Stonecrop Gardens Index Rarium 2006/2007 Table of Contents Annuals for Sun page 1 Perennials for Sun page 2 Woodland page 6 Alpines and Rock Garden page 7 Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors) page 9 Shrubs and Vines page 11 Bulbs page 12 2006/2007 Rarium Annuals for Sun Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Burgundy - (Malvaceae) Nicotiana paniculata - (Solanaceae) (A) to 4'. Okra. Add drama to the flower border or (A) to 6'. Peru. Large, almost circular, velvety vegetable garden with this red-leaved Okra. Lemon- green leaves with the texture of chamois leather. yellow summer-flowering cup shaped blooms and Emerald green, tubular flowers are borne in panicles six-inch wine-red pods and stems accent this from the leaf axils, starting half-way up the main gorgeous annual. Sun. 3 & T3 stem and culminating in a large, terminal panicle. Amaranthus lividus subsp. lividus Rare. Sun. 4 & T2 (Amaranthaceae) Papaver somniferum ‘Lauren’s Grape’ (A) to 3'. Tropical America. This Love-Lies- (Papaveraceae) Bleeding makes a dramatic accent plant sporting (A) to 3.5'. A wonderful selection, one of our bronze-purple foliage on compact, bushy plants with favourite colour forms of the Opium Poppy; dark, deep red stems. Produces short, greenish-purple velvety plum coloured petals with a maroon base. flower spikes in summer. A handsome addition to the Outstanding! Sun. Best sown in situ or 4 & T2, red border. Sun. 3 & T3 cover & keep dark. Asclepias curassavica ‘Red Shades’ Talinum paniculatum ‘Aureum’ (Asclepiadaceae) (Portulacaceae) (TP) to 4'. Blood Flower, Bastard Pecacuanha. A (A) to 2.5'. Jewels-of-Opar. Southeast United States native of tropical America. This choice selection has to Central America. Many slender flower stalks bear cymes of small, pure cinnabar-red flowers, panicles of shiny, red-orange, three-part buds surrounded by hoods of the same vibrant colour. followed by tiny, rose-red, ¼-inch flowers Upright foliage has pointed, elliptic, and opposite containing 15-20 stamens. Jewel-like, ruby-orange, leaves. Blooms in late summer. Sun. 4 & T2 rounded berries that eventually turn black. The Cyclanthera pedata ‘Fat Baby’ - (Cucurbitaceae) bright yellow-green, fleshy leaves make this a (A). Vine to 12'. If you have a bare wall or ugly site “must-have” in the yellow border. Sun. 4 & T3 to cover, this is a good candidate. Native to Central and South America this Peruvian cucumber vine is vigorous yet beautiful. Climbing by tendrils, the lime green, pedately lobed leaves add great textural interest and are joined in late summer by plump, spiny, lime green cucumbers. Delicioso. Sun. 3 & T3 Lopezia racemosa ‘Pretty Rose’- (Onagraceae) (A) to 30". Mosquito Flower. Central America. A quick growing, freely branching plant producing whorls of fascinating, 5-petalled, rose-pink, irregular flowers. The 4 upper petals consist of 2 spoon- shaped petals and 2 thin inner petals that are held together. The fifth petal is narrow and sits below the prominent petalloid stamens. These unusual flowers have a somewhat “mosquito-esque” quality although they have perhaps been best described as a “giraffe poking out its tongue.” Forms bushy mounds of dark green, deeply veined, lanceolate toothed leaves. Blooms all summer until frost. Well-drained soil. Sun. Best sown in situ. 5 & T3 Mirabilis jalapa ‘Limelight’ - (Nyctaginaceae) (A/TP) to 3'. Four O’Clock, Marvel of Peru. Delicate trumpets of shocking pink are accentuated by the astonishing, bright chartreuse foliage. A show-stopper. Sunglasses de rigueur! Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2 1 2006/2007 Rarium Perennials for Sun Acanthus hungaricus - (Acanthaceae) (P) to 3'. Bear’s Breeches. Balkans. Free-flowering Buglossoides purpureocaerulea - (Boraginaceae) perennial with tall, upright spikes of smoky lavender, (P) to 2'. Blue Gromwell. Europe. Striking gentian- pink lipped flowers emerging from reddish purple, blue flowers in leafy, terminal cymes on ovate bracts. The flowers appear to have a greenish unbranched, arching to procumbent, hairy stems. wash. Forms a large, imposing clump of arching, Blooms in early summer. Excellent for a dry, shady deeply-lobed spiny leaves. Late summer. Persistent site. Well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. architectural beauty. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T1 4, chill for 4 weeks, then T3 Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. lycoctonum Campanula pyramidalis - (Campanulaceae) (Ranunculaceae) (B/P) to 6'. Chimney Bellflower. Native to Italy (P) to 3'. Alpine Wolfsbane. Northern Europe. and the Adriatic coast. In Graham Stuart Thomas’ Dense, narrow spikes of helmeted, tubular blooms, in words, “one of the most striking of herbaceous a striking shade of lilac-purple, emerge from bushy plants.” Tall spires of starry, open flowers in blue or clumps of deeply lobed, coarsely toothed dark green white appear through July and August. Performs foliage. POISONOUS if ingested! June and early exceptionally well when grown in pots makes a July. Moist, well-drained soil. Sun/partial shade. striking display for the cool greenhouse. Sun/partial PC for 4 weeks then 3 & T1 shade. 