Perennials
G. Blackberry Lily
Belamcanda chinensis or Iris domestica
2-3' h x 1-2' w | Zones 5-10
In the 1800s this flower was called Chinese Ixea and was
offered in a seed list of 1810. Lily-like flowers 2 inches across
are a beautiful orange spotted with carmine-rose in the throat.
The shiny black seed clusters look just like ripe blackberries
and dry well for winter bouquets. Grow in masses in fertile,
well-drained soil. Summer bloom.
S023 Seed packet...20 seeds...$3.99
P3000
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
CIRCA 1810
A. Allium `Millenium'
Allium nutans hyb. (ALL-ee-um)
1-1.5' h x 1-1.5' w | Zones 58
Like a clustered bouquet, `Millenium' sends up loads of strong
stems tipped with 2" umbels of rich rosy lilac from midsummer
to fall. Bright glossy green foliage always looks perfect, and the
onion scented foliage repels hungry deer and rabbits. Forms
a tidy clump that won't spread around by seed and bees of all
kinds absolutely love it!
P8096
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
I. Chrysanthemum
`Cambodian Queen'
C. hyb.
22.5' h x 2.5' w | Zones 49
An important native flower of
China and Japan, hardy mums
were hybridized as early as 500
A.D. This large flowered (3")
pink daisy with tufted gold
centers blooms mid to late fall,
providing pollen and nectar to
migrating butterflies and native
bees getting ready to nap away
the winter. Easy, just provide
organic, well-drained soil.
P8128
Plant
1/$7.99,
3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
H. Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China'
Chrysanthemum rubellum (kris-AN-the-mum)
3' h x 2.5' w | Zones 49
Sprays of silvery pink flowers open in late fall from dark mauve
incurled buds. The leaves turn dark maroon as the weather
turns cold, contrasting with the soft pastel blooms. A rare
selection for extending the flowering season into fall in your
garden. Pinch early to increase bushiness.
P5620
Plant
1/$7.99, 3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
K. Columbine `Crimson Star'
Aquilegia vulgaris
(ak-will-EE-jee-uh)
2' h x 1.5' w | Zones 38 | Self sows
Pure red flowers are
not all that common--
often there is a purple cast or an
orange tone. `Crimson Star' has huge
true red flowers with white centers
on a compact plant. An old-fashioned
favorite denizen of cottage gardens
for over 80 years. Spring bloom.
S021 Seed packet...200
seeds...$2.99
CIRCA 1934
L. Columbine 'National
Collection Mix'
A. ssp.
2-4' h x 1.5-2' w | Zones 3-9
A nostalgic mix of forms and
colors, some spurless, others
with long arching spurs; some
bicolors, others single colors of
every hue--all irresistible to
hummingbirds and ignored by
browsing deer and rabbits. An
enchanting mix of shades of
white, yellow, mauve, powder
blue, cobalt blue, pink, cream,
deep purple and bicolors for
springtime bloom.
S1382 Seed packet...
50 seeds...$3.99
B. Anemone Wild SwanTM
Anemone hyb. (ah-NEH-moh-nee)
1.5' h x 1' w | Zones 5-8
This demure flower was found in nurserywoman Elizabeth
MacGregor's garden (fancy that!) and has since gone on to fame
in England and the US, prized for its amazing hybrid vigor, its
unabashed blooming power, and its reticence to spread into
neighboring plantings. The large white flowers (3" or more) open
wide during the day, and close as twilight approaches to a nod-
ding bell brushed in dusky violet. Provide humus rich moist, yet
well drained soils and deadhead for flowers from spring to frost.
P8173
Plant
1/$7.99, 3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
C. Aster 'Jindai'
Aster tartaricus
3-6' h x 2-3' w | Zones 3-9
This native of Manchuria is a compelling candidate for the back
of the border or in pollinator gardens, where its clusters of 1"
sky blue daisy flowers with large brilliant gold centers bloom
atop strong, self-supporting stems in fall, often into November.
Abuzz with pollinators, it loves moist rich soils, but tolerates
most and always looks good--a bulletproof selection!
P8177
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
D. Bellflower 'Bernice'
Campanula trachelium (kam-PAN-yoo-luh)
2-3' h x 1-1.5' w | Zones 5-8 | Self sows
Once called Bats in the Belfry, and the original
Canterbury bell, C. trachelium has a long history
in gardens, in England and the colonies. This selection has
tousled double blooms arrayed along sturdy stems, a trouble free
heirloom that has stood the test of time admirably. Deadhead for
longer bloom in early summer.
P8236
Plant
1/$7.99, 3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
CIRCA 1851
F. Bellflower 'Viking'
C. punctata
1.5' h x 1.5-2' w | Zones, 5-8
A "wonderful new discovery" according to Chicago Botanic
Garden's trial garden manager Jim Ault, this free-flowering supe-
rior cultivar is compact and vigorous, blooming in late spring and
re-blooming until fall, featuring 2" long clustered bells of lilac
blue that will bring hummers and butterflies to your garden.
Deadhead for neatness.
P8182
Plant
1/$7.99, 3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
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E. Bellflower 'Sarastro'
C. hyb.
1.5-2'h x 1.5-2' w | Zones 4-8
Rated 5 stars in trials, this hybrid of C. punctata and
C. trachelium combines the best of both with a profusion of
large dangling blooms plus strong stems, non spreading habit and
great winter hardiness. The violet purple flowers really "pop"
when grown with chartreuse foliage plants, flowering from early
to late summer. Deadhead for neatness.
P8226
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
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J. Chrysanthemum `Autumn
Bronze'
C. rubellum
3' h x 2.5' w | Zones 49
A lovely dark green shrub that
explodes into bloom in fall. Many
layered petals of golden bronze with
gold centers attract bees. Shear to the
ground in earliest spring and grow in
rich, well-drained soil.
P6970
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25,
6/$39.00
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