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18 Thyme After Thyme Herbs & Perennials 2011 Retail Catalog Centhranthus rubrum......................................................... RED VALERIAN spring red 18-24” 12” Zone 3-8 An old fashion garden plant that thrives on infertile, limey soils and loves a stone wall! Easy to grow. Carmine red florets form a cluster on dense showy heads. Cut flowers last up to a week!!............ 4”-$4.00, Gallon $7.00 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides................................................PLUMBAGO midsummer, late summer blue 6-12” Zone 5-9 Electric blue flowers atop dark green foliage in late summer through fall. As winter progresses the foliage turns deep red just before it gets cold and goes to sleep. This one is a late riser in the spring so look for it to emerge in late April to early May. Will create a full groundcover over time. .............. ................................................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Chelone lyonii Hot Lips.........................................................TURTLEHEAD late summer deep pink 3’ Zone 3-8 Like the species, only better! Red stems with deep green saw toothed leaves and bright pink “turtle-head” flowers in late summer. New growth has a bronze tint. Full sun with constant moisture is best but will tolerate average soil.............................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Chrysanthemum aka Denranthema.......................................HARDY MUM See Dendranthema in perennials section Chrysogonum stolonifera Eco Lacquered Spider.......... GREEN & GOLD late spring bright yellow 6” Zone 6-9 A rapid-growing stoloniferous native ground cover with attractive deepveined grey-green foliage and a lacquered appearance. Bright yellow daisy-like flowers with spider legs highlight this plant in late spring and early summer. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil........... 4” - $5.00, Gallon – N/A Chrysogonum virginianum Pierre.............................. GREEN AND GOLD early summer WI bright yellow 8” Zone 5-9 This variety of native Chrysogonum is valued for its longer blooming time. Star-shaped yellow flowers highlight this evergreen ground cover in spring and early summer. Prefers moist soil and good drainage.................... ................................................................................... 4” - $5.00, Gallon –N/A Convallaria majalis...................................................LILY OF THE VALLEY spring white 6-12” 12” Zone 2-7 Delightfully fragrant, bell-shaped flowers. Blooms are borne on one-sided racemes, which rise slightly above oval leaves in spring. Cover with manure during December for long-lived plants. Prefers constant moisture. ................ ................................................................................... 4” - $5.00, Gallon - N/A NEW!! Convallaria majalis Albostriata...STRIPED LILY OF THE VALLEY spring white 6-9”” 3”-6” Zone 3-7 A striking new selection of an old favorite. Albostriata has a creamy white and green striped leaf that brightens a shady garden all season. Fragrant white bell shaped flowers appear on arching stems in mid spring. Prefers a moist, shady location. Sorry, limited quantities available................................. ........................................................................... 4”/Qt-$16.00, Gallon-$16.00 Coreopsis....................................................................................TICKSEED summer various These easy care perennials are covered with daisy-like flowers in summer. They thrive in full sun and demand good drainage. Deadhead to keep plants blooming and in good shape. auriculata Nana....................................... yellow 6-12” Zone 4-9 Very low and spreading, but not invasive, native ground cover that is good for the front of the border or along a path. Lovely, bright yellow flowers appear in spring and sporadically throughout the summer. Also called “mouse-eared” or “dog-eared coreopsis”. Well-drained soil is best................................................................... 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 NEW!! auriculata Snowberry......... white/ red 18”-24” Zone 6-9 Rich green foliage forms a mound covered with large creamy white flowers with a berry red eye and fuzzy orange center. This new variety is sterile and does not set seed so it flowers non stop all summer long. Dead heading will encourage faster reblooming. Let Snowberry cover you up with color!............................................. 