Papaver orientale

Oriental Poppy 

Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9

·        Height: 30 inches

·        Spread: 12-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: large, cup-shaped orange flowers

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: light calcareous soil

·        Moisture: water regularly, do not over water.

·        Use: accent plant in border, cut flowers, underplantings to larger, late flowering perennials

·        Care: poppies do not handle transplanting or over-watering well

·        Concerns: flowers may need staking to keep from flopping when in full bloom or when wet

·        Native to: species native to Caucasus, northeastern Turkey and northern Iran

·        Notes: after flowering , foliage dies away fill in with later developing plants; fresh leaves appear again in fall; deer resistant

·        Supplier: America's Best Flowers

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B070

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Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama 'Masbolimket'

Jim Crockett™ False  Aster 'Masbolimket'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 18-24 inches

·        Spread: 24-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: daisy-like, lavender flowers with a yellow center

·        Light: full sun to partial shade

·        Soil: best in rich soil that is well-drained, but tolerates poor soil

·        Moisture: regular watering to keep soil moist

·        Use: border, cottage garden, cut flowers

·        Care: divide every 2-3 years

·        Concerns: prone to athracnose, powdery mildew and rust

·        Native to: species native to eastern U.S., west of the Rockies and Idaho and Oregon

·        Notes: fine-textured gray-green leaves; deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H103

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Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'

Common Blanket Flower 'Arizona Sun'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 8-10 inches

·        Spread: 10-14 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: orange-red daisy flowers with yellow edges

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: poor to average well-drained soil

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: front of perennial borders or cottage gardens; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: removing spent blooms will promote new buds

·        Concerns: mildew, rust, leaf spot, slug, snails

·        Native to: species native to much of North America

·        Notes: compact habit,; somewhat short-lived but readily self seeds; deer resistant; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Jung's Garden Center

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H101

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Dodecatheon meadia

Shooting Star

Family: Primulaceae (Primrose Family)

 
·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 9-12 inches

·        Spread: 6 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: colors vary from white to pink to light purple; 5 petals like a shooting star

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained soils

·        Moisture: medium; avoid wet soils, particularly in winter

·        Use: native plant or wildflower garden, woodland garden, rock garden or naturalized area; attracts bees; bumble bees collect pollen through buzz-pollination (rusty patched bumble bee, common eastern bumble bee, two-spotted bumble bee, brown-belted bumble bee); flowers attract queen bumble bees and sweat bees

·        Care: can be divided and transplanted after flowering

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: eastern and central North America

·        Notes: basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves; goes dormant in summer

·        Supplier: Bluestem Farm; Klein's Floral & Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I038, Shade Garden F109

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Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts'

Fringed Bleeding Heart 'Ivory Hearts'

Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)

 

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 6-12 inches

·        Spread: 12-16 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to September

·        Bloom: clusters of delicate, dangling, heart-shaped white flowers

·        Light: part shade to shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium to moist

·        Use: woodland and perennial garden borders, edging, shaded areas of alpine and rock gardens, containers; attracts butterflies

·        Care: removing faded flowers will promote new buds to form

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: interspecific hybrid

·        Notes: vigorous clump of powdery blue-green leaves; parts of it are toxic to humans and animals; deer and rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F037

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