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Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Amsonia illustris
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 3.5′. Central US. Handsome shiny, leathery, lance-shaped leaves with a terminal cluster of pale, starry blue flowers. Foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Sun/partial shade. 3, 7 for 4 weeks, then T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Amsonia rigida
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 2′. Stiff Bluestar. Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. A smaller Amsonia with a distinctive, dark reddish purple colouration to its emerging stems contrasting beautifully with the shiny, leathery, elliptical leaves. Loose cymes of light blue, starry flowers. The outer flower tube is flushed a darker hue giving it more pizzazz. Surprisingly hardy given its southern origin. Moist, well drained sandy soil. Sun/partial shade. 3, 7 for 4 weeks, then T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
Family: (Apocynaceae)
(P) to 3′. Willow-Leaved Blue Star. Southeast United States. A lovely addition to the flower border, bearing starry, blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Beautiful, slender-leaved, willow-like foliage turns golden yellow in autumn. Sun/partial shade. 3, 7 for 4 weeks, then T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 2-½’. Japanese Anemone. Native to China, Japan. Basal foliage clump to 12 inches tall is comprised of 3-parted, dark green leaves on long petioles. Each leaf has large-toothed margins and is softly pubescent beneath. Long, upright, wiry, graceful, branching flower stems rise well above the foliage clump bearing single, cup-shaped, apetalous, two-to-three-inch flowers. Each flower contains five to seven showy, rounded, pinkish-white to pale rose-mauve tepals with a contrasting green, button-like center containing a ring of yellow stamens. Flowers from midsummer to autumn. This hardy perennial is beautiful in the woodland garden or border and planted in masses. Moist, fertile, humusy soil in sun or partial shade. 3 & 6 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anemone virginiana
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 2.5′. Central and eastern United States. This plant has long petioled, toothed basal leaves. The flowers are greenish white and not long lasting. However, the fuzzy, white, cotton ball-like seedheads provide an interesting addition to the garden throughout the summer. Not fussy. Partial shade. 3 & 6 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anethum graveolens
Family: (Apiaceae)
(A) to 4’. Dill. Middle East. Slender, upright, hollow, glaucous stems with fine, feathery, blue-green, scented foliage divided into thread-like segments. Flat-topped, compound umbels of tiny, canary yellow flowers in summer. A “must-have” for the kitchen garden. Well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & T2 or sow in situ.
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Angelica gigas
Family: (Apiaceae)
(B/P) to 5′. This terrific Barry Yinger introduction from Korea and Japan is a stunner. Dramatic, deep maroon, spherical flowerheads emerge from red-flushed, bulbous, leafy sheaths above glossy green, dissected foliage. The afternoon sun intensifies the colour and lends this plant another dimension. Please note, insects, especially hornets, also find it irresistible. Sun/partial shade. 3 & 6
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Angelica polymorpha
Family: (Apiaceae)
(P) to 6′. China. Exquisite, airy umbels of small, creamy white flowers and attractive lobed leaves. The flowering umbels look like a perfect firework display. A choice plant. Sun. 3 & 6
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anoda cristata var. albiflora
Family: (Malvaceae)
(A/TP) to 3′. Blooming from June until frost, pure white, satiny, mallow-esque flowers are accented by large triangular leaves. Never needs deadheading. This Central American and West Indian native prefers poor soil. Sun. 3 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anthriscus sylvestris 'Raven's Wing'
Family: (Apiaceae)
(B/P) to 5′. Lacey compound umbels of tiny, five-petalled, creamy white flowers, reminiscent of Queen Anne’s Lace, float on hollow, dark stems above fern-like, dusky purple-coloured foliage. Long bloomer that provides an airy elegance to the border. Always admired in our Flower Garden. Self-seeds gently. Sun/partial shade. 3 & 6
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Anthyllis vulneraria var. coccinea
Family: (Fabaceae)
(P) to 6″. Kidney Vetch. Basal rosettes of deep green, paddle-shaped leaves with very light margins. Flowers are clustered, each containing a pale yellow tube with red lips. Flower stalks to eight inches tall and pale purple in colour. Blooms in May and June. Self-sows. Sun. 2B & 3 & 7 for 4 weeks, then T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Aquilegia canadensis
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 2′. Honeysuckle Columbine. A native of eastern North America. Nodding blossoms with red spurs surrounding yellow petals and yellow anthers and an extended stigma. Dark stems and delicate foliage. Late spring to early summer bloomer. Self-sows readily. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. rosea
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 6″. Fan Columbine. A Japanese garden treasure with short-spurred, pale pink, nodding flowers in spring. Biternate to triternate, blue-green foliage is somewhat suggestive of meadow rue. The leaflets of this species are rounded and fan-shaped, hence the common name. Adorable. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Alpine and Rock Garden
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Aquilegia viridiflora
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 12″. Eastern Siberia to Northwest China. This unique Columbine has long, spurred petals of a deep, purplish brown colour and smaller, shorter sepals that are a definite green. Prominent, yellow central cone of pistils and stamens add a nice contrast. Tight clumps of basal foliage are biternate and a finely pubescent, bluish green, with the nodding, fragrant flowers held on short, sturdy, upright stems. Whilst like all Columbines, a relatively short-lived perennial, this one has a distinctive appeal. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2
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Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Aquilegia vulgaris Magenta
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 3+’. One of our favourite Columbines found growing near the Bamboo Grove. This tall and stately Aquilegia has many petalled flowers with no spurs and a beautiful, magenta colour with a pale pink interior. A real beauty. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2