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Polygonatum biflorum Solomon’s seal syn. P. commutatum Z 3-9
Small white bells dangle from the arching stems in June followed by black fruit of berries.
Small white bells dangle from the arching stems in June followed by black fruit of berries.
Size: 2-5’ x 2’
Care: shade in well-drained soil. Good dry shade plant.
Native: So. Canada and northern U.S., WisconsinDioscorides named Polygonatum in the 1st century, which means “many jointed” referring to scars on the rhizome. Used medicinally by the Cherokee, Chippewa and Menominee for dysentery, stomachaches, breast and lung disease and for “general debility.” It put Chippewa to sleep but revived unconscious Menominee. HoChunk added cooked and dried root to soups. Lakota Sioux: “The rhizomes are een soups and stews. They are also dried for later use. The young shoots can be eaten raw or cooked but seeds and fruits are considered toxic.” P. biflorum grown in American gardens since 1700’s.
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Polygonatum falcatum var. variegatum Variegated Solomon seal Z 4-9
Gracefully arching Solomon seal with white margined leaves and white bells dangling from each leaf axil in spring
Gracefully arching Solomon seal with white margined leaves and white bells dangling from each leaf axil in spring
Size: 20" x 4' slow spreader
Care: moist to moist well-drained soil in shade.
Native: Japan
Wildlife Value: Birds eat the fruit. Pollen and nectar feed a number of bee species.
Awards: Great Plant Pick Award; Perennial Plant Assn’s 2013 Plant of the Year; Missouri Botanic Garden Plant of Merit, Great Plants for Great Plains, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal1st identified by Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai (1882-1952) in “Botany Magazine of Tokyo” 1924.
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Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon’s seal Z 4-10
Dangling dainty white bells in June followed by black fruit on the arching stem. The leaves “make a fine mass of elegant foliage,” Sanders, 1913.
Dangling dainty white bells in June followed by black fruit on the arching stem. The leaves “make a fine mass of elegant foliage,” Sanders, 1913.
Size: 5' x 10"
Care: shade in fertile, humusy, well-drained soil. Good dry shade plant
Native: Europe and AsiaGreek physician Dioscorides named Polygonatum in the 1st century, which means “many jointed” referring to scars on the rhizome. Medieval herbalists opined that Biblical figure Solomon put scars on the rhizome to demonstrate the plant’s curative powers. P. multiflorum cultivated in English gardens by 1450. In 1596 English herbalist Gerard endorsed its use to repair broken bones – mix the pulverized root and drink it with ale to “gleweth together the bones in very short space.” He also claimed fresh stamped root of Polygonatum would cure cuts and bruises for “women’s willfulness in stumbling on their hasty husband’s fists.” According to Culpepper, Italian wives “much used” this remedy. American gardens since 1700’s.
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Polygonum capitatum Pinkhead knotweed, in China tou hua liao. Z 7-11 Reseeding annual in colder areas. Reseeds generously but not until it warms in late spring or early summer.
Petite, oval-shaped spikes of pink flower heads June through October, with ornamental, chevron-like pattern on the leaves. Wonderful groundcover, good for rock gardens and containers and between stepping stones and anyplace you want to put a plant.
Petite, oval-shaped spikes of pink flower heads June through October, with ornamental, chevron-like pattern on the leaves. Wonderful groundcover, good for rock gardens and containers and between stepping stones and anyplace you want to put a plant.
Size: 5” x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: China, Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Malaysia & NepalCollected for western gardens by 1825. Used medicinally in Asia. Polygonum from Greek polys meaning “many” and gonu for “knee” or “joint” for the thickened joints on the stem. Capitatum means “dense head.”
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Polygonum virginianum syn. Persicaria virginiana Jumpseed Z 4-8
Arresting tiny white flowers atop nearly leafless stems blooming late summer into fall; dark green foliage marked with a maroon chevron on each leaf
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Arresting tiny white flowers atop nearly leafless stems blooming late summer into fall;
dark green foliage marked with a maroon chevron on each leafSize: 2-3’ x 3-4’
Care: shade to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: All eastern areas from central Canada south to Texas, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: attracts birds, bees & butterflies, Deer resistant
Size: Cherokee made a hot infusion of leaves with the bark of a Honey Locust to treat whooping cough.Linnaeus 1753.
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Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Z 3-10
Leathery, lance-shaped evergreen fronds stay fresh and green through winter.
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Leathery, lance-shaped evergreen fronds stay fresh and green through winter.
Size: 18" x 18"
Care: part shade to full shade in most any soil, nearly indestructable
Native: Every state east of the Rockies, Wisconsin native
Awards: Kentucky's Theodore Klein Plant AwardEvergreen fronds last all winter. Called “Christmas” because in the past florists used the evergreen fronds in holiday arrangements. Collected by Michaux before 1800. Collected by French botanist and plant hunter André Michaux (1746-1802) while searching east of the Mississippi River before 1800.
**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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Polystichum tsus-simense Korean Rock Fern Z 5-9
Compact, glossy, evergreen, narrow, arrow-shaped fronds with dark veins and black stems growing in a rosette.
Compact, glossy, evergreen, narrow, arrow-shaped fronds with dark veins and black stems growing in a rosette.
Size: 12-20” x 12-16”
Care: Shade to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Korea
Wildlife Value: deer resistant
Awards: Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit. Great Plant Pick Elizabeth Carey Miller Botanic Garden1st collected “on the Island of Tsus Sima, in the Straits of Corea” by Charles Wilford (1836-18930 in 1859. Species Filicum, Vol. 4, p. 16 (1862) William J. Hooker. In 1854 Charles Wilford started as an assistant in the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Sent to Asia in 1857 he collected plants in Hong Kong, moving to Taiwan the following year and to Korea and Japan in 1859.
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Potentilla argyrophylla Cinquefoil Z 5-8
Sunshine colored saucers with orange centers in early summer
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Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Sunshine colored saucers with orange centers in early summer
Size: 24” x 24”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Nepal, China, Pakistan & AfghanastanPotentilla is Latin meaning powerful referring to medicinal properties. Argyrophylla means silver leaved. Potentillas used by dentists in the 16th century to reduce pain according to Gerard, English herbalist. Per Culpepper, 17th century English herbalist potentilla is to be used if Jupiter is ascending and the moon is “applying to him.” This species collected by 1831.
