Liatris spicata var. spicata

Marsh Blazing Star, Dense Blazing Star

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-10

·        Height: 3-6 feet

·        Spread: 6-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: tall showy purple spikes

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: sandy, loamy

·        Moisture: medium to wet

·        Use: wood openings, prairies, sedge meadows, rain gardens, butterfly gardens, naturalized areas; reduces erosion; attracts butterflies and birds

·        Care: easy to grow

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: eastern United States to Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana

·        Notes: smooth, leafy stems

·        Supplier: donated by Diane Amundson

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D041

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Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Double Daffodil 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-8

·        Height: 15-16 inches

·        Spread: 9-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: April to May

·        Bloom: creamy white with saffron-yellow center; multiple blooms per stem; very fragrant

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained; best in organically rich sandy loams; bulb may rot in poorly drained soil

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: best planted in small groupings of at least 6 bulbs in front of borders, woodland areas, under trees or in front of shrubs

·        Care: foliage should not be cut back until it yellows

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: strap-like green leaves in clump; deer and rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: Brent & Becky's Bulbs

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D040

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Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'White Tanna'

Japanese Burnet, Bottlebrush 'White Tanna'

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 4 feet

·        Spread: 24 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: white bottlebrush spikes

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average; tolerates clay well

·        Moisture: medium to moist

·        Use: containers, accent, back of border, cottage garden

·        Care: low maintenance; clumps can be easily divided in spring

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to wet meadows and along streams in eastern Asia, including China and Japan

·        Notes: forms mid-sized mound of lacy grey-green leaves; rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D108

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Molinia caerulea arundinacea 'Sky Racer'

Purple Moor Grass 'Sky Racer'

Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-8

·        Height: 5 feet

·        Spread: 24 inches

·        Bloom Time: August to September

·        Bloom: profuse, narrow, erect, stiff, see-through flower spikes with tiny purplish flowers rise well above the foliage clump

·        Light: full sun; tolerates light shade

·        Soil: average; prefers humusy acidic soils

·        Moisture: prefers moist

·        Use: accent or specimen

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: bogs and moors in Europe and Asia

·        Notes: narrow, arching, blue-green foliage typically rising in a clump 2 feet tall; golden fall foliage; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D027

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