Perennials & Biennials
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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.”
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Lilium leichtlinii Leichtlin’s Lily, Citronella Lily Z 5-9
Up-curved petals on down-facing, yellow flowers freckled with dark spots grace a tall stem with multiple horizontal side shoots, each ending with a flower in June-July.
Up-curved petals on down-facing, yellow flowers freckled with dark spots grace a tall stem with multiple horizontal side shoots, each ending with a flower 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 meadowsIntroduced from Japan by the London nursery of Veitch and Sons and described first in Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5673 1867 wherein it was named for German horticulturist Maximilian Leichtlin (1831-1910) He worked at several gardens in Europe then traveled to South America and then founded a botanic garden in Baden-Baden, Germany specializing in bulbous plants. Listed in the 1873 catalog of Leichtlin’schen Gartens in Baden-Baden.
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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
Brilliant orange with purple spots, Turks’-cap type, reflexed petals (tepals), blooming in late summer to early fall.
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Brilliant orange with purple spots, Turks’-cap type, reflexed petals (tepals), blooming in late summer to early fall.
Size: 10’ x 12”
Care: Sun in moist to moist-well-drained, acidic soil
Native: from VT to Fl & west to Mississippi River, Wisconsin nativeLilium was named for the Greek word for smooth, polished referring to its leaves. This collected before 1665. In his 1665 book, Flora, seu de Florum Cultura John Rea, nurseryman and author, called it the “Virginia Martagon.” 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.”
