Phone (603) 463-7663 Fax (603) 463-7326 www.vanberkumnursery.com email: [email protected] At Van Berkum Nursery, we strive for continued growth as a source for healthy perennials in New England, to stay abreast of the latest developments in our field, and to retain a family-run business of integrity.

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in the “Why Vansubpage on our Berkum Nursery” What a year! A busy April, rainy May, decent summer and a wild fall. We thank you for your business this past year. This may be a no-brainer, but it is because of you that we staying ahead in these tough times. We are doing a two-year catalog for 2012-13 since many of you are using the computer to access our information; we can also save in paper, costs, and time. We have taken the prices out of the text (see price sheet inside the back cover) so you website. can share the catalog with your clients. Next year, we’ll have a supplement for 2013 with our new for the year. Your clients are also welcome to use our website to access perennial information; many people have commented on the printable list feature under photos that lets you create a pdf of selected plants. We’d love to see you on Facebook, and if you don’t receive our weekly e-mails during the season (bi-monthly in winter) and would like to, please sign up on our healthy and tough going into the winter. overwatering or overfertilizing them so they are

availability page… or just call us at 603-463-7663. grow our perennials “lean and mean,” without We We’ve been busy getting used to our new software, and hope you like the weekly ratings of the plants. It takes the two of us many hours each week to look at and We are “tornado tough.” If you interested, there is a story on the tornado of 2008 on the “Nursery Photos on the tornado of 2008 “Nursery a story grade every crop, but we think the results are worth it. Peter and the crew are putting the finishing touches on a multi-year project that and History” subpage of our website. and History” allows us to recycle our irrigation water. It saves groundwater and prevents any runoff going into the marsh. We are very excited about this project. Have a peaceful and healthy winter and hopefully we’ll see you at New England Grows (February 1-3). Our booth number is 2053.

Leslie and Peter van Berkum What Sets Van Berkum Nursery Apart? • New England Woodlanders® Native New England shade plants that are nursery the week and often in next two days. propagated and grown here at our nursery. Also check out our sunny native meadow , we allow singles even on deliveries. We deliver within we allow singles even on deliveries. We We have no minimum order if you visit the nursery We and New England Meadows, and our list of perennials native to the Appalachian area, Appalachian Woodlanders®. • Wicked Ruggeds Our selection of plants that truly stand the test of time. We welcome you to bring your customers with

you to visit our nursery and get ideas for you to visit our nursery • We propagate and grow most of over 800 varieties of perennials for our market of landscapers, garden centers, institutions, estates, and landscape gardeners in New England. Our perennials are grown “lean and mean” (see border).

their projects. • Our informative catalog is one of the best in the industry and our website has photos and information for our New England area that you AND your clients can use. Call us for a price / availability password. • Excellent availability and plant ratings We strive to maintain great availability through November. We also produce weekly lists for both landscapers and garden centers, with ratings England area. for every plant in the nursery (e.g.: in bud, heavy roots, floppy, etc.). You can can sign up to receive this weekly e-mail right on the availability page of our website. • Our customer service is one of the best in the green industry; our folks are helpful, Our custom tags have most of our own photos and willing to go the “extra mile” to help you solve problems, and they LOVE to talk plants. Plus, the perennial information that pertains to our New our drivers deliver with style.

We grow many of our varieties in True Gallon size, which is a We often put “spec racks” on our delivery trucks, so you can full and established 8” container. These are great for instant peruse some “temptation perennials” while you are unloading. impact in your jobs or garden center. This is dangerous, we know! 1 THE NITTY GRITTY (What you really need to know...) THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (What you’d like to know if only you had the time to read it...)

Ordering Guidelines: days. There will be a 2% charge per month Nomenclature: Professional Affiliations: on all late bills. Customers are responsible To help standardize the naming of perennials, we New England Nurseryman’s Association During winter months, orders may for incurred collection fees. have followed the nomenclature in “Naamlijst Van New Hampshire Landscape Association be placed for shipment before May 15. Vaste Planten” from the Netherlands. This is the North American Rock Garden Society After March, please put your orders Discounts: accepted list for the Perennial Plant Association New Hampshire Plant Growers Association in no more than one month in advance. Annual discounts are based on yearly sales. and is widely accepted in Europe. We do, however, Maine Nurseryman’s Association Back orders need to be picked up Please speak with a member of our sales staff. list the English name first in our catalog, followed Perennial Plant Association (or delivered) by June 15. 3% discount on orders over $5,000. by the correct name from the plant’s language of Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts Orders cancelled less than 36 hours before 5% discount on orders over $10,000. origin. We feel that Latin is hard enough, without International Plant Propagators Society delivery/pick-up will be subject to a 20% 10% discount on orders over $20,000. worrying about German, Swedish, etc. Royal Horticultural Society New England Wildflower Society, Inc. restocking fee. We cannot UPS plants. Guarantee: Pot Returns: Internationale Stauden-Union How to Order: We propagate most of what we sell. All We will reuse returned pots and trays which Arnold Arboretum * Call us at (603) 463-7663 material leaving our nursery will be healthy originated from our nursery and are in good condition. Availability: Our availability lists come out * E-mail us at stock, true to name. We will replace any plant We encourage this effort to recycle materials weekly during the season, listing numbers of each [email protected] which proves otherwise. We cannot, however, plant available and the date the next crop will be * Fax (603) 463-7326 back our weekly replace stock lost by causes over which we and if you’d like us to pick them up while we are delivering to you, we can do so after June 15. ready. These are also our order forms. Although availability list, which is our order form; have no control. Please call us ahead of time, as this helps keep our it is our goal to provide a complete selection of you’ll also find the list on our website. plants throughout the entire season, we do not Our Custom Tags: We have tags for drivers on schedule. The containers in bold type below are the ones we can reuse. Thank you! guarantee availability of any quantity of the Website: all our perennials using our own information plants contained in this catalog. Adequate supply Please check out our website; we continue and photos. There are colorful banners at the Container Sizes: is always subject to crop conditions and other to add new photos of our plants: top of each tag that identify the plant as variables over which we have no control. www.vanberkumnursery.com Sun perennial, Shade perennial, Rock garden, [Size] [no. per tray] [diameter] [volume] (metric) 1 1 Ground cover, New England Meadows, 2 /2" 32 per tray 2 /2" 9.60 oz. (280 ml) Hardiness: A long chapter could be written on Hours: 1 1 2 Appalachian Woodlanders® 3 /2" 18 per tray 3 / " 1.06 pts. (500 ml) the inconsistencies of hardiness ratings. There are March 15 (or when snow is gone) – 1 or New England Woodlanders®. 1 quart 15 per tray 4 /2" 1.01 qts. (955 ml) two maps commonly used, and variables such as November 15 2 quart 8 per tray 5 3/4" 2.11 qts. (1.99 l) micro-climates, soil types, winter cover and plant Monday-Friday: 7:00am-5:00pm Delivery/Directions: True gal. 6 per tray 8" 1.11 gal. (4.5 l) maturity affect performance. Suffice it to say that Saturday: 8:00am-3:00pm (April 15 – July 1) See pages 174 and 175. unless noted, all plants are hardy to our region of 2 gal. (trade) not nested 8 3/4" 1.60 gal. (6.10 l) Closed Sundays, Memorial Day, New Hampshire, USDA Zone 5 (-20 degrees F). Pick-ups: You may pick out your plants The seacoast area and Massachusetts are zones Independence Day, and Labor Day. Plant Patents: anytime. We have a locator chart to help 5-6 and the mountains are zones 3-4. Prices: See price list inside the back cover. you find plants. If you call by early the The initials PP (Plant Patent) and PPAF (Plant Patent Applied For) indicate that the perennial day before, we’ll pull your plants for you. Invasive Plants: We have deleted several plants All transactions will be net and may not be propagated. Payment: We cannot pull plants on Saturdays. Please from our list, such as Iris pseudacorus, that have on a cash basis, except when prior credit has either appeared on state/federal invasives lists or order by Friday morning for Monday pickup. Wholesale Status: been established. All bills are due at net 30 have qualities that we feel would qualify them for We sell only to customers in the horticultural such a list. Many are good landscape plants, just trade: landscape contractors, designers and a little too good for comfort. Sorry about any architects, garden centers, nurseries, property inconvenience that this causes. maintenance personnel, and non-profit institutions. Landscapers and designers, please accompany How We Deal with Insect Pests: your clients to the nursery. We encourage this We don’t like to spray chemicals on our plants. chance for your clients to become familiar with Not to say that we never do, but we try all sorts the plants. of other options first. We use a lot of beneficial insects, meaning bugs that prey upon the pest insects. We also use insecticidal soaps and horticultural oils. These are very benign materials that smother the insects. If all else fails, we’ll use chemicals that are cleared for the pests and the plants that we grow.

We pay some of our crew in bugs and larvae 2 (603) 463-7663 (603) 463-7663 3 S PECIAL TY L ISTS

New England Woodlanders® and Appalachian Woodlanders® Wicked Ruggeds In 2012, we are in our fourteenth year of our “New England Woodlanders®” series. The series is made (Rugged perennials for massing and ground cover in northern New England) up of native New England shade plants which are nursery propagated and grown here at Van Berkum Nursery. We also have a list of Appalachian Woodlanders,® officially native to the Appalachian area, but As more newly bred plants are introduced into our plant palette, the line between long-lived perennials and which do very well in New England gardens. These are a great garden center item since they come with annuals is becoming blurred. Many of our customers are asking for long-lived perennials that rarely need custom picture tags and 5" x 7" point of purchase signs to promote sales. We also have a 30" x 18" dividing, and that can be used in massing. We have thought hard about the plants we grow, and have been vinyl banner for $14.00 to announce your native plant section. ruthless in what we have left off this list. These are the really tough ones – the plants that, when given the For our landscape customers, these natives will be valuable additions for shade gardens and correct conditions, will thrive over the long run and will seldom need dividing. They won’t need picky natural iz ing backyard woodlands. We plan to add to this series each year. A list of our current New deadheading. These are “Wicked Rugged” plants. Keep in mind that a lot of the other plants we grow will England Woodlanders® and Appalachian Woodlanders® appears below. You may find that we may be last in the garden for a long time, but will need dividing every four or five years to look their best. We have out of some of these plants, as several are very difficult to grow in containers. We keep trying as a labor of not included these. Also, a lot of great plants we grow tend to be somewhat short lived, but will seed-in love (or fierce refusal to give up). The following are some of the most challenging: Sanguinaria canadensis, reliably and give a lifetime of beauty, such as Aquilegia, Corydalis lutea, and Campanula persicifolia. Jeffersonia diphylla, Hepatica americana, Hydrastis canadensis, Actaea rubra, and Caulophyllum thalic- We have not included these either – we are looking at perennials you can plant in a specific place that troides. Enjoy these natives if we have them; please forgive us if we don’t. There is always next year! will thrive with minimum care. Appalachian Woodlanders® are in bold – the rest are New England Woodlanders® Plants in bold are New England natives (Note: All native plants have banners in this catalog) Actaea racemosa Galium odoratum Persicarias: Alchemilla alpina : amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ Actaea pachypoda Ferns: Grasses: Podophyllum peltatum Alchemilla mollis cantabrigiense affinis ‘Superba’ Actaea racemosa Adiantum pedatum Carex appalachica Polygonatum commutatum Amsonia macrorrhizum polymorpha Anemone canadensis Athyrium filix-femina Carex pensylvanica Saxifraga virginiensis Anemone canadensis maculatum Phlox subulata Anemonella thalictroides Dryopteris filix-mas Carex platyphylla Smilacina racemosa Anemone hybrids sanguineum Podophyllum peltatum Aralia racemosa Dryopteris marginalis Hydrastis canadensis Smilacina stellata Arctostaphylos uva ursi Grasses: Polygonatum commutatum Asarum canadense Matteuccia struthiopteris Iris cristata Spiranthes cernua v. Aruncus aethusifolius Calamagrostis acutiflora Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ Arisaema triphyllum Onoclea sensibilis Jeffersonia diphylla odorata Aruncus dioicus Carex species Potentilla tridentata Aster divaricatus Osmunda cinnamomea Linnaea borealis Streptopus roseus Asarum canadense Chasmanthium latifolium longifolia ssp. Aster macrophyllus Osmunda claytonia Meehania cordata Stylophorum diphyllum Aster divaricatus Deschampsia cespitosa cevennensis Caltha palustris Osmunda regalis Mertensia virginica Tiarella cordifolia Aster ericoides ‘Schneegitter’ Miscanthus Pulmonaria rubra Caulophyllum thalictroides Polystichum Mitchella repens Trillium grandiflorum Aster macrophyllus Panicum virgatum species Rhus a.‘Gro-Low’ Chelone glabra acrostichoides Mitella diphylla Uvularia grandiflora Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’ Sporobolus heterolepsis Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ Cornus canadensis Gaultheria procumbens Pachysandra procumbens Uvularia sessifolia Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Helianthus Saruma henryii Delphinium exaltatum Gaylussacia brachycera Packera aurea Viola pedata Favorite’ Helleborus orientalis Sedums: Dicentra eximia Gentiana andrewsii Paxistima canbyi Waldstenia fragaraides Astilbes Hemerocallis cultivars ‘Autumn Joy’ Dodecatheon meadia maculatum Phlox carolina Xanthoriza simplicissima Astrantia major Heuchera americana types Most stonecrop (short) types Epigaea repens Phlox stolonifera Zizia aptera Baptisia australis Heuchera villosa types Senna hebecarpa Bergenia cordifolia Hosta species Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Calamintha nepeta Hyssopus officinalis Stachys cultivars New England Meadows Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ Indigofera Teucrium chamaedrys Chrysanthemum weyrichii Iris varieties: Thermopsis caroliniana In 2007, we began growing a line of meadow plants to go along with our Woodlanders series. The New ‘White Bomb’ cristata Tiarellas England Meadows line is made up of plants, both open pollinated and horticultural selections, that are Chrysogonum virginicum sibirica Trollius laxus indigenous to the New England area and which grow well in meadow conditions. Since our region is not Comptonia peregrina versicolor Vaccinium angustifolium cultivars home to many indigenous meadows, consider these plants for use in garden situations. Here is a list of our Convallaria majallis Lamiastrums Veronicas: current plants. Note: We also offer some of the American native meadow plants that originate in the west but are Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’ Ligularia species ‘Georgia Blue’ suited to our climate as well. They are not included on this list because they are not indigenous to our area. Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ Lysimiachia clethroides ‘Waterperry’ Epimedium species microcarpa Vinca minor Asclepias incarnata Eupatorium rugosum Lobelia siphilitica Thalictrum dioicum Eupatorium maculatum Mitella diphylla Viola labradorica Asclepias tuberosa ‘Chocolate’ Monarda novaboracensis Ferns: Nepeta cultivars Waldsteinia fragaroides Aster laevis ‘Blue Bird’ Gaillardia Pycanthemum Veronicastrum virginicum Athyrium filix-femina Nipponanthemum nipponicum Waldsteinia ternata Aster linariifolius Grasses: Oenothera Dennstaedtia punctiloba Omphalodes verna Xanthorhiza simplicissima Aster novae angliae ‘Alma Deschampsia cespitosa Rudbeckia nitida Dryopteris marginalis Pachysandra procumbens Potschke’ Panicum virgatum ‘Herbstsonne’ Matteuccia struthiopteris Baptisia tinctoria Schizachyrium scoparium Sanguisorba canadensis Osmunda cinnamomea Comptonia peregrina Helenium Scutellaria incana Polystichum acrostichoides Eupatorium maculatum Iris versicolor Senna hebecarpa ‘Gateway’ Lobelia cardinalis Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ 4 (603) 463-7663 (603) 463-7663 5 Our New Varieties for 2012 Scenes from Around the Nursery Allium senescens ‘Summer Beauty’ Euphorbia ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Ezra Pound’ (tree) Amsonia ciliata var. filifolia Grass Calamagrostis x acutiflora Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Age of Gold’ Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ ‘Overdam’ (tree) Arisaema triphyllum Grass Carex platyphylla Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Boreas’ (tree) Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’ Grass Carex siderosticha ‘Variegata’ Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Guardian of Astilbe chinensis ‘Purple Candle’ Grass Eragrostis spectabilis Monastery’ (tree) (Purpurkerze) Grass Juncus effusus Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Nike’ (tree) Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ Grass Panicum virgatum Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Rimpo’ (tree) Astilbe ‘Younique Silvery Pink’ ‘Ruby Ribbons’ Paeonia suffruticosa Athyrium ‘Ghost’ Grass Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ ‘Ruffled Pink Petticoats’ Baptisia tinctoria Grass Sorghastrum nutans Paeonia ‘Westerner’ Campanula p. ‘Telham Beauty’ Hemerocallis ‘Hush Little Baby’ Papaver orientale Coreopsis Cosmic Eye’ Hemerocallis ‘Purple de Oro’ ‘Princess Victoria Louise’ Coreopsis ‘Star Cluster’ Hosta ‘American Sweetheart’ Persicaria virginiana ‘Lance Corporal’ Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’ Hosta ‘Moon River’ Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Envy’ Hydrastis canadensis Phlox ‘Jeana’ (paniculata group) Echinacea purpurea ‘Pica Bella’ Iris sib. ‘Gull’s Wing’ Phlox ‘Peacock White’ Epimedium grandiflorum album Iris sib. ‘Memphis Memory’ (paniculata group) Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Mizuhomaru’ Lathyrus vernus ‘Rosenelfe’ Platycodon ‘Astra Double Blue’ Tobey, our head grower, with some of his true Christy doesn’t quite trust the camera, but she is Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Nanum’ Lotus corniculatus ‘Pleniflorus’ Primula kisoana Epimedium grandiflorum Monarda didyma ‘Pink Lace’ Pycnanthemum tenuifolium gallons. always smiling. ‘Queen Esta’ Paeonia ‘Brother Chuck’ Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii Epimedium grandiflorum Paeonia ‘Coral Sunset’ ‘Little Gold Star’ ‘Saxton’s Purple’ Paeonia ‘Do Tell’ Sanguinaria Epimedium sempervirens ‘Mars’ Paeonia ‘Fairbanks’ Sedum ‘Carl’ Epimedium sempervirens ‘White Purity’ Paeonia ‘Green Lotus’ Sedum floriferum Epimedium x youngianum Paeonia ‘Hot Chocolate’ ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’ ‘Baby Doll Pink’ Paeonia ‘Memorial Gem’ Epimedium x youngianum Paeonia ‘Mons Jules Elie’ ‘White Star’ Paeonia ‘Mrs. A.B. Franklin’ Epimedium x youngianum Paeonia ‘Sea Shell’ ‘Yenomoto’ Paeonia ‘Sprite’

At our Open House, we gave “hayrides” across the Peter working on a project for recycling water. marsh to our other growing facility.

Epimedium x youngianum ‘Yenomoto’, one of 10 new exciting epimediums for 2012

John and his crew roll up the shade cloth for winter. 6 (603) 463-7663 (603) 463-7663 7 ACHILLEA (a-kil-lee'a) Yarrow () U.S. Native ACONITUM (ak-o-ny'tum) Monkshood, Wolfsbane (Ranunculaceae) Yarrow are staples of the perennial border, with gray-green lacy foliage and long- (Caution – All plant parts are highly poisonous!) A magnificent erect plant with lasting umbels of vivid blooms, also easily dried. Drought resistant, although best deeply cut dark green foliage and hooded . Established plants like to be in moist soil. Go easy on the fertilizer on yarrows. left alone. With a common name of wolfsbane, we think this is a good idea! ‘Coronation Gold’ – One of the old standbys, with gray-green and golden ‘Blue Lagoon’ – This dwarf monkshood is perfect for containers or the front of yellow flowers. Does well in dry meadows. Tall and sturdy! a border. ‘Blue Lagoon’ blooms along most of its stem, giving it a stunning Light: sun Height: 36" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" show. Make sure it has plenty of moisture in full sun. A great new introduction Color: rich golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A which adds valuable blue color to the late summer garden. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 10-12" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 12-16" millefolium ‘Oertel’s Rose’ – A vivid yarrow with gorgeous purple-pink flowers Color: bright blue Pricing: 2 qt / B that are slow to fade. Shorter than many other achilleas. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-10 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-24" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" napellus (Common Monkshood) Color: violet pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 48" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 36" Color: dark blue Pricing: 2 qt /A millefolium ‘Strawberry Seduction’ – This yarrow is part of the Tutti Frutti series, Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 known for its sturdy, compact growth habit and long bloom time. Flowers are velvety septentrionale ‘Ivorine’ – A wonderful compact aconitum, with delicate creamy red with bright gold centers. PP#18401. flowers and earlier bloom time. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18-20" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 36-48" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 36" Color: strawberry red Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 millefolium ‘Summerwine’ – Unique color, very rich and intense, long season of bloom. ACTAEA (ac-tay'a) (Cimicifuga) Bugbane (Ranunculaceae) U.S. Native Light: sun Height: 24" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" ‘Chocoholic’ – Yes, we picked this one because of its name. This is a new nearly Color: burgundy red Pricing: 2 qt /A black introduction from the Netherlands. The pink bottlebrush flowers are fragrant Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 and a magnet for butterflies. PPAF. Light: pt.sh Height: 24-36" ‘Moonshine’ – Valued for its easily blended, pale yellow flower and shorter height. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Light: sun Height: 12-24" Color: mauve pink Pricing: True ga / D Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: light canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 racemosa (Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot) – Great architectural specimen with tall, spectacular airy spires of white flowers. With moist soils will fill a four-foot ‘Pomegranate’ – Another yarrow that is part of the Tutti Frutti series, bred for its space. Native. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. sturdy, compact growth habit and long bloom times. Flowers are dark velvety red Light: pt.sh Height: 48-72" with good lasting color. PP#20763. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 48" New England ® Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-28" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-7 Color: velvety red Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 8 9 Actaea (continued) AGASTACHE (a-guh-sta' key) Anise Hyssop (Lamiasceae) simplex ‘Brunette’ – A lovely dark bugbane with very dark foliage. Light: pt.sh Height: 48-60" ‘Black Adder’ – This recent cross (between A. rugosum and A. foeniculum) is Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 48" covered with smoky blue flowers and dark purple buds. It gives a great effect with Color: creamy white Pricing: True ga / E shades of purple. ‘Black Adder’ is a long bloomer, caviar for butterflies and Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 hummingbirds and is sterile so it will not reseed. Light: sun Height: 30-36" simplex ‘Black Negligee’– A vigorous bugbane with exotic flower fragrance and Bloom: Jul-Oct Spacing: 24" dark stems. The lacy black foliage gets even darker in full sun. Color: smoky purple-blue Pricing: True ga/A Light: pt.sh Height: 48-60" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 48" Color: creamy white Pricing: True ga / E ‘Blue Fortune’ – A prairie wildflower with attractive heart-shaped leaves and blue- Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 purple flower spikes from July to September. Wonderful licorice aroma and flavor. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is very drought tolerant. Also dries well. simplex ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ – Choice cimicifuga with “nearly black” purple Prolific seeder. This compact introduction by Gert Fortgens has crisp foliage and foliage, with its best color in full sun. This is the darkest available to date! deeper blue flowers than A. foeniculum. PP#9988. Light: sun Height: 24-36" Light: pt.sh Height: 48-60" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 48" Color: deep blue purple Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Color: creamy white Pricing: True ga / E Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 AJUGA (a-jew'gah) Bugleweed (Lamiaceae) U.S. Native ACTAEA (ac-tay’a) Baneberry (Ranunculaceae) reptans – Compact, mat-forming ground cover, growing anywhere but dry sun, even pachypoda ‘Misty Blue’ (Doll’s Eyes) – Clump-forming finely cut blue-green in dry shade. Very aggressive – will fill large shady areas where lawns are difficult foliage and white bottlebrush flowers make this native woodland perennial a great to establish. Multicolored forms are very attractive. addition to a woodland garden. White baneberry is known for its beautiful white ---- ‘Black Scallop’ – This handsome new introduction has textured scallop- berries and ‘Misty Blue’ has a dark eye. Best in decent moisture. Remember that the shaped leaves and stays very compact. ‘Black Scallop’ has a purple-black berries are very poisonous. foliage color that lasts through the season. This variety is very durable and Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: May Spacing: 36" New England can take light foot traffic. PP#15815. ® Woodlanders Light: sun /sh Height: 4-6” Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18” Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 Color: violet blue Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Burgundy Glow’ – Burgundy, green and white leaves. Light: sun /sh Height: 6" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-24" Color: violet blue Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Chocolate Chip’ (syn. tenorii ‘Valfredda’) – This ajuga is charming, with narrow shiny purplish leaves and diminutive flowers. It is a true dwarf and spreads slower than other Ajuga reptans. Worth a try! Light: sun /sh Height: 2" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-18" Color: violet blue Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Actaea pachypoda ‘Misty Blue’ berries www.vanberkumnursery.com 10 11 Ajuga (continued) ALLIUM (al'lium) Ornamental Onion (Liliaceae) ---- ‘Purple Brocade’ – A selection with purplish leaves that have a Allium are bulbous perennials which thrive all summer and can be divided and cared brocaded texture. for like other perennials. Their flowers are unique rounded umbels and the onion odor Light: sun /sh Height: 6-8" is only apparent when crushed. Their foliage is a welcome vertical accent in any Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-24" garden. Most reseed freely. Color: violet blue Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 christophii (Stars of Persia) – This show-stopping allium has huge (10-12") heads of starry amethyst flowers. It provides an amazing architectural contrast in the garden. ALCEA (al-say' ya) Hollyhocks (Malvaceae) Flower heads can be dried. Hollyhocks are tall, easy to grow, and old fashioned, with large saucer-shaped Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-20" blossoms. They bloom for a long time. Stately at the back of a border, or naturalized Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" around foundations. Short lived but self-sowing. Color: silvery amethyst purple Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Blacknight’ – Single flowers of the darkest black-purple. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 60-70" ‘Globemaster’ – This “super bulb” has clusters of deep violet flowers that form a Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" large globe 6-8" across, lasting for 3-4 weeks in the garden. This will form a clump of Color: black-purple Pricing: 2 qt /A strap-like foliage that begins to fade away after blooming. A wonderful architectural Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 accent. Flower heads can be dried. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" ficifolia (Antwerp Hollyhock) – Vigorous and extremely hardy, being a native Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" of Siberia. The foliage resembles Alcea rosea. Color: deep violet Pricing: True ga / E Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 60-70" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: yellow, pink, white Pricing: 2 qt /A senescens ‘Glaucum’ (Circle Chives) – Blue-gray leaves grow in a whorl from the Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 center. A real conversation piece for rock garden, crevice or on a wall. Light: sun Height: 4-6" ALCHEMILLA (al-kem-ill'a) Lady’s Mantle (Rosaceae) Bloom: Sep Spacing: 8" Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A alpina – This charming dwarf lady’s mantle has dark green leaves with a delicate Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 white edge. It stays neat and compact and seeds in moderately (we think this is a good thing). Excellent edging, ground cover or rock garden perennial. Native to senescens ‘Summer Beauty’ (Mountain Garlic) – Here is a great allium attractive 1 Newfoundland and Greenland, so it is plenty hardy. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. to butterflies and birds. It has rounded heads of 1 /2" globe flowers on narrow glossy Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" strap-like foliage. Reseeds freely. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-18" Color: chartreuse Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Sep Spacing: 12-15" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 2-6 Color: Jun-Jul Pricing: 2 qt/A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 mollis – This is a lovely “yesteryear” perennial with pleated fan leaves that hold drops of dew in the morning. Sprays of chartreuse flowers dry well. Very easy thunbergii ‘Ozawa’ – A fall-blooming allium with grass-lke leaves and 1-2" rounded culture. Reseeds readily. Lovely at pond’s edge or in and around terraces. flower clusters. The leaves turn a tawny orange. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 9-12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 8" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: violet purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: chartreuse Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 12 13 hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ – A pure white sport, discovered in 1858 in France, still U.S. Native AMSONIA (am-sow'nee-ah) Blue Star Flower (Apocynaceae) very popular, with clean white flowers, yellow stamens. One of our Wicked ‘Blue Ice’ – A compact form of Amsonia tabernaemontana that has vivid blooms and Ruggeds. willow-shaped dark green foliage that turns a vivid gold in autumn. ‘Blue Ice’ forms Light: pt.sh Height: 36-40" a wide compact clump and has a long bloom time. Drought tolerant. One of our Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Wicked Ruggeds. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-15" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" multifida ‘Annabella Deep Pink’ – A lovely native with finely cut mounding Color: shades of blue Pricing: 2 qt /A foliage and delicate flowers that become attractive silken seedheads after bloom. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Rarely offered by nurseries and we think that should change. Naturalizes well. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 10" ciliata var. filifolia (Fringed Blue Star) – For those of you in love with Amsonia U.S. Native hubrichtii, here is a compact version. Fringed blue star is clump forming, with soft Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" needle-like leaves and terminal flowers. The fall color, like hubrichtii, is a vivid Color: deep vivid pink Pricing: 2 qt /A warm yellow. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 10-12" multifida ‘Annabella White’ – A lovely native with finely cut mounding foliage and Bloom: May Spacing: 24" delicate flowers that become attractive silken seedheads after bloom. Rarely offered Color: pale blue Pricing: 2 qt/B by nurseries and we think that should change. Naturalizes well. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 10" U.S. Native hubrichtii (Arkansas Blue Star) – This distinctive species from central U.S. has Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" more feathery foliage and paler flowers than A. tabernaemontana. The foliage makes Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A a dazzling display of soft texture, and turns bright yellow and rust in autumn. One of Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘Pamina’ (Japanese Anemone) – Semi-double, lavender-rose flowers. Handsome Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-30" grape-shaped leaves. Valuable for late season bloom. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh Height: 24-36" Color: pale blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Color: lavender rose Pricing: 2 qt / B tabernaemontana – Bushy native with willowy appearance and unusual colored Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 steel blue flowers. Forms a shrub-like clump with gorgeous bright yellow fall color. ‘Pink Saucer’™ (hupehensis, var. japonica) – This is one of the earliest summer- Easy and long-lived. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. blooming anemones, with large rose pink flowers. It is vigorous, well-branched and Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" does best in moist soils. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 30" Light: pt.sh Height: 18-24" Color: soft, pale steel blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: rose pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 ANEMONE (a-nem'o-nee) Windflower (Ranunculaceae) tomentosa (vitifolia) ‘Robustissima’ (Grapeleaf Anemone) – Large, single, pink canadensis (Canada Anemone) – This is a very vigorous native ground cover, fall blooms, with textured grape-shaped leaves. Prefers rich moist soil. Naturalizes best in a wild garden. Its spread is slowed by deep shade or full sun. Very readily. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ornamental, but fast growing, with light green dissected leaves and pure white Light: pt.sh Height: 24-36" flowers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh/sun Height: 12-24" Color: purple rose Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" ind New England ® Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: white with yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 2-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 14 15 canadensis – Rugged native, prefers sandy soils with adequate moisture, but will ANEMONELLA (a-nem-o-nell'a) Rue Anemone (Ranunculaceae) tolerate dry soils. Less susceptible to miner damage. thalictroides – A delicate but tough woodland native with blue-green anemone- Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" like foliage and lovely single flowers. Easy culture with moist well-drained soil, Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" although plants tend to go dormant in midsummer heat. Plant with late-emerging Color: grayed red and yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A ground covers for a display all season. Limited quantities. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-10 Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 4-8" New England ® vulgaris ‘Barlow Black’ – An old-fashioned columbine with spurless, double Woodlanders Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" purplish black flowers. 1 Color: white Pricing: 3 /2"/see price list Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-30" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-7 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Color: dark purple Pricing: 2 qt /A ANEMONOPSIS (a-nem-o-nop'sis) False Anemone (Ranunculaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 macrophylla – A rare woodland plant with low clumping foliage somewhat like (Brassicaceae) columbine and elegant waxen cup-shaped flowers on tall black stems in late summer. ARABIS (ar'a' bis) Dwarf Rockcress It loves our cool summers and does best in a sheltered spot. This is a plant that blepharophylla ‘Red Sensation’ (Coast Rock Cress, Wall Cress) – This arabis stops visitors in their tracks when it is in bloom. Slow to establish but long lived. has a low rosette of dark leaves and tall stems of fragrant pink flower clusters. Very unusual! Semi-evergreen. Give it good drainage. ‘Red Sensation’ is great for rock gardens Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30" (foliage 12") or along stone walls. Bloom: Aug Spacing: 18" Light: sun Height: 6-8" Color: lilac violet Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 6-8" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Color: deep pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-9 ANGELICA (an-jel'i-ca) Purple Parsnip (Apiaceae) sturii – Little tight mats of shiny leaves. Rock gardens. Evergreen. gigas – Huge striking biennial herb with large lobed leaves and dramatic umbel Light: sun, light shade Height: 3-4" flowers on red stem. Short-lived but reseeds. Bloom: May Spacing: 8" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24-30" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 Color: burgundy red Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-10 ARALIA (ah-rail'yah) (Araliaceae)

