Perennials & Biennials
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Pulmonaria angustifolia Narrow-leaf lungwort, Blue cowslip Z 4-8
One of the earliest to flower - Pink turning azure blue, trumpet-shaped flowers in April- May. Fuzzy foliage.
One of the earliest to flower – Pink turning azure blue, trumpet-shaped flowers in April- May. Fuzzy foliage.
Size: 12”x 18”
Care: full to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil.
Native: Austria & Hungary.
Wildlife Value: walnut tolerant and deer resistant. Early source of nectar for bees.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritAngustifolia means “narrow leaves.” But its leaves are only narrow compared to the leaves of other Pulmonarias.
Grown in gardens before 1590’s.
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Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Mrs. Moon’ Greater lungwort, Bethlehem sage Z 3-8
In early spring funnel form pink flowers turn to blue above bristly, white mottled green foliage. Leaves attractive through fall
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In earliest spring funnel form pink flowers turn to blue above bristly, white mottled green foliage. Leaves attractive through fall
Size: 8-18” x 18-24”
Care: full to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: species France & Italy
Wildlife Value: walnut and deer tolerant. Early source of nectar for bees.The species originally described by English botanist and gardener to Queen Mary, Leonard Plukenet (1641-1706) .Described by Philip Miller (1768) as having “spotted leaves as if they were incrusted with sugar.” ‘Mrs. Moon’ cultivar offered for sale in 1938 by Gardenside Nurseries in Shelburne VT. Name Pulmonaria from Latin pulmo or lung (e.g.today’s pulmonary) because the blotched leaves were considered to resemble lung disease. Saccharata comes from Latin word for sugar because the white bristly leaves resembled sugar coating.
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Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque flower Z 4-8
Nodding, bell-shaped purple petals with yellow centers flowers in early spring. Fun, furry foliage and Medusa-like seed heads.
Nodding, bell-shaped purple petals with yellow centers flowers in early spring. Fun, furry foliage and Medusa-like seed heads.
Size: 8" x 8"
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant, early pollen source for bees.
Awards: Great Plants for Great Plains, Royal Botanical Society Award of Garden MeritCultivated in Europe since at least medieval times. Possibly used by the Druids (about 2000 years ago) in their festival of the dawn goddess. Grown in the Eichstätt Garden, the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria, c. 1600. Jefferson planted this in 1771 in a shrubbery at Monticello. Called Pasque flower because it blooms at Easter time, well maybe for gardens in Missouri or Maryland.
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Pulsatilla vulgaris var. rubra syn. Anemone pulsatilla var. rubra Pasqueflower
Wine-red petals of bell-shape with yellow centers flowers in early spring. Fun, furry foliage
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Wine-red petals of bell-shape with yellow centers flowers in early spring. Fun, furry foliage and Medusa-like seed heads.
Size: 12-20” x 4-8”
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant, early pollen source for bees.Called Pasqueflower because it blooms at Easter time. Variety rubra considered a separate species, not a variety, by Caspar Bauhin in Theatri botanici, 1671. Illustrated in Gerard’s Herball, 1636.
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Pycanthemum muticum Clustered Mountain Mint, Blunt Mountain Mint Z 4-8
Silvery bracts underlying silvery-pink pincushion flowers blooming from June to September. Flowers and leaves minty fragrance.
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Silvery bracts underlying silvery-pink pincushion flowers blooming from June to September. Flowers and leaves minty fragrance.
Size: 12-36” x 12-36” spreading.
Care: sun to part shade in moist to well-drained soil incl. drought
Native: Maine to Michigan, south and angling southwest from Illinois to Texas
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant. One of highest nectar and pollen producing flowers attracting copious numbers and kinds of bees, butterflies, wasps and other insects.
Awards: Georgia Native Plant Society Plant of the Year 2022Collected and described by French botanist André Michaux (1746-1802) who spent 11 years exploring the North America for plants. 1800.
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Pycanthemum virginianum Mountain mint Z 4-8
Corymbs of numerous pinkish-white blossoms, leaves fragrant.
Corymbs of numerous pinkish-white blossoms in August, leaves fragrant.
Size: 3' x 18"
Care: full sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Wisconsin native, Eastern U.S.
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies, supports over 50 bee species.Named by Linnaeus in 1753. Pycanthemum is Greek meaning “dense blossom.” Chippewa used it to stop menstrual flow, cure chills and fever and to season meat. The plant gave the Meskwaki energy and lured minks into their traps. Lakota Sioux: “The leaves make a very pleasant tea. An infusion of the plant is taken for coughs.” Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811
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Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus Creeping buttercup Z 3-9
Small bright yellow nearly ball-shaped flowers May - June
Small bright yellow nearly ball-shaped flowers May – June
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Size: 8-12" x 10" spreading
Care: Part sun to shade in moist soil
Native: Europe, Siberia, from Newfoundland to VirginiaRanunculus is Latin for little frog, so named by Pliny in Roman times referring to the wet conditions required by some ranunculus. In 1629 John Parkinson, apothecary to James I and royal botanist to Charles I, called this Ranunculus protensis flore multiplici. The root was supposed to break persistent sores by “drawing the venome to the place.” Jefferson planted Creeping buttercup at Monticello in 1782; it may or may not have been this double.
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Ratibida pinnata Prairie coneflower Z 3-8
Skirt of drooping, sunny, thin petals surround erect brown cone on this fragrant flower, smelling of anise, June-August.
Skirt of drooping, sunny, thin petals surround erect brown cone on this fragrant flower, smelling of anise, June-August.
Size: 4' x 18"
Care: sun to part shade in any soil
Native: Ontario, VT to FL, SD to OK, incl. Wisconsin
Wildlife Value: Butterfly plant. Birds eat seeds.Pinnata means “feathery” in Latin referring to the thin petals of the flower. 1st Americans cured toothaches with the root & made tea from the cone and leaves. Collected by French explorer Michaux on the prairies of Illinois in 1795.
