Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Bulbs
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Allium sphaerocephalon
Family: (Alliaceae)
Hardy bulb to 3′. Drumstick Allium. Europe, North Africa, West Asia. Cylindrical, hollow, grey-green leaves to 14 inches long form a grass-like foliage clump in spring. Sturdy, slender stems rise in late spring and are topped with oval, clover-like flowerheads. Each flowerhead is a tight, dense, one-inch umbel of tiny florets that emerge deep green but mature (top to bottom) to rose-purple, displaying an interesting bi-colour effect. Excellent when weaving through their neighbours. Blooms mid-summer. Sun. 3 & 6
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Vancouveria hexandra
Family: (Berberidaceae)
(P) to 12″. White Inside-out Flower. Washington to Northern California. A close relative to Epimedium, however the flowers have six petals rather than four. This woodland groundcover produces nodding, umbrella-like white blooms with prominent stamens in late spring. The beautiful, Thalictrum-like foliage is the main attraction and makes it a choice addition to any woodland garden. Moist, well-drained soil. Shade/partial shade. 3 & T1 & ∆
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Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Syneilesis aconitifolia
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 2′. Shredded Umbrella Plant. Japan. Wonderful foliage plant very reminiscent of Aconitum, with woolly, peltate, deeply divided leaves. Clusters of small, fluffy pink flowerheads atop stiff, dark stems. Intriguing. Partial shade. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Triodanis perfoliata (syn. Specularia perfoliata)
Family: (Campanulaceae)
Native Annual to 18″. Venus’ Looking Glass. A charming wildflower that appears in waste places, disturbed sites, pastures, prairies, roadsides and railroads across a broad native range spanning from Canada to Central America. Purple, five petalled, open bell-shaped blooms are ½-inch wide and arise stalkless from the leaf axils along the flowering spike. Throats of the flowers are whitish and reveal a prominent white pistil. The lower flowers never open and are cleistogamous, with self-pollination occurring in the closed flower. Small, ¾-inch long leaves clasp and surround the heavily grooved stem (perfoliate), are broadly ovate, shiny green and alternately arranged. Leaf margins are coarsely serrate to crenate. Perfect for an open meadow with well-draining soil. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Solidago rugosa
Family: (Asteraceae)
P to 5′. Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod. Central and eastern North America. This clump-forming plant has numerous, narrow, deeply toothed, dark green leaves with a wrinkled appearance to the upper surface. Tall, rough, hairy stems bear arching branches with panicles of small, light yellow flowerheads concentrated on the upper side. Physicians in ancient times believed that goldenrod had healing powers; in recent times these plants have been commonly blamed for causing hay fever, but its irritating symptoms are actually caused by ragweed (Ambrosia species), whose pollen is abundant when goldenrod is in flower. All parts of this plant are useful in the native ecosystem, from the nectar and pollen of the flowers, to the foliage and seeds, even to the roots that act as a soil stabilizer. Blooms July to October. A “must have” for the wildflower garden. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Semiaquilegia ecalcarata
Family: (Ranunculaceae)
(P) to 16″. False Columbine. A native of eastern Asia with exquisite mauve-purple , bell-shaped, nodding flowers resembling spurless Columbines. A delicate addition to the woodland. We have ours self-sowing nicely around the troughs near the Gardeners’ Bothy. Blooms in late spring. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Rudbeckia laciniata
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 6′. North America. Very striking and very tall. Deep yellow, ray florets surround a green-brown cone. Leaves are pinnatisect all along the stem. Butterflies love it. A long bloomer starting in late summer. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Orlaya grandiflora
Family: (Apiaceae)
(A) to 18″. A beautiful native of Greece with umbels of cream-coloured flowers comprised of many starry florets, each with two large outer petals. The whole effect is reminiscent of a lace doily. Feathery, apple-green foliage and the distinct, rough, spiny seeds are a bonus. We love it in our spring displays. Sun. 3 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Monarda punctata
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(A) to 3′. Horse Mint. Native to the Great Plains of the United States. Dense whorls of pale yellow, hooded flowers spotted with purple-brown. Each whorl is surrounded by large, pink-tipped, green bracts. The narrow, toothed leaves have a grey cast. A very showy plant. Sun. 4 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Monarda citriodora
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(A) to 3′. Lemon Bee Balm. Central United States to northern Mexico. Like the name describes, the flowers are lemon-scented. The showy, leaf-like, pinkish bracts surround the inner, pink dotted, two-lipped, purple hooded flowers. A bonus, the mature seedheads are attractive when dried. Sun. 4 & T1