U.S. Native cordata ‘Sun King’ – This stunning spikenard has chartreuse-yellow foliage shading AQUILEGIA (ak-will-ee'ja) Columbine (Ranunculaceae) to pale lime and red-brown stems. The small white flowers in late summer are Beautiful flowers over lacy decorative foliage. For borders, naturalizing or massing. followed by purple (inedible) berries. This was brought back from Japan by Barry Short lived but reseeds freely. Likes a well-drained site. Yinger; a wonderful introduction. Light: shade / pt.sh Height: 36" alpina – Perhaps the best garden columbine. Persistent dark green foliage. Bloom: August Spacing: 36" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-18" Color: white Pricing: 2 ga / D Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-10 ‘Biedermeier’ – Neat compact mounds of foliage and a nice array of colors in the flowers. Very pretty naturalized in a woodland setting. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-18" Bloom: May-June Spacing: 12" Color: pink, purples, white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 16 17 Aralia (continued) ARTEMISIA (are-ti-meez'-ee-a) Wormwood (Asteraceae) racemosa (American Spikenard, Indian Root) – A much larger woodland plant Mostly scented, gray foliaged, and subshrubby, artemisias like it lean and dry with than our common Aralia nudicaulis, A.racemosa is a bushy native with handsome the exception of A. lactiflora. foliage and wide branching habit. It flowers in a long-branching cluster of umbels, then bears purple berries in the fall. In the ginseng family, American Spikenard will ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’ – Compact, slower growing artemisia with stunning fill a large area in a shady garden. Noted for its aromatic root. wide silvery leaves. Choice specimen that contrasts beautifully with green or purple. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36-60" New England Flowers are fairly inconspicuous. ® Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Woodlanders Light: sun Height: 18-24" Color: greenish white Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 5-9 Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 U.S. Native ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (arc-to-staff'i-los) Bearberry schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ – Silvery, mound-shaped plant for borders, rocks, (Ericaceae) edging. Very fine textured. uva ursi – Evergreen, drought-tolerant ground cover that loves sandy soil. Long Light: sun Height: 12-20" prostrate stems with shiny small leaves. Red berries and bronze foliage in fall. Bloom: Spacing: 18" Good for hot, dry slopes; rocky areas. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-12" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" stelleriana ‘Boughton Silver’ (Silver Brocade) (Wormwood) – A compact selection Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B of the native beach wormwood. Beautiful white, wooly foliage. Good edger where Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-6 annual dusty miller is used. Cascades over walls and pot edges. Needs good drainage. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. (Araceae) ARISAEMA (a-ri-see'ma) Jack-in-the-Pulpit Light: sun Height: 8" triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) – Unusually stately spring wildflower, with a Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 12" U.S. Native hooded, striped blossom surrounding a spathe (the jack). Large horizontally held Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt /A leaves go dormant leaving a cluster of scarlet . Likes moist and humusy soil, Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 swampy shade is great! This plant takes a lot of time to root in; we often sell it without heavy roots. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-30" New England ® Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Woodlanders Color: green and purple Pricing: 2 qt / B & 1 qt / B Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-9

ARMERIA (ar-meer'ee-a) Sea Thrift, Sea Pinks (Plumbaginaceae) maritima ‘Splendens’ – A tough salt-tolerant perennial with tufted linear grass-like foliage and dense globe-shaped flowers. ‘Splendens’ is very ornamental with vivid pink flowers attractive to hummingbirds. Light: sun Height: 8-10" Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 12" Color: rich dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-9

Artemisia s. ‘Boughton Silver’ with purple heuchera Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 18 19 ARUNCUS (ah-run'-kus) Goat’s Beard (Rosaceae) ASCLEPIAS (as-klee'-pe-as) Butterfly Flower, Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) aethusifolius (Dwarf Goat’s Beard) – Round, neat form and lacy leaves. Good for rock garden and front of border. Long-blooming. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. With showy yarrow-like flowers and attractive seed pods, asclepias is butterfly Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 8-12" caviar. Drought resistant and long lived with quite a taproot...try not to move it. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Late to emerge in the spring. Needs good drainage. Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt/A incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) – Large flowers and easy culture, always covered Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 with butterflies. dioicus – Huge shrub-like perennial, great for back of border or as a specimen. Light: sun Height: 36-48" Grows 4-5 feet in diameter. Interesting tall hedge for the edge of a woodland. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" New England Meadows One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: pt.sh Height: 48-72" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-8 U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" tuberosa – We are excited to offer this native meadow plant again. After years Color: cream Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A of trying to get it to flourish in a pot, we had a gorgeous blooming crop this year. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-7 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" dioicus ‘Kneiffii’ – Unique looking with deeply cut thread-like leaves. The foliage Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" New England Meadows gives the feeling of a low threadleaf maple. A choice specimen. Color: clear tangerine orange Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: cream Pricing: 2 qt / C ASTER (ass'-ter) Michaelmas Daisy (Asteraceae) U.S. Native Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-7 Fall-blooming favorite, daisy-like flowers in varied colors. Selected mildew-resistant ‘Misty Lace’ – This is a cross between the standard Goat’s Beard, Aruncus dioicus varieties. Moisture and good drainage will also help control mildew. Note that a few and the dwarf A. aethusifolius. It is mid-sized and does better in hot, humid of the asters have the nice long new name of Symphyotrichum. Nothing is conditions. PP#15798. easy, is it? We’ll list them under aster for a couple of years until the dust settles. Light: sun/sh Height: 18-24" divaricatus (Symphyotrichum divaricatus) (White Wood Aster) – This aster is Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18-24" native from Ontario to Georgia. It is very adaptable and hardy, great for a woodland Color: white Pricing: True ga / B tapestry. Best to deadhead to prevent self-sowing unless you’d like a ground cover Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-7 effect. It is carpeted with white flowers in the fall. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun/shade Height: 12-18" ASARUM (a-sar'-um) (Hexastylis) Wild Ginger (Aristolochiaceae) Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" New England ® Woodlanders canadense (Canadian Wild Ginger) – A woodland native of great merit! Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A ® Large heart-shaped eggshell satin leaves make a lovely deciduous ground cover. Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 4-8 Nice with other wildflowers, or in rocky areas. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. x frikartii ‘Monch’ (Frikart’s Aster) – Compact and floriferous, loose bushy habit Light: pt.sh Height: 6-12" and attractive to butterflies. Make sure this classic aster has good drainage. Bloom: May Spacing: 12" New England ® Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24" Woodlanders Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 1 qt / B Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 12-18" ® Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 2-8 Color: rich lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A europaeum (European Ginger) – (This leaf is our logo.) Choice ground cover with Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-10 glossy, evergreen heart-shaped leaves for woodland gardens, and edging. Likes rich, humusy soils but hates a regular diet of lawn sprinklers. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 6" Bloom: May Spacing: 12" 1 Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 3 /2"/see price list Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 20 21 Aster (continued) ---- ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ – Here is a busy aromatic-leaved aster that doesn’t have the “ugly leg” problem of many tall asters. It tolerates dry soil, has laevis ‘Blue Bird’ (Smoother Aster) – Similar to A. ‘Hella Lacy’ but with large lavender blue flowers with yellow centers and looks stunning with flowers that are more blue than purple. Very mildew resistant, with less of the “bare leg” look so frustrating with the tall asters. A Dr. Richard Lighty tall sedums or amsonias. A tough and durable plant that has great effect introduction. in the fall. Light: sun Height: 24-36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-60" New England Meadows Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Color: bluish, yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 linariifolius (Stiff-leaved Aster) – This aster, a northeastern native, never has ‘Schneegitter’ (Universum group) (Heath Aster) – Forms a low mat of fine- a mildew problem. It has unusual needle-like foliage and stays neat and low. textured foliage covered with tiny white flowers in the fall. Will drape beautifully Small flowers have yellow centers. Needs full sun to be at its best. over walls. Mildew resistant, attracts butterflies. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 4" Light: sun Height: 12-24" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 18" Bloom: Sep Spacing: 12" New England Meadows Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 macrophyllus – Native to eastern U.S. with large sturdy basal leaves and tall ‘Woods Pink’ (New York Aster) – Excellent... compact and very clear of mildew. flowering stems. Forms a dense and very handsome ground cover of dark green. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-12" Bloom: Sep Spacing: 18" Will take dry wooded conditions. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: violet tinged pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-48" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" New England ® Color: bluish white Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders (Saxifragaceae) Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 ASTILBE (as-til'-bee) False Spirea Long-lived perennials for massing, border, or specimen, with fern-like ornamental novae-angliae (Symphyotrichum novae angliae) (New England Aster) foliage and showy blooms. Will tolerate sun with ample moisture, but is happiest in ---- ‘Alma Potschke’ – Long flowering and dazzling bright pink. some shade. Bloom time is June through August. (Flowering times are broken down Light: sun Height: 36" below after “bloom” as early, middle, late.) One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 30" Color: bright magenta pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A [WHITE] Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Bridal Veil’ (brautschleier) Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20" ---- ‘Purple Dome’ – A striking and compact introduction from the Mt. Cuba Bloom: late /Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Center. Very mildew resistant. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 18" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Sep Spacing: 18" ---- ‘Deutschland’ Color: deep purple Pricing: True ga /A Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: early /Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" oblongifolius (Symphyotrichum oblongifolius) Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘October Skies’ (Aromatic Aster) – This aster is highly tolerant of drought Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 and poor soils. It is a good ground cover with flowers of a very clear ---- ‘Ellie’ (japonica) – The flowers fade to green instead of brown and this violet blue. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. new introduction has very glossy bronze-tinged foliage. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-30" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 18" Bloom: early /Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pure white fading to green Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 22 23 Astilbe (continued) ---- ‘Visions in Pink’ (chinensis ‘Visions in Pink’) – Texured blue-green leaves and fragrant thick plumes. PP#11860. ---- ‘Milk and Honey’ (chinensis ‘Milk and Honey’) – Creamy white plumes Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 15-18" turn pink as they age. New foliage appears marbled. Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 30" Color: pale pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Bloom: late /July-Aug Spacing: 18-20" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: shades of white Pricing: 2 qt / B ---- ‘Visions in Red’ (chinensis ‘Visions in Red’) – Bronze-green foliage and Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 red buds that open to red-pink. PP#11965 ---- ‘William Buchanan’ – Nice dwarf astilbe with dark glossy foliage and Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 15-18" plumes of creamy white flowers that turn to pink. Bloom: late /Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 9-12" Color: deep purple pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 12" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: creamy white to pink Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Younique Silvery Pink’ – Fragrant pale pink plumes above lacy foliage Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 that forms a rounded clump. The abundant flowers on the astilbe rise high [PINK] above the foliage. ---- ‘Bressingham Beauty’ – Round clumps of handsome foliage. PP#8828. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 39" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 20" Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 24" Color: pale pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 [RED] ---- ‘Delft Lace’ – Red stems carry salmon-red buds that open to soft apricot ---- ‘Fanal’ pink. The foliage on this attractive cultivar is deep blue-green with red Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20-24" highlights. PP#19839. Bloom: early /Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-36" Color: ruby red Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Color: soft apricot pink Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Purple Candle’ (chinensis ‘Purpurkerze’) – A later-blooming astilbe Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 with bold dark green foliage. This Chinese astilbe can tolerate more sun ---- ‘Erika’ than many astilbes if given ample moisture. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-30" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-48" Bloom: early /Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18-24" Color: medium pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: purple-red shades Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Hennie Graafland’ – Similar to astilbe’s ‘Sprite,’ but more vigorous ---- ‘Red Sentinel’ – Dark stems. with more upright feathery spikes. Shiny dark green foliage. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-30" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 16" Bloom: late /Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 12" Color: deep wine red Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Ostrich Plume’ (‘Straussenfeder’) [ROSE] Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-30" ---- ‘Pumila’ (chinensis ‘Pumila’) – Excellent ground cover. Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" Color: salmon pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: late /Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: lavender rose Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Peach Blossom’ Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20" Bloom: mid /July Spacing: 18" Color: pale salmon pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 24 25 ASTILBOIDES (ass-till-boy'-dees) (Saxifragaceae) BAPTISIA (bap-tiz'-i-a) False Indigo (Fabaceae) U.S. Native tabularis (Shield-leaf Roger’s Flower) – Beautiful huge round leaves, up to 3 feet australis – Bushy, long-lived plant for back of a border. Gray-green foliage and across, make this an interesting accent or specimen. Likes moist or wet feet. lovely pea-like flowers. Likes to stay in one spot. Pods give long season of interest. Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Perennial Plant Association 2010 Plant of the Year. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 48" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Color: creamy white Pricing: True ga /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 Color: indigo-blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 (Apiaceae) ASTRANTIA (a-stran'-tee-a) Masterwort ‘Purple Smoke’ – This cultivar has charcoal gray stems with smoky purple flowers. ‘Abbey Road’ – Dark purple-pink flowers on purple-black stems. Introduced by Vigorous once established. Later blooming than many baptisias. Dofferhoff/Rijnbeek in 2003. PP#14961. Beetles love this one (just kidding). Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Color: dusty purple Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: dark purple-pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 sphaerocarpa ‘Screaming Yellow’ – This new selection is compact and rounded, ‘Roma’ – This Piet Oudolf selection has soft pink button-shaped flowers and silvery with bold deep-green foliage and yes, screaming yellow flowers. Large blooms, pink ruffs. Nice rich green foliage. Best in moist soils. Astrantias are great dried drought tolerant and deer resistant. Leslie first saw this baptisia in Leonard Perry’s flowers. wonderful Vermont garden. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12-18" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: soft pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: brilliant golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 tinctoria (Yellow Wild Indigo) – Yellow wild indigo is an upright shrubby perennial (Brassicaceae) AURINIA (aw-ri'-nee-a) Basket of Gold with clover-like gray-green foliage and small creamy yellow flowers. Ornamental Cascading gray-green foliaged perennial with bright flowers to accompany spring seed pods. Tinctoria comes from the the Latin word for dye; this was used by the bulbs. Needs excellent drainage; lives longer if cut back by 1 /3 after bloom. early Americans as a substitute for true indigo (indigofera) in making dyes. Grows well in crevices. Semi-evergreen. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24-36" New England saxatilis ‘Compacta’ – Cascading evergreen plant for massing and edging; likes Meadows sandy soil. Color: yellow to cream Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 12" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" ‘Twilite Prairieblues’ – This introduction is bicolor, with mahogany purple blooms Color: bright canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A highlighted with lemon yellow keels, which are united in the pea family. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-8 Selected by Dr. Jim Ault from breeding with natives species; this is a robust and saxatilis ‘Sulphurea’ – Light yellow is useful for softening bright colors. lovely cultivar. PP#19011. Light: sun Height: 12-18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 42-60" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 48" Color: sulphur yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: purple and yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 26 27 BERGENIA (ber-gen'-i-a) Pigsqueak (Saxifragaceae) CALLIRHOE (ka-lee-ro-ee) Poppy Mallow (Malvaceae) cordifolia – Huge waxy evergreen leaves. Good for edging, accent, underplanting, involucrata – We are pleased to offer this little gem, given to us by Paul Sokal of massing. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Addison Gardens. It forms a horizontal clump that begins to flower just after most ---- ‘Winterglut’ – Deep red flowers and deep green foliage with excellent spring perennials have stopped blooming. The flowers are delicate in appearance, like winter color – reds and purples – that last well into the winter season. cups of wine that seem to float on slender stems. They are easy to grow, demanding Light: sun/sh Height: 12-18" only good drainage and sun. Wonderful on walls or raised beds. Long blooming. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 24" Hard to find ...why, we don’t know. Color: red Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 8-10" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 18" Color: shades of dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A BOLTONIA (bol-toe'-nee-a) Bolton’s Aster (Asteraceae) U.S. Native Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-6 asteroides Ranunculaceae) ---- ‘Snowbank’ – Wonderful very late bloomer resembling a tall, bushy aster CALTHA (kal'tha) Marsh Marigold ( with no mildew. You can’t beat that! palustris – Stunning native with rounded leaves and bright yellow single flowers in Light: sun Height: 36-48" spring. Looks wonderful naturalized along a stream. Goes dormant after bloom; try Bloom: Oct Spacing: 42" to combine it with a later-emerging foliage plant. Color: white with yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: April Spacing: 18" New England ® Color: buttercup yellow Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders BRUNNERA (brunn'- er-a) Alkanet () Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-7 macrophylla – Large dark textured leaves (8-10 inches wide) with contrasting tiny (Campanulaceae) blue flowers, good for border, massing, woodland. Takes some dry shade. CAMPANULA (kam-pan'-you-la) Bellflower Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" A diverse genus with wonderful characteristic bell-shaped flowers. Campanulas Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" are true nostalgia plants and the staples of many perennial borders. They have long Color: clear French blue Pricing: 2 qt /A bloom times, a good range of colors, and are easy to care for. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 carpatica (Carpathian Harebell) – The carpaticas are popular for edging and rock macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ – This brunnera has silvery leaves and green veins. gardens. They are floriferous and very easy. Try mixing the Clips and the Pearl The foliage gleams in the sun, and provides a lovely contrast to its miniature blue series below for extended bloom. flowers in the spring. Very sun tolerant. PP#13859. ---- ‘Dark Blue Clips’ (Blue Clips) Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 12" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 12" Color: clear French blue Pricing: 2 qt /C & True ga /C Color: rich blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 ---- ‘White Pearl’ – ‘White Pearl’ blooms 1-2 weeks earlier than ‘White Clips.’ CALAMINTHA (ka-la-min'tha) Calamint (Lamiaceae) Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 12" nepeta ssp. nepeta (Calamint) – Mounding, fine-textured minty foliage is covered Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A with long-lasting, tiny lavender flowers. Wonderful herb for walkways or rocky areas. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Lovely with roses. Prefers dry. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 12-15" Bloom: Jul-Oct Spacing: 18" Color: light lavender Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 28 29 Campanula (continued) poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower) – A choice plant for ground cover or rock walls because it blooms well in full sun or shade. Tolerates sandy soils and root glomerata ‘Joan Elliot’ (Clustered Bellflower) – Very floriferous and more competition. Staggered bloom long after its normal bloom time. compact than ‘Superba.’ Light: sun /sh Height: 8-12" Light: sun Height: 18" U.S. Native Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: medium violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: deep violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 rotundifolia ‘Olympica’ (Bluebells of Scotland) – Classic cottage garden plant, lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’ – This bellflower is a beauty, growing to 30" with large well represented in Scotch folklore. It is a dainty, but durable plant with large masses of soft pinkish-white flowers that blend with many other colors. drooping bells and long bloom time. ‘Olympica’ is a compact cultivar of Light: sun Height: 30" rotundifolia. Native to northern seasides and mountains of the U.S. Reseeds Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: soft pink Pricing: True ga / B readily. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-7 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18" persicifolia (Peach-leafed Bellflower) – Large flowers rise high above the foliage Color: bright blue Pricing: 2 qt /A (which does not resemble peach leaves), making this plant better for blending than Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 for specimen. Grows in sun or shade. Reseeds. Evergreen foliage. Good for cutting. takesimana ‘Elizabeth’ – Lesser known but superb campanula with rosettes of ---- ‘Alba’ heart-shaped light green leaves. The flowers are striking tubular bells, carried Light: sun /sh Height: 12-36" on long arching stems. Needs good drainage. Very vigorous; give it space or Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A boundaries! Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun Height: 24-30" ---- ‘Deep Blue’ Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: purplish pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Light: sun /sh Height: 12-36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘Telham Beauty’ Light: sun /sh Height: 12-36" Anemone multifida ‘Annabelle White’ Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: soft porcelain blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Pink Octopus’ – OK, get ready for this one; it starts with “hanging Chinese lantern” buds that become long-petalled “octopus” flowers. They cover the plant on strong stems and last for a long time. It is vigorous, easy to grow, and will definitely cause a buzz in the neighborhood. Deer resistant. PP#18885. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 10-15" Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 18-24" Color: bright candy pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 portenschlagiana ‘Birch Hybrid’ (Birch Dalmatian Bellflower) – Similar to Campanula poscharskyana but shorter. Wonderful draped over walls and steps. ‘Birch Hybrid’ is more floriferous and longer blooming than the species. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 3-4" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: light violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 30 31 CARYOPTERIS (ca-ree-op'tur-is) Blue Mist Shrub (Verbenaceae) CENTRANTHUS (sen-tran' thus) Red Valerian (Valarianacae) clandonensis ‘First Choice’ – A lovely shrub that combines well with herbaceous ruber ‘Coccineus’ – This must be one of the most admired “weeds” in Great Britain perennials. ‘First Choice’ has whorls of inky blue flowers along the axils of the where it grows in every crevice it can find. It is not as prolific in the northeast, but upper stems. Blue Mist Shrub is a late summer bloomer that looks great with will thrive in lean, well-drained sunny sites. Red valerian has blue-green leaves, rudbeckias and echinaceas. It needs well-drained soil and it is best to prune in striking, fragrant pink flowers and a lax habit that makes it suited to walls and raised spring. Good butterfly plant. PP#11958. beds. This old-fashioned perennial is a good butterly plant. Self-seeds. Light: sun Height: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-30" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: deep vivid blue Pricing: True ga /A Color: carmine pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

CAULOPHYLLUM (kaw-lo-fill' um) Blue Cohosh (Berberidaceae) CERASTIUM (ser-ass'-ti-um) Snow in Summer (Caryophyllaceae) thalictroides – This mountain woodland native emerges with striking lacy purplish tomentosum – Beautiful bright silver foliage, likes lean and dry soil. Ground cover, foliage that becomes more blue as it matures. It is large and impressive with edging, rocks, walls, dry banks. Vigorous; reseeds readily. Very floriferous. diminuitive flowers that become dark blue berry-like seed pods. Great as a woodland Light: sun Height: 3-6" transition or shade garden accent and is best in moist and limey soils. Traditionally Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" used to induce labor, thus its other common name, Papoose-root. Not a big selling Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A point, we realize, but interesting folklore. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-7 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" New England ® Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" Woodlanders CERATOSTIGMA (ser-a-toss-stig'ma) Plumbago (Plumbaginaceae) Color: whitish yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B plumbaginoides – Beautiful ground cover with crisp glossy foliage. Gentian blue Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 flowers make a stunning contrast with its red fall foliage. Neat and vigorous, but marginally hardy. Mulch it or try it among slabs or rocks which provide root CENTAUREA (sen-tor'-ree-a) Cornflower (Asteraceae) protection. hypoleuca ‘John Coutts’ – This centaurea is long blooming with grey-green foliage, Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-12" attractively shaggy rose-pink flowers, and nice silvery seedheads after the blooms Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 24" have faded. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: gentian blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 20-24" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 6-9 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12-24" Color: clear pink Pricing: True ga / B CHELONE (chel-o'-nee) Pink Turtlehead () Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 glabra (White Turtlehead) – This is our native turtlehead with white flowers that montana (Mountain Bluet) – Spidery, rich reddish-centered blue flowers appearing stand out beautifully against the dark green foliage. It is rhizomatous so it is best to a few at a time. Likes it somewhat dry. Vigorous; we cut this back after bloom so it let it naturalize in an informal garden. Does well in boggy soil. Attracts butterflies. stays neat looking. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun Height: 12-24" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 24" New England ® Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ – Foliage is darker green than the species with tight clusters of flowers; bronzy new growth and reddish stems. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: rose-pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 32 33 virginianum ‘Eco Laquered Spider’ – This green and gold is similar to above, CHRYSANTHEMUM (kris-anth'-e-mum) (Asteraceae) (Single Mums) but with a stronger stoloniferous habit. It truly resembles a spider as it grows; (formerly Dendranthema formerly Chrysanthemum) – Whatever they finally decide runners can be up to 36" long. Needs good drainage. A wonderful ground cover the name to be, these single fall mums are truly hardy and are superior to the double of shiny leaves. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. forms. The graceful single daisies give valuable late fall color, as well as a nectar Light: sun /sh Height: 5-8" station and butterfly landing pad. Easy and vigorous, they can be sheared midseason Bloom: Jun-Jul /Oct Spacing: Ind 24" for more compactness. Divide every 3 years. Color: bright yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 ‘Clara Curtis’ – Bright flowers and easy care. Light: sun Height: 12-24" CIMICIFUGA – see Actaea Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 24" Color: rose pink, yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 CLEMATIS (clem'ah-tis) (Ranunculaceae) ‘Jane’s Yellow Button’ – Here is a reliable late-blooming hardy mum from our Integrifolia Group (Solitary Clematis) – One of the prettiest of the non-vining friend Jane Shute. It has cheery bright yellow flowers starting in October and often clematis species. Single nodding blue flowers last about 6 weeks, followed by blooms well into November. As with all mums, best to cut back mid-summer to keep ornamental seed heads in late summer. Has a habit similar to C. recta. it bushy and compact. This hardy mum lasts for many years in the garden. Light: sun Height: 36-48" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-20" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Bloom: Oct-Nov Spacing: 24" Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: bright butter yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 recta ‘Purpurea’ – A clematis with fragrant, white-clustered flowers against purple- ‘Sheffield’ – A wonderful selection from Mary Ann and Fred McGourty. green leaves. This clematis will climb if supported. If not, it will weave amongst its Light: sun Height: 30" neighbors, creating a lovely tapestry. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Light: sun Height: 36-48" Color: pale dusty pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 weyrichii ‘White Bomb’ – A true ground cover that should be used more! Very vigorous, will smother weeds all season, then give a late and stunning floral display. (Myricacea) One of our Wicked Ruggeds. COMPTONIA (comp-toe'nee-a) Light: sun Height: 8-12" peregrina (Sweet Fern) – Sweet fern is a native shrub with a unique citronella Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" scent and incredible durability. We have always wanted to grow it, even though it Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A is not herbaceous, because it solves problems so well. Sweet fern controls erosion Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 beautifully and grows on those hot dusty banks that nothing else likes (it fixes nitrogen on its roots). Wide-spreading habit and tiny, long glossy textured leaves CHRYSOGONUM (kris-og'-o-num) Green and Gold U.S. Native that resemble tiny fern fronds. Small greenish catkin flowers in the the spring. (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zone 2. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-40" New England virginianum ‘Allen Bush’ – Woodland ground cover with small bright flowers in Meadows late spring that persist lightly most of summer. The flowers are lovely against the Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 48-60" Color: greenish yellow Pricing: 2 qt / C dark green foliage. Needs good drainage and will take dry shade. Great with spring Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 2-6 wildflowers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /sh Height: 6-9" Bloom: Jun-Jul /Oct Spacing: Ind 24" Color: bright yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 34 35 ‘Star Cluster’ – One of the “Big Bang” series, this tickseed has crisp white flowers CONVALLARIA (kon-val-air'-ee-a) Lily of the Valley (Liliaceae) with purple centers in cooler weather. It blooms into the fall, becoming purple at the majalis – Vigorous classic ground cover with sweet-smelling bell-shaped flowers. edges as frost gets closer. PPAF. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 18-24" Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Color: white with purple eye Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: white Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-7 tripteris (Tall Tickseed) – This native species is not new, simply unknown. majalis ‘Rosea’– Soft pink-flowered form of lily of the valley. It is a tall and unique coreopsis that is self-supporting, forming an impressive Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" clump topped with many dark-centered yellow flowers. Happiest in moist soil. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Deadhead after flowering. Bamboo-like foliage turns bronze-purple in the fall. Color: light pink Pricing: 1 qt / B Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-72" U.S. Native Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-7 Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" Color: yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A COREOPSIS (ko-ree-op'-sis) Tickseed (Asteraceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 auriculata ‘Nana’ (Mouse Ear Coreopsis) – This is a compact coreopsis with shiny verticillata (Threadleaf Coreopsis) – Fast growing, easy, durable, and long green leaves and very bright flowers that persist for many weeks. Try it! One of our blooming with delicate “airy” foliage. Wicked Ruggeds. ---- ‘Moonbeam’ – This lovely coreopsis was voted the 1992 Perennial Plant Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 8-12" Association Plant of the Year. Dark foliage contrasts nicely with pale Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 12-15" yellow flowers. Color: golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 18-24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: pale yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A ‘Cosmic Eye’ – One of the “Big Bang” series, this compact tickseed is a cross Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 between threadleaf coreopsis and the standard grandiflora types. It has bright yellow ---- ‘Zagreb’ – Our stock is from the Netherlands and very compact. flowers with a maroon eye and a gold center. PPAF. Light: sun Height: 15" Light: sun Height: 12-15" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 12-15" Color: rich yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: yellow with maroon eye Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 ‘Creme Brulee’ – A cross between C. grandiflora and possibly C. ‘Moonbeam,’ this CORNUS (kor'nus) (Cornaceae) (syn. Chamaepericlymenum) new hybrid has deep butter-yellow flowers and lacy, dark green foliage. It is more canadensis (Bunchberry) – Lovely native woodland ground cover with leaves vigorous and mildew resistant than C. ‘Moonbeam’ and blooms throughout the and eggshell white blossoms like any dogwood. Likes moisture and acidic soil; clump. Very long blooming with larger flowers. Yes, this one is hardy! Cut back wonderful companion to dormant or non-dormant woodland wildflowers. in late summer for good basal branching and rebloom. PP#16096. Red fall foliage. Best in northern New England. Light: sun Height: 20" Light: pt.sh Height: 3-5" Bloom: Jun-Oct Spacing: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" New England ® Color: butter yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: eggshell white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 2-7 ‘Jethro Tull’ (Jethro Tull Tickseed) – This new hybrid has deeply fluted petals that give it a crisp and starry appearance. It is compact, deer resistant and long blooming (even reblooming when cut back). A floriferous and choice selection. PP#18789. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18-24" Color: golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-10 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 36 37 CORYDALIS (ko-ri'-dal-is) Corydalis (Fumariaceae) DELPHINIUM (del-fin'-ee-um) Larkspur (Ranunculaceae) flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’ – This stunning corydalis is one of the earliest to bloom, Stately cottage garden classics. Delphiniums are magnificent, though short-lived with purplish blue flowers and purplish leaves that have a red tinge. It needs sharp perennials, with tall blue, pink, or white spires. drainage and does best in a partly shaded site with humus-rich soil. Long blooming belladonna – Shorter than the millennium hybrids, multi-stemmed and often need no and compact. Very unusual! staking. These are longer lived than the millennium hybrids. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 12-15" ---- ‘Belladonna’ Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 18" Light: sun Height: 36-48" Color: soft purple blue Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 6-8 Color: light blue Pricing: 2 qt /A lutea – This lovely perennial, resembling Dicentra eximia, is common in Great Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Britain and will grow almost anywhere that has good drainage. It literally blooms ---- ‘Bellamosum’ for months. Will grow in cracks and crevices, and reseeds readily. Light: sun Height: 36-48" Light: sun /sh Height: 8-15" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Bloom: May-Oct Spacing: 18" Color: deep blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: sulphur yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 exaltatum (Tall Larkspur) – Native larkspur with strong unbranched stems; no need for staking! Deadhead for a repeat bloom. CRAMBE (kram'be) Giant Kale (Brassicaceae) Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 48" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Appalachian ® cordifolia – Crambe has huge coarse cabbage-like leaves which send up a gigantic Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders (5-6 ft.) cloud of airy “baby’s breath”-scented flowers. A large unique plant for Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 5-7 accent or specimen. May have to be staked. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 48-60" grandiflorum (Chinese Delphinium) – This delphinium is perfect for smaller Bloom: Jun Spacing: 36" gardens. It has spurless true-blue flowers above threadlike leaves. Very elegant, Color: white Pricing: True ga /A well branched, and a good cut flower! Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 ---- ‘Blue Mirror’ Light: sun Height: 15-20" DARMERA (dar'-mer-a) Umbrella Plant (Saxifragaceae) Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" Color: true blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A (syn. Peltiphyllum) peltata – A bog plant from the west coast. Unusual “knobby” Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 flowers rise before the leaves, which reach an impressive 2 feet across. Very handsome plant. Big statement! Millennium Hybrids – This wonderful series of delphiniums was bred in New Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36-48" Zealand for strong stems, magnificent large flowers, and cold hardiness. In full sun, Bloom: Apr Spacing: 48" the Millenniums shouldn’t need staking. They have large textured leaves that are Color: shades of pink and purple Pricing: True ga / B attractive even when not in bloom. We are very excited about these beauties. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 ---- ‘Blue Lace’ Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 60-72" Corydalis lutea Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: sky blue with pink accents Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 ---- ‘Blushing Brides’ Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 48-72" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: shades of pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 38 39 Delphinium (continued) gratianopolitanus (subacaulis) – The Cheddar Pinks are mat-forming with larger flowers than most other cultivars. ---- ‘Double Innocence’ ---- ‘Firewitch’ (‘Feuerhexe’) – This German introduction was chosen the Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" 2006 Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. ‘Firewitch’ has Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" wonderful gray-blue foliage and single hot-pink flowers that provide a Color: white, greenish tinge Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 striking contrast. Does best in a lean, well-drained soil. Very fragrant. ---- ‘Pink Punch’ Light: sun Height: 9-12" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" Color: hot pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18-24" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 Color: purple-pink shades Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 ---- ‘Mountain Mist’ – Dr. Allan Armitage feels that this dianthus has great ---- ‘Purple Passion’ potential. Very fragrant single pink flowers above blue-green foliage. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-60" Tolerant of heat and humidity. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Light: sun Height: 12" Color: intense purple with white bee Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Color: soft lavender pink Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Sunny Skies’ Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-72" ‘Peppermint Star’ – Large light pink flowers with defined red centers and toothed Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" edges. Neat habit and good winter hardiness. Fragrant! USPP#20369. Color: sky blue with a white bee Pricing: 2 qt / & True ga /AA Light: sun Height: 6" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 14" Color: pink, crimson centers Pricing: 2 qt /A DENDRANTHEMA – See Chrysanthemum Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-9

