Plant Sale
We had a sunny day for our Spring plant sale April 26, 2008. We sold perennials selected for color companions, size and leaf texture that grow well in our hot and arid climate.
Review this plant list of perennials to refresh your knowledge of plants you purchased. Enjoy!
Photos of these flowers and grasses are courtesy of: High Country Garden (HCG), Prairie Nursery (PN) from Westfield, Wisconsin, and Thompson & Morgan (TM).
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Agastache, cana 'Texas Hummingbird Mint', HCG - "raspberry pink flowers are prolific and continue from late summer on through fall..." |
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Lysimachia atropurpurea,TM-Not invasive, even in moist soil |
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Asclepias tuberosa , PN- "Butterflyweed is king of the milkweeds, one of the most striking prairie wildflowers." |
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Nepeta, transcaucasica 'Blue Infinity' TM -"Tall wands of violet-blue flowers in seemingly infinite quantity over a long period...." |
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Baptisia, australis 'Blue False Indigo', PN- "clusters of deep blue flowers covering the plant in June and July. Blue-green foliage is reason enough to grow this plant! Deep rooted, slow growing, and long-lived, it reaches a height of five feet..." |  |
Panicum, virgatum 'Heavy Metal', HCG- "native grass is incredibly beautiful and adds a touch of class to any garden. The metallic-blue foliage grows tightly and vertically. " |
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Campanula, rotundifolia 'Harebell', PN- "deep blue, bellshaped flowers, excels in thin, rocky soils, as well as dry sand. Seldom exceeding one to two foot in height... " |  |
Penstemon, barbatus, HCG- " ...likes a well-drained, compost enriched garden soil and more regular watering for best results." |
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Coreopsis, "Early Sunrise",TM- "full sun. Thrives in poor, sandy or rocky soils with good drainage. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought." and "this plant has excelled.. | 
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Polemonium reptans , TM- Jacobs ladder blooms in the Spring in shade or part sun. |
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Gaillardia, 'Goblin', TM- "outstanding variety...masses of fiery red blooms surrounded by a ring of rich flame yellow." |
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Salvia, Jurisicii 'Blue', HCG- "beautiful feathery foliage and a profusion of plume-like flower spikes made up of unusual upside-down, blue flowers in late spring..." |
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Digitalis obscura, HCG- "from the mountains of Spain, this foxglove will take full sun, lean soil, and less water." |
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Salvia 'Rose Queen', HCG "long-blooming cultivar with showy rose-pink flowers...naturalizes by seed..." |
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Geum, triflorum 'Prairie Smoke' PN- "one of the most distinctive and best-loved of all prairie plants. Its unmistakable feathery pink seedheads are one of the stars of the spring prairie garden..." |
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Stachys, coccinea 'Scarlet Hedgenettle', HCG-"The ultimate plant for hummingbirds. This Southwestern native is a non-stop bloomer from midsummer..." |
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Hymenoxys, acaulis, v. ivesiana 'Sundancer Daisy', HCG-"covered by large, bright yellow, long-stemmed daisies from late spring through fall. Remarkably adapted to arid regions..." |
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Stokesia, laevis 'Mary Gregory'-cultivar with fluffy, cornflower-like, soft lemon yellow flowers 3-4" across. |
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Liatris, ligulistylis 'Meadow Blazingstar' PN - "spectacular spike of tightly bunched purple/pink flowers..." |
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Verbascum, 'Snow Maiden', TM- "Well branched, erect spikes covered in large 1.5" pure white flowers, over a long period." |
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Liatris, pycnostachya 'Prairie Blazingstar' PN -Spikes of flowers |
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Zauschneria garrettii 'Mountain Flame', HCG- Mulch with lime gravel and it will reseed. |