Caulophyllum thalictroides

Blue Cohosh

Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 12-24 inches

·        Spread: 6-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: May

·        Bloom: yellow-green flowers give way in summer to blue berry-like seeds

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: prefers shady woodland areas in rich, neutral to slightly acidic soils

·        Moisture: consistently moist

·        Use: woodland gardens

·        Care: best left undisturbed, but can be divided

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; berries are poisonous

·        Native to: Eastern North America

·        Notes: valued for its lacy blue green foliage and its blue, berry-like seeds

·        Supplier:

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F102

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Lilium x 'Thesire'

Asiatic Lily 'Thesire'

Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 3-4 feet

·        Spread: 12 inches

·        Bloom Time: mid to late June

·        Bloom: soft pink with burgandy throat

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: accent plant for bed or border; attracs hummingbirds and pollinators

·        Care: divide bulbs in fall every 2 years; remove spent blooms but leave foliage alone for as long as it is green

·        Concerns: monitor for aphids and rot; rabbits like Asiatic lilies

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: little or no fragrance; as they establish they will produce more flowers every years; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B109

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Hypoxis hirsuta

Yellow Star Grass

Family: Hypoxidaceae (Star Grass Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 6 inches

·        Spread: 3-6 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to August

·        Bloom: bright yellow 3 sepals and 3 petals

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average

·        Moisture: moist to slightly dry conditions

·        Use: attracts bees to collect pollen and/or suck nectar (small carpenter bees, digger bees, sweat bees) and hoverflies to feed on pollen; Native Americans used the plant to make a tea that was used to treat heart conditions and the corm was used to treat ulcers

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: dry prairies, savannahs and open woodlands primarily east of the Mississippi

·        Notes: can easily be mistaken for grass when not in bloom; leaves are hairy; plant produces corms

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I043

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Monarda hybrid 'Bubblegum Blast'

Sugar Buzz™ Bee Balm 'Bubblegum Blast'

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 24 inches

·        Spread: 32 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: hot pink

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: best in rich, moisture-retentive or humusy soils

·        Moisture: average, consistent; soil should not be allowed to dry out

·        Use: middle of the border, cottage garden; attracts butterflies

·        Care: divide clumps every 3-4 years to prevent overcrowding and provide plants with good air circulation to help combat powdery mildew; deadhead flowers immediately after bloom to prevent self-seeding and encourage new bloom

·        Concerns: no serious insect problems; disease resistant

·        Native to: genus is native to eastern North America

·        Notes: spreads by rhizomes and self-seeding; deer and rabbit resistant; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B104

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Hemerocallis 'Mildred Mitchell'

Daylily 'Mildred Mitchell'

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 20 inches

·        Spread: 18-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: reblooms: midsummer and late summer to early fall

·        Bloom: 4 inch blooms; dusty rose center with lavender blue eye

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average

·        Moisture: low to average water needs; drought tolerant

·        Use: specimen or group in perennial beds; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: easy; can be divided every 3 to 4 year in spring or fall; deadhead plants for cosmetic purposes; tough, adaptable plants

·        Concerns: no serious problems

·        Native to: genus native to Eurasia

·        Notes: rabbit resistant; tolerates Black Walnut; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B103

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