Sedum (Hylotelephium) telephium 'Matrona'

Sedum, Stonecrop 'Matrona'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 24-30 inches

·        Spread: 18-23 inches

·        Bloom Time: August to September

·        Bloom: tiny star-like rose-pink flowers clustered in large flattened heads (3 to 6 inches across) on tall stems; mature to rich brown seed heads in autumn

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: gritty well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant; avoid over-watering

·        Use: pollinator, rock, and gravel gardens; containers; cut flowers; dried flowers; foliage interest in summer; flower head interest in late summer, fall and winter

·        Care: low maintenance; propagate by division in spring or from stem/leaf cuttings

·        Concerns: generally trouble-free; may sustain damage from slugs, snails, mealybugs, nematodes, aphids, and vine weevils

·        Native to: Eastern Europe (Germany)

·        Notes: tall upright succulent in vase-shaped clumps; fleshy, deep gray-green broadly-elliptical leaves with burgundy mid-veins alternate on burgundy stems; self-seeds; attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects; salt tolerant; black walnut tolerant; rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C134

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Sedum (Hylotelephium) telephium 'Munstead Dark Red'

Sedum, Stonecrop 'Munstead Dark Red'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine) Family

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 15-20 inches

·        Spread: 18 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: tiny star-like crimson flowers in dense rounded heads (3-4 inches across); mature to burgundy-brown seed heads in autumn

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: gritty well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant; avoid over-watering

·        Use: pollinator, rock and gravel gardens; containers; cut flowers; dried flowers; foliage interest in summer; flower head interest in late summer, fall and winter

·        Care: low maintenance; propagate by division in spring or from stem/leaf cuttings; if desired, pinch back in early summer to control height

·        Concerns: generally trouble-free; may sustain damage from slugs, snails, mealybugs, nematodes, aphids, and vine weevils

·        Native to: eastern Europe to China and Japan; has naturalized in parts of North America

·        Notes: upright clump-forming succulent; fleshy, coarsely-toothed, elliptical gray-green leaves tinged with bronzy-red alternate on unbranched stems; self-seeds; attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects; salt tolerant; black walnut tolerant; rabbit resistant;

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C132

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Hosta 'Moonlight Sonata'

Hosta 'Moonlight Sonata'

Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3b-8b

·        Height: 19-22 inches

·        Spread: 4 feet

·        Bloom Time: late July to early August

·        Bloom: fragrant tubular bluish-white flowers with lavender stripes atop 30 inch stalks

·        Light: part shade to shade

·        Soil: average humusy well-drained

·        Moisture: average, consistent; drought-tolerant once established

·        Use: shade, pollinator and woodland gardens; ground-cover; containers; cut flower

·        Care: low maintenance; propagate by division

·        Concerns: slugs; not deer-resistant; leaf burn in direct sun

·        Native to: genus native to Japan and Korea

·        Notes: leaves (10.5 x 9 inches) thick and broadly-rounded, slightly cupped and wavy; intense powdery blue-green foliage becomes shinier in summer; bloom attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects; salt tolerant; black walnut tolerant; rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C131

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Viola pedatifida

Prairie Violet, Larkspur Violet

Family: Violaceae (Violet Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 4-8 inches

·        Spread: 6-9 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: deep blue-violet, 3/4 inch bloom; five slightly-elongated petals, three bearded, on leafless stalks; fruit: oval capsule bursts to release brown seeds

·        Light: full to part sun; intolerant of deep shade

·        Soil: rich, well-drained loamy or sandy soil

·        Moisture: medium; intolerant of drought

·        Use: ground cover; naturalizing; massed border fronts; rock, cottage, and prairie gardens; larval host plant to fritillary butterflies; attracts bee (digger bees, mason bees, sweat bees, long-horned bees) who collect pollen and/or suck nectar

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; crown rot may occur in poorly-drained soils

·        Native to: Saskatchewan to Ontario, south to Oklahoma and Arkansas; Wisconsin native

·        Notes: erect, clump-forming perennial; leaves basically stemless and toothed, often deeply and irregularly lobed; fibrous root system; spreads by rhizomes; freely self-seeds in optimum conditions; deer-resistant; an indicator plant of high-quality prairie remnants

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory; Seeds from Prairie Moraine County Park grown at Bluestem Farm

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I041; Pollinator Garden C129

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