennial), 

27 

Ligularia, Ligularia, 32 

Lilium, Lily, 33 

Lilium, Lily, Martagon, 23 

Lilium, Lily, Michigan, 40 

Limonium, Sea Lavender, 36 

Limonium, Statice, German, 36 

Linaria, Snapdragons, Mini, 36 

Linum, Flax, Blue, 30 

Lisianthus, Lisianthus, 8 

Lobelia, Lobelia, Compact, 8 

Lobelia, Cardinal Flower 

(annual), 6 


(native), 39 



Lobelia, Lobelia, Trailing, 8 

Lobelia, Lobelia, Great Blue, 40 

Lobularia, Alyssum, Sweet, 6 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, Honey 

Rose, 19 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, Japanese, 

25 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, Trumpet, 

25 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, Scarlet 

Trumpet, 25 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, 

Goldflame, 25 

Lonicera, Honeysuckle, 

Miniglobe, 18 

Lotus, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Double, 

27 

Lunaria, Money Plant, 34 

Lupinus, Lupine, Wild, 40 

Lupinus, Lupine, 33 

Luzula, Woodrush, Greater, 12 

Lychnis, Maltese Cross, 33 

Lysimachia, Gooseneck, Purple, 

31 

Lysimachia, Moneywort, 34 

Lysimachia, Loosestrife, Whorled, 

32 

M 

Macleaya, Poppy, Plume, 35 

Magnolia, Magnolia, 18 

Malva, Mallow, Hollyhock, 33 

Malva, Hollyhock, French, 31 

Matricaria, Chamomile, 16 

Matteuccia, Fern, True Ostrich, 

31 

Melissa, Lemon Balm, 16 

Mentha, Mint, 16, 17 

Mentha, Mint, Water, 35 

Mentha, Pennyroyal, 17 

Mertensia, Bluebells, Virginia, 41 

Microbiota, Cypress, Russian, 18 

Mimulus, Monkey Flower 

(annual), 8 

Mimulus, Monkey Flower 

(native), 40 

Mimulus, Monkey Flower, Rocky 

Mountain, 34 

Mina, Mina, 25 

Mirabilis, Four O’Clocks, 7 

Miscanthus, Maiden Grass, 12 

Mitella, Bishop’s Cap, 41 

Molina, Moor Grass, 12 

Molucella, Bells of Ireland, 6 

Monarda, Mint, Lemon, 17 

Monarda, Bee Balm, 27 

Monarda, Bergamot, Wild, 39 

Musa, Banana, 11 

Myosotis, Forget-Me-Nots, 30 

Myrica, Bayberry, 19 

Myrrhis, Sweet Cicely, 17 

N 

Nemesia, Nemesia, 8 

Nepeta, Catmint, 28 

Nepeta, Catnip, 16 

Nicotiana, Tobacco, Flowering, 

10 

Nierembergia, Cup Flower, 7 

Nigella, Love in a Mist, 8 

O 

Ocimum, Basil, 16 

Oenothera, Primrose, Evening, 35 

Oenothera, Sundrops, 37 

Onoclea, Fern, Sensitive, 31 

Opuntia, Prickly Pear, 40 

Orchis, Orchis, Showy, 23 

Origanum, Marjoram, 16 

Origanum, Oregano, 

Hop-Flowerered, 34 

Origanum, Oregano, 17 

Orostachys, Hens and Chicks, 

Mongolian, 31 

Osmunda, Fern, 31 

Osteospermum, Sun Daisy, 10 

P 

Pachysandra, Spurge, Allegheny, 

36 

Pachysandra, Pachysandra, 34 

Paeonia, Peony, 34 

Paeonia, Peony, Anomalous, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Chinese 

Mountain, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Fern-Leaf, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Intersectional, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Scarlet, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Wittmann’s, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Woody, 23 