DICENTRA (dy-sen'-tra) Bleeding Heart (Fumariaceae) DIANTHUS (dy-an'-thus) Pinks (Caryophyllaceae) One of the most popular shade perennials with pendant, heart-shaped flowers and Dianthus species, reminiscent of our grandmothers’ gardens, are excellent edging and finely textured foliage. Fast growing and easy. rock garden plants. Many are fragrant. All need excellent drainage and do best in full sun and slightly alkaline soil. Short lived – divide every 2-3 years. ‘Burning Hearts’ – The rose-red flowers of ‘Burning Heart’ are edged in white. It has handsome blue-gray textured foliage and does best in moist well-drained soil. allwoodii ‘Frosty Fire’ (Modern Pink) – A striking dianthus with double dark pink This cultivar is a cross between Dicentra eximia and D.peregrina rubra; it has flowers and very blue-gray grass-like foliage. excellent vigor and more flower power. PP#20797. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10-12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Bloom: May-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: rose red, white edges Pricing: 2 qt / D Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-9 ‘Coconut Surprise’ – Perfectly laundered and starched double white flowers with eximia (Fringed Bleeding Heart) – Native with delicate fern-like foliage, for crisp crimson centers and toothed edges. Neat habit and good winter hardiness. massing, woodland, and specimen. Easy and very long blooming. Seedlings from Very fragrant. PP#18828. straight eximia will occasionally produce a white-flowered form, even the plants Light: sun Height: 9" in our crops. The cultivars such as ‘King of Hearts’ and ‘Zestful’ will always be Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" true to color. Color: white, crimson centers Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /sh Height: 18" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-9 Bloom: May-Aug Spacing: 18" Appalachian ® Color: medium-light pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 40 41 Dicentra (continued) DICTAMNUS (dik-tam'-nus) Gas Plant (Rutaceae) formosa ‘Aurora’ – This bleeding heart is a native of western coastal forests. It is similar to Dicentra eximia, but has more of a blue-green foliage color and albus (fraxinella) – Long-lived shrub-like plant, with glossy lemon-scented leaves a tendency to form a ground cover. The cultivar ‘Aurora’ is a soft white. and stunning mauve flowers. Slow growing but well worth the wait. May cause skin Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-16" irritation. Try igniting its “gas” on a calm summer evening. Some of our plants may Bloom: May-Aug Spacing: 18" U.S. Native be white, as seed is variable; the name for the true white gas plant is Dictamnus albus Color: soft white Pricing: 2 qt / B ‘Albiflorus.’ Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18-24" formosa ‘Luxuriant’ – Grayish-green foliage and cherry-red nodding flowers that Color: soft mauve Pricing: 1 qt / B & True ga / B last for many weeks, this classic cultivar tolerates hot weather and looks great for Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 most of the season, especially if given decent moisture. Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" (dij-i-tah-lis) Foxglove (Scrophulariaceae) Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 12-18" U.S. Native Most digitalis species are biennial, meaning they live for 2 years. They are known Color: cherry red Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 for their tall spectacular racemes of showy flowers, resembling a cut finger of a glove (digitalis means finger-like). All are happiest in constant moisture and partial shade. ‘King of Hearts’ – This eximia type has bluish-green foliage and a compact neat Note that Digitalis grandiflora is a true perennial. habit. Lovely rich pink flowers. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-16" grandiflora ‘Carillon’ (Yellow Foxglove) – A lovely woodland plant, this is a true Bloom: May-Aug Spacing: 18" U.S. Native perennial unlike the more common foxgloves. ‘Carillon’ is very floriferous, with Color: rosy pink Pricing: 2 qt / B flowers on one side of each stem. Dwarf form of grandiflora. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: pt.sh Height: 15-20" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 10-12" spectabilis (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) (Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart) – Color: soft yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A A classic springtime perennial filling a space up to 4 feet across. Summer dormant Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 but foliage will persist through much of the early season if kept moist. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" ‘Mertonensis’ (Strawberry Foxglove) – Longer lasting than D. purpurea, this Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" foxglove has fresh dramatic large leaves and showy rose-colored flowers. Color: rose pink Pricing: True ga /A Light: pt.sh Height: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" ---- ‘Alba’ – A white form of the above. Summer dormant. Color: rich rose Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 30" purpurea – Large showy biennial (lives two years) which produces flowers around Color: white Pricing: True ga /A the whole flower stalks. Colors are varied and its abundant seedlings will be too. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 This classic border perennial is a great vertical accent. Reseeds readily. ---- Excelsior Hybrids (Excelsior Foxglove) Dictamnus albus Light: pt.sh Height: 60-72" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: purples and whites Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 42 43 DISPORUM (die-spor'um) Fairy Bells (Liliaceae) ECHINACEA (ek-in-ay'-see-a) Coneflower (Asteraceae) U.S. Native flavens (Yellow Fairy Bells) – These fairy bells are native to Korea and have a habit purpurea – Wonderful prairie wildflower for massing or in meadows. Produces large similar to Solomon’s seal. The tubular soft yellow nodding flowers appear in clusters showy flowers, and seedheads provide winter interest. Echinacea is also a valuable at the end of the stems. Slow to establish but very showy and choice with black herb, much sought after for immune system “jump-starting.” Drought tolerant. berries in the fall. Likes moist organically rich soil. ---- ‘Evan Saul’ (Sundown) – From the Big Sky™ series; wide russet-orange Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 30" petals that are slightly reflexed, giving a substantial appearance. Rose-like Bloom: May Spacing: 24" fragrance. Reblooms. PP#17659. Color: soft yellow Pricing: True ga / B Light: sun Height: 32-36" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Color: rusty orange Pricing: 2 qt / B smilacinum (Japanese Fairy Bells) – Japanese fairy bells have delicate white Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 flowers at the end of each stem. Likes moist organically rich soil. ---- ‘Green Envy’ – On this new introduction, the flowers open as a mint green Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 30" and from the center cone the petals begin to turn light purple while the edges Bloom: May Spacing: 24" Color: white Pricing: True ga / B retain their green color. Very unusual and yes, your neighbors will be Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 envious. PPAF. Light: sun Height: 24-30" (Asteraceae) Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" DODECATHEON (doe-de-kath'ee-on) Shooting Star Color: light green with rose tones Pricing: 2 qt/B meadia – This native is a beautiful wildflower resembling graceful badminton Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 “birdies” heading earthward. The foliage stays low and goes dormant midsummer. ---- ‘Hot Papaya’ – This robust new echinacea, from Dutch breeder Arie Blom, Try it in open woodlands or rock gardens. progresses from a single pale orange flower to an outrageously bright Light: pt.sh Height: 12" orange-red shaggy “mophead” flower. It has strong dark stems and is hardy Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Appalachian ® to zone 4. This is a great new introduction. PPAF. Woodlanders Color: white or pale pink Pricing: 1 qt / B Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 30-36" Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: vivid orange-red Pricing: 2 qt/C DRACOCEPHALUM (dra-ko-cef'a-lum) Dragonhead (Lamiaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Dragonheads are hardy, durable, small clump formers, with hooded (dragon-shaped) ---- ‘Kim’s Knee High’ – A compact selection of Echinacea purpurea, flowers and crisp linear foliage. They are excellent in rock garden settings. They all developed by Kim Hawks of Niche Gardens. There has been some like sun and good drainage. variability of height reported but these plants should be more compact than other selections. PP#12242. argunense ‘Fuji Blue’ – Drought tolerant, with glossy needle-like leaves and Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-24" brilliant blue flowers that have a light blue lip. Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Color: rose pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: blue Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Magnus’ – Perennial Plant Association 1998 Plant of the Year. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Large non-drooping blooms, sturdy and long lasting. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 36" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: deep rose pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 44 45 Echinacea (continued) EPIGAEA (eh-pi-gee'ah) Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower (Ericaceae) ---- ‘Pica Bella’ – This is a compact coneflower with narrow deep pink rays around a colorful orange-bronze cone. repens – This native is a prized wildflower harvested for its evergreen leaves until Light: sun / pt.sh Height: 24-29" a concerned group began a society to protect them. Thus began the New England Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Wildflower Society in 1900. Trailing arbutus has waxy pink or white flowers that Color: deep pink Pricing: 2 qt / B are very fragrant; it makes a carpet on a north or east slope. Keep it moist for two Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 seasons and it will take drought well after that. Very choice perennial. ---- ‘Ruby Star’ (Rubinstern) – Similar to echinacea ‘Magnus’ with stiff Light: pt.sh Height: 4-8" Bloom: May Spacing: 12" New England petals and large flowers. Vigorous and bold, with a brighter effect than ® Woodlanders other varieties. Color: white or pink Pricing: 2 qt / B ® Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-40" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: rich raspberry pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A EPIMEDIUM (ep-ee-mee'-dee-um) Barrenwort (Berberidaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Choice semi-evergreen ground cover known for graceful heart-shaped foliage and ---- ‘Sunrise’ – Another new echinacea from Itsaul Nursery, with citron yellow columbine-like flowers (flowers arise before the leaves). Does well in dry conditions flowers and a central cone that changes from green to gold. Rose scented and deep shade, and is one of the hardiest perennials. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. and vigorous! PP#16235. Light: sun Height: 30-36" ‘Brilliant Ruby Starr’ – Very large ruby red flowers on tall stems. Vigorous and Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18-24" showy. Color: citron yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 14" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" ---- ‘White Swan’ – Shorter than ‘Magnus,’ with large sturdy flowers. Color: ruby red Pricing: 1 qt / E Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" grandiflorum Color: eggshell white Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- album (Longspur Barrenwort) – We found this one at Joe Pye Weed’s Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Garden in Carlisle, MA; it has lovely, pure white blossoms with the long spurs that this barrenwort is known for. ECHINOPS (ek'in-ops) Globe Thistle (Asteraceae) Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-12" ritro – The grayish thistle-like foliage of echinops is a great architectural and Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 9-12" contrasting element in the garden. The flowers are unusual spiny globes, lasting Color: pure white Pricing: 1 qt / C for weeks (can also be dried). Does well in poor dry soil. Reseeds. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 24-36" ---- higoense ‘Bandit’ – Tiny and charming, with purple-edged leaves in spring Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" and a blanket of creamy white flowers. Named by epimedium breeder Color: soft steel blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Darrell Probst in 2000. A wonderful introduction. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: May Spacing: 12" Color: creamy white Pricing: 1 qt / E Echinops ritro Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Lilafee’ – This longspur barrenwort has large, rich lilac flowers that are very showy. New foliage has bronze color that becomes bright apple green as it matures. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" Color: lilac purple Pricing: 1 qt / D Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 46 47 Epimedium (continued) sempervirens ---- ‘Mars’ – From Joe Pye Weed’s Garden comes a rare rose-red barrenwort ---- ‘Mizuhomaru’ (Longspur Barrenwort) – From Joe Pye Weed’s Garden with a heavy bloom set. comes this introduction with spurs that curve inward toward the center of the Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10" blooms. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" Color: rose red Pricing: 1 qt / D Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Color: pale rose-purple Pricing: 1 qt / C ---- ‘White Purity’ – This Joe Pye Weed’s Garden introduction has large leaves Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 and contrasting white flowers. This makes a bold statement in the garden. ---- ‘Nanum’ (Longspur Barrenwort) – From Joe Pye Weed’s Garden, a Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10" miniature barrenwort with a clumping habit and long spurs on very vivid white Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 14" flowers. Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / C Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 4-8" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" Color: bright white Pricing: 1 qt / E versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ – Vigorous spreader. Takes the driest conditions. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" ---- ‘Queen Esta’ (Longspur Barrenwort) – This two-toned barrenwort has Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" shades of lavender on its long-spurred flowers and purple-flushed spring growth. Color: jasmine yellow Pricing: 1 qt / C & True ga D From Joe Pye Weed’s Garden in Carlisle, MA. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" x perralchicum – One of the fastest growing and toughest epimediums. Bright green Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 16" foliage and butter-yellow flowers. Semi-evergreen and a fantastic groundcover. Color: light and dark lavender Pricing: 1 qt / E Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-16" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" ---- ‘Saxton’s Purple’ (Longspur Barrenwort) – Large unusual flowers on this Color: bright yellow Pricing: 1 qt / E cool barrenwort from Joe Pye Weed’s Garden. It has red-tinged foliage and big Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 reddish-purple flowers that resemble white-footed spiders. Sounds like a great party favor to us. x rubrum – The most vigorous species we carry – an excellent ground cover. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-14" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 14" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Color: reddish purple Pricing: 1 qt / D Color: rosy red Pricing: 1 qt / C & True ga / D Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Rose Queen’ (Longspur Barrenwort) – Vigorous and mound-forming. x rubrum ‘Sweetheart’ – A Darrell Probst hybrid; ‘Sweetheart’ is an improved Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10" Epimedium x rubrum, with larger leaves and dark green evergreen foliage. New Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" growth is flushed with red. Color: dark pink Pricing: 1 qt / C & Trug ga / D Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 14-16" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 16" ---- White Selection (Longspur Barrenwort) – Vigorous and mound-forming. Color: rose red Pricing: 1 qt / E Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10” Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12” Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / C x warleyense – The flowers of this epimedium are beautiful shades of copper, red, Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 orange and yellow and they are held high above the foliage for us all to admire. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-15" pinnatum subsp. colchicum (aka ‘Thunderbolt’) – This tough variety, named by Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" Darrell Probst, has evergreen foliage that darkens to purple-black with green veins. Color: orange to red Pricing: 1 qt / E Spreading by rhizomes, it forms a great massing; the bright yellow flowers are a Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 welcome site in the spring. Sometimes know as pinnatum subsp. elegans. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10-14" Bloom: May Spacing: 18" Color: bright yellow Pricing: 1 qt / C Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 48 49 Epimedium (continued) maculatum ‘Gateway’ – This large stately native is much more common in gardens overseas. It is a valuable back-of-border perennial with impressive sedum-like blooms x youngianum – Dwarf and mound-forming. in late summer. Let’s bring this native home to gardens! One of our Wicked ---- ‘Baby Doll Pink’ – A dwarf, deciduous clump-forming barrenwort for the Ruggeds. woodland garden. This charming cultivar has apple-blossom pink clusters of Light: sun Height: 48-84" bells that rise above the foliage in the spring. This is a very pretty selection. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" New England Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 9" Color: dusty pink Pricing: True ga / B Meadows Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-7 Color: pale pink Pricing: 1 qt / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 rugosum ‘Chocolate’ (White Snakeroot) – A great selection from Dr. Lighty at ---- ‘Niveum’ the Mt. Cuba Center. It is shorter and later blooming with dark purple-toned green Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10" leaves and purple stems, a wonderful contrast for its own small white fall flowers. Bloom: May Spacing: 12" Native. Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / C Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 30" New England ---- ‘Roseum’ Color: white Pricing: True ga / B Meadows Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Bloom: May Spacing: 12" Color: lilac Pricing: 1 qt / C & True ga / D EUPHORBIA (yew-for'-bee-a) Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 ---- ‘White Star’ – Clump-forming barrenwort purple-tinged young foliage and polychroma (syn. epithymoides) (Cushion Spurge) – Like a spring poinsettia, with crisp flowers. Handsome introduction from Joe Pye Weed’s Garden. bright chartreuse yellow bracts giving a dazzling bloom. Mound shaped with red Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-10" fall foliage. Reseeds, does well in poor, dry conditions. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 6-8" Light: sun Height: 12-18" Bloom: May Spacing: 30" Color: pure white Pricing: 1 qt / C Color: bright chartreuse Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 ---- ‘Yenomoto’ – This is a very floriferous cultivar from Joe Pye Weed’s Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 Garden; the white flowers have long spurs. polychroma ‘Bonfire’ – After emerging with green leaves, ‘Bonfire’ has rich Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10-12" maroon foliage for the rest of the season, and it is topped with bright yellow flowers Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12-18" in spring. It has a neat mounding habit and needs a well-drained soil. A wonderful Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / C new introduction. PP#18585. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun Height: 10-15" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" ERYNGIUM (e-rin'ji-um) Sea Holly (Apiaceae) Color: bright chartreuse yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A planum ‘Blaukappe’ (Blue Cap) – Intense blue globe thistle flowers above Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 scalloped green basal leaves. Very drought and salt tolerant. Flowers dry well. polychroma ‘First Blush’ – Hardy variegated euphorbia with pale green foliage and Light: sun Height: 24-30" white margins. New growth is rosy pink, and with the radiant yellow bracts it is quite Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" a show. This euphorbia looked great in the pots all season; you may have noticed that Color: steel blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A it was always on the “Garden Center Best Looking Plants” list this year. PP#15292. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" EUPATORIUM (yew-pa-tor'-ium) Joe Pye Weed (Asteraceae) Color: chartreuse yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 dubium ‘Baby Joe’ – This is a dramatically dwarf form of eupatorium with maroon stems and foliage /flowers similar to its taller cousins. PP#20320. Light: sun Height: 24-30" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: fuchsia pink Pricing: True ga /A Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 50 51 Euphorbia (continued) ---- filix-femina var. angustum ‘Lady in Red’ (Lady in Red Fern) – Discovered by New England Wild Flower Society’s John Lynch, this x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ – This showy euphorbia has variegated foliage and is a new selection with vivid burgundy-red stems that provide wonderful flowers (bracts) with red centers. In cooler months, the foliage becomes flushed with contrast to the light green leaves. Creeps slowly to make a large clump. shades of pink, red and orange. New introduction with great promise. Light: sun Height: 20" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 20-30" Bloom: May Spacing: 20" Bloom: Spacing: 30" Color: white with red center Pricing: True ga / B Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- filix-femina ‘Victoriae’ (Victoria Lady Fern) – A strikingly different lady FERNS fern with narrow pinnae that criss-cross each other all around the long rachis Their fine feathery textures make them the ultimate shade foliage plant. Most do best (stem) so that there are no flat planes. Similar in culture and vigor to the with even moisture and part shade. Ferns either creep with underground rhizomes or species but with a lacier and distinctive architecture. Very choice! stay in a cluster – see note after each variety. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-24" Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern) (Adiantaceae) – Delicate light green Bloom: Spacing: 24" filigree foliage held like horizontal fans. Creeps slowly. Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-24" Bloom: Spacing: 12" New England ---- ‘Ghost’ – This cross between Athyrium felix-femina (Lady Fern) and ® Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Athyrium n. ‘Pictum’ (Japanese Painted Fern) has silvery chalky-gray Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 foliage that lights up in the shade. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Adiantum venustum (Himalayan Maidenhair Fern) A low-growing maidenhair Bloom: inconspicuous Spacing: 18-24" fern that will eventually form a ground cover of exquisite lacy texture of arching Color: Pricing: 2 qt / A fronds. It is slow growing but worth the wait. Needs consistently moist soil. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-12" ---- niponicum var. pictum (Japanese Painted Fern) – This ornamental Bloom: Spacing: 12" fern was the 2004 Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of the Year. Choice, Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A variegated, with green, gray and purple foliage and a neat habit. Creeps Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 slowly. Likes moist, highly organic soil. Athyrium (Dryopteridaceae) Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-20" ---- filix-femina (Lady Fern) – Upright fronds. Creeps slowly. One of our Bloom: Spacing: 18" Color: Pricing: 2 qt / B Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-36" ---- niponicum var. ‘Regal Red’ (Japanese Painted Fern) – This Athyrium Bloom: Spacing: 24" New England ® Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders has very distinct red stems and silver leaves, providing a great contrast. Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-9 The pinnules are slightly twisted, which gives it a fuller look. This is a very pretty selection. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 16-18" Bloom: Spacing: 18" Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Athyrium niponicum www.vanberkumnursery.com 52 53 Ferns (continued) ---- marginalis (Eastern Leather Wood Fern) (Dryopteridaceae) – Will form ground cover on slopes. Creeps slowly. Semi-evergreen. One of our Dennstaedtia punctilobata (Hay-scented Fern) (Dennstaedtiaceae) – A tough Wicked Ruggeds. ground cover with a soft light green texture; does well in sun. Aggressive – creeps Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 15-24" very quickly. This is the only plant in our nursery that is wild collected. One of Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ® our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Light: sun /sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Spacing: 30" U.S. Native Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Matteuccia struthiopteris (syn pteretis nodulosa) (Ostrich Fern) Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 (Dryopteridaceae) – Elegant with broad upright fronds. Delicious fiddleheads in spring. Creeps slowly. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) Wood ferns have more species that are garden-worthy Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 48" than any other fern genus and a few are native here. They are vigorous rugged ferns Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ® that do best in rich moist woodland soil. Color: Pricing: True ga / B Woodlanders ---- championii (Champion’s Wood Fern) – A vigorous evergreen wood Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 fern with neat glossy fronds and good vigor. The fronds remain erect all winter. Late to emerge. Creeps slowly. Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern) (Woodsiaceae) – Deciduous native fern Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-30" happiest in bogs and woodlands. Leathery triangular light-green leaflets. Shorter Bloom: Spacing: 24" woody-like fertile fronds, like beads on a stick, persist into the winter. Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Very vigorous. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-36" Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ---- c rassirhizoma (Thick-stemmed Wood Fern) – Forms a huge vase-shaped ® Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders clump from a massive crown (4" across). The fronds lie flat but evergreen ® in the winter (alot of good that does), but it is a gorgeous specimen for the Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 4-8 shade garden in summer. Limited quantity. Osmunda (Osmundostrum) (Osmundaceae) Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-40" ---- cinnamomea (cinnamomeum) (Cinnamon Fern) – Vase-shaped, upright. Bloom: Spacing: 24" Unusual “cinnamon stick” fertile fronds. Clump forming. One of our Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-60" ---- erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ (Autumn Fern) (Dryopteridaceae) – A stunning Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ® evergreen fern with coppery new growth and glossy green mature fronds. Color: Pricing: 2 qt / B Woodlanders Easy to establish. Nice red fall color. Creeps slowly. Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-24" ---- claytoniana (Interrupted Fern) – This fern is “interrupted” by the spore Bloom: Spacing: 24" structure located in the middle of the stalk between leaflets. A native fern Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A found along stream banks and bogs. Very unusual looking. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-11 Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36-60" ---- filix-mas (Male Fern) – Clump-forming New England native that will Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ® tolerate some sun, especially if the soil is somewhat moist. Drought tolerant Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders in shady areas. Male Fern will form a large colony, or you can divide it Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-7 regularly to maintain the symmetry of a specimen. ---- regalis (Royal Fern) – Fronds resemble honey locust foliage. Requires Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-48" a very wet site. A unique looking fern. Clump forming. Bloom: Spacing: 24-48" New England ® Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" Woodlanders Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Spacing: 30" New England ® Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 54 55 Ferns (continued) GALIUM (ASPERULA) (gay'lee-um) Sweet Woodruff (Rubiaceae) Polystichum ---- acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) (Dryopteridaceae) – Dark leathery odoratum – Easy ground cover with delicate starlike foliage. Perfect for woodland green fern similar to Boston fern. Does well in rocky soil. Creeps slowly. plantings, even tolerating “maple-base dry zones” with loose fertile soil. Hay-scented Evergreen. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. foliage. Vigorous. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24" New England Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 6-8" ® Bloom: Spacing: 18" Woodlanders Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12" Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Color: white Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 ---- polyblepharum (Japanese Tassel Fern) – This Asian species of polystichum forms a vase-shaped clump of semi-evergreen fronds. GAULTHERIA (gawl-ther'i'a) Wintergreen (Ericaceae) As the fronds unfurl the ends flip backwards to form “tassels.” procumbens – Native evergreen shrubby ground cover with wintergreen-scented dark Unique and rare in the trade. glossy leaves. Delicate drooping bell flowers in late summer give way to edible Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18-24" scarlet berries. Trouble free in well-drained location with good moisture. Slow Bloom: Spacing: 18-24" growing but very handsome. Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: pt.sh Height: 4-6" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: Ind 12" New England ® Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Woodlanders FILIPENDULA (fil-i-pen'-dew-la) Meadow Sweet (Rosaceae) Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 rubra ‘Venusta’ (Queen of the Prairie) – Magnificent tall plant with large fluffy flower plumes. Withstands wind without staking. Likes boggy sites, but will do well GAYLUSSACIA (gay-loo-sah'chee-a) (Ericaceae) in ordinary garden conditions. brachycera (Box Huckleberry) – This native blueberry cousin has shiny Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-72" ornamental evergreen leaves that become a beautiful orange in autumn. It somewhat U.S. Native Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36-48" resembles boxwood. It is unusual in that it is self-sterile and will spread only Color: deep pink Pricing: True ga / B vegetatively along its rootstocks. Blue berries are edible but tasteless. Very choice Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ground cover. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Appalachian ® GAILLARDIA (gay-lard'ee-a) Indian Blanket Flower (Asteraceae) Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" Woodlanders aristata ‘Fanfare’ – One of the most popular and brightest perennials in many Color: white tinged with pink Pricing: 2 qt / D ® parts of the country. ‘Fanfare’ has brilliantly colored large flowers made up of tiny Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders Zones: 5-8 trumpets surrounding a central cone. Compact habit and long bloom. PP#15892. Light: sun Height: 16-18" GENTIANA (jen-she-a'na) Gentian (Gentianaceae) Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12" New England Meadows andrewsii (Prairie Bottle Gentian) – Bottle gentian is native to our New England Color: reds and yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A wetlands, riverbanks and marshlands. Its candle-like “closed” flowers are held erect Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-10 on loosely upright stems. Blooms with our native lobelia and is a wonderful addition aristata ‘Gallo Peach’ – This gaillardia has large peach-colored flowers with orange to the late summer garden. centers and silver-green foliage. Compact upright habit. PP#18691. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-24" New England Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 12" New England Light: sun Height: 10-12" ® Woodlanders Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 15" Meadows Color: royal violet blue Pricing: 2 qt / B ® Color: peachy-orange Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 5-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 56 57 Gentiana (continued) macrorrhizum (Big Root Geranium) – Excellent taller ground cover with fragrant foliage. Spreads by underground runners, smothers weeds. Drought tolerant. makinoi ‘Royal Blue’ – Exquisite blue “candle” flowers for late summer bloom. Great red fall color. Graceful but lax habit; drapes over its neighbors. ---- ‘Bevan’s Variety’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20-30" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" Color: royal violet blue Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: magenta pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 septemfida lagodechiana (Crested Gentian) – Handsome true blue, bell-shaped ---- ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. blossoms and a prostrate form. Needs good drainage. Nice in rocky areas. Try not Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" to disturb once planted. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-12" Color: medium pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 12" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Color: deep blue Pricing: 1 qt / B ---- ‘Spessart’ – Light pink effect. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" GERANIUM (jer-aye'-knee-um) Hardy Cranesbill () Color: white with red calyces Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 An adaptable and diverse yet underused genus, not to be confused with the annual geranium, Pelargonium. Beak-like fruit gives it the common name of cranesbill. maculatum (Spotted Cranesbill) – This native geranium is a taller ground cover Geraniums are known for their ornamental palmate leaves, showy single flowers and for sun or open shade. It spreads vigorously in damp soil to form a fairly dense ease of cultivation. mass, perfect with many taller woodland plants, or with bulbs. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. cantabrigiense Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-24" ---- ‘Biokovo’ – Excellent ground cover with trailing stems, attractive scented Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" New England ® light green leaves, and bright red fall color. Evergreen. One of our Color: soft purple pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" maculatum ‘Espresso’ (Espresso Spotted Cranesbill) – This new clump-forming Color: white with pink flush Pricing: 2 qt /A geranium has dark bronze foliage with contrasting dusty pink flowers which fade Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 to white. Useful in a massing or as a feature plant in a shade garden. A new look ---- ‘Cambridge’ – Excellent ground cover with trailing stems, attractive for a native geranium. scented light green leaves, and bright red fall color. Evergreen. One of Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 10-16" our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Color: dusty pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: pink purple Pricing: 2 qt /A magnificum – Very similar to Geranium platypetalum, which is one of its parents. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Substantial handsome foliage makes large clumps with striking velvety purple dalmaticum – Dwarf, forms a mat at edge of walk or border. Striking crimson fall color. flowers. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 30" Color: delicate rose purple Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: velvety blue purple Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-7 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ‘Johnson’s Blue’ – Mounding, border. Best if cut back after bloom to promote a flush of fresh foliage. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: rich clear blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 58 59 Geranium (continued) wallichianum ‘Rozanne’ – This new introduction has Himalayan parents, British 1 culture, and American superlatives. It blooms nearly all summer, with large (2 /2") phaeum ‘Samobor’ (Mourning Widow) – This unusual geranium has purple-black violet flowers and weaves its way through neighbors to form a large “patch of centers on each leaf, complementing the near-black nodding flowers. Plants are tapestry.” It has richly marbled leaves, red-bronze fall color and is easy to establish. native to damp areas in former Yugoslavia. Shear after bloom for a fresh flush Sterile. One of the best new geraniums! PP#12175. of the stunning foliage. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-20" Light: sun /sh Height: 18-24" Bloom: Jun-Oct Spacing: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Color: burgundy-black Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ‘Pink Penny’ – This cousin to ‘Rozanne’ and ‘Jolly Bee’ was introduced by GEUM (jee'um) Avens (Rosaceae) Dutchman, Marco van Noort. It has large pink flowers and the same vigorous habit coccineum ‘Borisii’ – Geums are known for their neat tufty basal rosettes and fuzzy and long bloom as its fine cousins. These geraniums are some of the best new leaves (resembling pelargonium), with bright ruffled buttercup flowers that rise above ground covers around and work well if planted in a mixed tapestry. PP#17656. the foliage. Great edging plant or front of the border. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: Jun-Oct Spacing: Ind 18" Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 12-18" Color: lavender pink Pricing: 2 qt / C Color: scarlet orange Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 sanguineum – (Bloody Cranesbill) rivale ‘Flames of Passion’ – A Piet Oudolf introduction with brilliant flowers and ---- ‘Album’ – White flowers stand out against decorative lobed leaves. red stems. Drought tolerant and happpiest in part shade. Mounds. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: May Spacing: 15" Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: flame orange-red Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Max Frei’ – Compact version of G. sanguineum with tight finely divided triflorum (Prairie Smoke) – A charming western native with fuzzy rosettes of leaves leaves that stay low and attractive all season. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. and long stalks with nodding reddish flowers. The lovely seed heads resemble rising Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-10" curling smoke, thus its common name, prairie smoke. Will make a good semi- Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18" evergreen ground cover. Needs good drainage. Color: rich magenta pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 10-16" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" ---- ‘New Hampshire Purple’ – Reliable and tough (like our state) – Color: reddish Pricing: 2 qt /A a wonderful ground cover. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-7 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 9-12" Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 24" GILLENIA (jill-ee'nee-a) Bowman’s Root (Rosacea) Color: magenta pink Pricing: 2 qt /A trifoliata – An airy fine-textured woodland plant with white starry flowers and red Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 stems that forms a bush-like clump. Nice fall color. Native to southeastern United ---- var. striatum (syn. lancastriense) – Superb pink flowers. Forms low mats States. and will often rebloom. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /sh Height: 24-36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: white with pink tinge Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Color: pale pink with dark veins Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 60 61 ---- flacca ‘Blue Zinger’ (Blue Zinger Sedge) – This European native forms GLAUCIDIUM (glaw-si'dee'um) Japanese Wood Poppy (Glaucidiacaea) 24" wide clumps that make a handsome evergreen ground cover of glaucous palmatum – We are thrilled to again be offering this rare treasure from Japan. blue blades. It prefers moist alkaline soils but is adaptable to a wide range Glaucidium has huge textured maple-like leaves that form mounds up to 4 feet across. of conditions. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. The flowers are exquisite, large silken blooms that resemble mallow flowers. Best for Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 10-12" a spot protected from strong winds. Very choice specimen. Bloom: summer Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh Height: 24-30" Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 36" ---- morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ (Ice Dance Sedge) (Cyperaceae) – A wonderful Color: soft lavender Pricing: 2 qt / C variegated Japanese sedge with a rhizomatous habit, making it a good Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 ground cover. The wide leaves are edged with creamy white. Sedges GRASSES – ORNAMENTAL are good plants for the shade. Introduced by Barry Yinger. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Though late to emerge in the spring, grasses create a striking vertical accent in the Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-18" summer garden; their flowers add grace to the fall garden, and in winter, they give Bloom: Jul Spacing: 24" more interest than almost any other plant. There are many to choose from in our Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 ga /A climate. Here are a few of our favorites: Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ (Feather Reed Grass) (Poaceae) – ---- oshimensis ‘Evergold’ (Striped Weeping Sedge) – Carex ‘Evergold’ is Earlier up in the spring than most grasses and earlier to bloom. Strong vertical accent. a stunning sedge, with narrow foliage striped with gold and dark green. This was the Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of the Year for 2001. Does not It forms a neat clump with a dramatically weeping habit. Use it in massing, reseed since the flowers are sterile. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. containers, along a water’s edge or rock garden. Light: sun Height: 36-60" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10-12" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" Bloom: summer Spacing: 24" Color: tan Pricing: True ga /A & 2 ga /A Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 ---- pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) (Cyperaceae) – Great native ground Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Overdam’ (Poaceae) – This compact cultivar of cover for shady sites. Spreads slowly to form a uniform carpet of soft green. Feather Reed Grass has creamy white stripes running vertically along the blades. Can be a lawn substitute for smaller areas and is quite drought tolerant. It is semi-evergreen and has a similar vertical habit as the larger ‘Karl Foerster.’ One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 30-36" Light: sh /sun Height: 8" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: May Spacing: 12-18" New England ® Color: pinkish green Pricing: 2 ga/A Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 ---- platyphylla (Blue Satin Sedge) (Cyperaceae) – Broad pleated blades form Carex (Cyperaceae) The most popular genus in the sedge family, Carex is a huge a mounding clump of blue-green foliage. Blue Satin Sedge likes moist soil group of more than 1,000 species. Most are clump formers, tend to be compact and until established, then it can tolerate dry conditions such as under deciduous many do very well in shady conditions. They have seen a real revival as “no-mow” trees. alternatives to turf and are excellent tough perennials. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-12" ---- appalachica (Appalachian Sedge) – This native woodland sedge is a Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12-18" great choice for “no-mow” situations (although it can be mowed on a Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt /A high setting). It forms clumps of fine-textured long blades that look very Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 soft and inviting, you really just want to lie down in it. This carex will seed-in to form a lovely ground cover. Useful in containers as well as large plantscapes. Takes dry shade. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun/sh Height: 8-12" Bloom: July Spacing: 18" U.S. Native Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt/A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 62 63 Grasses (continued) Hakonechloa macro ‘Aureola’ (Yellow Hakone Grass) (Poaceae) – Back for a return engagement at Van Berkum Nursery, this choice Japanese grass has striking ---- siderosticha ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Creeping Broadleaf Sedge) yellow foliage lined with narrow green stripes. It cascades dramatically at garden, (Cyperaceae) – Wide green leaves with distinct white stripes form clumps water or path’s edge and is perfect for a slope. Likes rich soil and partial shade. that spread slowly. Although this is late to emerge in the spring, it makes Pinkish winter color. Hakone grass is slow growing but worth the wait. Perennial a wonderful edger for pathways or ground cover. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 10-12" Plant Association Plant of the Year for 2009. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" Bloom: summer Spacing: 24" Color: wheat Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: inconspicuous Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-9 Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) (Poaceae) – Clumping grass with green bamboo-like foliage and exquisite flattened oat-like spires that droop slightly Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Saphirsprudel’ (‘Saphire’) (Blue Oat Grass) and provide valuable winter interest. Salt tolerant, excellent in dried or fresh (Poaceae) – Striking blue-gray foliage, which persists over winter. Graceful arching arrangements. Native to Eastern U.S. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. habit with high delicate flowers. Magnificent specimen – one of our favorite grasses. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" ‘Saphirsprudel’ is a German introduction with bright steel blue foliage. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 36" U.S. Native Light: sun Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 24" Color: tawny and purple Pricing: 2 ga /A Color: Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Deschampsia cespitosa (Tussock Grass) (Poaceae) – This native grass has large silvery plumes of cloud-like flowers that are good for cutting. Mixes well with Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) (Juneaceae) – This is a clump-forming wetland rush with woodland plants. Evergreen and shade tolerant. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. upright deep green rounded stems. It is native to much of North America and is often Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-36" seen along water’s edge, in meadows and even in shallow water. Great vertical accent Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" New England and a wonderful shelter for birds. This can be used effectively as a container plant Meadows as well. Color: tawny Pricing: 2 ga /A U.S. Native Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Lovegrass) (Poaceae) – In late summer and early fall Color: golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A New England we’ve loved watching drifts of this lovely native grass by the sides of the highways, Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 2-9 Meadows like soft red clouds of grass. The rest of the year Purple Lovegrass has light green foliage. It will tolerate infertile and sandy soils, spreading by rhizomes. Named for Miscanthus (Maiden Grass) (Poaceae) – Tall graceful grasses with superior Eros, the Greek love god. winter-long interest, flower plumes and foliage that stay intact all winter. Light: sun Height: 18-24" ---- ‘Purpurascens’ – One of the most rugged maiden grasses for New England Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native winters, with green foliage turning deep golden red toward fall. One of our Color: bronze red Pricing: 2 ga /A Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 48-60" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 42" Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ (Blue Fescue) (Poaceae) – Fine-textured blue foliage, Color: Pricing: True ga /A densely tufted. Forms a compact clump. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun Height: 8-10" ---- sinensis ‘Mysterious Maiden’ – Slender tapering foliage with horizontal Bloom: Jul Spacing: 18" gold bars across the green blades. Habit is graceful, upright and arching. Color: Pricing: True ga /A & 2 ga /A One of our Wicked Ruggeds. PP#16197. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun Height: 48" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 42" Color: buff Pricing: 2 ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 64 65 Grasses (continued) ---- virgatum ‘Ruby Ribbons’ (Ruby Ribbons Switch Grass) (Poaceae) – This upright switch grass, out of Dr. Mark Brand’s breeding program, ---- sinensis ‘Sarabande’ – ‘Sarabande’ has almost wiry blades that give a emerges gray-green in spring and changes to deeper hues of ruby red from more formal appearance than the flatter blades of many ornamental grasses. mid-summer to fall. The red flowers are often used in dried flower One of our Wicked Ruggeds. arrangements. Very nice cultivar. PP#17944. Light: sun Height: 60-72" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" Bloom: Oct-Nov Spacing: 42" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24-30" New England Color: copper Pricing: 2 ga /A Color: red Pricing: 2 ga / B Meadows Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 ---- sinensis ‘Strictus’ (Porcupine Grass) – “Conversation piece” grass ---- virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ (Shenandoah Red Switch Grass) (Poaceae) – with green and yellow horizontal bands and a stiff upright habit. This German selection makes a neat and small clump with stunning purple- Light: sun Height: 48-72" tinged foliage. As the flowers form in late summer the foliage becomes Bloom: Oct-Nov Spacing: 42" darker purple. An impressive switch grass. Care tip: cut old foliage in the Color: Pricing: 2 ga / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 spring. Light: sun Height: 36" Molinia arundinacea ‘Skyracer’ (Tall Purple Moor Grass) (Poaceae) – Long Bloom: Aug-oct Spacing: 36" New England narrow blades that have a beautiful arching habit and showy purple flowers that rise Color: Pricing: 2 ga /A Meadows high above the foliage. Does best in moist, well-drained soil. Yellow fall color. Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-84" Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ (Dwarf Fountain Grass) (Poaceae) – Bloom: Jul-Oct Spacing: 36" Arching foliage with graceful flower tassels. Good for massing. Marginally hardy Color: purple Pricing: 2 ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 in New Hampshire. Light: sun Height: 24-36" Panicum (Switch Grass) (Poaceae) – This native warm-season genus has become Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 30" very popular with designers and hybridizers as of late, partly because of its toughness Color: Pricing: True ga / B & 2 ga /A and because of a resurgence of interest in native varieties. It is also being researched Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 as an alternate to corn for fuel. One of the primary prairie grasses. Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’ (Blue Bluestem) (Poaceae) – A prairie ---- virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ (Heavy Metal Switch Grass) (Poaceae) – grass and a valuable forage plant (great selling point), but quite ornamental, with An outstanding Kurt Bluemel selection with stiff vertical metallic-blue a very fine texture and wonderful red fall color. ‘The Blues’ is a selection by Kurt blades. Amber-yellow fall color. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bluemel that has a glaucous soft blue color that is stunning. Great for massing or Light: sun Height: 48-60" even in a border where its blue stems can soften and mediate strong colors. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 36" New England Meadows Does best in lean and well-drained sites. Color: Pricing: 2 ga /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-24" New England Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Sep Spacing: 18" Meadows ---- virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’ (Prairie Fire Switch Grass) (Poaceae) – Color: tawny Pricing: True ga /A & 2 ga /A From Gary and Sandy Trucks, ‘Prairie Fire’ is one of the best switch Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 grass selections today. It has upright clumps of bluish stems and wine-red foliage. Fiery red color begins in mid-summer and lasts through the autumn. Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) (Poaceae) – A Missouri native grass found in One of our Wicked Ruggeds. PP#19367. prairies, glades and open woods. It has an upright form and blue-green foliage. Fall Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-60" color is orange to yellow and the flower panicles provide nice winter interest. Indian Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" New England grass does well in poor, dry infertile soil. Meadows Color: tan, tinted pink Pricing: 2 ga /A Light: sun Height: 36-60" U.S. Native Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Sep-Nov Spacing: 12-24" Color: metallic gold Pricing: 2 ga /A New England Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Meadows

