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It's hard to remember every plant we have or would
like to have. That's why we keep lists. Our plant lists content information
about our tries at growing, general information on the plant and
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There are
over 200
species of plants cultivated in our gardens. To learn more
about any of these either find the plant in the list above,
search for a plant in the box to the left or clock on one of the
categories or locations in the left column.
Each plant
listed will show a picture, and our notes about that plant. When possible, we include the Latin
botanical name, a short descriptions, and planting
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Annual Seeds
Love in the Mist
Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-Mist is a hardy annual belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) with very fine, threadlike foliage and charming 1.5-inch flowers at the end of each branch. An excellent cut flower it also forms interesting horned seed capsules, which are beautiful in dried arrangements. Comes into bloom very quickly. Make successive sowings to ensure a continuous supply. Where winters are mild it can be sown in the fall for very early spring bloom the following year. Grows to 1.5-feet tall.
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Seeds from Blair Farmer's Market 2004. Planted spring 2005.
Fence Bed West
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Perennials
Lungwort
Pulmonaria Longifolia 'E.B. Anderson'
Long, narrow, deep green leaves with silvery white spots. Vivid sky-blue flower clusters emerge in early spring with the foliage. Prefers moist soil. A good small-scale ground cover. Partial Shade or Shade.
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Planted in Fern Bed summer 2005. LOST
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Perennials
Lungwort - Dora Bielefeld
pulmonaria saccharata
This species of lungwort makes a good trouble-free, evergreen groundcover, spreading slowly and requiring little care. 'Dora Bielefeld' has white spotted, green leaves and from late winter to late spring the pink, funnel-shaped flowers are borne over a long period.
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We had this in the fern bed 3 years ago - it didn't have enough sun. It died after 2 years.
Oak Tree Bed
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Ferns
Maiden Hair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
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Ordered from Van Dyck's -- Fall 2004 $6.95. Small show in 2008
Fern Bed
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Annual Seeds
Marigolds
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'
(Star of Gold)
A native of Mexico, marigolds have been grown in gardens throughout the world for hundreds of years. Today, they are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States. Marigolds are easy to grow, bloom reliably all summer, and have few insect and disease problems.
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Annual Seeds
Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
(Butterfly Weed)
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Fence Bed West
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Bedding Plants
Million Bells
Calibrachoa
('Superbells Trailing Blue')
Often mistaken for a miniature petunia, but is actually in the potato family.
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2005 in container box behind the root cellar bulkhead
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Perennials
Missouri Primrose
oenethera
(Yella Fella)
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Planted on west side of fence.
We Might have the "Yellow Primrose" in the West bed misidentified.
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Tree & Shrub
Mock Orange Bushes
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Establish on north of the Garage before 2000. Removed in 2004 to make room for the fern bed.
Photo - summer 2004
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Annual Seeds
Morning Glories
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Planted seed under trellis next to potting bench 2005
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Annual Seeds
Moss Rose
Portulaca grandiflora
a tough annual for dry sunny places. It flowers best on sunny days and needs little care. Native to Mexico, it is low growing.
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Planted in lamp post bed (Rose Bed)
2004, 2005
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Tree & Shrub
Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
The Mountain Ash is not related to the true Ashes, but has derived its name from the similarity of the leaves. In comparison to the true Ash, it is but a small tree, rarely more than 30 feet high. It belongs to the order Rosacece and is distinguished from its immediate relations the Pear, Crab Apple, White Beam and Wild Service Tree by its regularly pinnate, Ashlike leaves. It is generally distributed over the country in its wild state, but is also much cultivated as an ornamental tree.
The fruit is rather globose, with teeth at the apex and two to three seeded cells. The bark has a soft, spongy, yellowishgrey outer layer and an inner thicker portion, with many layers of a light brown colour. It has a bitterish taste, but is odourless.
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Tree & Shrub
Mugho Pine
Pinus mugo var. mughus
unique mounding, spreading pine
excellent green winter color
prune annually to maintain shape
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$11.99
Planted on north side of house 2004, died 2007
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Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
An easy and quick growing annual. Edible leaves to spice up salads. A companion plant that helps to ward off insect pests. Thrives best in poor and dry soils. Fast growing and can be directly seed into your garden. Sow seeds after the last frost date for your area. Keep the soil dry and they will grow well.
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Annual Seeds
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
An easy and quick growing annual. Edible leaves to spice up salads. A companion plant that helps to ward off insect pests. Thrives best in poor and dry soils. Fast growing and can be directly seed into your garden. Sow seeds after the last frost date for your area. Keep the soil dry and they will grow well.
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Herbs
Neapolitan Santolina
Santolina 'Neapolitan '
An uncommon santolina bearing long, silver-gray, finely divided leaves and bright yellow flowers. Use in knot gardens, for borders, dried flowers. Plant in full sun. Grows to 30"
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Herb Bed
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Grasses
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Sun to Light Shade Zone: 5-9 48" tall ornamental grasses that thrives in shady conditions. Northern sea oats has a short basal tuft of wide grassy leaves that gives rise to 4' stalks with dramatic grain-like flowers...great for flower arrangers! Northern sea oats grows best in a naturalistic garden, either in the border or by the water...it tends to seed nearby unless you make lots of dried arrangements.
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Grass Bed
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Tree & Shrub
Norway Spruce
Piceas de Noruega
(Picea abies)
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Lowe's 2008 $6.89
General
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Tree & Shrub
Oak Leaf Mountain Ash
Sorbus hbrida 'aucuparia'
The Mountain Ash is not related to the true Ashes, but has derived its name from the similarity of the leaves. In comparison to the true Ash, it is but a small tree, rarely more than 30 feet high. It belongs to the order Rosacece and is distinguished from its immediate relations the Pear, Crab Apple, White Beam and Wild Service Tree by its regularly pinnate, Ashlike leaves. It is generally distributed over the country in its wild state, but is also much cultivated as an ornamental tree.
The fruit is rather globose, with teeth at the apex and two to three seeded cells. The bark has a soft, spongy, yellowishgrey outer layer and an inner thicker portion, with many layers of a light brown colour. It has a bitterish taste, but is odourless.
More about Mountain Ash.
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Planted May 2006
Purchased from Blair Garden Center. Bailey Nurseries brand $79.99
Photo from Spring 2006
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