Paeonia, Peony, Yellow, 23 

Panicum, Switch Grass, 12 

Papaver, Poppy, Black Peony, 9 

Papaver, Poppy, Iceland, 35 

Papaver, Poppy, Oriental, 35 

Pardancanda, Lily, Candy, 32 

Pelargonium, Geranium, 7, 16 

Pennisetum, Fountain Grass, 12 

Pennisetum, Millet, Purple 

Majesty, 12 

Penstemon, Beardtongue 

(perennial), 26, 27 

Penstemon, Beardtongue, 

Large-flowered, 39 

Penstemon, Penstemon (annual), 

9 

Perilla, Red Shiso, 17 

Perilla, Perilla, 9 

Perovskia, Sage, Russian, 36 

Persicaria, Knotweed, Dragon, 32 

Petalostemum, Prairie Clover, 40 

Petroselinum, Parsley, 17 

Petunia, Petunia, 11 

Phacelia, Phacelia, Silky, 34 

Philadelphus, Mockorange, 18 

Phlomis, Sage, Jerusalem, 36 

Phlox, Phlox, Creeping, 34 

Phlox, Phlox, Garden, 34, 35 

Phlox, Phlox, Prairie, 40 

Phlox, Phlox, Woodland, 41 

Phormium, Flax, New Zealand, 8 

Physalis, Chinese Lanterns, 28 

Physostegia, Obedient Plant, 35 

Platycodon, Balloon Flower, 26 

Podophyllum, May Apple, 41 

Pogostemon, Patchouli, 17 

Polemonium, Jacob’s Ladder 

(native), 41 

Polemonium, Jacob’s Ladder 


Polygala, Milkwort, Box-Leaved, 

34 

Polygonatum, Solomon’s Seal, 41 

Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, 

Variegated, 36 

Polystichum, Fern, 31 

Pontederia, Pickerel Rush, 35 

Portulaca, Moss Rose, 8 

Potentilla, Cinquefoil, 28 

Prenanthes, Lion’s Foot, 40 

Primula, Primrose, 35 

Pulmonaria, Lungwort, 32 

R 

Ranunculus, Buttercup, 

Groundcover, 28 

Ratibida, Mexican Hat, 40 

Ratibida, Coneflower, Yellow, 39 

Rheum, Rhubarb, Ornamental, 

36 

Rhodiola, King’s Crown, 32 

Rhododendron, Azalea, 20 

Rhododendron, Rhododendron, 

20 

Rhus, Sumac, 19 

Rhynchelytrum, Ruby Grass, 12 

Ricinus, Castor Bean, 6 

Rodgersia, Rodger’s Flower, 36 

Rosa, Rose, 13 

Rosmarinus, Rosemary, 17 

Rudbeckia, Black-Eyed Susan 

(annual), 6 


(native), 39 



Rudbeckia, Coneflower, 

Green-headed, 39 

Rudbeckia, Brown-Eyed Susan, 

39 

Ruellia, Petunia, Wild, 40 

Rumex, Dock, Bloody, 30 

Rumex, Sorrel, French, 17 

S 

Saccharum, Pampas Grass, 12 

Sagina, Moss, Irish, 34 

Sagittaria, Arrowhead, 35 

Salix, Pussy Willow, Weeping, 

20 

Salix, Pussy Willow, 18 

Salix, Willow, Dappled, 19 

Salix, Willow, Dwarf Arctic, 19 

Salpiglossis, Painted Tongue, 8 

Salvia, Sage, Culinary, 17 

Salvia, Sage, Flowering, 36 

Salvia, Sage, Lyre-Leaved, 36 

Salvia, Sage, Meadow, 36 

Salvia, Sage, Silver, 9 

Salvia, Salvia (annual), 9 

Salvia, Salvia, Feathered, 36 

Sambucus, Elderberry, 19 

Sanguinaria, Bloodroot, 41 

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Greater, 28 

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Salad, 16 

Sanvitalia, Zinnia, Creeping, 11 

Saponaria, Rock Soapwort, 36 

Saruma, Ginger, Upright Wild, 

30 

Satureja, Savory, 17 

Saxifraga, Rockfoil, 36 

Scabiosa, Pincushion Flower, 35 

Schisandra, Magnolia Vine, 

Chinese, 25 

Schizachyrium, Bluestem, Little , 

12 