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 66 67 Grasses (continued) HELIANTHUS (hee-lee-an'thus) Sunflower (Asteraceae) Wicked Ruggeds Spodiopogon sibiricus (Frost Grass) (Poaceae) – This Siberian grass has a bamboo appearance and is a wonderful specimen, with a rounded bushy profile angustifolius ‘Gold Lace’ (Swamp Sunflower) – This is a compact version of the and airy purplish panicles in late summer. Excellent bright red autumn color. taller H.angustifolius, with prolific flowers and less vigor (a good thing in this case). Prefers moist soil. A bright accent for early fall, but best in southern New England gardens. ‘Gold Lace’ Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" is drought tolerant once established. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18-24" Light: sun Height: 60-72" Color: purple and buff Pricing: 2 ga /A Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 48-60" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: golden yellow Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 6-10 Sporobolus heterolepsis (Prairie Dropseed) (Poaceae) – This native grass has thin emerald green leaves that form a graceful dense clump. Orange-yellow fall color ‘Lemon Queen’ (Lemon Queen Sunflower) – A perennial sunflower with pale and a great food provider for wildlife make this a great choice for native plantings. yellow flowers that blend well and soften summer’s loud colors. Great foil for Good for massing. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. purples. Tall, very vigorous and very sturdy with a long bloom time; it will seed-in Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 24-36" and be quite true to form. Good cut flower. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Aug Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native Light: sun Height: 60-72" Color: tawny Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: pale lemon yellow Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 HEDERA (hed'-er-a) Ivy (Araliaceae) salicifolius (Willow-leaved Sunflower) – This huge stunning western native has helix ‘Baltica’ (Baltic Ivy) – Classic evergreen ground cover, with glossy dark green graceful willow-like foliage and bright late summer flowers. Great bird and butterfly leaves; likes winter shade. Baltic ivy will climb if given support. Best not to plant plant. Wonderful huge but soft textured specimen or screen, nice even before it hedera too late in the fall. flowers. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 6-8" Light: sun Height: 48-84" Bloom: Spacing: Ind 6-12" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 36" Color: Pricing: Tray 50 /see price list Color: golden yellow Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-10 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9

HELENIUM (hel-le'-ni-um) Sneezeweed (Asteraceae) HELLEBORUS (hell-e-bor'-us) Lenten Rose (Ranunculaceae) Perfect to add autumn color to reflect our magnificent foliage canopy. A prolific Handsome leathery foliage and showy single flowers in very early spring are the native wildflower with daisy-like flowers. Bushier and self-supporting if cut back trademarks of the hellebores. in early summer. Long blooming. foetidus (Bear’s Foot Hellebore) – Long, deeply divided evergreen foliage with autumnale ‘Moerheim Beauty’ – Unusual brick-red flowers. almost a tropical look and early light green flowers (not for cutting – foetidus means Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" New England fetid). Naturalizes well, but parent plants don’t like to be moved. Very handsome Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 36" Meadows foliage plant for the woodlands. Color: brick red Pricing: True ga /A & 2 qt /A Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 15-18" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Mar-May Spacing: 24" Color: chartreuse green and rose purple Pricing: 2 qt / B ‘Helbro’ (aka ‘Mardi Gras’) – Large (up to 2") rich yellow flowers are streaked Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 and splashed with orange-red, a real Mardi Gras parade. The cones are deep brown. This Bloom of Bressingham selection is a long bloomer, starting early in the summer. PP#15124. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18-24" New England Color: yellow and orange-red Pricing: True ga /A Meadows Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 68 69 Helleborus (continued) HEMEROCALLIS (hem-er-o-kal'-lis) Daylily (Liliaceae) ‘Ivory Prince’ (Walhelivor) – Selected for its vigor and upright habit, ‘Ivory Prince’ Superior low-maintenance landscape plants. Adaptable to almost any conditions, has burgundy buds that open to flattened ivory-white blossoms. Handsome blue-green even salt. Bloom can be planned from June-August. All plant parts are edible. foliage. PP#16199. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-18" We are expanding our lines of the “designer” daylily series which have won awards Bloom: Mar-Apr Spacing: 24" such as the prestigious Stout Award. These selections tend to be more expensive but Color: ivory white Pricing: 2 qt / C are usually tetraploid and are known for superior performance (i.e. larger flowers, Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 better foliage, etc.). One of our Wicked Ruggeds. orientalis (Lenten Rose) – Beautiful, very early bloom amongst leathery, glossy, Name Height Pricing Bloom Color evergreen leaves. Truly elegant for border or underplanting. This was the 2005 Plant Autumn Minaret 30-60" 2 qt / B late pale orange, rust eye of the Year for the Perennial Plant Association. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Baja 26" 2 qt / B early-mid dark red, green throat Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 15-18" Bama Music 28" 2 qt / B mid warm pink, yellow throat Bloom: Mar-May Spacing: 24" Barbara Mitchell 20" 2 qt / B mid pale lavender pink, green throat Color: shades of pink, white Pricing: 2 qt / B Bertie Ferris 20" 2 qt / B early mid persimmon orange and rose purple Big Time Happy 18" 2 qt / B early-mid-late soft yellow, green throat Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bright Sunset 36" 2 qt / B early-mid burnt orange orientalis ‘Brandywine’™ – New introduction with mixed colors: dark reds, pinks Buttered Popcorn 32" 2 qt / B mid-late butter yellow and apricot shades. This David Culp selection has a variety of flower forms as well, Catherine Woodbury 30" 2 qt / A mid orchid pink, yellow throat from singles to doubles. Very striking! Chicago Apache 27" 2 qt / B mid scarlet, yellow throat Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-18" Fairy Tale Pink 24" 2 qt / B mid soft apricot pink Bloom: Mar-May Spacing: 24" flava 30-36" 2 qt / B very early lemon yellow Color: shades of red, pink, apricot Pricing: 2 qt / C Fooled Me 18-24" 2 qt / C early-mid gold, red eye Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 fulva 36-48" 2 qt / A mid persimmon orange orientalis ‘Royal Heritage’™ – Superior form with leathery textured leaves and Happy Returns 18" 2 qt / A early-mid-late canary yellow multi-colored flowers, ranging from whites, pinks, reds and even near black. Hush Little Baby 22" 2 qt / B mid-late bright rose pink Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-18" Hyperion 40" 2 qt / A mid rich sulfur yellow Bloom: Mar-May Spacing: 18-24" Ice Carnival 28" 2 qt / B mid near white, chartreuse throat Color: shades of white, pink, red Pricing: 2 qt / B Janice Brown 21" 2 qt / A early-mid vivid pink, rose & green throat Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Jovial 20" 2 qt / B early macintosh red orientalis ‘Schmiemann Strain Lady Series’ – These new hellebores out of Little Grapette 20" 2 qt / B early-mid purple, green throat Germany have single colors in blue or pink that will be true 80% of the time. Mary Todd 26" 2 qt / B late golden yellow They are very hardy and form handsome clumps of dark green leaves as does Miss Quinn’s World 26" 2 qt / A early-mid rich plum pink the straight species, orientalis. We have pink, white and blue. My Melinda 24" 2 qt / B early-mid pink with gold throat Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 16-20" Pandora’s Box 24" 2 qt / B early white, purple-red eye Bloom: Mar-May Spacing: 24" Pardon Me 18" 2 qt / A mid-late red, chartreuse throat Color: blue, pink or white Pricing: 2 qt / B Pink Apricot Serenade 30" 2 qt / C late apricot to pink with purple spots Prairie Blue Eyes 36" 2 qt / B mid gray raspberry, yellow throat Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Purple de Oro 20" 2 qt / B early-mid-late red purple, yellow eye Regency Dandy 18-24" 2 qt / A early-mid scarlet red Helleborus ‘Ivory Prince’ Rocket City 36" 2 qt / B mid bittersweet orange Rosy Returns 16" 2 qt / C early-mid-late soft rose pink Ruby Throat 24" 2 qt / B mid vibrant red, yellow throat

