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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 />

Store: 651.450.1501 | Landscape Project Desk: 651.239.1315 | Fax: 651.239.1316 | gertens.com | email: info@gertens.com

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