2012 Retail Catalog - Gertens
2012 Retail Catalog - Gertens
2012 Retail Catalog - Gertens
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Natives & Rain Gardens<br />
Wildflowers continued<br />
Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain <br />
Zone 4 H 2-4' July-Sept purple<br />
Purple spires in late summer, very drought resistant, it thrives on dry soils and well-drained loamy soils. Custom growing available with 15 weeks<br />
lead time.<br />
NR2650 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR2655 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Vernonia fasciculata | Ironweed <br />
Zone 4 H 4-6' July-Sept purple<br />
Produces large panicles of reddish purple flowers in fall. Medium to moist soils.<br />
Custom growing available with 15 weeks lead time.<br />
NR2700 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR2705 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver’s Root <br />
Zone 4 H 3-5' July-Aug white<br />
Elegant spires of white flowers crown the whorls of deep green leaves. Medium to moist soils.<br />
NR2755 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
NR2760 #1 cont. $6.99*<br />
Grasses<br />
Andropogon gerardi | Big Bluestem <br />
Zone 3 H 5-8' Aug-Oct<br />
Big bluestem grass is a tall perennial grass that was once the dominant grass of the Midwest. The attractive foliage changes color seasonally, has great<br />
height and interesting flower/seed heads. Dry to moist soils. Custom growing available with 15 weeks lead time.<br />
NR3000 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR3005 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Bouteloua curtipendula | Side Oats Grama <br />
Zone 3 H 2-3' Aug-Sept<br />
The bright purple and orange flowers of this short grass make it among the most attractive of all grasses. Dry to medium soils. Custom growing<br />
available with 10 weeks lead time.<br />
NR3055 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama <br />
Zone 3 H 1-1.5' July-Aug<br />
Blue grama is a short grass that grows in distinct bunches with small attractive seedheads.<br />
Custom growing available with 10 weeks lead time.<br />
NR3100 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR3105 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
NR3110 #1 cont. $6.99*<br />
Bromus kalmii | Prairie Brome <br />
Zone 3-8 H 2-3' x W 1-2’ June-July<br />
Clump forming, cool season grass forms gracefully drooping seedheads of silvery green in mid summer. Custom growing available with 10 weeks<br />
lead time.<br />
NR3130 3.5” 18Tray $36.99* NEW! Available 5/15<br />
Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue Joint Grass <br />
Zone 4 H 4' June-July<br />
Bluejoint is a long lived, perennial grass with stout stems and narrow panicles. Medium to wet soils. Custom growing available with 10 weeks lead<br />
time.<br />
NR3150 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR3155 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Carex bicknelli | Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge <br />
Zone 4 H 2-3' May-June<br />
This sedge greens up early in the spring; coppery colored seedheads appear in summer. Good drought tolerance. Medium to dry soils.<br />
NR3180 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
Carex comosa | Bottlebrush Sedge <br />
Zone 4 H 2-3' May-June<br />
This plant produces attractive lime green “bristles” that resemble a bottlebrush, giving the plant its name. Grows well in any moist to wet soil.<br />
Custom growing available with 15 weeks lead time.<br />
NR3200 2” 50Tray $59.99*<br />
NR3205 3.5” 18Tray $36.99*<br />
* Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change.<br />
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