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 Big Bang Series This wonderful series is introduced into the market after extensive breeding work and includes plants that are well branched and extremely floriferous. Unusual and ever changing flowers are the fascinating part of this series. Easy to grow (like other coreopsis) and drought tolerant, once established. NEW!! Big Bang Cosmic Eye........ yellow/red 12”-15” Zone 5-9 Cinnabar red flowers are tipped in a sunny yellow with a golden eye. This variety blooms continuously through the summer. short and cute at 12”-15” tall and wide. Cosmic Eye is perfect for smaller gardens or planted in mass in the front of the garden....... 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 NEW!! Big Bang Full Moon...... yellow 18”-24” 12”-16” Zone 5-9 Like a full moon, these large bright yellow 3” flowers will light up your garden even on a cloudy day. The stems are well branched and the foliage is green and medium textured. A cross between the threadleaf and grandiflora types, Full Moon will illuminate your garden all season long.................................................................. 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 Big Bang Red Shift............. red/yellow 24”-30” 18”-24” Zone 5-9 Large 2” creamy yellow flowers with a red center shift to a solid red then to yellow with red streaked petals as the season progresses. Colors become more intense especially with the cooler temperatures. Very floriferous, heavy repeat bloomer. This will make a big bang in your garden. Keep deadheading to encourage new blooms............................ ............................................................................. 4”-$5.00, Gallon-$8.50 grandiflora Jethro Tull PPAF..................................................................... ........................................ golden yellow 12-15” 15-20” Zone 5-9 Unique fluted blooms are a golden yellow on fresh green clumps of foliage from spring into summer. Similar to Coreopsis Nana with its compact habit, this new selection is cold hardy to Zone 5. A great choice for front of the border or containers!..... 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 NEW!! grandiflora Pinwheel................ yellow 18”-24” Zone 5-9 This new coreopsis boasts soft buttery yellow pinwheel shaped flowers with deep orange centers all summer long. The foliage is lacy and blue green in color. Take this pinwheel for a spin in your garden!.................... ........................................................................ 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 NEW!! Punch Series The punch series of coreopsis is a collection of tender perennials that flower up to 6 months a year and add amazing color in neat little mounds of flower and foliage. They are self cleaning flowers so no messy upkeep but if you want faster rebloom you can deadhead. Put some punch in your summer garden with these vivid flowering coreopsis. NEW!! Lemon Punch.............. yellow 12”-18” 18”-24” Zone 9-10 Soft yellow flowers are kissed in pink but punched with color. Flowers from summer to fall on compact foliage make this a must for the gardener looking for summer color. ................. 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 NEW!! Strawberry Punch........... pink 10”-12” 18”-24” Zone 9-10 Vibrant strawberry pink flowers really pack a punch in the garden. Great for front of the border as these plants are compact and extremely floriferous.......................................................... 4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 rosea Alba........................................ white 12-18” 9-12” Zone 4-9 What, a white coreopsis?! This hard to find selection has dark green needle like leaves with 1” white flowers. This unusual variety flowers throughout the summer when sheared............. 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 verticillata Moonbeam................................. yellow 18” Zone 3-8 Masses of bright yellow, star-like flowers bloom in early-to-mid summer atop thread like foliage. Easy to grow. Blends well with other colors. Well-drained soil in sunny a location for best results............................... ......................................................................... 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 verticillata Sienna Sunset...... salmon/orange 12”-24” Zone 5-9 Beautiful burnt sienna flowers that fade as they age to a salmon-orange. Like a Sienna Sunset. With a long bloom time and unique color. This variety is a sport of Creme Brulee from Sunny Border Nursery .............. ............................................................................. 4”-$5.00, Gallon-$8.50 verticillata Zagreb...................... golden-yellow 10-15” Zone 3-9 More upright than ‘Moonbeam.’ Clear golden yellow flowers on bushy plants. Well-drained soil in sunny a location. Drought resistant!.............. ......................................................................... 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 x hybrid Limerock Dream PP16,923............. apricot/orange Zone 7-9 Hard to imagine, this variety of coreopsis with apricot-pink flowers in spring that mature to tangerine orange by mid-summer. Neat uniform (native to S.E. United States or derived from native), Light Requirements ( = Full Sun, = Partial Shade, = Shade) Season of Bloom, Flower Color(s), Winter Interest, Height, Width, Butterfly Plant, Hummingbird, = No Deer, = No Rabbit. Note: Variety & Cultivar names are in Italics. Common names are in all CAPS.
