Perennials & Biennials
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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: 2-4’ x 12”
Care: Plant in fall so roots can grow and be established in spring. Plant 3-4 times deeper than the bulb’s height, i.e. if bulb is 3” tall plant the bottom of the bulb 6-9” deep. Sun to part shade in well-drained, slightly acidic soil. 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.”
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Lilium leichtlinii Leichtlin’s Lily, Citronella Lily Z 5-9
Up-curved petals on down-facing, yellow flowers with reddish-purple spots blooming in June-July.
Up-curved petals on down-facing, yellow flowers with reddish-purple spots blooming in June-July
Size: 3-4’ x 10”
Care: sun to part shade in humus-rich, moist well-drained soil
Native: central Honshu Japan among tall grasses in moist meadowsDescribed first in Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5673 1867.
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Lilium martagon Martagon lily Z 3-8
Usually pink to carmine, smallish downfacing, reflexed petals, with one stem baring up to 50 individual flowers on mature plant.
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Usually pink to carmine, smallish downfacing, reflexed petals, with one stem baring up to 50 individual flowers on mature plant.
Size: 3-6’ x 8-12”
Care: part shade to sun (shorter in sun) in well-drained, lime soil. Resents being moved & often will not emerge in 1st year.
Native: Eastern France to Korea.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit; Elisabeth C. Miller Botanic Garden Great Plant Pick.The name Martagon means cap in Turkish from the style of turban adopted by Turkish ruler, Sultan Mohammed, which was known as a martagon and had a similarly pendulous shape. Described by English herbalist Gerard (1545-1612) in 1596.
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Lilium superbum Meadow lily Z 4-8
Briliant orange with purple spots, turks-cap type lily blooming in late summer to early fall
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Briliant orange with purple spots, turks-cap type lily blooming in late summer to early fall
Size: 10’ x 12”
Care: shade to sun in moist, acidic soil
Native: from VT to Fl & west to Mississippi River, incl. WisconsinLilium was named for the Greek word for smooth, polished referring to its leaves. Collected before 1762. Sold in America’s 1st plant catalog, Bartram’s Broadside, 1783. L.H. Bailey (1913): “The most magnificent and showy of native North American species, well worthy of extensive cultivation.” Found growing in moist meadows from Massachusetts to Indiana and Alabama. In 1665 John Rea called it the “Virginia Martagon,” In 1738 colonial botanist John Bartram sent it to his “brothers of the spade” in London where it caused a sensation. A challenge to grow, it demands well-drained, acid soil and plenty of moisture.
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Limonium latifolium syn. Limonium platyphyllum Sea lavender, Statice latifolia Z 2-8
Airy lavender blue panicles from mid to late summer. Leathery foliage turns reddish in fall.
Airy lavender blue panicles from mid to late summer. Leathery foliage turns reddish in fall.
Size: 24-30” x 24”
Care: Full sun in well-drained soil
Native: Russia, Bulgaria & Romania
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies.Limonium is Greek meaning “meadow” and latifolium means “wide leaf”. This was identified by Dioscorides in DeMaterica Medica for medicinal use around 70 A.D. Cultivated in gardens since 1700’s. Formerly used to repel moths and cure canker sores.
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Limonium minutum Dwarf statice Z 5-9
All summer long, droves of lavender blossoms above a mini pillow of spoon-shaped, glossy foliage.
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All summer long, droves of lavender blossoms above a mini pillow of spoon-shaped, glossy foliage.
Size: 6-8” x 6-8”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: southeast France on limestone seacliffs
Wildlife Value: deer resistant, salt tolerantDescribed by Linnaeus, 1753. The name Limoniuim comes from the Greek word for meadow.