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 70 71 Hemerocallis (continued) [GOLD / ORANGE] ---- ‘Autumn Minaret’ – One of the tallest daylilies ever hybridized (below Siloam Double Classic 18" 2 qt / A mid soft salmon pink height is during flowering). A Stout Award winner. Siloam Merle Kent 18" 2 qt / A mid orchid, purple & green throat Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" Sounds of Silence 26" 2 qt / A mid creamy white Bloom: late Spacing: 12-18" Stella de Oro 14" 2 qt / A early-mid-late deep gold Color: pale orange yellow-rust eye Pricing: 2 qt / B Strawberry Candy 26" 2 qt / B early-mid strawberry pink, rose eye Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Strutter’s Ball 26" 2 qt / B mid dark maroon, lemon throat ---- ‘Bertie Ferris’ – Unusual color for a miniature daylily. Vigorous, making it a good ground cover. Ruffled blooms. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" [YELLOW] Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 18" ---- ‘Big Time Happy’ – Daughter of ‘Happy Returns’ with 4" fragrant ruffled Color: persimmon orange Pricing: 2 qt / B blooms. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" ---- ‘Bright Sunset’ – Fragrant. Bloom: early-mid-late Spacing: 12-18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Color: soft yellow, hint of green throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: early Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: burnt orange, chartreuse throat Pricing: 2 qt / B ---- ‘Buttered Popcorn’ – Good branching habit; floriferous! Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 32" ---- ‘Fooled Me’ – Large flowers. Award winner, including Stout 2005. Bloom: Mid-Late Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Color: butter yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 18-24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: gold, red eye and edges Pricing: 2 qt / C ---- flava syn. lilioasphodelus (Lemon Lily) – Fragrant; one of the earliest Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 daylilies to bloom. ---- fulva – Good old orange-flowered roadside daylily. Good ground cover. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 30-36" Light: sun /sh Height: 36-48" Bloom: very early Spacing: 30" Bloom: mid Spacing: 30" Color: lemon yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: persimmon orange Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-9 ---- ‘Happy Returns’– Delicate clear yellow flowers over grassy foliage. ---- ‘Rocket City’ Blooms all summer! Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: mid Spacing: 30" Bloom: early-mid-late Spacing: 12" Color: rich bittersweet orange Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-9 ---- ‘Stella de Oro’ – Award-winning dwarf, ever-blooming. ---- ‘Hyperion’ – A fragrant classic. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 14" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 40" Bloom: early-mid-late Spacing: 24" Bloom: mid Spacing: 18" Color: deep gold Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: rich sulfur yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Mary Todd’ – Award-winning tetraploid. Ruffled bloom. [PINK OR APRICOT] Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 26" ---- ‘Bama Music’ Bloom: late Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" Color: golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: warm pink, yellow throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 72 73 Hemerocallis (continued) ---- ‘Rosy Returns’ – An everbloomer in pink! Similar to ‘Happy Returns’ in foliage and flower size. PP#9779. ---- ‘Barbara Mitchell’ – Repeat bloomer with ruffled flowers and loads Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 16" of awards. Bloom: early-mid-late Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" Color: soft rose pink, chartreuse throat Pricing: 2 qt /C Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: pale lavender pink, green throat Pricing: 2 qt / B ---- ‘Siloam Double Classic’ – Stout Medal winner. Trophytaker daylily with Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 fully double flowers. ---- ‘Catherine Woodbury’ Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Color: soft salmon pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: orchid pink, yellowish throat Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘ Strawberry Candy’ – Stout Medal Award winner. A stunning tetraploid ---- ‘Fairy Tale Pink’ – Stout Metal Award winner with excellent form and with a distinctive rose eye zone. One of the Trophytaker Series. great blending qualities. Rebloomer. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 26" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 24" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Color: strawberry pink, rose eye Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: soft apricot pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Hush Little Baby’ – Five-inch dramatically ruffled rose-colored blossoms [RED / MAROON] with white highlights and a glowing yellow throat. A rebloomer to boot. ---- ‘Baja’ – Award winner. Tetraploid. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 22" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 26" Bloom: mid-late Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 24" Color: bright rose pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: dark red, green throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Janice Brown’ – A Trophytaker daylily and a Stout Award winner. Choice! ---- ‘Chicago Apache’ Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 21" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 27" Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 24" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Color: vivid pink, rose eye, green throat Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: intense scarlet, yellow throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Miss Quinn’s World’ – One of the Trophytaker Series with 5-inch blooms. ---- ‘Jovial’ – Rebloomer. Rebloomer. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 26" Bloom: early Spacing: 24" Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 24" Color: macintosh red Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: rich plum pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 ---- ‘Pardon Me’ – Well branched, well budded, repeat bloomer. ---- ‘My Melinda’ – Tetraploid. Repeat bloomer. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" Bloom: mid-late Spacing: 24" Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 18-24" Color: medium red, yellow green throat Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pink with gold throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Regency Dandy’ – Repeat bloomer. ---- ‘Pink Apricot Serenade’ – Bright apricot morning flowers soften to pink Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" each afternoon. Large ruffled flowers. Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30" Color: scarlet red Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: late Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: apricot to pink Pricing: 2 qt /C Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 74 75 Hemerocallis (continued) ---- ‘Strutter’s Ball’ – Tetraploid, large flowers. From the Trophytaker Series. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 26" ---- ‘Ruby Throat’ – Tetraploid, large ruffled flowers. Choice! Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" Color: dark maroon, lemon throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: vibrant true red, yellow throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 HEUCHERA (hew'-ker-a) Coral Bells or Alumroot (Saxifragaceae) [WHITE / CREAM] Very long blooming with small bell-like flowers high above clumped foliage. ---- ‘Ice Carnival’ – Fragrant, unique, almost white. Their high airy flowers are “see through” so coral bells can be planted at the front. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" Most of our listing is foliage types; these have less showy flowers but stunning Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" foliage that persists through the season. Although these are listed as shade perennials, Color: near white, chartreuse throat Pricing: 2 qt / B most of them have better color with some sun, as long as the soil is moist. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Pandora’s Box’ – Small ruffled flowers, repeat bloomer. americana ‘Dale’ – We are excited to bring back one of the first variegated Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" americana types of heuchera (foliage coral bells). This was selected by Dale Bloom: early Spacing: 24" Hendricks of North Creek Nurseries and is one of the best ground covers out there. Color: white with purple red eye Pricing: 2 qt / B It has variable silver-blue marbled leaves and is vigorous and drought tolerant. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Deer resistant and semi-evergreen. Sometimes the first ideas are some of the best. ---- ‘Sounds of Silence’ If planted in full sun, make sure it has good moisture. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /sun Height: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 26" U.S. Native Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 [PURPLE / BLUE] micranthra ‘Palace Purple’ – This was one of the first purple-leaved heucheras and voted Perennial Plant Association 1991 Plant of the Year. There are many dark ---- ‘Little Grapette’ – Floriferous rebloomer – multiple award winner. heucheras on the market now, but ‘Palace Purple’ is a great workhorse, although the Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" color tends to be more variable now than when it was first introduced. Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-24" Color: purple, green throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: cream white Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Prairie Blue Eyes’ – No it’s not blue (they’re still trying) but it is an Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 unusual color in the daylily world. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" ‘Montrose Ruby’ – Selected by Nancy Goodwin of Montrose Nursery, this plant has Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" been around for years and has looked great in our gardens since we planted it in 1999. Color: gray raspberry, yellow throat Pricing: 2 qt / B We are thrilled to return it to our list again, as it still outperforms many of the newer Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 varieties. ‘Montrose Ruby’ has a deep bronze color with subtle silver veining and ---- ‘Purple de Oro’ – A reblooming daylily with dark ribbing on the reddish- wonderful vivid red overtones in the fall. Durable and long-lived. One of our purple flowers and crinkled “pie crust” edges. Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Bloom: May-Aug (rebloomer) Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12-18" Color: reddish purple, yellow throat Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Siloam Merle Kent’ – Award winner! Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24" Color: orchid, purple eye, green throat Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 76 77 Heuchera (continued) villosa ‘Bronze Wave’ – This wonderful introduction from Charles Oliver of the Primose Path has glossy almost varnished-looking leaves that are bronzy purple in ‘Obsidian’ – The darkest foliage heuchera we have seen! This one has shiny smooth color and very substantial. An excellent shade-loving ground cover that competes nearly black leaves and is very striking planted near plants with contrasting foliage. well with tree roots. It is later blooming than most heucheras. One of our Wicked Holds color through season. PP#14836. Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: soft tan Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 ‘Plum Pudding’ – Glossy purple foliage with delicate silver netting. A strong grower Villosa types – the following varieties were bred by Thierry Delabroye of that makes a wide clump. France using Heuchera villosa in the parentage. The results are suberb foliage Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" heucheras with great vigor, hardiness and leaf substance. They can be used Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18-24" as ground cover or specimen. They are all tolerant of hot humid summers. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ---- ‘Caramel’ – ‘Caramel’ has apricot coloring in the spring, becoming ‘Quilter’s Joy’ – Very distinct silver markings on bronze leaves give a patchwork amber in the summer and deepening to orange red in the autumn. It has look. an incredible array of caramel shades throughout the season. PP#16560. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-12" Light: pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12-18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 15-20" U.S. Native Color: cream white Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: cream white Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 sanguinea ‘Splendens’ – This is one of the flowering type of heucheras, with low ---- ‘Frosted Violet’ – This is a vigorous new heuchera with Heuchera villosa in green basal foliage and beautiful airy pink flowers that last for weeks. Yes, this seems the parentage, giving it improved vigor. New growth is a pink-violet color to be buried in all the foliage types that are popular today. Buy more and we’ll see if and the winter color is dark blue-violet. PP#15085. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-15" we can change that. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15" Color: light pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Miracle’ – ‘Miracle’ has coleus-like coloring, starting in the spring as Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 chartreuse and deepening to red with a yellow edge. Light pink flowers x ‘Silver Scrolls’ – This small heuchera has large metallic silvery-purple leaves with and a compact form give an unusual twist. PP#20274. dark purple veining, making a distinct contrast between dark and light. Light: pt.sh Height: 4-10" Light: pt.sh Height: 5-8" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 10-12" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" Color: light pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: white Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Tiramisu’ – This selection has chartreuse foliage with distinct dark red veining. Compact and full, this does make one think of dessert. PP#20429. villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ – This wonderful ground cover heuchera is a great problem- Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" solver for dry shade, with large fuzzy light green leaves and showy spires of white Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" U.S. Native flowers from September to frost. Good cut flower. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: white or pinkish Pricing: 2 qt / B Light: pt.sh Height: 12-24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: pure white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 78 79 x HEUCHERELLA (hew-ker-ell'a) Foamy Bells (Saxifragaceae) HOSTA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE alba ‘Bridget Bloom’ – Heucherellas are crosses between the genera heuchera and Green Leaved White Margins Slug Resistant tiarella. ‘Bridget Bloom’ has scalloped green foliage with sprays of showy light pink Empress Wu Albomarginata Blue Angel “foam flowers” that last for many weeks. It has a mounding habit and does best in Invincible Francee Blue Umbrellas Royal Standard Ginko Craig Elegans cool climates such as New England. Patriot Frances Williams Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 9" Blue Leaved Winsome Krossa Regal Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Blue Angel Sum and Substance Color: light pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Blue Mouse Ears Yellow/Cream Margins Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Blue Umbrellas Aureomarginata Sun Tolerant Elegans Bold Ribbons Aureomarginata HOSTA (hos'-ta) Plantain Lily (Liliaceae) Fragrant Blue Frances Williams Birchwood Parky’s Gold Halcyon Golden Tiara Guacamole One of the great garden foliage plants. Hostas produce bold textures in the landscape, Hyacinthina Lakeside Cha Cha Invincible and will take dry shade. Their large leaves are wonderful contrasted with ferns, Krossa Regal Moon River Patriot dicentras and other fine-textured shade plants. Some form magnificent specimens. Sherborne Swift Northern Exposure Royal Standard All mass well and are rugged and long-lived! Sagae Sum and Subtance Gold Leaved Wide Brim We have a new group of hostas that we are excited about: six varieties recommended Birchwood Parky’s Gold Vigorous/Groundcover by one of the most knowledgeable and accomplished growers of the genus, Mike Maui Buttercups Other Variegated Types Birchwood Parky’s Gold Lang. He is the owner of Green Mountain Hosta and he grows his hostas in the Sum and Substance American Sweetheart Ginko Craig ground on a Vermont hillside. They are indicated in bold just after their name in Dream Weaver Golden Tiara Guacamole the following listing. We think you will love these hostas – Hosta ‘Blue Umbrella,’ June Fragrant Flowers H. ‘Bold Ribbons,’ H. ‘Dream Weaver,’ H. ‘Invincible,’ H. ‘Lakeside Cha Cha’ Paul’s Glory Fragrant Blue and H. ‘Sherborne Swift.’ Striptease Guacamole Invincible Royal Standard

‘American Sweetheart’ – Thick leaves are highlighted with a creamy white center bordered with deep green margins. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Aureomarginata’ (montana ‘Aureomarginata’) – A popular specimen hosta, huge green leaves edged boldly with gold. Takes up to 3 /4 day of sun. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 30" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 30" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga /C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] The Dance of the Disporums. Perry took this photo after digging some bare root plants. www.vanberkumnursery.com 80 81 Hosta (continued) ‘Elegans’ (sieboldiana ‘Elegans’) – The standard large blue hosta. Huge, textured, rounded blue-gray leaves. Specimen, massing. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘Birchwood Parky’s Gold’ – Fast grower. Gold foliage. Good sun tolerance. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 48" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12-15" Color: white Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Fragrant Blue’ – Smooth but heavily substanced leaves that become very blue as the season progresses. Fragrant flowers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘Blue Angel’ – Large vigorous sieboldiana type, with huge blue-tinged gray-green Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18" leaves. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Color: pale lavender Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 48-60" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: pale lavender Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Francee’ – Green heart-shaped leaves with narrow white margins. Large specimen or for massing. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ – Dwarf blue-gray hosta with substantial heart-shaped leaves Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 18-24" that form a neat mound. 2008 American Hosta of the Year. Bloom: Aug Spacing: 36" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 8" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Aug Spacing: 12" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Frances Williams’ (sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’) – A classic with puckered blue-green leaves and wide gold margins. Specimen, massing. One of our Wicked ‘Blue Umbrellas’ – One of Mike’s picks. This is a huge hosta with heart-shaped Ruggeds. thick-textured blue-green leaves that form a dense clump. Award winner. One of Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 30-36" our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 48" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 30-34" Color: white Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Jun Spacing: 72" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: white to lavender Pricing: True ga / D Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Ginko Craig’ (sieboldii ‘Ginko Craig’) – Small neat mounds of leaves with clean white borders. Edging, ground cover. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘Bold Ribbons’ – One of Mike’s picks. Vigorous Paul Aden introduction from Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 8-10" 1976, with bright gold edging on green leaves. The oblong leaves are slightly waxy. Bloom: Aug Spacing: 10" One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: dark purple Pricing: 2 qt / C Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 15" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30-32" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 The textured leaves and white flowers of Hosta ‘Frances Williams’ ‘Dream Weaver’ – One of Mike’s picks. A much improved sport of Hosta ‘Great Expectations’ with wider blue-green margins and yellow centers that lighten as the season progresses. The leaves are very rounded and corrugated, and ‘Dream Weaver’ has great vigor. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 36" Color: white to lilac Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 82 83 Hosta (continued) ‘Lakeside Cha Cha’ – One of Mike’s picks. Substantial heart-shaped leaves are chartreuse in spring and turn bright yellow with a waxy cream-colored margin. ‘Golden Tiara’ – Popular hybrid, gold-edged leaves, compact, clump-forming, It has good vigor and does fancy dives off the dock at the lake. One of our good grower. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 10" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-30" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: dark purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Guacamole’ – 2002 American Hosta Growers Hosta of the Year. ‘Guacamole’ has ‘Maui Buttercups’ – Wide textured cupped leaves have a beautiful golden-yellow golden leaves with wide green margins and large fragrant flowers. Vigorous, with color and good slug resistance. One of the best dwarf yellow varieties. One of our good sun tolerance. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 22" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 10" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 14" Color: pale lavender Pricing: True ga / C Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Halcyon’ – One of the most popular of the blue hostas, forming a mound of spear- ‘Moon River’ – This is a slow-growing but choice hosta that forms a wide mound shaped textured leaves. 1987 American Hosta Society Merit Award. One of our of dark blue-green leaves with yellow margins that lighten to white over time. Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 13" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 18" Bloom: Aug Spacing: 30" Bloom: Aug Spacing: 24" Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: very pale lilac Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Northern Exposure’ – Blue-green leaves with creamy edges. This is a sport ‘Hyacinthina’ (fortunei ‘Hyacinthina’) – Blue-tinged leaves. Mounding form. of Hosta s. ‘Elegans.’ One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Nice edging plant. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 15-32" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 12-24" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 30" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: white Pricing: True ga / C Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Patriot’ – Similar to ‘Francee’ but with a wider white margin. Good sun tolerance. ‘Invincible’ – One of Mike’s picks. Glossy dark green leaves with slightly waxy 1997 American Hosta Grower’s Hosta of the Year. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. edges make this a great hosta for edging or ground cover. The flowers are fragrant. Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24" ‘Invincible’ has good vigor and is sun tolerant. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jul Spacing: 30" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 20" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36-48" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-9 ‘Paul’s Glory’ – Brilliant gold leaves with dark green edge. The leaves change to a white gold as the season progresses. Seersucker texture. 1999 Hosta of the Year. ‘Krossa Regal’ – Vase-shaped tall specimen with long silvery blue leaves. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Graceful plant for back of border. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 36-48" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-30" Bloom: Aug Spacing: 40" Color: light lavender Pricing: True ga / D Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 84 85 Hosta (continued) HYDRASTIS (hi-dras-tis) Goldenseal (Ranunculaceae) ‘Royal Standard’ – Rich green foliage, very fragrant flowers in late summer. Plant by patio or pool, sun tolerant. Massing, border. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. canadensis – Goldenseal is a handsome bold-textured native groundcover that has the Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 24-28" mixed blessing of being a valuable medicinal herb; it has been dug relentlessly from Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" the wild. Its large twin maple-like leaves are held horizontally and the gold rhizomes Color: white Pricing: True ga /A spread well. Lovely raspberry-like are nestled into the leaves in late summer. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: pt.sh Height: 8-15" Bloom: May Spacing: 18" New England ® ‘Sagae’ (formerly known as fluctuans variegated) – This huge hosta was Hosta of the Color: white Pricing: 1 qt/B Woodlanders Year by the American Hosta Society in 2000. It has satiny blue-gray leaves with wide Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 creamy borders, will grow up to 6 feet across and has a vase-shaped form. A dramatic hosta that we are very excited about. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. HYSSOPUS (hi-so'pus) Hyssop (Lamiaceae) Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 30" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 48-60" officinalis (Hyssop) – An underused gem! Hyssop is a shrubby herb with narrow Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B dark aromatic leaves and showy flower spikes. Nice for edging or as a low clipped Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 hedge. Medicinal uses; also makes a great tea. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 18-24" ‘Sherborne Swift’ – One of Mike’s picks. Very nice dwarf hosta with blue-green Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" leaves, a tardiana form. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 10" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B IBERIS (eye-beer'-is) Candytuft (Brassicaceae) Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 sempervirens – Tough evergreen subshrubby plant for edging and ground cover. ‘Striptease’ – Wide dark green leaves appear to be parting to seductively expose Flowers are a bright pure white, nice with spring bulbs. a golden-chartreuse center. A thin white line darts from center to margin. Plant in ---- ‘Alexander’s White’ – Dense flowers. romantic gardens, quite spectacular! 2005 Hosta of the Year. One of our Wicked Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 10" Ruggeds. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-24" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 20" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Aug Spacing: 36" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 Color: pale lavender Pricing: True ga / B ---- ‘Purity’ – Extra large clear white flowers. Dense growth habit. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8" ‘Sum and Substance’ – Wide spreader, very large satin-gold leaves. Sun tolerant. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-24" One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 48" Color: pale lavender Pricing: True ga / B Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’ Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 ‘Wide Brim’ – Showy hosta with light green and blue-green leaves edged with irregular creamy edges. Excellent in containers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul Spacing: 30" Color: lavender Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 86 87 ---- ‘Wine Ruffles’ – Eight-inch double blooms. INDIGOFERA (in-di-gaw'-fur'ah) Indigo (Fabaceae) Light: sun Height: 30-32" tinctoria ‘Rose Carpet’ – A rare sub-shrub with crisp locust-like leaves and pretty Bloom: Jul Spacing: 24-36" pea-like flowers. It forms a dense vigorous ground cover that smothers weeds Color: grape purple Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B effectively. The original source for indigo dye. We’ve enjoyed indigofera in our Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 garden for years and are glad to finally offer it. It’s not a show-stopper in a pot, sibirica (Siberian Iris) – Excellent landscape value. Graceful, upright foliage, but great in a garden. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. beautiful flowers. For the garden or bog. Leave undisturbed for years. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" ---- ‘Butter and Sugar’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" Color: rose pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Color: yellow and white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 IRIS (eye-ris) Iris (Iridaceae) ---- ‘Caesar’s Brother’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30" cristata (Crested Iris) – A charming miniature iris, a woodland ground cover, Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" wonderful interplanted with other wildflowers. Some of these may be white, Color: dark purple Pricing: 2 qt /A as this color variation occurs naturally in the wild. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun/sh Height: 4-9" ---- ‘Dreaming Spires’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Appalachian ® Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Color: blue, occasionally white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-9 Color: lavender and royal blue Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Alba’ Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: pt.sh Height: 4-9" ---- ‘Gull’s Wing’ – A gleaming white Siberian iris with lance-shaped green Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" foliage. Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" ensata (formerly kaempferi) Japanese Iris – Although generally thought of Color: gleaming white Pricing: 2 qt / B as growing in the water it performs better in a rich, slightly acidic garden soil. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 These are wonderful irises for water features. ---- ‘Memphis Memory’ – Distinctive lavender-blue petals and brown throat ---- ‘August Emperor’ markings. Takes boggy soils. Light: sun Height: 27-36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24-36" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: double pink purple Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Light at Dawn’ ---- ‘Pink Haze’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 24-36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24-36" Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" Color: white with purple edging Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: lavender pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Variegata’ – Striking white and green variegation of grass-like foliage ---- ‘Silver Edge’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. becomes more pronounced as the season progresses. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun Height: 30-36" Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: sky blue, silver edge Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: deep purple Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 88 89 Iris (continued) KNAUTIA (naw'-tee-a) Knautia (Dipsacaceae) ---- ‘White Swirl’ – Clear white flowers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" macedonica – Many curving stems arise from a basal clump with pure dark crimson, Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24" double “pincushion” flowers. Resembles a scabiosa. Well-drained soil. Very long Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A blooming, like all summer! Reseeds very readily. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun Height: 12-15" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" versicolor (Blue Flag) – A graceful native found in marshy areas but suitable for Color: shades of crimson Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A average garden culture. Will take standing water. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24" New England Bloom: Jun Spacing: 12-24" Meadows LAMIASTRUM (lay-mee-as'-trum) galeobdolon Yellow Archangel Color: medium blue, gold splashes Pricing: 2 qt /A (Lamiaceae) Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Compactum’ – Smaller leaves and flowers than ‘Florentinum’ (below), JEFFERSONIA (jef-fer-sewn'ee-a) Twinleaf (Berberidaceae) this dwarf variety has similar, but crisper foliage markings and a less invasive growth habit. Very pretty texture. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. diphylla – This unusual native wildflower has leaves that resemble a butterfly in Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 6-8" flight. They form handsome mounds in cool shady areas and contrast well with Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18-24" other foliage types. The single flowers are short lived and resemble hepatica Color: pale barium yellow Pricing: 1 qt /A flowers. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Light: pt.sh Height: 10-12" Appalachian ® ---- ‘Florentinum’ (Variegatum) – Excellent aggressive ground cover with Woodlanders Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" silver variegated leaves. Will cover large areas under trees. One of our Color: white Pricing: 1 qt /A & True ga / B Wicked Ruggeds. ® Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders Zones: 4-9 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 12" dubia – This is the far eastern counterpart of our native Jeffersonia diphylla, hailing Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 24-36" from China and Korea. The upward-facing pale blue flowers appear very early, before Color: pale barium yellow Pricing: 1 qt /A the lobed leaves emerge. It is easy to care for in humus-rich soil that is somewhat Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 acidic. Choice! ---- ‘Herman’s Pride’ (Silver Archangel) – Herman’s Pride has very distinct Light: pt.sh Height: 10-16" metallic silver and green variegation, a real conversation piece. It forms Bloom: Apr Spacing: 12-16" a dense mounding clump and has hooded yellow flowers along each stem. Color: soft pale blue Pricing: 1 qt / C Deer resistant. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 8-12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-15" KIRENGESHOMA (ki-reng-ge-show'-ma) Yellow Waxbells Color: soft yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A (Hydrangeaceae) Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 palmata – A rare connoisseur-type plant with smooth “maple-like” leaves, tipped LAMIUM (lay'-mee-um) Dead Nettle (Lamiaceae) with nodding creamy yellow bells. Forms a shrubby clump. Needs careful placement, organic soil, little wind and good moisture. Not asking too much for such a “cool” maculatum (Spotted Dead Nettle) – Fast-growing ground cover, will brighten shady plant. areas, also for edging, woodland plantings. Distinctive silvery foliage with green Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 36" edges. Needs good drainage. Bloom: Sep Spacing: 36" ---- ‘Pink Pewter’ – Silver leaves with green margin. Soft pink flowers. Color: creamy yellow Pricing: True ga / B Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 6-8" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: soft pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 90 91 Lamium (continued) LEUCANTHEMUM ( loo-kan'the-mum) Shasta Daisy (Asteraceae) ---- ‘Purple Dragon’ – New robust mat former with silver leaves. Will tolerate Formerly chrysanthemum. Shasta daisies are one of the standards in the perennial poor soil. PP#15890. world, with their familiar showy flowers and ease of cultivation. They all need Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 4-8" good drainage, especially in winter, and division every 2-3 years. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: purple Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Becky’ – This shasta daisy was the 2003 Plant of the Year for the Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Perennial Plant Association. Long lived, with large flowers and crisp ---- ‘White Nancy’ – Very silvery white leaves with a green margin and white (yes, really good looking) dark green foliage. Perhaps the best shasta; flowers. the new standard. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: white with yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 ---- ‘Snowcap’ – A dwarf cultivar wth large flowers. LATHYRUS ( lath' i-rus) Sweet Pea (Fabaceae) Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" vernus (Spring Bush Pea) – Durable early spring bloomer with pea-like flowers and Color: white with yellow centers Pricing: 2 qt /A ferny foliage that persists for most of the summer. Drought tolerant and wonderful Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 with hellebores and pulmonarias. Seeds in. Light: sun /sh Height: 12" (Portulacaceae) Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" LEWISIA ( loo-is'ee-a) Bitterroot Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A longipetala ‘Little Plum’ – Lovely small western native for a perfectly drained site. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Lewisia (named for M. Lewis of Lewis and Clark) is a stunning perennial with fleshy vernus ‘Rosenelfe’ (Spring Pea) – Early flowering dwarf cultivar of Spring Pea that spatula-like leaves in tight rosettes. ‘Little Plum’ is much hardier and more tolerant forms tidy, showy clumps topped with clusters of pink blossoms. One of the earliest of our eastern humidity than most lewisias and bears pink flowers high above the flowers to welcome spring. foliage. Great around rocks, especially in crevices. Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-15" Color: pink, salmon tinged Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7

LAVANDULA ( la-van'dew-la) Lavender (Lamiaceae) LIATRIS ( ly-a'-tris) Gayfeather (Asteraceae) angustifolia (English Lavender) – Popular woody herb with a legendary fragrance microcephala – Here is a true dwarf liatris for your customers. L. microcephala is derived from its slender lavender-purple flower spikes. It has stiff narrow grayish an Appalachian native with compact rosettes of grassy tufts and charming spikes of leaves and is drought tolerant. Often used as a low hedge or edging. Lavender needs flowers that open from the top to the bottom. It tolerates poor dry soil and is very good drainage and should not be pruned after midsummer. Best to mulch each winter. showy and unusual. Robert Herman turned us on to this charmer while on a bus trip ---- ‘ Hidcote’ – Handsome cultivar with compact growth habit and deep purple with the Perennial Plant Association. Good cut flower and butterfly magnet. flowers. Light: sun Height: 12-18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 12" Light: sun Height: 15-18" Color: rosy purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 Color: deep purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 ---- ‘ Munstead’ – Early pale purple flowers. Hardier than most lavenders and compact. Light: sun Height: 9-12" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 15" Color: light purple Pricing: 1 qt /A Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 92 93 Liatris (continued) LIMONIUM (li-mo'nee-um) Sea Lavender (Plumbaginaceae) spicata (Spike Gayfeather) – Narrow spikes open from the top down. Does best in constantly moist, light well-drained soils. Nice contrast to the many daisy-type latifolium – Great seaside plant, airy heads of tiny flowers dry well. Needs good flowers blooming at this time. A Midwestern native. drainage. Evergreen. ---- ‘Floristan White’ (Floristan Weiss) Light: sun Height: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" U.S. Native Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Kobold Original’ – This is the true-to-type vegetatively propagated shorter LINNAEA (li-nay'a) Twinflower (Caprifoliaceae) variety. borealis – Dainty crawling ground cover with small scalloped leaves on long Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 14" U.S. Native trailing stems. Once established, very carefree in humusy soil and partial shade. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 12" Flowers are fragrant and nodding above reclining stems. A New England native. Color: lavender purple Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Light: pt.sh Height: 3-4" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" New England ® Color: pink or white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders LIGULARIA (lig-you-lay'-ri-a) Ligularia (Asteraceae) Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 2-6 Requires constant moisture and a little afternoon shade. Loves bog, stream, or pond- side. Huge leaves are wonderful architectural accents and contrast to ferny foliage. LIRIOPE (le-rye'-o-pee) Lily Turf (Liliaceae) They’ll cover “dormant-plant-bare-spots” beautifully. spicata – Spreading grass-like ground cover. In fact it resembles lawn grass, but with dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’ – Outstanding cultivar with dark glossy chocolate- wider blades.The only liriope hardy in New Hampshire. red leaves, colored on top, not just on the undersides as is L. ‘Othello.’ Dark stems Light: sun /sh Height: 12-18" and bright golden orange flowers provide a dramatic contrast in late summer. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" One of our Wicked Ruggeds. PP#16113. Color: pale lavender Pricing: 1 qt /A Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 36-48" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" Color: golden orange Pricing: True ga / C LOBELIA (lo-bee' lia) Lobelia (Campanulaceae) Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) – Striking bright red flowers for moist wild gardens. ‘Little Rocket’ – A dwarf ligularia with the same bright spires as its big rocket Lovely in shady or sunny water sites. Reseeds. cousin. Good container plant. Likes bog or shady moist conditions. One of our Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Wicked Ruggeds. PP#14621. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18" New England Meadows Light: pt.sh Height: 20" Color: true bright scarlet Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18-24" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 Color: lemon yellow Pricing: True ga / B ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ – This stunning introduction has low rosettes of dark purple Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 foliage that become olive green later in summer (undersides remain purple). It has stenocephala ‘The Rocket’ – Superb 12-18"-long yellow flower spikes held over bright red flowers on tall stems (like Lobelia cardinalis) and good vigor. The foliage bold dark foliage. Dislikes afternoon sun. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. remains very ornamental all season and it grows best in sun here in New England. Light: pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun Height: 30-36" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 36" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: lemon yellow Pricing: True ga / B Color: brilliant red Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 94 95 Lobelia (continued) LYSIMACHIA (ly-si-mack'-i-a) Loosestrife (Primulaceae) siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) – A clump-forming native that thrives in boggy situations. Short lived but reseeds readily. Thick stems are topped with light blue clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife) – Flower stems arch beautifully. Will spread flowers. Best in masses. Occasionally has white flowers from a recessive color rapidly (i.e., invasive, but dry soil will slow it down). Wonderful reddish orange fall gene that occurs naturally. color! Illegal in many states south of New Hampshire. Please check your state’s Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 24-36" invasives listings. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 24" New England Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 30" Color: clear blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Meadows Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 LOTUS (low'tus) Bird’s Foot Trefoil (Fabaceae) nummularia ‘Aurea’ (Golden Creeping Jenny) – Vigorous ground cover with Lotus corniculatus ‘Pleniflorus’ – This is a tough ground cover, lawn substitute or small golden “coin-like” leaves, and long trailing runners. An excellent contrast to pathway perennial (takes foot traffic) with a double yellow flower. It stays neat and purple or dark green foliage. Lights up a dark area, and is great in containers or as can be used to underplant almost anything. an underplanting. Likes moist areas. Flowers are single and fragrant but are not as Light: sun Height: 2-4" noticeable on ‘Aurea’ as on the green form. Very vigorous. Please check your state’s Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" invasives listings. Color: yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 1-2" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 18" Color: bright yellow Pricing: 1 qt /A LUPINUS (loo-py'nus) Lupine (Fabaceae) Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 ‘Russell Woodfield Hybrids’ – These colorful hybrids have large flower panicles MACLEAYA (ma-clay'-a) Plume Poppy () and bloom in a mixture of white, pink, yellow, and blue. Did we leave any colors out? One of the famed lupine breeder George Russell’s strains. microcarpa ‘Kelways Coral Plume’ – Huge tropical appearance, lobed leaves Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20-30" 8-18" across. Aggressive – this one’s got slippery vaseline roots. Very handsome, Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 36" though – try it in the ell of a building, or out on the back 40! Self-supporting. Color: pink, white, blue, yellow shades Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 84-96" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 48" ‘The Governor’ – Stately bold spires of blue and white flowers. Color: bronze pink Pricing: True ga /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun Spacing: 24-36" Color: blue and white Pricing: 2 qt /A MALVA (mal'va) Mallow (Malvaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 alcea ‘Fastigiata’ (Hollyhock Mallow) – Larger flowers and better branching habit than M. moschata, with less dissected leaves. Best in full sun; will take dry conditions. Lupinus Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: rosy pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 96 97 MARSHALLIA (mar-shall'ee-a) (Asteraceae) MICROBIOTA (my-kro-buy-oh'ta) (Asteraceae) grandiflora (Barbara’s Buttons) – Unusual perennial with substantial elongated decussata (Russian Arborvitae) – Low-spreading evergreen shrub with arching leaves and charming cushion flowers. Neat, compact and definitely not something branches of “arborvitae-like’ light green foliage. One plant can reach over 15' in the neighbors will have. diameter and the foliage turns bronze or purple in the winter. One of our new shrub Light: pt.sh Height: 12" ground covers that work well on bankings. Indeed, it needs good drainage and mostly Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 12" sun to do well. Grows wild in Siberia. Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Bloom: spring Spacing: 48" Color: inconspicuous Pricing: True ga / B MECONOPSIS (me-ko-nop'sis) (Papaveraceae) Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 cambrica (Welsh Poppy) – This papier-mâché poppy resembles the Iceland poppy, (Rubiaceae) with large canary yellow flowers and bright green fine-textured foliage. Kept moist MITCHELLA (mi-chel' la) Partridgeberry the foliage will persist well into the summer. It is very happy in the Northeast and repens – Tiny native woodland creeper with small shiny dark leaves. Pinkish white reseeds readily. Wonderful naturalized in woodland areas. Often reblooms. flowers are followed by red berries in the fall. Often found creeping among fallen logs Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" and stumps. If planted in moist humusy soil, partridgeberry will form a dense mat. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 2" Color: bright yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" New England ® 1 Woodlanders Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-11 Color: pinkish white Pricing: 2 /2" / C Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9 MEEHANIA (mee-han'ee-a) (Lamiaceae) (Saxifragaceae) (Meehan’s Mint) – Non-invasive, low-growing stoloniferous woodland perennial MITELLA (mi-tell'a) with trailing square stems and heart-shaped leaves. Showy lavender flowers. This is diphylla (Fairy Cup) – Like a clump-forming tiarella, with similar maple leaf-shaped a lovely ground cover for a dark corner that would really like some bright flowers. foliage. Flowers are exquisite white cups with fringed petals. Don’t forget to look Named for Thomas Meehan, a Philadelphia plantsman. closely to see this. Likes moist soil. Nice edging plant for an area that you don’t Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 3-8" want a ground cover. Semi-evergreen. Has a wide native range in the United States. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" Appalachian ® One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Woodlanders Color: lavender blue Pricing: 1 qt /A Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 8-18" Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 6-10" New England ® Color: white Pricing: 1 qt /A Woodlanders MERTENSIA (mer-ten'see-a) (Boraginaceae) Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-6 virginica (Virginia Bluebells) – A classic early blooming native with pendulous (Lamiaceae) flowers, wonderful for wild gardens and naturalizing. Summer dormant; plant with MONARDA (mo-nar'-da) Bee-Balm later- emerging perennials. Bee-balms are treasured garden herbs, nectar providers, and showy ornamentals. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 12-24" They have bright spider-like flowers and can form impressive massings. We offer Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Appalachian those with the highest mildew resistance we can find, however monardas do best ® Color: light blue Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders with constant moisture and ample space. Deadhead for extended bloom. ® Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders Zones: 3-9 ---- ‘Claire Grace’ – This native form is extremely resistant to mildew. It naturalizes well and tolerates dry conditions. Dark green foliage. Mertensia virginica Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-36" New England Color: bright lilac Pricing: 2 qt /A Meadows Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 98 99 Monarda (continued) NEPETA (nep'-e-ta) Ornamental Catmint (Lamiaceae) ---- ‘Jacob Cline’ – Mildew resistant with handsome foliage. Ornamental herbs with long-blooming lavender-blue flower spikes. The shorter Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" varieties resemble a vigorous English lavender. Foliage is scalloped and gray-green Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" New England Meadows helping them to blend well in any garden. Can be used as informal edging plants. Color: red Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 All need good drainage and do best in full sun. Cut back after bloom for a flush ---- ‘Marshall’s Delight’ – Mildew resistant, leaves are a deeper green than of fresh foliage. other cultivars. sibirica ‘Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron’ – Very showy variety with large Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" lavender-blue flowers and a long bloom time. More upright habit making it Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-36" New England Meadows a better border plant than other nepetas. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" ---- ‘Pink Lace’ – A compact bee-balm with dark red stems and pink flowers Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A with purple center cones. PP#18367. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 16" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 12-18" New England ‘Six Hills Giant’ (Faassenii Group) – Stunning tall nepeta. Tolerates damp soil. Color: pink Pricing: True ga /A Meadows One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 36" ---- ‘Raspberry Wine’ – A wonderful mildew-resistant bee-balm from Darryl Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 30" Probst and introduced by White Flower Farm. The buds do resemble Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A raspberries and the flowers are a clear wine red. Large leaves. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-40" New England Meadows subsessilis (Japanese Catmint) – Peter and Leslie were very impressed with this Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" “larger than life” nepeta at the Battery Park Garden in NYC. It seems to be adaptable Color: wine red Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A to sun, shade or boggy conditions and will spread quickly as a ground cover. Its deep Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-9 blue flowers are loved by butterflies, birds and bees. This nepeta truly makes a statement. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. MUKDENIA (muck-dee'nee-ah) (Saxifragaceae) Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" rossii ‘Crimson Fans’ – Rare, unusual heuchera relative from the Orient that is hardy Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" and beautiful. It has large maple-like leaves that emerge bronze then become green and Color: deep blue Pricing: 2 qt /A finally red in midsummer. Numerous bell-shaped flowers appear early. Needs good Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 moisture. Slowly spreads to form a ground cover. We are very excited about this one. ‘Walker’s Low’ (Faassenii Group) – This stunner is the Perennial Plant Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-16" Association’s 2007 Plant of the Y ear. Large flowers, great ground cover for hot dry Bloom: Mar-Apr Spacing: 18" site. Fragrant gray-green foliage – nice with roses, achillea, and many hot-colored Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B summer flowers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-7 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Polygonatum commutatum berries Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 100 101 NIPPONANTHEMUM (ni-poe-nan'the-mum) (Asteraceae) OMPHALODES (om-fa-low'des) (Boraginaceae) nipponicum (Montauk Daisy) – Resembling a shasta daisy reincarnated as a shrub, verna (Blue-eyed Mary) – A lovely ground cover for dry shade with handsome this partially woody perennial has dark green shiny foliage and is one of the last dark green leaves and lovely white-throated blue flowers! The flowers were a favorite plants to bloom in our gardens. Even one plant makes quite a statement! Loves of Queen Marie Antoinette, thus the common name. A vigorous grower. One of our seaside areas, thus its common name, Montauk Daisy. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 12-30" Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 2-8" Bloom: Sep-Nov Spacing: 24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: white, yellow centers Pricing: True ga /A Color: blue-white throats Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8

