Drought, Xeric & Dry Soil Plants
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Nicotiana langsdorffii Langsdorff’s tobacco Z 10-11, grow as annual in colder areas
Pendulous Granny Smith apple colored, tube-shaped flowers in summer through fall.
Pendulous Granny Smith apple colored, tube-shaped flowers, in summer through fall.
Size: 2-3’ x 6”
Care: full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Chile and Brazil
Wildlife Value: attract hummingbirds
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Nicotiana langsdorfii introduced in 1819. The genus name nicotiana named after John Nicot who introduced smoking tobacco to Europe. Langsdorfii named to honor Russian naturalist Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff, Baron de Langsdorff ( 1774 -1852), Russian consul general in Brazil and leader of Langsdorff Expedition of Brazil, 1826-1829.
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Oenothera macrocarpa syn. O. missouriensis Ozark sundrops Z 3-7
Big, lemon-yellow blossoms much of the summer, then turn into curious-looking, big oval seed pods
Big, lemon-yellow blossoms much of the summer, then turn into curious-looking, big oval seed pods
Size: 9-12" x 12"
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Missouri & Nebraska
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Oenothera is Greek meaning wine tasting referring to the ancient use of Sundrop roots. This discovered in 1810 by Thomas Nuttall when he traveled along the Missouri River “on the elevated summits of the …hills in the vicinity of the lead-mines of the river Meremeck, 30 miles from St. Louis, Louisiana.” (then in the Louisiana Territory). Nuttall described it as a “splendid and singular species.”
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Paeonia ‘Seashell’ Sea Shell peony Z 3-8
Blousy, single, ballerina pink petals 6” across, surround golden centers in mid-season, sweetly fragrant.
Blousy, single, ballerina pink petals 6″ across, surround golden centers in mid-season, sweetly fragrant.
Size: 36"x 36"
Care: sun to part sun in moist well-drained soil. Plant “eyes” no deeper than 2” below soil. If planted too low, it will not flower.
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant.
Awards: American Peony Society Gold Medal in 1990.Paeonia is derived from the Greek mythical figure Paeon, who Pluto turned into a flower. Theophrastus described the peony around 300 B.C. Dioscorides, 1st century A.D., claimed the root eased the pain of childbirth. During the Middle Ages peonies used in Europe to remedy the falling sickness, cleaning women after child birth, nightmares, and melancholy. The “surest way” to effect a cure was to hang fresh root around the neck. Otherwise an infusion should be taken before and after a full moon. ‘Seashell’ introduced by H.F. Sass in 1937.
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Paeonia ‘Butterbowl’ Peony Z 2-8
Pale pink single petals surround blousy yellow central petals, hence ‘Butterbowl.’
Pale pink single petals surround blousy yellow central petals, hence ‘Butterbowl.’ Fragrant too. Blooms midseason.
Size: 36” x 24-30”
Care: sun to part sun in fertile, moist well-drained soil. Plant “eyes” no deeper than 2” below soil. If planted too low, it will not flower.Paeonia is derived from the Greek mythical figure Paeon, physician to Pluto who cured Pluto after his defeat by Hercules. In thanks Pluto turned Paeon into a flower. Peonies have been in gardens since Greek and Roman times. ‘Butterbowl’ bred and introduced by Rosenfield, 1955.
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Paeonia ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ Peony Z 3-8
Huge, frilly pastel pink blossoms late in the season, fragrant
Huge, frilly pastel pink blossoms late in the season, fragrant
Size: 36” x 36”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil. Plant "eyes no deeper than 1-2" below soil level
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Paeonia is from Greek mythical figure Paeon, physician to Pluto who cured Pluto after his defeat by Hercules. In thanks Pluto turned Paeon into a flower. Peonies in gardens since ancient Greece. P. ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ introduced by French nursery Lemoine in 1906.
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Papaver anomalum alba Z 5-9
Paper thin petals on this pure white poppy with yellow stamens blooms May to October except in the heat of July.
Paper thin petals on this pure white poppy with yellow stamens blooms May to October except in the heat of July.
Size: 12” x 8”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Deer resistant
Native: European AlpsAnomalum means extraordinary and this poppy is. Collected by 1909.
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Papaver bracteatum Great scarlet poppy Z 5-8
Glossy fire engine red petals with black heart
OUT OF STOCK – Available for purchase in Spring only
Glossy fire engine red petals with black heart in June. D.M. Ferry Catalog, 1876: ”great beauty and magnificent.”
Size: 3-4’ x 3’
Care: sun in well-drained soil. Foliage dies back in summer & reemerges in the cool autumn. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.
Native: Siberia & Northern IranPapaver bracteatum was introduced to European gardens in 1817 from its native Siberia. Poppies have been grown since at least the time when Homer wrote the Illiad, in which he used the poppy’s hanging bud as a metaphor for a dying soldier. During World War I, Canadian soldier John McCrae again united the poppy with dying soldiers. He wrote “In Flanders’ Field.”
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Papaver orientale Poppy Z 2-7
The classic poppy - papery tabasco petals with black blotch center in June. D.M. Ferry Catalog, 1876:"great beauty and magnificent.” It appears to die back in summer then the leaves reappear in fall.
OUT OF STOCK
Available for purchase in Spring only
The classic poppy – papery tabasco petals with black blotch center in June. D.M. Ferry Catalog, 1876: ”great beauty and magnificent.” It appears to die back in summer then the leaves reappear in fall.
Size: 2-3’ x 2’
Care: Full sun in well-drained soil.
Native: Caucasus
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant.Poppies have been grown since at least the time when Homer wrote the Illiad, in which he used the poppy’s hanging bud as a metaphor for a dying soldier. During World War I, Canadian soldier John McCrae again united the poppy with dying soldiers. He wrote “In Flanders’ Field.”
French botanist Joseph Pitton Tournefort (1656-1708) discovered this in Armenia in 1714 and sent it to the King of France. In 1741 Englishman Peter Collinson sent seeds to John Bartram who cultivated the plant in his Philadelphia nursery. Jefferson grew the oriental poppy at Monticello and Washington grew it at Mount Vernon. Acc’d to the Gardeners Dictionary, 1768 “There are two or three varieties of this which differ only in the colour of their flowers … and a double flower of this kind … Tournefort says, the Turks eat the green heads of this Poppy, although they are very bitter and acrid.”