Thyme After Thyme Herbs & Perennials 2011 Retail Catalog 19 mounds of narrow threadlike foliage and a heavy flowering habit. This a tender perennial so enjoy all summer through fall, but protect it over winter................................................................ 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Corydalis lutea..........................................................................CORYDALIS late spring yellow 12” Zone 5-8 Great for the dappled shade garden. Soft yellow flowers glow above lacy blue green foliage. A part shade, well drained area is best for growing in the South................................................................4” - N/A, Gallon - $9.50 Crocosmia Bright Eyes (Walbreyes)..................................... CROCOSMIA summer orange/red 18”-24” 9”-12” Zone 5-9 Large bright orange trumpet flowers with a red eye are bourne 8-10 per stem in mid to late summer. Dark green sword like foliage is clump forming but not over crowding..................................................4”-$6.00, Gallon-$8.00 Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Lucifer......................................CROCOSMIA summer scarlet 36-42” Zone 5-9 Scarlet tubular blooms on summer-flowering plants with Iris-like foliage. Great for attracting humming birds and can be used for cut flowers in arrangements. Grown from corms. Colonizes easily. Divide every 2-3 years.. ................................................................................4” - $6.00, Gallon - $8.00 Crocosmia Walburton Yellow (Walcroy)................................CROCOSMIA summer orange/yellow 18-24” 18” Zone 6-9 Arching stems show off the large golden yellow to orange looms in summer. Hardy, long bloom time with sword-shaped foliage. Add color to your summer bed with this variety!......................... 4” - $6.00, Gallon – $8.00 Cyclamen coum...........................................................HARDY CYCLAMEN fall pink or scarlet 2-4” Zone 5-9 Shiny green heart-shaped leaves with silver markings appear in fall. Sweet butterfly-like flowers are rounded and swept back. They can range in color from deep carmine to white with a magenta blotch at the base in December or January and continue into March. Like all cyclamen, it will go dormant in summer’s heat.....................................4” - $6.00, Gallon - $12.00 Cyclamen hederifolium (syn. Neapolitan).................HARDY CYCLAMEN fall pink with white 4-6” 1’ Zone 5-9 A hardy cyclamen whose distinctive fall flowers have pink and white upright petals above attractive heart shaped, mottled leaves. The foliage persists all winter going dormant in spring. Plant in partial shade out of the afternoon sun in a soil amended with lime. “Album” blooms pure white large flowers. A mainstay for Autumn flowers. Limited quantities........................... ..............................................................................4” - $6.00, Gallon - $12.00 Cynara cardunculus................................................................... CARDOON late summer purple 3’ Zone 7-9 Striking architecture year-round. Silvery grey leaves bear immense, purple thistle-heads. Needs rich, well-drained soil in the sun. Mulch well in winter.....................................................................4” - $5.00, Gallon - $10.00 Daucus carota..........................................................QUEEN ANNE’S LACE summer white BF 2-3’ 1’ Zone 3-9 Small, white flowers form large, flat, compound umbels on slender stems. A favorite food for butterflies. Although biennial, naturalizes by reseeding and is native...........................................4” - $4.00, Gallon - $7.00 Delosperma cooperi..................................................... HARDY ICE PLANT all summer fuchsia 6-7” 12-18” Zone 6-9 Fuchsia, daisy-like flowers abound all season. This is a unique, evergreen succulent with cylindrical foliage well suited to rock gardens. Likes well-drained soil.............................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Delosperma floribundum Starburst............................ HARDY ICE PLANT all summer fuchsia WI 4-6” Zone 6-9 This plant is fantastic for rock gardens with cactus, succulents, and yuccas as it is a groundcover that thrives on heat and neglect. Produces a dome of 2” wide daisy-like bright pink flowers with a large white center eye. Blooms through summer. Its glossy green foliage will turn to a deep purple for the winter giving this plant year round interest in the garden..................... ................................................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Delosperma Mesa Verde.............................................. HARDY ICE PLANT all summer salmon 2” 12-24” Zone 6-9 A tough, drought resistant ground cover that excels in gravelly soils. This vigorous grower has iridescent salmon-pink flowers on spreading foliage..... ................................................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 NEW!! Delphinium elatum Magic Fountains Mix..................DELPHINIUM summer various 24”-30” Zone 3-7 This dwarf mix of Pacific delphiniums have blooms in varying shades of blue, rose, purple and white. This variety tends to be sturdier than the taller types and the flowers are amazing in arrangements. Keep evenly moist in summer and provide good drainage for the winter months............................. ................................................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Dendranthema aka Chrysanthemum.................... HARDY GARDEN MUM The controversy continues. The hardy Garden Mum has switched names again…Dendranthemum syn Chrysanthemum syn Korean Mum and back to Chrysanthemum. To keep taxonomists employed and gardeners on their toes, the names must be re-evaluated frequently. While we understand this, we are stubbornly clinging to the previous designation “Dendranthema” to keep it clearly differentiated from the common “Table Mums” so prolific in garden centers every fall. This wonderful collection of late blooming, reliable perennials add accent to any fall garden. These easy to grow, colorful mums thrive in poor soil with good drainage. Shear in July to keep more compact. Divide every 3-4 years. Excellent cut flowers. Dendranthema Cambodian Queen........................................HARDY MUM fall pink/purple 2-3’ Zone 3-7 Huge pink to lilac purple blooms with bright yellow centers! The flowers are so large and profuse it is hard to see the attractive incised foliage underneath. If you are looking for color in the fall perennial garden, Cambodian Queen is a fantastic addition................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 NEW!! Dendranthema Matchsticks........................................HARDY MUM summer to fall yellow/red 18”-24” Zone 5-9 This plant is HOT!! With it’s quilled flower petals that are yellow on the interior and fire red on the tips it looks just like a matchstick. Flowers appear on compact upright plants in late summer into fall every year as this is a perennial mum that is set to light your garden ablaze with these matchstick flowers.....................................................................4” - $5.00, Gallon - $8.50 Dendranthema koreana Sheffield..................SHEFFIELD KOREAN MUM summer apricot 2- 3’ Zone 5-9 This hardy old-fashioned mum is covered with pale peachy pink single flowers. Also known as Hillside mum. Shear back in mid summer to keep compact...................................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.50 Dendranthema rubellum Mary Stoker................................KOREAN MUM summer yellow 1-3’ Zone 4-9 Earlier blooming than other Korean mums, this Russian heirloom plant is a European favorite! Soft yellow flowers turn a fall gold in September- October. An excellent selection for autumn color. Well-drained soil is a must with all mums..................................................4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Dendranthemum x Autumn Crescendo Series.... HARDY GARDEN MUM late summer/fall 18-20” 4’ Zone 5-9 Bigger, better and hardier make these two new varieties a welcome alternative to standard fall mums. Large 2-3 ½” single, daisy-type blooms in loose sprays on tight mounded plants. This easy to grow fall perennial is great in pots or in the border. 4” - $4.50, Gallon - $8.00 Harmony..................................................................................... yellow Bright sunshine yellow blooms in fall. Rhumba.................................................................................. coral red Deep red opens and fades to a coral-red. Samba............................................................................................. pink Deep rose pink with a yellow center. (native to S.E. United States or derived from native), Light Requirements ( = Full Sun, = Partial Shade, = Shade) Season of Bloom, Flower Color(s), Winter Interest, Height, Width, Butterfly Plant, Hummingbird, = No Deer, = No Rabbit. Note: Variety & Cultivar names are in Italics. Common names are in all CAPS.
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