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Cortusa matthiola syn. Primula matthioli Alpine bells Z 4-9
Demure purple, drooping bells atop a short scape arising from a low carpet of foliage in May-June.
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Demure purple, drooping bells atop a short scape arising from a low carpet of foliage in May-June.
Size: 9” x 10”
Care: shade to part shade in moist soil
Native: AlpsDiscovered in a valley near Vincenza Italy in the foothills of the eastern Alps by Padua botany professor J.A. Cortusus. His friend Mattioli (1500-1577) named it for him and the species was named for Mattioli. According to Mattioli women used the leaves to color their cheeks pink: “the leaves applied to the cheeks, and shortly removed, occasion a beautiful colour, resembling that from the finest rouge. . .” Gerard grew this in London in the 1590’s but it was “at all times rare.” Profiled in 1807 in Curtis’ Botanical Magazine, plate 987
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Corydalis lutea syn. Pseudofumaria lutea Yellow fumitory, Z 4-8
Clumps of canary yellow narrow tube-shaped flowers with flared ends bloom over mounds of ferny foliage from late spring – fall. Longest blooming shade flower
Clumps of canary yellow narrow tube-shaped flowers with flared ends bloom over mounds of ferny foliage from late spring – fall. Longest blooming shade flower
Size: 9-15" x 18"
Care: part shade to shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Throughout EuropeCorydalis is Greek for “lark” korydalos, referring to the shape of flower, a lark’s spur. Lutea means “yellow.” According to 16th century herbalist Culpepper, “Saturn owns the herb” so Corydalis lutea cured Saturn’s diseases of the liver, spleen, leprosy, scabs, itches, cholera, salty blood, jaundice, melancholy, plague, pestilence and red eyes. Greek physician Dioscordes authored 5-volume De Materia Medica writing that this “hinders fresh springing of hairs on the eye lids.”
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Corydalis ochroleuca syn. Pseudofumaria alba Z 4-8
Clumps of crem white with a touch of yellow, narrow, tube-shaped flowers with flared ends bloom over mounds of ferny foliage from late spring – fall. One of longest blooming flowers for shade.
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Clumps of cream white with a touch of yellow, narrow, tube-shaped flowers with flared ends bloom over mounds of ferny foliage from late spring – fall. One of longest blooming flowers for shade.
Size: 6-12” x 12”
Care: Shade to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: BalkansCorydalis is Greek for “lark” korydalos, referring to the shape of flower resembling a lark’s spur. This species published in 1831. Gertrude Jekyll (1848-1931) planted Corydalis ochroleuca as a “wide carpet” under peonies in her spring garden at her home, Munstead Wood.
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Corydalis sempervirens syn. Capnoides sempervirens, Fumitory, Rock harlequin RESEEDING SHORT-LIVED PERENNIAL
Pink tube-shaped flowers with flaring yellow ends bloom from spring to summer
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RESEEDING SHORT-LIVED PERENNIAL
Pink tube-shaped flowers with flaring yellow ends bloom from spring to summer
Size: 10-12” x 10-12”
Care: Sun to part shade in moist well drained soil
Native: from Nova Scotia west to Alaska, south to North Carolina, Wisconsin nativeCorydalis is Greek for “lark” korydalos, referring to the shape of flower resembling a lark’s spur. First described and named (name now changed) in 1753. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Corylus americana American Hazelnut, Filbert Z 4-9
In spring, showy male flowers on 2-3" long catkins. Female flowers appear in small, reddish catkins grow into half inch long, egg-shaped edible nuts. Fall color ranges from orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green.
In spring, showy male flowers on 2-3″ long catkins. Female flowers appear in small, reddish catkins grow into half inch long, egg-shaped edible nuts. Fall color ranges from orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green.
Size: 10-16’ x 8-1’
Care: sun in any soil
Native: E. North America including Wisconsin
Wildlife Value: Exceptionally high value to wildlife. Pheasant, Quail, Turkey, Grouse, Turkey & Blue Jay and small animals eat the nuts. Pollen source for bees, host to many caterpillars both butterflies and moths. Branches make good nesting sites for songbirds. Black walnut tolerant.Described by Thomas Walter in 1788. Food for several Native American tribes. Medicinal for Cherokee, Iroquois, Menominee, Meskwaki and Ojibwa, to remedy hives, fever, headaches, pain of baby’s teething, hay fever and induce vomiting.
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
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Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry cotoneaster Z 5-7
White flowers followed by bright red berries lasting all winter. Glossy, leathery foliage tinges bronze in fall.
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White flowers followed by bright red berries lasting all winter. Glossy, leathery foliage tinges bronze in fall.
Size: 3’ x 7’
Care: Sun in moist well-drained soil. Blooms on new wood so can prune in spring. Pruning promotes bushy plant and increased flowering.
Native: SW ChinaCollected by E.H.Wilson before 1916 who described it as “forming neat mounds . . . straddled with scarlet berries in the fall and winter.”
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
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Cotoneaster multiflorus Showy cotoneaster, Many-flowered cotoneaster Z 4-8
Descriptively named “many-flowered” this specimen, fountain-shaped shrub with arching branches covered in spring with white flowers of five oval petals blooming all along the branches. In fall yellow leaves set off spectacular apple-red fruit replace each flower, all along the branches.
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Descriptively named “many-flowered” this specimen, fountain-shaped shrub with arching branches covered in spring with white flowers of five oval petals blooming all along the branches. In fall yellow leaves set off spectacular apple-red fruit replace each flower, all along the branches.
Size: 10’ x 10’
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Western China.In China called shui xun zi. Collected by 1830.
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Cottage Garden for sun
Cottage Garden for sun
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Note: This collection is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Cottage Garden for Sun Size: Height x Width* Bloom color
Spring blooming
1 Anemone sylvestris – Windflower 12” x 12” spreading white
1 Papaver orientale – Poppy 2-3’ x 2’ orange
Summer blooming
1 Alcea rosea – Hollyhock (reseeding biennial) 2-3’ x 2’ varies
3 Delphinium exaltatum – Tall larkspur 3-4′ x 9″ purple
3 Lilium lancifolium – Tiger lily 3-4’ x 12” orange
3 Phlox paniculata – Garden phlox 4’ x 2’ magenta
1 Stachys byzantia – Lambs ear 12”x 12” lavender-pink
Fall blooming
1 Aster novae angliae – New England aster 3-4’ x 24” pink or purple
1 Boltonia asteroides – Bolton’s aster 5-6’ x 3’ white
3 Eupatorium coelestinum Blue mist 3’ x 2-3’ blue18 plants for $174.67. Would be $205.50 if purchased separately. You save $30.83.
If planted together in one garden these make a 33 square foot garden.
*Most of these plants get wider by spreading roots or by self-seeding over time.
All plants are perennials except the Hollyhock which is a biennial that reseeds.
If you plan on coming to the Nursery to purchase this collection, please give us at least 24 hours notice to prepare the collection for you.