Schizophragma, Hydrangea Vine, 

Japanese, 25 

Sedum, Stonecrop, 36, 37 

Semiaquilegia, Columbine, False, 

29 

Sempervivum, Hens and Chicks, 

31 

Senecio, Ivy, German, 8 

Senecio, Dusty Miller, 7 

Sidalcea, Mallow, Prairie, 33 

Silene, Royal Catchfly, 40 

Silphium, Compass Plant, 39 

Silphium, Cup Plant, 40 

Silphium, Dock, Prairie, 40 

Sisyrinchium, Blue-Eyed Grass, 

39 

Solenostemon scutellariodies, 

Coleus, 6, 7 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Golden 

Baby, 31 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Zigzag, 40 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Variegated, 

31 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Stiff, 40 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Showy, 40 

Solidago, Goldenrod, Elm Leaf, 

41 

Sorghastrum, Indian Grass, 23 

Spiranthes, Lady’s Tresses, 

Fragrant, 23 

Spirea, Spirea, Japanese, 36 

Sporobolus, Dropseed, Northern, 

12 

Sporobolus, Dropseed, Giant, 12 

Stachys, Lamb’s Ear, 32 

Stachys, Betony, Big, 27 

Stanley, Prince’s Plume, 35 

Stevia, Stevia, 17 

Strobilanthes, Persian Shield, 9 

Stylophorum, Poppy, Wood, 35 

Symphoricarpus, Snowberry, 18 

Syringa, Lilac, Cutleaf, 19 

T 

Tagetes, Marigold, 10 

Talinum, Fame Flower, 30 

Talinum, Jewels of Opar, 7 

Taxus, Yew, Margarita, 18 

Tellima, Fringecups, 30 

Thalictrum, Meadow Rue, 33, 34 

Thalictrum, Meadow Rue, Early, 

41 

Thalictrum, Meadow Rue, Purple, 

40 

Thermopsis, Lupine, Yellow, 33 

Thermopsis, Indigo, Yellow, 32 

Thuja, Cedar, 18, 19 

Thymus, Thyme, 17 

Tiarella, Foamflower, 30 

Tithonia, Sunflower, Mexican, 10 

Torenia, Wishbone Flower, 11 

Trachelium, Throatwort, 10 

Tradescantia, Spiderwort 

(perennnial), 36 

Tradescantia, Spiderwort, Ohio, 

40 

Tricyrtis, Toad Lily, 37 

Trifolium, Shamrock, 36 

Trillium, Trillium, 23, 37, 41 

Tripogandra, Bridal Veil, 8 

Trollius, Globe Flower, 31 

Tropaeolum, Nasturtium, 8 

Tropaeolum, Nasturtium, 

Climbing, 25 

Tropaeolum, Canary Bird Vine, 25 

Typha, Cattail, Dwarf, 35 

U 

Uvularia, Merrybells, 41 

V 

Vaccinum, Blueberry, 14 

Verbascum, Mullein, Purple, 34 

Verbena, Verbena, 10 

Verbena, Vervain, Blue, 41 

Verbena, Verbena, Brazilian, 11 

Verbena, Verbena, Clump, 37 

Vernonia, Ironweed, 40 

Veronica, Veronica, 37 

Veronicastrum, Culver’s Root, 

Blue, 29 

Veronicastrum, Culver’s Root, 39 

Viburnum, Arrowwood, 18, 19 

Viburnum, Viburnum, Onondaga, 

18 

Viburnum, Cranberry, 18 

Vinca, Periwinkle, Turkish, 34 

Vinca, Vinca Vines, 8 

Vinca, Periwinkle, 34 

Viola, Violet (perennial), 37 

Viola, Violet, Bird’s Foot, 41 

Viola, Violet, Labrador, 41 

Viola, Violet, Prairie, 41 

Viola, Violet, Striata, 41 

Viola, Johnny Jump-ups, 8 

Viola, Pansy, 9 

W 

Weigela, Weigela, 19 

Wisteria, Wisteria, 25 

Y 

Yucca, Yucca, 37 

Z 

Zauschneria, Fuchsia, Narrowleaf, 

30 

Zinnia, Zinnia, 11

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