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Liatris spicata Blazing star, Gayfeather, Button snakeroot Z 3-8
Rosy purple spikes in July and August, a flower arranger’s dream
Rosy purple spikes in July and August, a flower arranger’s dream
Size: 2-3' x 18"
Care: Full sun in moist to well-drained soil.
Native: Eastern and southern U. S., Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: favorite nectar source for Buckeye butterflies & host for caterpillars of Painted lady, Fritillaries, Skippers, Sulphurs, Coppers & Checkerspot butterflies.Native Americans used roots medicinally for backaches, colic, dropsy and to strengthen a weak heart. The Dakota recognized L. spicata as an indication “when the flower is blue-red that corn is good to eat.” Nicollet Diary, August 13, 1838. The dried root reputedly repelled moths from stored clothes. First collected by English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) and cultivated since 1732. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.
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Ligularia dentata In China called chi ye tuo wu, Leopard plant, Summer ragwort Z 3-8
Its leaves are as ornamental as its blooms – leaves are large, leathery, round with jagged margins and prominent veins; orange-yellow daisies, bloom in mid-summer
Its leaves are as ornamental as its blooms – leaves are large, leathery, round with jagged margins and prominent veins; orange-yellow daisies, bloom in mid-summer
Size: 3-4’ x 2-3’
Care: shade to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: China & Honsu in JapanDentata refers to the jagged leaf edges. Collected and introduced to Europe by Carl Peter von Thunberg (1743-1828), student of Linnaeus at Uppsala University in Sweden. He made three trips to the Cape of Good Hope 1772-1775 where he collected about 1000 new species, Java and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1777 and 15 months in Japan (1775-1777) where he befriended local doctors who gave him hundreds of plants new to Western horticulture. He succeeded Linnaeus as professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. Knighted by Swedish King Gustav.
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Ligularia japonica syn. Ligularia kaempferi syn. Farfugium japonicum Leopard plant
Cutleaf bold foliage, golden yellow-orange daisy-like flowers in late summer
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Cutleaf bold foliage, golden yellow-orange daisy-like flowers in late summer
Size: 4’ x 12”
Care: part shade in moist, fertile soil
Native: Japan, China & KoreaCollected and grown in the West before 1841. July 6 1872 The Garden reported that it bloomed in London.
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Ligularia przewalskii syn. Senecio przewalskii Leopard plant Z 4-8
Bold, deeply palmate lobed foliage, deep yellow spike in late summer
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Bold, deeply palmate lobed foliage, deep yellow spike in late summer
Size: 5-6' x 24-36"
Care: full to part shade in moist soil.
Native: Northern ChinaNamed for Nikolai Przewalski (1839-1888), Polish geographer and naturalist who explored Central Asia on behalf of Russia. First described in Bulletin de l’Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St-Petersburg, sér. 3 26(3): 493. 1880.
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Ligularia siberica Z. 3-8
Spikes of yellow daisies atop a clump of bold, round leaves from June to August
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Spikes of yellow daisies atop a clump of bold, round leaves from June to August
Size: 3-4' x 2’
Care: sun to shade in moist soil
Native: from France to JapanThis species in gardens before 1750. It was the 1st species of the genus, named by Linnaeus in 1753. Father of perennial borders, William Robinson: “Fine leaved and worth growing.” L.H. Bailey: “Said to be a showy marsh plant.”
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Lilium auratum Gold-band lily, Yamayuri in Japan Z 5-8
Very fragrant, recurved white trumpets with gold bands radiating from the center down the middle of each petal, decorated with red spots. Blooms in late summer.
3 for $14.95 Bulbs will ship in fall, perfect time for planting!
Very fragrant, recurved white trumpets with gold bands radiating from the center down the middle of each petal, decorated with red spots. Blooms in late summer.
Size: 3-4’ x 12”
Care: Plant 3-4 times deeper than the bulb’s height, i.e. if bulb is 2’ tall plant the bottom of the bulb 4” deep. Sun to part shade in well-drained soil, slightly acidic. Mulch.
Native: Japan in forest edges in mountains north of south-central Honshu Island.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritLilium was named for the Greek word for smooth, polished referring to its leaves. The Chinese cultivated this lily since 1688. Japanese cultivated this bulb as a vegetable: “I have eaten them pretty often, and rather relished them, as they are, when cooked, sweet, mucilaginous, and without any decided taste to make them objectionable to a newcomer.” American Gardener, May 1882. English nurseryman John Veitch introduced this lily to Europe in 1861. Considered “queen of the lilies” in late Victorian gardens. The Wisconsin Horticultural Society described it as the “most beautiful of all Japan lilies…” (1896).
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Lilium canadense, Z 2-6
Showy, drooping bell-shaped flowers from lemon to dark orange in color with conspicuous red spots on the inside
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Showy, drooping flowers from lemon to dark orange in color with conspicuous red spots on the inside.
Size: 2-4’ x 6”
Care: part shade in moist to moist well-drained, slightly acidic soil
Native: Upper Great Lakes & southern Canada
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesIntroduced to gardens from its native North America by Jacques Cartier, 1535. Also collected by Swedish botanist Pehr Kalm (1716-1779) who collected in Northeastern US and SE Canada and sent it to Linnaeus. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811. Listed in the 1873 catalog of Leichtlin’schen Gartens in Baden-Baden.
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Lilium lancifolium Tiger lily, in Japan called “oniyuri” Z 2-7
Late summer, orange, recurved blossoms with black spots
Late summer, orange, recurved blossoms with black spots
Can not ship to: Delaware and Maryland.
Size: 3-4' x 12"
Care: Sun to part shade in any soil
Native: AsiaLilium was named for the Greek word for smooth, polished referring to its leaves. The Tiger lily was in Chinese literature as long ago as the 10th century. The Chinese grew it in rows as a vegetable and wrote it brought the pained dragon to life. First described for the West by Englebert Kaempfer, physician to Dutch East India Co. on Deschema Island in the 1690’s. William Kerr sent the Tiger lily from Canton China to Kew in England in 1804. First Asian lily imported to America. A Tiger lily grew in Wonderland’s looking glass garden where it told Alice “We can talk…when there is anybody worth talking to.”
