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Syringa vulgaris Lilac, French lilac Z 4-8 SHRUB/SMALL TREE
Single or double, very fragrant lilac panicles in late spring
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Single or double, very fragrant lilac panicles in late spring
Size: 20’ x 15’
Care: full sun in well-drained soil
Native: SE Europe, Caucasus to AfghanistanIntroduced to European from its native Turkey by Viennese ambassador De Busbecq (1522-1592). Grown in Jefferson’s garden at Monticello and Washington’s Mount Vernon. By 1850 “found in almost every (American) garden.” Breck (1851) ‘Alba’ listed in Tradescant the Elder’s 1634 list as “Lilac Matthioli.” Elias Ashmole’s manuscript, “trees found in Mrs. Tradescants ground when it came into my possession (1662) as ‘Syringa alba.’ ” Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Thermopsis caroliniana syn. Thermopsis villosa Carolina lupine Z 4-9
Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover like foliage.
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Dense spikes of buttery yellow in June, resembling Baptisia or Lupin with clover-like foliage.
Size: 4’ x 2’ spreading
Care: Sun in well-drained soil. Drought & Heat tolerant.
Native: forest openings in the Appalachians
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & butterflies, Deer & rabbit resistant.Collected before 1843
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Thermopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf thermopsis, Siberian lupin Z 3-8
Brilliant spikes of buttercup yellow pea-like flowers June-July
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Brilliant spikes of buttercup yellow pea-like flowers June-July
Size: 3’ x 18”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: E. Asia, Siberia to Japan & AlaskaThermopsis is Greek meaning “lupin” and “like;” lanceolata refers to the lance shaped leaves. Named by Carl Linnaeus, the father of botanical nomenclature. This species collected before 1753.
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Thermopsis montana syn. T. rhombifolia Golden banner, False lupin Z 4-9
Yellow spikes of pea-like flowers May-June and longer in cool climates.
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Yellow spikes of pea-like flowers May-June and longer in cool climates.
Size: 24-36” x 18-24” & spreading by rhizomes
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Rocky MountainsThermopsis is Greek meaning “lupin” and “like;” because the flower looks like a yellow lupine. Collected in 1834 by plant hunter extraordinaire Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) on the trip to California, the Wyeth Expedition.
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Thymus serpyllum ssp. arcticus syn. T. praecox Lemon thyme Z 2-9
Purple flowers May – August with evergreen foliage on this tiny leaved plant. Good for groundcover or rock garden.
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Purple flowers May – June with evergreen foliage on this tiny leaved plant. Good for groundcover or rock garden.
Can not ship to: Maryland
Size: 4” x 12” and spreading
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Greenland, Norway, Iceland, the Arctic, much of the US incl WI.This species collected on an expedition in the Arctic before 1855.
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Trillium luteum Yellow Trillium Ephemeral Z 4-8
Sometimes mottled, hosta-like leaves support a lemon-scented, three-petaled yellow blossom in April-May
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Sometimes mottled, hosta-like leaves support a lemon-scented, three-petaled yellow blossom in April-May
Size: 15” x 8”
Care: Shade to part shade in moist, well-drained soil
Native: Southeastern US
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees
Awards: Elisabeth Carey Miller Great Plant Pick, recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritFirst published description by Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815) American botanist Lutheran minister and college president.
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Tulipa linifolia Flax-leaf tulip Z 3-8
Striking scarlet species tulip
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Striking scarlet species tulip with target black centers, flowering in mid to late spring. Unlike today’s hybrids these come back year after year and multiply in happy locations.
Size: 6" x 4"
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Uzbekistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.In late 1500’s herbalist Gerard detailed tulips’ culinary qualities,” The roots preserued with sugar, or otherwise dressed, may be eaten, and are no vnpleasant nor any way offensiue meat, but rather good and nourishing.” (This is not a suggestion that you eat the bulbs, rather, they are for planting adding spring beauty to your garden.) This species 1st described in 1884 by German botanist Eduard August von Regel (1815-1892) who served as the Director of the Imperial Botanical Garden of St. Petersburg Russia.
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Uvularia grandiflora Largeflower bellwort, Fairybells Z 4-9
Graceful, hanging pale yellow bells, like a gypsy’s skirt, in spring
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Graceful, hanging pale yellow bells, like a gypsy’s skirt, in spring
Size: 10-20” x 6” spread slowly
Care: part shade to shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Quebec to Ontario, NH to ND, Louisiana to Georgia, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritMenominee reduced swelling with this plant. Ojibwa cured stomach pains and Potawatomi mixed it with lard to cure sore muscles & backaches. Collected for gardens by 1802. Wm. Robinson considered this a “graceful perennial … the finest of the species.”