OENOTHERA (ee-no-the'ra) Sundrops (Onagraceae) ORIGANUM (o'ree-gah'num) Oregano (Lamiaceae) fruticosa – Vigorous with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers and dark green leaves. Oregano is an herb that is very ornamental, with flower spikes that cut well. Don’t overfertilize this one. Wonderful fall color. Needs excellent drainage and does best in alkaline or gravelly soil. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" laevigatum ‘Rosenkuppel’ – Outstanding dark foliage, similar to O. ‘Herrenhausen’ Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" but more compact with large flowers. 1998 Netherlands Plant of the Year. Long Color: bright yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A bloom. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun Height: 15-18" fruticosa ‘Fireworks’ – Bronze foliage, red stems and buds, then bright yellow Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 15" flowers make this a stunning cultivar. This is one of the Sundrops so it blooms Color: dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A in the daytime unlike O.biennis (evening primrose). Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 15-18" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" PACHYSANDRA (pa-kis-an'-dra) Spurge (Buxaceae) Color: bright canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A procumbens (Allegheny Spurge) – Our native pachysandra. Handsome foliage Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 with varying shades of green and nice red color in the fall. Slower growing than macrocarpa (syn. missouriensis) (Ozark Sundrops) – This shorter sundrop has Japanese pachysandra with showier flowers. Deciduous. One of our Wicked huge (4-5 inches) lemon yellow satiny flowers and a lax habit. It has curious winged Ruggeds. fruit capsules and reddish stems. A native of Missouri and Kansas, this wonderful Light: sh Height: 6-9" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 6" Appalachian oenothera needs good drainage. ® Woodlanders Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 6-12" Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-9 Color: lemon yellow Pricing: True ga/A terminalis (Japanese Spurge) – The old faithful ground cover. Hardy and reliable. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 6" Color: white Pricing: Tray (90-100) / see price list Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 terminalis ‘Green Sheen’ – A newer introduction with smaller high-gloss leaves. Slower growing but very choice. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 6" Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Pachysandra terminalis ‘Silver Edge’ www.vanberkumnursery.com 102 103 Pachysandra (continued) Mrs. A.B. Franklin 28" 2 ga late white double terminalis ‘Silver Edge’ – Similar to straight Pachysandra terminalis, but with Obovata 24-36" 2 qt mid white blush to pink single silvery white margins that catch the light filtering into shady areas, giving it depth Paul M. Wild 38" 2&3 ga mid red double and contrast. Not as vigorous as the green form but worth the wait. Pay Off 28" 2&3 ga mid red Japanese Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Pink Hawaiian Coral 30-36" 2&3 ga early coral pink semi-double creamy yellow, rich gold Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 6" s. Age of Gold 30-36" 2&3 ga mid semi-double Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B at center Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 s. Boreas 48-60" 2&3 ga mid rich burgundy semi-double light pink w/ purple flares, bright s. Ezra Pound 36-60" 2&3 ga early semi-double PACKERA (pa-keer'-a) (SYN: Senecio) (Asteraceae) yellow stamens aurea – This is a native herb with shiny basal leaves and bright daisy flowers s. Guardian of Monastery 36-48" 2&3 ga early mauve and lavender semi-double coral / peach w/ golden glow, that resemble asters. Prefers moist soil, but is not fussy. Good ground cover for s. Nike 48-60" 2&3 ga mid semi-double a woodland garden. Vigorous. purple flares Light: sun /sh Height: 12" s. Rimpo 36-48" 2&3 ga mid dark red semi-double Bloom: May Spacing: Ind 24" New England s. Ruffled Pink Petticoats 30-36" 2&3 ga early vivid dark pink semi-double ® Woodlanders Color: yellow gold Pricing: 2qt /A Sarah Bernhardt 32-38" 2&3 ga late light medium pink double ® Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 3-8 bright velvety pink w/ yellow Sea Shell 37" 2 ga mid single stamens PAEONIA (pee-on'-ee-a) Peony (Paeoniaceae) Shawnee Chief 30-32" 2&3 ga early mahogany red double Shirley Temple 36" 2 ga early light rose to white double Name Height Pricing Bloom Color Type Sprite 30-36" 2 ga early ivory white w/ pale rose edge single Abalone Pearl 32" 2 ga early coral pink, golden center double light pink outer, bright yellow America 28-30" 2&3 ga early scarlet single Westemer 36" 2 ga mid Japanese center Brother Chuck 28" 2 ga mid soft blush w/ hint of salmon double Butter Bowl 30-36" 2 ga mid-late shades of pink, yellow center Japanese suffruticosa (Tree Peony) – Prized tree peonies are originally from China. They Coral Charm 36" 2&3 ga early coral pink double have distinctive dark blue-green foliage and giant (4-12") flowers. They need careful Coral Sunset 30-36" 2 ga early coral pink w/gold center semi-double siting with excellent drainage and protection from extreme conditions. Beautiful fall Do Tell 32" 2 ga mid soft shell pink Japanese color. For 2012, we have found a source for bare-root tree peonies that we are really Edulis Superba 30-36" 2 ga early bright old rose pink double happy with. They are massive and beautiful. pale pink fade to white, yellow Fairbanks 32" 2 ga late single center ---- ‘Age of Gold’ – Semi-double creamy yellow rosettes that deepen to rich Green Lotus 28-32" 2 ga early white w/ lime green streaking single gold toward the center. Red flares at the base add accent to the flower. Hot Chocolate 36" 2 ga early chocolate red w/cocoa center Japanese Large semi-double blooms with slightly curling petals and gold stamens. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-60" Inspecteur Lavergne 32" 2&3 ga mid crimson red double Bloom: mid Spacing: 30-60" ITOH Lafayette Escadrille 32" 2&3 ga mid deep red single Color: creamy yellow with red flares Pricing: 3 ga /see price list ITOH Little Darlin 32-36" 2&3 ga mid lavender and pink semi-double Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ITOH Pastel Splendor 32" 2&3 ga mid creamy white, maroon flares single ---- ‘Boreas’ – Semi or double blossoms of very dark, rich burgundy. Each ITOH Prairie Charm 32" 2&3 ga mid shades of yellow semi-double turns in a different direction to give it a tousled look. Thus, it is aptly named Kansas 36" 2 ga early watermelon red double as Boreas is the god of the North Wind. Large semi-double blooms with Krinkled White 36" 2 ga mid white w/ gold stamens single slightly curling petals and gold stamens. dark rose pink w/ butter yellow Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-60" Le Charm 32" 2&3 ga mid Japanese center Bloom: mid Spacing: 48-60" Martha Bulloch 32-38" 2&3 ga late light silvery rose pink double Color: rich burgundy Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Memoria Gem 20" 2 ga early red single Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Miss America 36" 2 ga mid-late snow white, yellow stamens semi-double Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Mons Jules Elie 36" 2 ga mid pink double (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Mons Martin Cahuzac 36" 2&3 ga early-mid rich dark pink double www.vanberkumnursery.com 104 105 Paeonia (continued) Our peonies may not be well rooted for early spring sales. Also, garden centers should keep overhead watering at a minimum to discourage botrytis development. ---- ‘Ezra Pound’ – Showy dark purple flares form a pointed star around the We recommend continuing a program to combat botrytis as well. We have some bright yellow stamens. The single to semi-double flowers age from light pink designer peonies with incredible colors and flower forms. They are noted with each to pearly white. Large semi-double blooms with slightly curling petals and description. gold stamens. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" We have some of our varieties in 3-gallon pots for an extra big impact – look for them Bloom: early Spacing: 36-60" in our listing. Color: light pink with purple flares Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 [PINK VARIETIES] ---- ‘Guardian of Monastery’ – A tree peony known for its vigor and large ---- ‘Abalone Pearl’ – Semi-double. One of the first peonies to bloom. Slightly flowers in shades of mauve and lavender with purple flares emerging from fragrant. the center. Large semi-double blooms with slightly curling petals and gold Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" stamens. Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Color: coral pink, golden center Pricing: 2 ga / D Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: early Spacing: 36-48" Color: shades of mauve and lavender Pricing: 3 ga /see price list ---- ‘Brother Chuck’ – Double. A fragrant, soft pink peony with a hint Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 of salmon pink. A Grand Champion at the 2008 National Peony Show. ---- ‘Rimpo’ – Double tree peony named for a mythical bird that can live Yes, we know, this description doesn’t sound much like its name, but there forever. This cultivar has unusual enormous dark red flowers (8-9") that you have it. have a light, spicy fragrance. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" Bloom: mid Spacing: 32" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" Color: soft blush pink Pricing: 2 ga / G Bloom: mid Spacing: 36-48" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 Color: dark red Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Butter Bowl’ – Japanese. Rose pink fades to shell pink with yellow center. ---- ‘Ruffled Pink Petticoats’ – Semi-double tree peony with beautifully ruffled Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" dark pink flowers. Bloom: mid-late Spacing: 36" Color: shades of pink, yellow center Pricing: 2 ga / E Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-60" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: early Spacing: 30-60"

Color: deep pink Pricing: 3 ga /see price list ---- ‘Coral Charm’ – 1996 American Peony Society Gold Medal Selection. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Japanese and Single-Flowered Peonies – These are rapidly becoming more popular Color: coral pink Pricing: 2 ga / F and with good reason. Their graceful lighter flowers give subtle beauty and make Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 them less inclined to lie down in the first hard rain. Single forms have a single row ---- ‘Coral Sunset’ – Semi-double. of petals with a center of stamens. Japanese have a double row of petals and often Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" some of the stamens have become peltoids which are enlarged stamens. The Japanese Bloom: mid Spacing: 24-36" are a little “fluffier” than singles, but still lighter than doubles. Color: coral pink with gold centers Pricing: 2 ga / C Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Double-Flowered Peonies – These old-fashioned classics are loved for their hardiness ---- ‘Do Tell’ – Japanese. This lovely peony blooms soft shell pink with rose, and unbelievable blooms. Double and semi-double are rounded flowers in which all pink and white-colored centers. American Peony Society Gold Medal (or most) of the stamens are developed into petals, giving that wonderful exuberant Selection. look. They rarely need dividing, but if you want to spread the wealth, they are best Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" divided in the fall (plant eyes two inches below the surface to ensure bloom). Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" Flower time spans mid-May through June. Color: soft shell pink Pricing: 2 ga / D Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 ITOH – The new ITOH or intersectional peonies (crosses of tree and herbaceous peonies) combine the beautiful foliage and flowers of the tree peonies with the hardiness of the herbaceous peonies (the eyes are safely underground). Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Very expensive but very choice! Fragrant. Limited supply. (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 106 107 Paeonia (continued) ---- ‘Sea Shell’ – Single. Bright velvety pink, fragrant flowers with yellow centers. ---- ‘Edulis Superba’ – Double. Very fragrant. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 37" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Color: bright velvety pink Pricing: 2 ga / C Color: bright old rose pink Pricing: 2 ga / C Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘Shirley Temple’ – Double. Opens pale pink and turns to white. Fragrant. ---- ‘Fairbanks’ – Single. Palest pink fading to white with a yellow center. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Bloom: early Spacing: 24-36" Bloom: late Spacing: 36" Color: light rose to white Pricing: 2 ga / C Color: pale pink Pricing: 2 ga / C Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 ---- ‘Westerner’ – Japanese. Large flowers of light pink surrounding a bright ---- ITOH ‘Little Darlin’ – Semi-double. Vigorous grower with great foliage. yellow center. American Peony Society Gold Medal 1982. (See ITOH, or Intersectional Peony description, at the beginning of the Light: sun Height: 36" paeonia section.) Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32-36" Color: light pink Pricing: 2 ga / D Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: lavender pink and purple Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 [ORANGE AND YELLOW VARIETIES] ---- ‘Martha Bulloch’ – Double. One of the tried and true late pink varieties. ---- ITOH ‘Prairie Charm’ –Semi-double. Unusual color with shades of Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32-38" yellow and inner base of dark red flares. (See ITOH, or Intersectional Bloom: late Spacing: 36" Peony description at the beginning of the paeonia section). Color: light silvery rose pink Pricing: 2 ga / C Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" ---- ‘Mons Jules Elie’ – The double-flowered peony is an old-fashioned classic Color: shades of yellow Pricing: 3 ga /see price list loved for its hardiness and unbelievable bloom. Rarely needs dividing but if Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 you want to spread the wealth, divide in the fall and make sure to plant the [RED OR DARK PINK VARIETIES] eyes 2" below the surface. Fragrant. Care tip: Deadhead after flowers fade ---- ‘America’ – Single. Large brilliant scarlet flowers. Somewhat fragrant. to keep a neat appearance. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28-30" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32-38" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Color: scarlet Pricing: 2 ga /G & Color: silvery pink Pricing: 2 ga / C 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘Pink Hawaiian Coral’ – Semi-double. American Peony Society Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Gold Metal Selection with rose-shaped flowers and a yellow center. ---- ‘Blaze’ – Single. A true red. Cream-colored carpels. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Color: bright red, yellow center Pricing: 2 ga / F & Bloom: early Spacing: 36" 3 ga /see price list Color: coral pink Pricing: 2 ga /C & Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘Hot Chocolate’ – Japanese. An unusual color combination of chocolate petals surrounding a cocoa center. Fragrant. ---- ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ – Double. Large fragrant semi-rose. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32-38" Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Bloom: late Spacing: 36" Color: chocolate red Pricing: 2 ga / F Color: light medium pink Pricing: 2 ga / C & Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 108 109 Paeonia (continued) ---- ‘Memorial Gem’ – Single. A rock garden peony with bright red blossoms and red stigmas set inside the yellow stamens. Four-inch blooms. ---- ‘Inspecteur Lavergne’ – Double. Small white tips on fragrant crimson Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20" red flowers. Bloom: early Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Color: bright red Pricing: 2 ga / C Bloom: mid Spacing: 24-36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Color: crimson red Pricing: 2 ga / C ---- ‘Paul M. Wild’ – Double. Large velvety red flowers that do not fade. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 38" ---- ITOH ‘Lafayette Escadrille’ – Single. A vigorous grower with unusual Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" small blossoms and narrow petals (See ITOH or Intersectional Peony Color: red Pricing: 2 ga / D & description at the beginning of the paeonia section.) 3 ga /see price list Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" ---- ‘Pay Off’ – Japanese. Compact variety with a lovely dark color. Color: deep red Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: mid Spacing: 32" ---- ‘Kansas’ – Double. American Peony Society Gold Medal Selection. Color: red Pricing: 2 ga / D & Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" 3 ga /see price list Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: watermelon red Pricing: 2 ga / F & ---- ‘Red Charm’ – Double. Ruffled flowers. American Peony Society Gold 3 ga /see price list Medal winner. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" ---- ‘Le Charme’ – Japanese. Cupped petals surround a butter-yellow center. Bloom: early Spacing: 36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Color: deep red Pricing: 2 ga / G Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: dark rose pink Pricing: 2 ga /E & ---- ‘Shawnee Chief’ – Double. Long stems and a nice red. 3 ga /see price list Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-32" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: early Spacing: 24-30" ---- ‘M. Martin Cahuzac’ – Double. Color: mahogany red Pricing: 2 ga / C & Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" 3 ga /see price list Bloom: early-mid Spacing: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: rich dark pink Pricing: 2 ga / C & 3 ga /see price list [WHITE VARIETIES] Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- Green Lotus’ – Striking single designer peony with a wild color, white with lime streaking and soft pink highlights. Care tip: deadhead after flowers fade to keep up neat appearance. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28-32" Bloom: mid Spacing: 32" Color: white and lime green Pricing: 2 ga / F Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘ITOH ‘Pastel Splendor’ – Single. Large blooms, the petals are pale pink around edges as they open. (See ITOH, or Intersectional Peony description at the beginning of the paeonia section). Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 32" Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" Color: creamy white, maroon flares Pricing: 3 ga /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Paeonia obovata var. alba www.vanberkumnursery.com 110 111 Paeonia (continued) PAPAVER (pa-pah'-ver) Poppy (Papaveraceae) ---- ‘Krinkled White’ – Single. Large crepe-paper textured flowers with gold stamens. nudicaule ‘Wonderland’ – The Iceland poppies are popular for their vibrant drifts Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" of silken flowers in the spring. Although short lived, they will seed in, forming large Bloom: mid Spacing: 36" colonies. We are offering a mixed seed selection which flowers for a longer time Color: white with gold stamens Pricing: 2 ga / E than the species. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12-16" ---- ‘Miss America’ – Semi-double. Stunning designer peony with a center Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 12-18" of yellow stamens and peltoids interspersed. Color: yellow, pink, orange, white Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 Bloom: early Spacing: 36" orientale (Oriental Poppy) – The most popular poppy with large, silky paper flowers Color: snow white Pricing: 2 ga / E that create a romantic and nostalgic effect in the garden. Plant with other large filler Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 plants (e.g., boltonia, perovskia) to fill in the space after the poppy dies back in ---- ‘Mrs. A.B. Franklin’ – Double. A rose form blooming late. Fragrant. midsummer. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 28" ---- ‘Double Pleasure’ – Semi-double with crinkled blooms. PPAF. Bloom: late Spacing: 36" Light: sun Height: 20-24" Color: white Pricing: 2 ga / C Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 Color: rich salmon orange Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- obovata var. alba (Japanese Forest Peony) –Single. This rare species Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 peony is native to the mountains of China. It has gorgeous leathery ---- ‘Harvest Moon’ – Double blooms and a zippy color. gray-green leaves and cup-shaped flowers. Light: sun Height: 24-30" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Bloom: mid Spacing: 24-36" Color: deep rich orange Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: white blush to pink Pricing: 2 qt /see price list Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 ---- ‘Indian Chief’ – Deep red with no spotting. ---- ‘Sprite’ – Single. Lovely shades of pale white and ivory. Light: sun Height: 18-36" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 30-36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Bloom: early Spacing: 32" Color: deep red Pricing: 2 qt /B Color: ivory white with pale rose edges Pricing: 2 ga / C Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: ??? ---- ‘Patty’s Plum’ – An unusual color that we used to carry and you’ve asked for it again... so Patty is back. Light: sun Height: 24-30" Coreopsis ‘Cosmic Eye’ Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: plum purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 ---- ‘Perry’s White’ – Frilly white blossoms with maroon centers. Light: sun Height: 20-30" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: white with maroon center Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Pink Ruffles’ – Large ruffled flowers with fringed edges. Light: sun Height: 24-30" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" Color: clear pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 112 113 Papaver (continued) ---- ‘Little Spire’ – Finally, a dwarf Russian sage that doesn’t have to be staked if it rubs shoulders with a little shade. Like a miniature version of perovskia ---- ‘Princess Victoria Louise’ – The popular Oriental poppy has large silky ‘Longin.’ Very cool! PP#11643. paper flowers that create a romantic and nostalgic effect in the garden. Plant Light: sun Height: 18-24" with other large filler plants (e.g. boltonia or perovskia) to fill in the space Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 30" after the poppy dies back in midsummer. Color: medium violet Pricing: 2 qt / B Light: sun Height: 24-30" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" ---- ‘Longin’ – More compact and with a more upright habit than the species. Color: salmon pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Leaves not as serrated. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun Height: 36-48" ---- ‘Watermelon’ – Wonderful color with black basal spots and striking black Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 30" seed pods. Color: light hyacinth blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Light: sun Height: 24-30" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" Color: rich watermelon pink, black center Pricing: 2 qt /A PERSICARIA (pur-si-ca'ree-a) (Polygonaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 affinis ‘Superba’ (syn. ‘Dimity’) (Smartweed) – This dwarf smartweed is a PATRINIA (pah-trin'ee-a) Patrinia (Valerianaceae) wonderful three-season ground cover. Glossy green foliage that emerges purple, and charming bottlebrush flowers that turn from light to dark pink as they mature. gibbosa – This Japanese native is one of our favorites in the display gardens here. Red fall color. Best in full sun. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Patrinia gibbosa has large dark green textured leaves, and loose sprays of soft yellow Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-8" flowers that blend with almost anything in a part shade or sun garden. Long bloom. Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" Color: medium pink shades Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: soft yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-8 amplexicaulis ‘Alba’ (White Mountain Fleece) – New upright introduction with deep green foliage fringed with white large showy flowers. PENSTEMON (pen-ste'mon) Beardtongue (Scrophulariaceae) Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 36-40" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 36" digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – Bronze-purple evergreen leaves, striking with its white Color: white Pricing: True ga / B flowers. This penstemon was the 1996 Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 the Year. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" amplexicaulis ‘Speciosa’ (syn. Firetail) (Firetail Mountain Fleece) – Bottlebrush- Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30" U.S. Native like erect flower spikes over large dark green leaves. Vigorous, but not invasive. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Makes a great statement. This is a returning plant to our list; it’s been in our gardens Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 for years, and continues getting compliments. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" PEROVSKIA (pe-rof'-skee-a) Russian Sage (Lamiaceae) Bloom: Jun-Oct Spacing: 36" Color: crimson red Pricing: True ga /A atriplicifolia – Waving tall stems of soft gray foliage give an airy texture that Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 combines with nearly everything. Its blue flowers also complement other colors well. Must have good drainage and full sun to perform. Foliage pungent when bruised. Long bloom time. Russian sage was voted Perennial Plant Association 1995 Plant of the Year. ---- ‘Filigran’ – Very finely textured leaves. Stiffer upright habit than species and longer blooming. Light: sun Height: 36-42" Bloom: Jul-Oct Spacing: 30" Color: light hyacinth blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 114 115 Persicaria (continued) PHLOX (floks) Phlox (Polemoniaceae) polymorpha (White Dragon Fleeceflower) – This magnificent perennial, made Phlox divaricata and stolonifera are New England natives. We carry only cultivars, popular here in the U.S. by Wolfgang Oehme, makes a huge shrub-like clump of which is why they don’t appear on our New England Woodlanders® list. lance-shaped dark green leaves. The flowers resemble an astilbe on steroids, making it dramatic in bloom. Nice specimen or combined with grasses and is at its best in divaricata (Canadian Phlox) – Great with spring bulbs, for ground cover, moist soil. This persicaria will naturalize – it’s been reported to be invasive in moist underplanting, woodland settings. areas, but we have not had this problem. One of our favorites. One of our Wicked ---- ‘Blue Moon’ – This compact Canadian or woodland phlox has very full Ruggeds. flower petals that are fragrant. Light: pt.sh Height: 12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-60" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 36-48" Bloom: Apr-Jun Spacing: 12-24" Color: white Pricing: True ga /A Color: dark blue Pricing: 2 qt/A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘May Breeze’ – A Dutch introduction with fragrant flowers and a more virginia ‘Lance Corporal’ (Smartweed) – This is a striking perennial ground cover, compact habit. with unique maroon-banded “v’s” on each lime green leaf. The flowers are thin Light: pt.sh/sun Height: 8-12" bottlebrush red that bloom in late summer. This one is very vigorous but gives Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" U.S. Native a show-stopping effect. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: light blue Pricing: 2 qt/A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" Color: raspberry red Pricing: 2 qt /A Paniculata Group (Garden Phlox) – Garden phloxes are one of the staples of a Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-9 showy, late summer border, with large clusters of bright flowers. These plants have a reputation for being highly prone to mildew. Selections have been developed that PHLOMIS (flow'mus) (Lamiaceae) are resistant and they are a vast improvement. (The plants may still get mildew, but on a smaller percentage of the leaf area.) We are now offering these varieties: cashmeriana (Kashmir Sage) – This is our first phlomis variety; the flowers of this ---- ‘David’ – Extremely mildew resistant. “The best white” of the paniculatas, perennial are unlike any others, hooded purple pea-like flowers in showy whorls that this one is also very fragrant. Plant of the Year in 2002 for the Perennial are tiered down the stems. The foliage is also unusual – long textured lance-shaped Plant Association. leaves with a gray cast. Wonderful border perennial that mixes well with rock roses Light: sun Height: 30-36" and lavender. Best with good drainage. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Light: sun Height: 24-36" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12-24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: shades of purple Pricing: 2 qt / B ---- ‘Eva Cullum’ – Mildew resistant. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 30-36" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: clear pink, red eye Pricing: 2 qt /A Polygonatum flowers Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Jeana’ – This is a mildew-resistant variety, with crisp, clean foliage and small sweetly scented flowers that last for weeks in late summer and early fall. Wonderful branching habit on this new introduction discovered by Jeana Prewitt of Nashville, TN. This one is a magnet for butterflies. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-48" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native Color: lavender pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 116 117 Phlox (continued) ---- ‘Sherwood Purple’ – Strong grower. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" ---- ‘Nicky’ – Fragrant and mildew resistant. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 18" U.S. Native Light: sun Height: 30-48" U.S. Native Color: dusty purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Color: rich, dark magenta purple Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Wister Pink’ Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" ---- ‘Peacock White’ – This cool new garden phlox has clean white flowers, Bloom: May Spacing: Ind 18" U.S. Native a compact habit and a long bloom time. No wonder it’s named after one Color: lavender pink Pricing: 2 qt /A of the “proudest” birds around. PFAF. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 18" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 18" U.S. Native subulata (Moss Phlox) – Tough evergreen ground cover for hot dry areas. Very Color: white Pricing: True ga /A bright spring flowers almost cover up the foliage. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Candy Stripe’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ---- ‘Red Riding Hood’ – This compact variety does best in moist well-drained Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" U.S. Native soil. Fragrant. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" Light: sun Height: 18-24" Color: white with pink stripe Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18" U.S. Native Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Color: soft cherry red Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" U.S. Native ---- ‘Robert Poore’ – A Niche Gardens introduction with superior mildew Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" resistance and a rich reddish purple flower. We are very impressed with Color: blue Pricing: 2 qt /A the foliage on this phlox. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Light: sun Height: 30-36" ---- ‘Emerald Pink’ – One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" U.S. Native Color: reddish purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 stolonifera (Creeping Phlox) – Unique evergreen ground cover, forms a mat of ---- ‘Scarlet Flame’ – Finally, we have a red moss phlox. One of our Wicked attractive rounded leaves, only 2-3 inches high. The flowers rise high above the Ruggeds. foliage but fade gracefully (which means no deadheading). Phlox stolonifera was Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" the first Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year in 1990. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" U.S. Native ---- ‘Blue Ridge’ – Large flowers. Color: deep pink with red eye Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 U.S. Native Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 18" ---- ‘Snowflake’ – Has crisper, nicer foliage than ‘White Delight,’ which you Color: sky blue Pricing: 2 qt /A may notice is not with us anymore. Very floriferous. One of our Wicked Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Ruggeds. ---- ‘Bruce’s White’ – Slower growing than the purple forms. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" U.S. Native U.S. Native Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 18" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: pure white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 ---- ‘Home Fires’ Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 6-8" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 18" U.S. Native Color: clear medium pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 118 119 PHYSOSTEGIA (fy-so-stee'-gee-a) Obedient Plant or False PODOPHYLLUM (poe-doe-fil'um) Mayapple (Berberidaceae) Dragonhead (Lamiaceae) peltatum – Our native Mayapple is a fantastic woodland groundcover, filling large virginiana – This perennial has snapdragon flowers that are “obedient” in that they’ll areas with huge umbrella-like divided leaves. The single white flowers often hide hold their position when pushed around the stem, but physostegia is not truly an under the leaves, unfortunately, but you could always lie on your belly to admire obedient plant. This vigorous grower is best in a lean or very moist area, where them. Later they form yellow fruits. Podophyllum is quite adaptable, growing in wet, growth is inhibited, unless you’d like to fill a large area. Strong flower stems are dry (sometimes goes dormant in midsummer), partial sun or full shade; their large excellent for cutting. leaves gather light most efficiently. This is one of our finest native plants but ---- ‘Miss Manners’ – This dwarf physostegia is truly obedient, orginally it is also poisonous. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. selected by Darrell Probst and sure to be an industry standard. It has very Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 8-16" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" New England attractive glossy foliage and clean white flowers in the fall. A good grower, ® Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Woodlanders but not invasive. Best in full sun. PP#12637. ® Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 3-9 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: pure white Pricing: 2 qt/B POLEMONIUM (po-lee-mo'-nee-um) Jacob’s Ladder (Polemoniaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 reptans – A long-lived native species with fresh green foliage and lovely flowers. Reseeds. PLATYCODON (plat-i-ko'-don) Balloon Flower (Campanulaceae) Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 12" U.S. Native grandiflorus – Long-lived perennial with fascinating balloon-like buds, showy Bloom: May Spacing: 24" bell-shaped flowers and crisp green foliage. Prefers moist loam with good drainage. Color: clear light blue Pricing: 2 qt/A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-8 Slow to emerge in spring. Deadhead to extend bloom. ---- ‘Astra Double Blue’ – A dwarf cultivar with semi-double flowers that ‘Stairway to Heaven’ – This Jacob’s ladder has blue-gray leaves with an eggshell sometimes grow to 3 inches across. One of the Astra series, this is a new white border that is often flushed with pink. The light blue flowers give a very and vigorous balloon flower. Platycodon in Greek means “broad bell.” soft effect. This was introduced by Bill Cullina at the New England Wildflower Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 6-12" Society and a portion of each sale will go to them. Let’s support their wonderful Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12" work in conservation and education. PP#15187. Color: deep blue Pricing: 2 qt/A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 16-20" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 24" U.S. Native ---- hybrid blue Color: soft blue Pricing: 2 qt / B Light: sun / lt.sh Height: 30-40" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: deep blue Pricing: 2 qt /A POLYGONATUM (pol-lig-o-nay'-tum) Solomon’s Seal (Liliaceae) Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Wonderful woodland genus with arching branchless stems and tubular flowers ---- hybrid white that hang from each node. Solomon’s seals have large dark blue fruit, and dark Light: sun/lt.sh Height: 30-40" yellow fall color. They are essential architectural plants for the woodland garden, Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" and will do well in deep shade. They compete well with tree roots. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 commutatum (canaliculatum) (Great Solomon’s Seal) – Impressive 4-5 foot native with large leaves on unbranched arching stems. Bell flowers hang along stems in spring. Colonies spread quickly. Wonderful at the edge of a moist woodland to provide a transition. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 48-60" Bloom: May Spacing: 24" New England ® Color: greenish white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Double Blue’ www.vanberkumnursery.com 120 121 Polyganatum (continued) kisoana (Japanese Primrose) – This ground cover primula is rare but quite easy to grow; it has velvety textured rounded leaves and bright spring flowers held above the falcatum dwarf form – Seldom seen in cultivation, this short selection of fulcatum, foliage. It forms a thick, beautiful mat with its large leaves; needs good moisture. an east Asian species, has short stems and narrow leaflets. Creamy bells are tinged Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 3-6" with green in the spring. Bloom: Apr-Jun Spacing: 24" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 12" Color: bright pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: May Spacing: 12" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 Color: greenish white Pricing: 1 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 PULMONARIA (pul-mon-air'-ee-a) Lungwort (Boraginaceae) humile (Dwarf Solomon’s Seal) – A charming miniature Solomon’s seal. Wonderful “moonsilver” spotted leaves and early blooms. Great in shady areas where Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 6" the silver leaf markings glow. Cut leaves back after bloom for a fresh mound of this Bloom: May Spacing: 8" unusual foliage. Color: greenish white Pricing: 1 qt / B Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-7 ‘High Contrast’ – Wavy spear-shaped leaves that are dark green with melting silver markings. Mildew resistant, nice mounding habit. PP#12337. odoratum (a.k.a. multiflorum) Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 9" ---- ‘Variegatum’ – Even those who aren’t crazy about variegated plants would Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18-20" like this one – the large green leaves have subtle creamy edges, giving hints Color: pink turning blue Pricing: 2 qt / B of light through mass plantings. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 20-30" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" longifolia ssp. cevennensis – A handsome longifolia type with very long narrow Color: greenish white Pricing: 2 qt / B leaves and dark blue flowers. Many spots give it an almost silvery appearance. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Mildew resistant. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 10" POTENTILLA (po-ten-till'-a) Cinquefoil (Rosaceae) Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Color: dark blue Pricing: 2 qt / B tridentata (syn. sibbaldiopsis) (Wineleaf Cinquefoil) – Vigorous ground cover for Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 dry banks or rock gardens. Leaves resemble shrub potentillas and take on a reddish fall color. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. longifolia ‘Diana Clare’ – The silver-sheened foliage of ‘Diana Clare’ literally Light: sun Height: 2-6" glows. It is one of the first out of the ground in spring and it stays attractive all Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 18" U.S. Native summer. The violet flowers complement the elongated silver leaves and make Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B this one a real winner. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 2-8 Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 8-12" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" PRIMULA (prim'-yew-la) Primrose (Primulaceae) Color: medium violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 One of spring’s early bloomers, primroses have showy bright flowers and handsome large heavily textured leaves. They love our cool summers and ask for adequate ‘Raspberry Splash’ – ‘Raspberry Splash’ is a cross between rubra and longifolia, so moisture but demand good drainage, especially in winter. it has the best attributes of both parents. It has the stunning raspberry-pink flowers of rubra and the durable dark green and silver-spotted leaves of longifolia. PP#12138. denticulata (Drumstick Primrose) – Well known perennial with crinkled dark Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" green leaves and globe-shaped flowers on 10-inch stems. Likes very moist soils. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Light: pt.sh Height: 12" Color: raspberry pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12-15" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: lilac, white Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-7 japonica – The best of the candelabra-type primroses – best in constantly moist soils. Light: pt.sh Height: 20"

Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-15" Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Color: red tones Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 122 123 Pulmonaria (continued) PYCNANTHEMUM (pick-nan'-the'mum) (Lamiaceae) rubra – This pulmonaria is one of our Wicked Ruggeds and it has been stunning in our gardens for years. The pretty coral pink flowers arrive very early in the spring, multicum (Mountain Mint) – This native mint likes moist woods and meadows; it and the apple-green leaves stay crisp throughout the season. Seeds readily, but is has fragrant oval pointed leaves that turn silver in late summer. Spreads aggressively not a pest. Deer resistant and tough. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. on long rhizomes. Nectar plant for butterflies and predatory wasps. Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 6-12" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24-36" New England Bloom: May Spacing: 9-18" Meadows Color: coral pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: white to violet Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 ‘Silver Shimmers’ – An introduction with huge steel-blue flowers and ruffled long tenuifolium (Narrowleaf Mountain Mint) – Narrowleaf Mountain Mint is an erect leaves that are solid silver except for a narrow green margin. Mildew resistant. perennial with narrow leaves and soft lavender terminal flowers that often have PP#13290. purple spots. It has an airy appearance and will spread vegetatively as a nice Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 12-15" massing. Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 20-30" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24-36" New England Color: steel blue Pricing: 2 qt / B Meadows Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: white to lavender Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 ‘Victorian Brooch’ – This handsome cultivar has large silver-spotted leaves and pretty magenta-coral flowers that persist for weeks! Mildew resistant. PP#11234. RATIBIDA (ra-ti'-bi-da) Ratibida (Asteraceae) Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 10-12" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 24" pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) – Tall prairie wildflower resembling a gold echinacea. Color: magenta coral Pricing: 2 qt / B Does well in any soil, moist or very dry, and we’ve heard it eats clay for breakfast. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-8 Very striking. Light: sun Height: 48" PULSATILLA (pull-sa-till'a) Common Pasque Flower (Ranunculaceae) Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30" Color: gold yellow, gray purple center Pricing: 2 qt /A vulgaris – Unusual and beautiful, emerges in the spring with silky fern-like leaves Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 and nodding urn-shaped flowers. Lasting ornamental seedheads form as foliage goes dormant mid-season. Best in well-drained gravelly soil. RHUS (roos) Sumac (Anacardiaceae) Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 9-12" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ (Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac) – A compact fragrant sumac Color: purple violet Pricing: 2 qt /A that is great for stabilizing embankments, even with poor soil. This is one of the Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-7 woody ground covers that we are carrying that will really solve landscape problems. It has handsome glossy foliage and nice fall color. And yes, it spreads very well. vulgaris ‘Rote Glocke’ – Red-flowered form of vulgaris (see above). This sumac is mostly dioecious. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 9-12" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18-24" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 72-96" Color: maroon red Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: yellow, small Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-7 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Pycnanthemum multicum www.vanberkumnursery.com 124 125 nitida ‘Herbstsonne’ (Autumn Sun) (Shiny Coneflower) – The finest of the tall RODGERSIA (ro-jer'-zee-a) Rodger’s Flower (Saxifragaceae) rudbeckias, ‘Herbstsonne’ has dark glossy leaves and sulphur yellow ray flowers pinnata ‘Chocolate Wings’ – Large textured shade perennial with amazing foliage with green cone centers. Much loved by butterflies. Magnificent in the fall garden, that changes color though the season, in shades of chocolate, bronze and dark green. needs no staking. Best in moist soils. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 72-84" New England Flowers open pale pink with red eyes and deepen to all red. Choice selection! PPAF. Meadows Light: pt.sh Height: 32-36" Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 36" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 48" Color: yellow, green centers Pricing: True ga /A Color: pink and red Pricing: True ga / D Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-7 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-7 subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ (Sweet Coneflower) – Found by Henry himself in podophylla – Attractive bronze foliage emerges in late spring. This handsome a prairie remnant (unplowed virgin land) near a railway, this stunning coneflower smaller Rodger’s flower likes rich moist soil – try it at the edge of a pond, bog has narrow quill petals of true yellow that make a striking flower contrast against garden or a damp meadow. the green leaves. Sturdy stems and an upright habit. Good cut flowers and nice Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 18-32" combined with grasses or eupatoriums. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 36" Light: sun Height: 48-60" U.S. Native Color: white Pricing: True ga /A Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 24-36" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 Color: clear yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 RUDBECKIA (rud-bek'-ee-a) Black-Eyed Susan (Asteraceae) SAGINA (sa-gee'-na) Pearlwort, Irish Moss (Caryophyllaceae) fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ (Goldsturm) – Perennial Plant Association’s 1999 Plant of the Year. Easy low-maintenance, high-impact plant for massing or specimen. subulata – Moss-like evergreen plant for a rock garden or between walkway blocks. Long blooming, large flowers, and great seedheads. One of the best perennials! Can be used like thyme in shady areas. Takes some foot traffic. Yes, golden yellow can be a beautiful color. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 1-2" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: Ind 6" 1 Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Color: white Pricing: 2 /2 / B Color: golden yellow, black center Pricing: 2 qt/A & True ga/A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-7 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Gold Star’ – This compact rudbeckia has as many as 80 flowers on one plant. It is great in the front of a border, along a pathway or in a container. Fun new introduction. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 14-16" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 14-16" U.S. Native Color: gold to orange shades Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-10 maxima – A Southern U.S. native with huge (up to 2 feet) blue-green leaves that clasp the stems. The bright flowers with their tall cones shoot up high above the foliage in late summer. This is a great architectural plant that tolerates dry or boggy soil and is very attractive to butterflies. Light: sun Height: 60-80" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" U.S. Native Color: bright yellow Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8

Rudbeckia ‘Henry Ellers’

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 126 127 SALVIA (sal'-vee-a) Sage (Lamiaceae) SANGUINARIA (san-gwi-nah'ree'a) Bloodroot (Papaveracaea) nemorosa – Crisp plants with intensely colored flower spikes that are great for canadensis – Check in May mornings for the lovely pure white flowers, lasting only massing, edging and borders. Salvias benefit from shearing right after bloom. All days. Soon after, large lobed leaves unfurl and last all summer as long as the soil tolerate dry soil and dislike wet feet in winter (don’t we all). Use fertilizer sparingly. stays somewhat moist. A beautiful woodland native, often used as a ground cover ---- ‘Blue Hill’ (‘Blauhugel’) – This German introduction has beautiful, long- in humusy areas. lasting true blue flowers. Long lived. Light: pt.sh Height: 6-9" Bloom: May Spacing: 12" New England Light: sun Height: 18-24" ® Woodlanders Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18" Color: pure white Pricing: 1 qt/C Color: dark blue Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-9 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 ---- ‘Caradonna’ (Meadow Sage) – This new introduction has purple-black SANGUISORBA (san-gwi-sor'ba) Burnet (Rosaceae) stems. Repeat bloom. canadensis (Canadian Burnet) – Handsome, bushy native with sturdy bottlebrush Light: sun Height: 18-20" flowers late in the season. Fills a large space and loves wet sites. Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 48-60" New England Color: purple blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 42" Meadows Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: creamy white Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Eveline’ – This hardy salvia has great flower impact, with its bicolor Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-7 flowers and neat upright habit. Butterflies love it. Attractive, gray-toned foliage. PP#14905. officinalis ‘Tanna’ – ‘Tanna,’ selected by Piet Oudolf, is a small sanguisorba with Light: sun Height: 20-24" ferny foliage that makes a neat clump. It has catkin-like bright flowers that appear on Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" long stems in late summer. This dwarf burnet looks great combined with bold foliage. Color: two toned, purple and pink Pricing: 2 qt / B The cucumber-flavored leaves are nice in salads. Best in moist soil and full sun. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 15-18" ---- ‘May Night’ (Mainacht) – This was the Perennial Plant Association 1997 Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" U.S. Native Plant of the Year. It has substantial foliage and bright violet-purple spikes Color: raspberry pink Pricing: True ga / B that contrast well with the gray-green of the leaves. Tall, vigorous, long Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 blooming and butterfly caviar. Light: sun Height: 18-28" SAPONARIA ( sa-po-nah'-ree-a) Soapwort (Caryophyllaceae) Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 18" ocymoides (Rock Soapwort) – Meaning “soap plant” for its soapy sap, this saponaria Color: rich dark violet Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A is a valuable trailing plant; great on walls or in raised gardens. Cut it back after Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 flowering for fresh foliage regrowth. Takes sandy and infertile conditions. Reseeds. verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ – This plant is a winner and hardier than we first thought. Light: sun Height: 4-8" Large handsome basal leaves with long curving stems of smoky purple flowers that Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 18" persist most of the summer. Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 12-18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 2-7 Bloom: Jul-Oct Spacing: 24" Color: dark purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Saponaria ocymoides www.vanberkumnursery.com 128 129 SARUMA (sa-roo'ma) Upright Wild Ginger (Aristolochiaceae) SCUTELLARIA (sku-te-lah'ree-a) Skullcap (Lamiaceae) henryii – This rare but adaptable cousin of asarum has stunning heart-shaped felted incana (Downy Skullcap) – One of the latest-blooming skullcaps, with hooded leaves and small yellow flowers that emerge for months in the summer. It is easy to blue flowers that bloom for most of the last half of the summer, providing a care for and a wonderful ground cover, growing well in a wide range of conditions nice foil for the ubiquitous yellow of the season. This Missouri native resembles and climates. Seeds in. A Chinese native discovered by A. Henry in the early 1900’s. agastache somewhat, with a bushy habit and good drought tolerance. Works well One of our Wicked Ruggeds. in a meadow situation, but is very adaptable to soil types. Square stemmed like Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 18" most of the mint family. Bloom: May-Sep Spacing: 24" Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" Color: soft yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18" New England Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Meadows Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 SAXIFRAGA (saks-if'rag-a) Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) (Crassulaceae) arendsii ‘Purple Robe’ – One of the famous Arendsii hybrids from Germany, this SEDUM (see'-dum) Stonecrop one forms a vigorous glossy mat with small airy pastel flowers in May. Wonderful in These fleshy-leaved succulent perennials are not just for rock gardens. They are shady terrace walls or in crevices. Interplant with small woodland natives. Evergreen. tough and vigorous, but not invasive, and outlast most herbaceous plants each fall. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 5-8" Many provide winter interest. They are drought tolerant and have clustered starry Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 12" flowers that can be quite showy. Best in full sun. Color: violet purple Pricing: 2 qt /A (UPRIGHT FORMS) (LIVE-FOREVER HYBRIDS) Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-7 SYNONYM – HYLOTELEPHIUM virginiensis (Early Saxifrage) – Early saxifrage is a great little native rock garden ‘Autumn Joy’ (Herbstfreude) – A classic spectabile type renowned for its fall perennial, with crisp scalloped basal leaves and white flowers on tall leafless stems. color, four-season interest and hardiness. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. It loves rocky outcroppings where it grows naturally in many parts of the eastern Light: sun Height: 24" United States. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-10" Color: pink deepening to bronze Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Bloom: May Spacing: 8-12" New England ® Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 Color: white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 ‘Carl’ – A sedum with a beautiful rounded compact habit and clusters of pink flowers that are held on strong reddish stems. Recommended to us by Frank Wolfe SCABIOSA (ska-bee-o'sa) Pincushion Flower (Dipsacaceae) of Lake Street Garden Center. This one is a winner. The warm shades of pincushion flower complement midsummer daisy types. Light: sun Height: 18" The blooms rise high above low basal foliage most of the summer. Works well in Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 18-24" front of a border as the flower stems are airy, much like heucheras. Good for cutting. Color: pink shades Pricing: True ga/A Needs good drainage. Attracts butterflies! Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 columbaria ‘Matrona’ – Very attractive introduction from Germany. Shiny reddish stems with ---- ‘Butterfly Blue’ (Dove scabious) – Blooms all season (and we mean all paler pink flowers than other spectabile types. Deep gray foliage with pink overtones. Light: sun Height: 30-36" season). Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year for 2000. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 24" Light: sun Height: 20-24" Color: pale pink Pricing: True ga /A Bloom: Jun-Oct Spacing: 18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 130 131 Sedum (continued) reflexum ‘Angelina’ – This stunning new sedum has bright gold needle-like foliage and a prostrate habit that makes it useful as a ground cover or in containers. Vigorous; ‘Munstead Dark Red’ – New upright introduction with deep green foliage tinged forms a neat mat that is great in contrast to green or purple foliage. Likes dry gritty with purple and large showy flowers. soil and is attactive to butterflies. PPAF. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 12-24" Light: sun Height: 3-6" Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: Ind 14" Color: purples and reds Pricing: True ga /A Color: yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-9 telephioides (Wild Live-forever) – A native version of the tall hybrid sedums, this ‘Rosy Glow’ – We used to grow this clumping sedum and brought it back because one has fleshy clumps of paddle-like leaves and pale pink flowers on heads that of its durability and toughness. ‘Rosy Glow’ (or ‘Ruby Glow’ as it’s sometimes called) are smaller than the hybrids. Wonderful contrasted with bright late perennials. has blue-green foliage and rich ruby flowers. Cut it back if the center opens up. Best in Understated, but very lovely and nice to have a tall native sedum in our palette. sun. Great winter food for birds. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-16" Light: sun Height: 8-10" Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 12-18" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 15" Color: pale pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: deep rosy pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-9 (LOW MAT-LIKE TYPES) – (STONECROP) sexangulare – Forms a tight green mat; tolerates dry. Good for the rock garden. ‘Bertram Anderson’ – A pretty gray-purple foliaged sedum, with starry dusty-pink One of our Wicked Ruggeds. flowers. Great for rock gardens, edging or front of a border! Happiest in dry Light: sun Height: 6" conditions. Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 10-12" Light: sun Height: 6-12" Color: sulphur yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 Color: dusty pink Pricing: 2 qt /A sieboldii – Large pink flower heads, and lovely round gray leaves, edged with pink. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-9 Very late bloomer. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ‘John Creech’ – An excellent ground cover for sunny areas. One of our Wicked Light: sun Height: 6" Ruggeds. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 12" Light: sun Height: 2" Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Jun Spacing: Ind 18" Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 4-9 Color: pink Pricing: 2 qt /A spurium ‘Fuldaglut’ – Great ground cover sedum, with red-tinged or purple foliage, Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 depending on the crop and your cultural conditions. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. floriferum ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’ – This tough and easy-to-use ground cover is Light: sun Height: 6" often used in green roof gardens, so we know it is durable. It has nice “holly” shaped Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 12" leaves and is covered in star-shaped flowers in late spring, earlier than many low Color: dark red Pricing: 2 qt /A stonecrops. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-7 Light: sun Height: 4-6" ternatum ‘Larinem Park’ – It is a real treat to find a native sedum that is shade Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" tolerant. This sedum flowers in the spring and its starry flowers are larger than the Color: canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A species. It takes dry shade and will do well in the sun if not too dry. It has attractive Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-9 rounded leaves that form a handsome deer-resistant ground cover under trees or nevii (Nevy’s Stonecrop) – A native sedum with dusky gray leaves forming very shrubs. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 6" pretty clumps that resemble soft textured sempervivums. Grows naturally in shale U.S. Native and limestone but does well in any well-drained condition. White flowers are small Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" stars. Note that this one is not as hardy as many of the stonecrops. Very pretty and Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A worth trying. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun Height: 2-6" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun Spacing: 8-10" Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. Color: white Pricing: 2 qt /A (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 5-9 www.vanberkumnursery.com 132 133 Sempervium (continued)

SEMPERVIVUM (sem-per-veev'um) Hens and Chicks (Crassulaceae) SENECIO (see Packera) A true nostalgia plant, these curious fleshy leaf rosettes will grow in crevices, walls, truly almost anywhere that has good drainage. The flowers are coarse and rise high SENNA (se'na) (Caesalpiniaceae) above the leaves. Great for edging, pots, rock gardens and accenting hardscape features. Very adaptable. hebecarpa (Wild Senna) – Light green locust-like pinnate leaves give a soft texture but the stems of this native are very sturdy. Vivid sweet pea flowers develop into arachnoideum (Cobwebbed Houseleek) – This sempervivum forms fascinating pretty seed pods. Lovely in both wild or “civilized” gardens and is the perfect silver “threading” over the light green leaves, wonderful contrasted with the red “parking lot plant,” as it can take the abuse of snowplows, salt, drought, etc. flowers or any dark colors. Needs full sun for best effect. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun Height: 2-8" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 36-48" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 30" New England Color: rose red Pricing: 2 qt /A Color: bright yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Meadows Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-7 Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 ‘Jade Rose’ – Green and rosy red foliage, with alternating layers of color. Light: sun Height: 2-4" SIDALCEA (see-dal'see-a) Checker-Mallow (Malvaceae) Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" ‘Party Girl’ – Very sturdy stems and a slightly darker flower than S. ‘Elsie Heugh’ Color: green and maroon Pricing: 2 qt /A Like a miniature hollyhock! Stands up well. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-7 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 24-36" U.S. Native ‘Purple Beauty’ – Purple tones throughout foliage. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-8" Color: medium pink Pricing: 2 qt/A & True ga/A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 12" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-10 Color: reddish purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-7 SILPHIUM (sil'-fee-um) Compass Plant, Rosinweed (Asteraceae) ‘Red Beauty’ – Gray-green leaves with blood-red tips. perfoliatum (Cup Plant) – A huge meadow plant, nice coarse texture for back of Light: sun Height: 3-4" border or for use as a summer hedge. Large leaves clasp stems like a cup and hold Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 6-8" water for days, providing tiny watering holes for birds and butterflies. Bright yellow Color: shades of light pink Pricing: 2 qt /A flowers rise high above this great native in late summer. Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 Light: sun Height: 60-72" Bloom: Aug-Sep Spacing: 36" U.S. Native ‘Sanford Hybrids’ – Forms rosettes of deep red sharply pointed leaves. Color varies Color: buttercup yellow Pricing: True ga /A from year to year. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 Light: sun Height: 3-4" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 6-8" SISYRINCHIUM (si-see-ring' kee-um) Blue-eyed Grass (Iridaceae) Color: medium pink Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: rock garden Zones: 3-8 angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ – This charming iris cousin has slender grass-like foliage and starry blue flowers that open only in the sunshine, but for 8-10 weeks. ‘Lucerne’ is a cultivar selected by Robert Herman that has larger flowers and a more substantial presence than the species. Great for edging, rock gardens, or amongst a low ground cover. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-10" Bloom: May-Jul Spacing: 12" Color: blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Senna hebecarpa www.vanberkumnursery.com 134 135 Rudbekia (continued)

SMILACINA (smy-la-see'-na) False Solomon’s Seal (Liliaceae) SPIRANTHES (spy-wranth'ease) (Orchidaceae) racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal) – A New England native with leafy arching odorata (aka cernua v. odorata) (Fragrant Lady’s Tresses Orchid) – This is stems and bright berries in fall. Likes humusy soil. a hardy adaptable orchid with silver-green evergreen rosettes and tall spikes of Light: pt.sh Height: 24-36" charming hooded flowers in late summer. Does best in a moist area and will slowly Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" New England ® spread to form colonies. Great for boggy areas. Fragrant native. Woodlanders Color: creamy white Pricing: 1 qt / B Light: pt.sh/sun Height: 12-24" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Sep Spacing: 18" Appalachian ® Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / C Woodlanders stellata (Star-f lowered False Solomon’s Seal) – A smaller smilacina with smooth Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 5-9 light green leaves and an open spreading habit. It has arching stems, small very fragrant star-like flowers and pretty berries that change through several colors (Lamiaceae) until ripening to red. Good for sandy and alluvial soils. STACHYS (sta'-kis) Lamb’s Ears Light: pt.sh Height: 12-30" Nice edger; works well along walkways and stones. Likes dry locations. Its bulbous Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" New England flowers get mixed reviews for appearance. ® Color: creamy white Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders ® ---- ‘Helene von Stein’ (‘Big Ears’) – Huge silvery leaves and a strong growing Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 3-8 habit. Forms a dramatic clump due to the size of its large “lambs” ears. Needs good drainage. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. (Asteraceae) SOLIDAGO (so-li-dah'go) Goldenrod Light: sun Height: 10-12" ‘Little Lemon’ – A very compact form of goldenrod, blooming early in the fall and Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24-36" attracting many butterflies and bees. It looks great in front of tall asters, and also in Color: purplish Pricing: 2 qt /A containers. New introduction. PP#17297. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 8-14" ---- ‘Silver Carpet’ – Gray fuzzy leaves that do feel soft as lambs’ ears. Bloom: Sep-Oct Spacing: 12-18" Non-flowering form. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Color: yellow shades Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun Height: 6-10" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 Bloom: Spacing: 18" Color: Pricing: 2 qt /A rugosa ‘Fireworks’ (Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod) – Compact clumps of large Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 leaves and tall flowers with long arching rays that really resemble fireworks. Choice introduction from Ken Moore of NC Botanical Garden. Superb plant. Call it officinalis ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ (Betony) – Nice introduction by Richard Hawke ‘Fireworks,’ not goldenrod. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. of Chicago Botanic Gardens. Two-toned pink flowers rise high above dense clumps Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 36-48" of attractive deep green leaves. Very durable and long lasting, an underused stachys Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 24" New England that makes a wonderful ground cover. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. PP#21436. Color: golden yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Meadows Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-24" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-9 Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 24" Color: shades of medium to light pink Pricing: True ga / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] Stachys officinalis ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ www.vanberkumnursery.com 136 137 Salvia (continued)

