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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Phlox hybrida 'Betty'

Moss Phlox 'Betty'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 2 inches

·        Spread: 3-4 inches

·        Bloom Time: April to May

·        Bloom: violet-lilac

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: evenly moist

·        Use: rock gardens, ground covers, edging; attracts butterflies

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: tight, congested bun; slowly growing with short, glossy, bright green, needle-like leaves; deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C288

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Campanula carpatica 'Blue Uniform'

Carpathian Harebell 'Blue Uniform'

Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 8 inches

·        Spread: 8-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to August

·        Bloom: lavender-blue upfacing cups

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: constant moisture, but not wet soil

·        Use: edging, containers, front of borders or growing around rocks; attracts pollinators

·        Care: deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional blooms; divide clumps in fall every 3-4 years

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; watch for slugs and snails

·        Native to: species native to Carpathian Mountains in Europe

·        Notes: low-growing clump of basal foliage

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E219

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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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