4 & T2 Adenophora takedae var. howozana Caryopteris incana - (Verbenaceae) (Campanulaceae) (P) to 3'. Common Bluebeard. China & Japan. This (P) to 3'. Japan. A very choice variety of the shrubby perennial bears showy clusters of intense Ladybell with open racemes of long, pale violet, violet-blue flowers, in axillary cymes, that envelop campanulate bells. Basal clumps of small rounded the stiff upright stems. In flower, the whole plant is leaves. A long, midsummer bloomer. Well-drained a showy display of bright blue, almost like a soil. Sun. 4 & T1 miniature Ceanothus (California Lilac). Greyish- Amsonia illustris - (Apocynaceae) green, downy, aromatic foliage, too. Can tolerate (P) to 3.5'. Central United States. Handsome shiny, poor soil or dry conditions, but may not be hardy in leathery, lance-shaped leaves with a terminal cluster cold, wet areas. Blooms mid-August to October. of pale, starry blue flowers. Foliage turns bright Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T2 yellow in fall. Sun/partial shade. Centaurea bella - (Asteraceae) 3 & PC- 4 weeks & T2 (P) to 12''. Alpine Knapweed. Attractive greenish- Angelica polymorpha - (Apiaceae) grey, lobed foliage. Large thistle-like buds followed (P) to 6'. Exquisite, airy umbels of white flowers and by a rings of starry, rosy pink petals in midsummer. attractive lobed leaves. A choice plant. Sun. 3 & 6 Used as a foil for our early spring bulbs. Sun. Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Nora Barlow’ 3 & T2 (Ranunculaceae) Clematis stans - (Ranunculaceae) (P) to 2.5'. Fully double Columbine of suffused (P) to 6'. Japan. Introduced into France in 1860. A red/pink and green arranged in perfect symmetry. superb herbaceous Clematis with a scandent habit, Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2 coarsely toothed, trifoliate leaves, and downy stems. Asclepias purpurascens - (Asclepiadaceae) A profusion of terminal panicles of small, pale (P) to 4'. Purple Milkweed. Northeast and Central lavender-blue, recurved, tubular flowers. Blooms in United States. Large, dark, rosy-purple umbels on a late summer. Well-drained soil. Sun. tough, reliable plant now sadly rarely found in the PC- 2 weeks & 3 & T1 wild. Broadly elliptical, grey-green foliage. An Echinops tjanschanicus - (Asteraceae) important butterfly plant that is a good non-invasive (P) to 5'. A tall, imposing new Globe Thistle from substitute for Common Milkweed. Very showy. Kazakhstan and the mountains of Central Asia. Flowers July through August. Moist, well-drained Spherical, silvery blue flowerheads atop sturdy soil. Sun. 4 & T1 stems mature into tennis-ball size prickly seedheads. The bold grey-green, thistle-like foliage forms an impressive clump. Summer blooming. Sun. 4 & T2 2 2006/2007 Rarium Eupatorium coelestinum - (Asteraceae) Iris tectorum (P) to 3'. Mist Flower, Hardy Ageratum. (P) to 12". Japanese Roof Iris. A terrific species. Small tufts of misty blue flowers cluster in dense Bright blue flowers with a white beard and brown- panicles on erect stems. Apple green leaves are purple flecking on the falls. Light green, fan-like triangular-ovate and coarsely toothed. A sturdy leaves. It will spread nicely. Blooms in June. Sun. perennial, that performs superbly at the front or mid- 3 & T1 border. Late summer and autumn. Sun. 4 & T2 Liatris microcephala - (Asteraceae) Filipendula camtschatica - (Rosaceae) (P) to 15". Southeast native. Short, grassy tufts of (P) to 7.5'. Kamchatkan Meadowsweet. Japan and fine leaves produce many spikes of small, rosy Eastern Siberia. A billow of white to pale pink purple florets in August and September. The blooms flowers in large corymbs appears to float at the top of make lovely cut flowers. A great plant for dry clay this robust, many-stemmed plant. The large, palmate soils. Sun. 4 & T3 leaves are jaggedly divided and often up to one foot Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ across. An imposing plant that draws attention from (P) to 4'. Northern Blazing Star. Eastern North all our visitors. Blooms June through August. Likes America. Distinctive, button-like buds that open to moist soil in sun. 3 & T2 & ∆ white tufted flowers resembling stiff, dense, bottle- Helianthus mollis - (Asteraceae) brushes. Blooms August to September. Native to (P) to 4'. Ashy Sunflower. Tallgrass Prairie, open barrens and sandy prairies. Needs well-drained Michigan to Ohio. The dense, soft hairs that cover soil and sun. 3 & T2 the stems and clasping, broadly ovate leaves, give the Ligularia vorobievii - (Asteraceae) whole plant an attractive, ashen grey appearance. (P) to 6'. Eastern Siberia and Kamtchatka. Large, The large individual blooms are a rich butercup robust clumps of deeply lobed, leathery, basal leaves yellow, appearing from midsummer into early autum sport tall, stout, purple stems with spikes of bright over open, somewhat wide and spreading clumps. A yellow florets. A tough, undemanding Ligularia, widespread and drought tolerant native for a wild recently new to cultivation. Late summer. Moist garden or an informal planting. Sun. 3 & T3 soil. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2 Hemerocallis thunbergii - (Hemerocallidaceae) Lithospermum erythrorhizon - (Boraginaceae) (P) to 2.5'.