Geranium pratense 'Purple Ghost'

Meadow Cranesbill Geranium 'Purple Ghost'

Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 16 inches

·        Spread: 16 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: white flowers with purple rays

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: borders, cottage gardens, group or mass

·        Care: easily divided in spring or fall; remove spent blooms and stems to encourage new growth

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to Northern Europe, China and central Asia

·        Notes: finely cut, purple-bronze foliage; mound-shaped compact habit; deer resistant

·        Supplier: Jung's Garden Center

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E220

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Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'

Korean Burnet 'Lilac Squirrel'

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 38 inches

·        Spread: 12-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: 6 inch long bushy ponytails of lilac pink on 24 inch stems

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well drained

·        Moisture: moist

·        Use: accent, border, cottage garden

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

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: Japan

·        Notes: ferny clumps of serrated silver-green folliage; deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D143

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Saxifraga paniculata 'Millstream'

Lifelong Saxifrage 'Millstream'

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-6

·        Height: 2 to 10 inches

·        Spread: 3-6 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: red

·        Light: part shade

·        Soil: gritty, well-drained

·        Moisture: moist; established plants have some drought tolerance

·        Use: alpine and rock gardens

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to Caucusus, Europe, North America

·        Notes: 1 inch silvered rosettes

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code:  Shade Garden F233

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Penstemon caespitosus 'Claude Barr'

Mat Penstemon ''Claude Barr'

Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4a-8b

·        Height: 1-2 inches

·        Spread: 12-15 inches

·        Bloom Time: June

·        Bloom: small, deep blue trumpet shaped

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: sandy, well-drained

·        Moisture: water regularly

·        Use: rock gardens, alpine gardens; attracts bees, butterflies, birds

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: selection of mountain dwelling Colorado native penstemon procumbens

·        Notes: rounded glossy dark green foliage forms a mat; deer & rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C285

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