STEPHANANDRA (stef-a-nan'dra) Lace Shrub (Rosaceae) STYLOPHORUM (sty-lah'for-um) Celandine Poppy (Papaveraceae) incisa ‘Crispa’ – This ground cover shrub is an excellent stabilizer for banks or it diphyllum – Native wildflower for moist shady gardens. Has gray-green lobed leaves could be used as a low hedge. It has long arching stems of lacy fine-textured foliage and bright delicate poppy-like flowers that bring light into any shady corner. Reseeds that resembles tiny maple leaves that will root-in wherever they touch the ground. readily, but deadheading will curb this. If planted in moist soil, foliage persists until ‘Crispa’ is a more compact version of the species; this is a very durable small shrub fall. Wonderful interplanted with other woodland natives. and a great problem solver. Light: pt.sh Height: 12-18" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 18-36" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 15" Appalachian ® Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 36" Color: clear yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Woodlanders Color: yellowish white Pricing: True ga /A Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-7 TEUCRIUM (too'kri-um) (Lamiaceae) STOKESIA (stokes'-i-a) laevis Stokes Aster (Asteraceae) chamaedrys (Germander) – Rounded shrubby herb with glossy one-inch leaves ‘Blue Danube’ – Long- with large flowers. Needs well-drained soil resembling miniature oak leaves. Clusters of flowers attract bees. Used medicinally and does well in hot dry sites. Butterflies love it. in the past, but is now thought to cause liver damage. Still smells good, though, and Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 18" U.S. Native is a beautiful summer-blooming ground cover. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Light: sun Height: 12-15" Color: medium lavender blue Pricing: 2 qt/A Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18" Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Color: purple Pricing: 2 qt /A ‘Mary Gregory’ – An unusual color selection named for a plantswoman from Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 South Carolina. Large, fluffy yellow flowers emerge from rosettes of medium-green leaves. Long blooming. Combine with rich late-summer colors. THALICTRUM (tha-lik'trum) Meadow-rue (Ranunculaceae) Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" U.S. Native dioicum (Early Meadow Rue) – This native is one of the earliest meadow rues to Bloom: Jun-Sep Spacing: 18" bloom, the male plants having the showiest flowers (dioicus means it has both male Color: soft lemon yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A and females plants). It has a bushy rounded shape and makes a handsome massing Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 with its fine textured gray-green foliage. ‘Omega Skyrocket’ – A new stokesia that is much taller than ‘Blue Danube’ Light: pt.sh Height: 12-36" Bloom: Jun Spacing: 18" New England with similar showy blue flowers, but with an erect habit that shows them off better. Meadows Drought tolerant and butterfly caviar. This stokesia can be placed mid-border for Color: chartreuse yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A a whole new look. Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 3-8 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 24-36" U.S. Native rochebrunianum – Single-flowered meadow-rue gets many comments in our Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18-24" garden with its huge but airy layers of foliage that resemble maidenhair fern. Color: medium lavender blue Pricing: True ga /A Delicate sprays of long-lasting flowers. Self-supporting. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-9 Light: sun/pt.sh Height: 36-72" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 18-24" STREPTOPUS (strep-toe'pus) Rose Twisted Stalk (Liliaceae) Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A roseus – This New England Woodlander® is native to moist alpine meadows and Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 deciduous forests. The leaves grow on curious zigzag stems, and the bell-shaped flowers hang along the stems opposite the leaves. The red berries are lovely but will cause diarrhea if consumed in quantity, hence one of the common names, scootberry. Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 12-30" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-16" New England ® Color: pale to bright pink Pricing: 1 qt / D Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 2-7

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 138 139 ---- ‘Pseudolanuginosus’ (Wooly Thyme) – Mats of silver-gray foliage. THERMOPSIS (ther-mop'-sis) False Lupine (Fabaceae) Good for hot, sunny sites, but will do well in part shade if not too wet. caroliniana (Carolina Thermopsis) – An overlooked native with pea-like foliage Takes foot traffic. and wonderful flower spikes, like a tall slender lupine. Seedheads provide nice Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 2" winter interest. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-24" 1 Light: sun Height: 36-60" Color: lavender Pricing: 3 /2"/A Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 30" U.S. Native Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Color: canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-9 TIARELLA (tee-a-re'-la) Foamflower (Saxifragaceae) chinensis ‘Sophia’ – Finally we have a thermopsis for smaller gardens (or the front cordifolia – Textured maple-leaf ground cover for woodland; lights up dark corners. of a border). ‘Sophia’ is compact with blue-green foliage and very floriferous. It is Good for edging. Long-lasting “foamy” flower spikes. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. drought tolerant, attractive to butterflies and a wonderful cultivar of our native Light: pt.sh Height: 6-12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-24" New England Carolina thermopsis. An early bloomer. ® Color: white Pricing: 1 qt /A Woodlanders Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" ® Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 3-9 Color: soft yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A ---- ‘Oakleaf’ (wherryi type) – Clumping type with burgundy-bronze new Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 5-8 growth and long bloom. Small oak-shaped leaves. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. THYMUS (ty'-mus) Thyme (Lamiaceae) Light: pt.sh Height: 6-12" Most thymes do well in full sun, take lots of foot traffic and are the plant of choice Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" U.S. Native for walkway crevices, rocky areas, and are even used as a lawn substitute. All need Color: pinkish white Pricing: 2 qt /A good drainage. Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Running Tapestry’ – Choice cultivar with red-splashed leaves. One of citriodorus (Lemon Thyme) – Mat-like creeper with lemon-scented foliage. Few our Wicked Ruggeds. people can resist a “rub-smell” when walking by this plant. Takes light foot traffic. Light: pt.sh Height: 6-12" Light: sun Height: 9-12" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 12-24" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: Ind 12-24" Color: white Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: soft rose purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 ---- ‘Susquehanna’ – ‘Susquehanna’ is a new cultivar with oakleaf-shaped praecox leaves and great vigor. The stems are red and the foliage has red patches ---- (serpyllum) (Mother of Thyme) – Mat-like creeper for ground cover, near the margins and turns burgundy in the fall. The flowers have a pink dry walks, and crevices; takes traffic and softens landscapes. tinge. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: pt.sh Height: 2-4" Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 2" U.S. Native Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: Ind 12-24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24-36" 1 Color: purple pink Pricing: 3 /2"/A Color: white with coral stamens Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 ---- (serpyllum) ‘Album’ – White form of Thymus praecox. Light: sun Height: 2-4" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: Ind 12-24" 1 Color: white Pricing: 3 /2"/A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 ---- (serpyllum) ‘Minor’ – Very tiny leaves give a lovely compact alpine texture. Must have good drainage. 1 Light: sun Height: /2" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: Ind 8-12" 1 Color: lavender Pricing: 3 /2"/A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely. (603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 140 141 TRICYRTIS (tri-ser'-tis) Toad Lily (Liliaceae) TROLLIUS (tro'-lee-us) Globeflower (Ranunculaceae) hirta ‘Miyazaki’ – Beautiful late-season bloomer for front of border or along garden Beautiful globular buttercup flowers, preferring cool moist soils – even heavy ones. path, it has lovely foliage and eye-catching mottled flowers. Cut back foliage in midsummer. Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 24" ‘Cheddar’ – Good grower with soft layers of flowers. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18-24" Light: sun /sh Height: 18-24" Color: pale purple to white Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-16" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: pale yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B hirta ‘Variegata’ – This striking form of tricyrtis has gold edging on each leaf. It is Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 not quite as vigorous as green-leaved forms, but similar in other aspects. Very choice! chinensis ‘Golden Queen’ Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 24" Light: sun/sh Height: 36" Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18-24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" Color: pale purple to white Pricing: 2 qt / C Color: rich gold Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 ‘Jim’s Tall Towers’ – This new selection is from Munchkin Nursery in Indiana. laxus – A lover of boggy areas (but grows well in average soils), this native It has tall strong stems, large leaves, and clean white flowers with very light purple globeflower has soft creamy yellow flowers that bloom for a long time. Check out the speckling. Choice! Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA, for a lovely planting of this perennial. Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 36" One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18-24" Light: sun/sh Height: 16-20" Color: white, purple speckles Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" U.S. Native Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Color: creamy yellow Pricing: 2 qt/A latifolia – The earliest blooming of the toad lilies, with yellow spotted orchid-like Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 flowers. Very easy to grow in moderately moist sites. Lovely strong-veined light ‘Lemon Queen’ green foliage. Light: sun /sh Height: 24" Light: sh/pt.sh Height: 18-24" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18" Bloom: Jul-Sep Spacing: 18" Color: light yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: khaki yellow with brown spots Pricing: 2 qt / B Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8 macropoda (syn. dilatata) (Candelabra Toad Lily) – An upright slender toad lily UVULARIA (you-view-lair'ee-a) (Liliaceae) with oval leaves and exquisite two-tiered white flowers with a few purple spots. The grandiflora (Merrybells) – A graceful native perennial with soft blue-green foliage blooms really do resemble two-story pagodas. Very choice and a great cut flower! that resembles solomon’s seal. Merrybells has arching stems and fragrant long bell Light: sh /pt.sh Height: 18-24" flowers that dangle from the upper leaf axils. It forms a strong clump in moist soil. Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18" Goes summer dormant in dry soil. Color: pale purple to white Pricing: 2 qt / B Light: pt.sh/sh Height: 12-16" Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 4-8 Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 18" New England ® Woodlanders ‘Sinonome’ – This toad lily is upright and vase shaped with large dark mottled Color: palest yellow Pricing: 1 qt / B ® flowers that looks very much like orchids. Grown as a cut flower in Japan. Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 3-8 Drought tolerant once established. Light: pt.sh Height: 24" Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 18-24" Color: pale purple with dark purple spots Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: shade perennial Zones: 5-8

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 142 143 Uvularia (continued) macrocarpon ‘WSU’ (American Cranberry) – Our native cranberry has a lovely low growing, trailing habit and is surprisingly happy in normal garden soil. The tiny sessilifolia (Wild Oats) – This small uvularia is commonly seem in our New England evergreen leaves emerge maroon and mature to shiny dark green. Of course the large woods, with its stalkless bright yellow-green leaves and rhizomatous habit. It makes berries are deliciously edible and a healthy food as well; ‘WSU’ has large and very a decent ground cover and has bell-shaped flowers in the spring. Goes summer bright cranberries. dormant when dry. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-8" Light: pt.sh /sh Height: 4-10" Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: Ind 12-18" U.S. Native Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: 15-18" New England ® Color: light pink Pricing: 2 qt / B Color: soft yellow Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 3-8 VERNONIA (ver-no'nee-a) Ironweed (Asteracaea) VACCINIUM (vak-sin'ee-um) (Ericaceae) lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ – This is a new selection from Dr. Allan Armitage. angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry) – A carefree, woody native ground cover with ‘Iron Butterfly’ has soft needle-thin foliage that resembles Amsonia hubrichtii and a long list of attributes. Lowbush blueberry produces delicious blueberries (major compact bushy habit. It tolerates hot, dry locations and is covered with purple flowers fruit crop in Maine), grows in dry poor soils, and has crisp glossy foliage that erupts in late summer. Butterflies love them. This looks like a fantastic perennial, selected into brilliant autumn colors. Shear 2 /3 of growth every 2-3 years for best berry from Vernonia lettermannii, which is a native of Arkansas. production. We grow the following selections of this great “problem solver.” Light: sun Height: 30-36" ---- ‘Brunswick’ – Similar to Vaccinium ‘Burgundy’ with great color on both Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30-36" new growth and in the autumn. Originally from Nova Scotia. One of our Color: purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" U.S. Native noveboracensis (New York Ironweed) – This native ironweed is a large robust Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24" clumping perennial, with deep green leaves and thick stems. They provide showy Color: white with pink tinge Pricing: 2 qt / C & True ga / C rich purple flowers in late summer, and are great background plants for the border, Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-8 or for use in meadow areas. Drought tolerant! ---- ‘Burgundy’ (Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry) – Similar to the species Light: sun Height: 40-80" but with burgundy-colored new growth. Lighter blue fruit. One of our Bloom: Aug-Oct Spacing: 36" New England Wicked Ruggeds. Meadows Color: rich purple Pricing: 2 qt /A Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 8-18" Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 5-8 Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native Color: white with pink tinge Pricing: 2 qt / C & True ga / C (Scrophulariaceae) Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-8 VERONICA (ve-ron'-i-ca) Speedwell ---- ‘Michigan’ – This cultivar has flavorful berries and a compact habit. Veronicas do best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil. Their characteristic It is resistant to leaf spot. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. flower spikes are a great contrast to midsummer’s endless daisies. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-18" U.S. Native austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ – A mat-forming ground cover or edger. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 18-24" Fantastic color. Color: light pink Pricing: 2 qt / C & True ga / C Light: sun Height: 12" Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 Bloom: Jun-Jul Spacing: 24" ---- ‘Putte’ – A selected strain of lowbush blueberry with large bright berries Color: intense blue Pricing: 2 qt /A and excellent branching habit. Somewhat taller than the species and Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-7 resistant to stem diseases. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 12-20" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 24-36" U.S. Native Color: pinkish white Pricing: True ga / C Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-7

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 144 145 Veronica (continued) VERONICASTRUM (ve-ron'-i-ca-strum) Culver’s Root pectinata (Comb Speedwell) – Native to dry shady areas in Asia Minor, this (Scrophulariaceae) prostrate species is very useful. Often used for edging or in rocky areas. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 3-6" ‘Fascination’ – This lavender form of our native culver’s root is a good substitute for Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" blue veronica, with its graceful flower racemes and handsome willowy foliage. Needs Color: blue with white centers Pricing: 2 qt /A full sun and good drainage to be at its best. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 2-7 Light: sun Height: 36-48" Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 24" U.S. Native ‘Royal Candles’ – Dwarf veronica with solid conical spikes of rich violet-blue Color: soft lavender blue Pricing: True ga/A flowers. Nice combined with midsummer daisy (composite) type flowers such Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-8 as Leucanthemum ‘Snow Lady.’ Best in full sun with moist well-drained soil. PP#18932. virginicum (Culver’s Root) – Elegant white spires and deep green leaves for Light: sun Height: 12-15" specimen or back of border. Vertical and erect; its stiff seed head spikes provide Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12-18" winter interest. Some variability as they are grown from seed; some will be shades Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt / B & True ga / B of violet. Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 36-72" New England Bloom: Jul-Aug Spacing: 30" Meadows spicata ‘Red Fox’ (Rotfuchs) – Great compact veronica, should be renamed Color: white Pricing: 2 qt/A & True ga/A ‘Dark Pink Fox.’ Tag Header: New England Meadows Zones: 4-8 Light: sun Height: 12-15" Bloom: Jun-Aug Spacing: 12" VINCA (ving'-ka) Periwinkle or Myrtle (Apocynaceae) Color: dark pink Pricing: 2 qt /A & True ga /A Tag Header: sun perennial Zones: 3-7 minor – Classic evergreen ground cover for shade or sun (except dry sun). Very vigorous – don’t edge a perennial border with it. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue’ – From the Georgia area of the Eurasian Caucasus comes Light: sun /sh Height: 6" this durable vigorous ground cover, a real problem solver that takes a variety of Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 12-24" conditions. Very floriferus; will rebloom sporadically through the rest of the season. Color: lavender blue Pricing: 1 qt /see price chart Drought tolerant and easy. Bronze fall foliage. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 6" ---- ‘Alba’ – Same as species with white flowers. Bloom: Apr-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" Light: sun/sh Height: 6" Color: intense blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 12-24" 1 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-8 Color: white Pricing: 2 ⁄2"/A ‘Waterperry’ – Very lovely dwarf veronica. Spreading and floriferous, looks great Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 among rocks or in crevices. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. ---- ‘Atropurpurea’ – Wine-colored flowers add a different twist to an old Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" favorite. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12-18" Light: sun/sh Height: 6" Color: lavender Pricing: 2 qt /A Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 12-24" 1 Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Color: wine purple Pricing: 2 ⁄2"/A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 ---- ‘Bowles’ (‘Cunningham Selection’) – Larger flowers than the species, Veronicastrum virginicum glossy rounder foliage. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun/sh Height: 6" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 12-24" 1 Color: lavender blue Pricing: 2 ⁄2"/A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

(603) 463-7663 • Fax (603) 463-7326 • Email: [email protected] www.vanberkumnursery.com 146 147 Vinca (continued) XANTHORHIZA (zan-thow-rye'za) (Ranunculaceae) ---- ‘Ralph Shugert’ – Lush dark-green foliage has clearly defined white edges. Good grower! Propagation prohibited. PP #6960. simplicissima (Yellowroot) – This tall shrubby ground cover is one of our favorite Light: sun /sh Height: 6" problem solvers; it has handsome celery-like foliage, takes dry conditions, and will Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 12-24" grow in full sun or full shade, even under a porch. The light green foliage takes on 1 Color: rich lavender blue Pricing: 2 ⁄2"/A orangy tones in autumn. Small purplish flowers are not very noticeable but the foliage Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 4-9 is very handsome and it will sucker from the roots. The roots and inside of the stems are bright yellow, thus the common name. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. VIOLA (vy-o' la) (Violaceae) Light: sun/sh Height: 24-36" Bloom: May Spacing: 36" Appalachian ® labradorica – Adaptable ground cover with dark, purple-tinged delicate foliage and Color: purplish Pricing: 2 qt / B Woodlanders tiny flowers. Reseeds very readily. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Tag Header: Appalachian Woodlanders® Zones: 5-8 Light: sun /sh Height: 4" U.S. Native Bloom: May Spacing: 12" ZIZIA (zi'zee-a) (Apiaceae) Color: violet blue Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 3-8 aptera (Heart-Leaved Alexander) – This native has attractive glossy evergreen leaves shaped like tiny shovels. Its lacy yellow umbels appear in late spring pedata (Bird’s Foot Violet) – This charming native violet has deeply divided followed by purplish seed capsules. A great colonizer and butterfly plant. leaves that resemble birds’ feet. It likes well-drained soils and will naturalize; also Prefers moist soil. loved by butterflies. Viola pedata is native to 33 states in the U.S., showing its Light: pt.sh /sun Height: 12-16" adaptability. Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: 12" New England ® Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 4-6" Color: bright yellow Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Bloom: Apr-Jun Spacing: 6-12" New England ® ® Tag Header: New England Woodlanders Zones: 4-9 Color: lilac blue Pricing: 1 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-8

WALDSTEINIA (wald-sty'-ni-a) (Rosaceae) fragarioides – This native waldsteinia grows on wooded slopes in eastern North America. It is mat forming, like Waldsteinia ternata, but the flowers tend to emerge more from the edges of the plant, rather than on top. It has evergreen foliage that turns bronze in the cool weather. We are excited to offer a native species of one of our favorite tough ground covers. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /pt.sh Height: 3-6" Bloom: Apr-May Spacing: Ind 24" New England ® Color: canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt / B Woodlanders Tag Header: New England Woodlanders® Zones: 4-7 ternata (Siberian Barren Strawberry) – A lush ground cover with evergreen leaves. Covered with bright flowers in the spring. Often thought of as a shade plant, but does very well in sun with a moist soil. Drought tolerant in shade and a good spreader. One of our Wicked Ruggeds. Light: sun /sh Height: 4-6" Bloom: May-Jun Spacing: Ind 24" Color: canary yellow Pricing: 2 qt /A Tag Header: ground cover Zones: 5-8 Vinca minor ‘Ralph Shugert’

Note: Spacing for each plant is based on 2-3 years growth. “Ind.” means indefinitely.

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Physostegia Flowers Attrracts Fragrance Platycodon For Cutting Humminbirds or Polemonium (For fragrant foliage Butterflies Plants Lists Achillea Primula see herb list) Rudbeckia Alcea Achillea Achillea Alchemilla Salvia Scabiosa Actaea Ajuga by Criteria Allium Agastache Alcea Amsonia Scutellaria Sedum Alcea Arabis Anemone Allium Asclepias The following pages contain lists Aquilegia Senna Sidalcea Aquilegia Aurinia Asclepias Anemone Centranthus of plants for you to use in designing Aster Solidago Stokesia Armeria Chrysanthemum and/or solving problems.We welcome Astilbe Asclepias Clematis Astrantia Thalictrum Thermopsis Aster Convallaria any input or suggestion for new charts. Baptisia Campanula Dianthus Bergenia Tricyrtis Trollius Caryopteris Dictamnus Campanula Centranthus Echinacea Centaurea Veronica Viola Chrysanthemum Epigaea Centranthus Coreopsis Galium Chrysanthemum Delphinium Hemerocallis Dried Flowers Convallaria Dianthus Hosta Coreopsis Achillea Dicentra Iberis Corydalis Digitalis Lavandula Delphinium Actaea Netta is joined by Gus, our new Agastache Echinacea Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Dianthus Eupatorium Meehania nursery mutt Dicentra Alchemilla Allium Geranium Paeonia Digitalis Helenium Phlox Echinacea Asclepias Aster Helianthus Spiranthes Echinops Heliopsis Eryngium Astrantia Baptisia Hemerocallis Exceptionally Eupatorium Heuchera Gaillardia Chelone Long Blooming Coreopsis Iberis Gillenia Indigofera Grasses Delphinium Achillea Dictamnus Iris Agastache Gypsophila Lavandula Helianthus Echinacea Alcea Echinops Liatris Aruncus Heliopsis Lobelia Helleborus Eryngium aethusifolius Hyssopus Lupinus Boltonia (not foetidus) Malva Helenium Lavandula Calamintha Monarda Monarda Campanula Heuchera Nepeta Heucherella Nepeta Centaurea Phlomis Origanum Ceratostigma Hosta Penstemon Hyssopus Rheum Chrysanthemum Rudbeckia Phlomis Chrysogonum Iris Phlox carolina Lathyrus Salvia Coreopsis Scabiosa Phlox paniculata Corydalis Lavandula Physostegia Leucanthemum Sedum Echinops Sidalcea Platycodon Dicentra eximia Lobelia Pycnanthemum Lysimachia Solidago Geranium Thymus Rudbeckia Geum Macleaya Salvia Marshallia Zizia Grasses Scabiosa Helenium Monarda Sidalcea Paeonia Helianthus Solidago Helleborus Penstemon Stokesia Perovskia Hemerocallis Veronica (everblooming Persicaria Zizia Phlomis or by mixing Phlox paniculata varieties) Heuchera 150 151 Blooms by Color Blooms by Color

Iberis Gaylussacia Chrysanthemum Helenium Salvia Persicaria Purple / Lavender Pulmonaria Knautia Geranium Chrysogonum Hemerocallis Scabiosa Phlox Pulsatilla Lavandula Gillenia Coreopsis Heuchera Sisyrinchium Platycodon Agastache Salvia Monarda Helleborus* Corydalis lutea Knautia Stokesia Prunella Alcea Scutellaria Nepeta Hemerocallis Digitalis Lobelia Veronica Pulmonaria Allium Stachys Patrinia gibbosa Heuchera Disporum flavens Monarda Viola Rodgersia Anemonopsis Teucrium Perovskia Hosta Echinacea Paeonia Sanguisorba obtusa Aquilegia Thalictrum Phlox carolina Hydrastis Epimedium Papaver Pink Saponaria Aster Thymus Salvia Iberis Euphorbia Paxistima Saxifraga Baptisia Tradescantia Saponaria Iris Gaillardia Persicaria Achillea Scabiosa ‘Pink Mist’ Calamintha Tricyrtis Saruma Jeffersonia diphylla Helenium Phlox p. Actaea ‘Chocoholic’ Sedum Campanula Veronica Scutellaria Lamium Helianthus ‘Red Riding Hood’ Alcea Sempervivum Delphinium Vernonia Sidalcea ‘White Nancy’ Heliopsis Primula japonica Allium Sidalcea Dictamnus Veronicastrum Spiranthes Leucanthemum Hemerocallis Pulsatilla Anemone Stachys Digitalis ‘Fascination’ Tiarella Liatris Iris Rheum Aquilegia Streptopus Epimedium Viola Veronica Linnaea Kirengeshoma Sedum ‘Fuldaglut’ Arabis Thymus Eupatorium Xanthorhiza Vinca Lysimachia Lamiastrum Sempervivum Armeria Vaccinium Geranium clethroides Ligularia Trillium erectum Asclepias incarnata Veronica ‘Red Fox’ Glaucidium Mixed Colors White Mitchella Lotus c. ‘Pleniflorus’ Aster Helleborus Mitella Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Blue Astilbe Orange Hemerocallis Alcea ficifolia (Creamy/off-white,*) Mukdenia Meconopsis Astrantia Hosta Aquilegia ‘Biedermeir’ Nipponanthemum Oenothera Aconitum Bergenia Asclepias tuberosa Iris Coreopsis ‘Cosmic Aconitum s. ‘Ivorine’* Pachysandra Packera Agastache Callirhoe Echinacea Lamium Eye’ Actaea Paeonia Paeonia Ajuga Campanula Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’ ‘Purple Dragon’ Digitalis ‘Excelsior Alcea Papaver Patrinia Amsonia Centaurea Gaillardia Lavandula Hybrids’ Anemone Penstemon Potentilla Aquilegia Centranthus Geum Liatris Helleborus Anemonella Persicaria megalantha Aster Chelone Hemerocallis Liriope ‘Brandywine’™ Arabis sturii Phlox Ratibida Baptisia australis Chrysanthemum Ligularia Lobelia Helleborus orientalis Aralia Physostegia Rhus ‘Gro-Low’ Brunnera Convallaria Paeonia suffruticosa Lathyrus Helleborus ‘Royal Arctostaphylos Platycodon Rudbeckia Campanula m. ‘Rosea’ Papaver Lupinus Heritage’™ Aruncus* Polygonatum* Saruma Caryopteris Coreopsis Meehania Lewisia ‘Sunset Aster Pycnanthemum Sedum Centaurea Darmera Green Monarda Strain’ Astilbe* Potentilla Senna Ceratostigma Delphinium Nepeta Lupinus ‘Woodfield Astilboides Rodgersia Silphium Clematis integrifolia Dianthus Arisaema triphyllum Paeonia suffruticosa Hybrids’ Boltonia podophylla * Solidago Corydalis Dicentra Comptonia Perovskia Papaver ‘Wonderland’ Campanula Sagina Stokesia ‘Mary ‘Purple Leaf’ Digitalis Helleborus foetidus Phlomis Primula denticulata Cerastium Sanguisorba Gregory’ Delphinium Dodecatheon Paeonia ‘Green Lotus’ Phlox Verbascum ‘Southern Chelone glabra canadensis Stylophorum Dracocephalum Epigaea Charm’ Chrysanthemum Saxifraga Thalictrum dioicum Echinops Epimedium Clematis recta Sedum* Thermopsis Eryngium Filipendula Convallaria Smilacina* Tricyrtis latifolia Gentiana Geranium Coreopsis ‘Star Spiranthes Trollius Geranium Glaucidium Cluster’ Stephanandra Uvularia Hyssopus Gypsophila Cornus Thymus Waldsteinia Iris cristata Helleborus Crambe Tiarella* Zizia Iris sibirica Hemerocallis Delphinium Trillium grandiflora Jeffersonia dubia Heuchera Dianthus ‘Coconut Vaccinium Red Limonium Heucherella Surprise’ Veronicastrum Lobelia siphilitica Indigofera Dicentra Vinca minor ‘Alba’ Achillea Mertensia Iris s. ‘Pink Haze’ Digitalis Angelica Myosotis Lamium Disporum smilacinum Yellow / Gold Aquilegia Nepeta Lewisia Dodecatheon Arabis Omphalodes Lupinus ‘Gallery Pink’ Echinacea Achillea Astilbe Penstemon Macleaya Epigaea Alcea Astrantia (some) Perovskia Malva Epimedium Alchemilla Bergenia Phlox Marshallia Eupatorium Aurinia Dianthus Platycodon Monarda r. ‘Chocolate’ Baptisia Dicentra Polemonium Origanum Galium Caltha Epimedium Primula Paeonia Gaultheria Caulophyllum Geum triflorum Pulmonaria Papaver Uvularia grandiflora 152 153 Blooms by Month Blooms by Month

April Digitalis Veronica Hemerocallis July Knautia August Macleaya Disporum Vinca Heuchera Lamium Malva Ajuga Dodecatheon Viola Heucherella Achillea Lavandula Achillea Marshallia Aquilegia canadensis Epigaea Waldsteinia Hosta Aconitum Leucanthemum Aconitum Monarda Aurinia Epimedium Xanthorhiza Iberis Actaea racemosa Liatris Actaea Nepeta Bergenia Euphorbia Zizia Iris Agastache Ligularia Agastache Oenethera Brunnera Galium Jeffersonia Alcea Limonium Alcea Origanum Caltha Geranium June Lamium Alchemilla Linnaea Alchemilla Patrinia Darmera Geum Leucanthemum Allium Liriope Anemone Penstemon Dicentra Glaucidium Achillea Lewisia Amsonia Lobelia Anemonopsis Perovskia Epimedium Grass: Carex Ajuga Linnaea Anemone canadensis Lupinus Angelica Persicaria Helleborus Gypsophila Alchemilla Liriope Angelica Lysimachia Aralia Phlox Jeffersonia dubia Helleborus Allium Lotus Aquilegia Macleaya Artemisia lactiflora Physostegia Lamiastrum Heucherella Amsonia Lupinus Aralia Malva Asclepias Platycodon Lathyrus Hydrastis Anemone canadensis Lysimachia Armeria Marshallia Aster Potentilla Mertensia Iberis Anemone multifida nummularia Aruncus Mitchella Astilbe Ratibida Mukdenia Iris cristata Anemonella Meehania Asclepias Monarda Astilboides Rudbeckia Pachysandra Jeffersonia Aquilegia Mitchella Aster f. ‘Monch’ Nepeta Boltonia Sagina Phlox Lamiastrum Arabis Mitella Astilbe Oenothera Calamintha Salvia Primula Lathyrus Aralia Nepeta Astilboides Origanum Callirhoe Sanguisorba Pulmonaria Lewisia Arctostaphylos Oenothera Astrantia Papaver Campanula Scabiosa Pulsatilla Lotus Arisaema triphyllum Omphalodes Calamintha Patrinia Caryopteris Scutellaria Saxifraga Lupinus Armeria Origanum Callirhoe Penstemon Centaurea Sedum Trillium erectum Lysimachia Aruncus Paeonia Campanula Perovskia Ceratostigma Senna Uvularia nummularia Astilbe Papaver Caryopteris Persicaria Chelone Sidalcea Veronica Mazus Astrantia Penstemon Centaurea Phlomis Chrysanthemum Silphium ‘Georgia Blue’ Meconopsis Aurinia Persicaria Cerastium Phlox Coreopsis Solidago Vinca Meehania Baptisia Phlomis Chrysogonum Physostegia Corydalis Stachys Viola Mertensia Callirhoe Phlox Clematis Platycodon Dicentra Stokesia Mitella Campanula Platycodon Coreopsis Polemonium Digitalis grandiflora Teucrium May Omphalodes Caulophyllum Polemonium Cornus Potentilla Dracocephalum Thalictrum Pachysandra Centaurea Polygonatum Corydalis Pycnanthemum Echinacea Thymus Achillea Paeonia Centranthus Potentilla Delphinium Ratibida Echinops Tricyrtis ‘Maynard’s Gold’ Papaver Cerastium Rheum Dianthus Persicaria Eryngium Verbascum Actaea Phlox Chrysogonum Rodgersia Dicentra Rheum Eupatorium Vernonia Ajuga Polemonium Clematis Salvia Dictamnus Rodgersia Filipendula Veronica Allium Polygonatum Comptonia Saponaria Digitalis Rudbeckia Gaillardia Veronicastrum Amsonia Potentilla Convallaria Saruma Dracocephalum Sagina Gaultheria Anemonella Primula Coreopsis Scabiosa Echinacea Salvia Gentiana September Anemone multifida Pulmonaria Cornus Scutellaria Echinops Saponaria Geranium Aquilegia Pulsatilla Corydalis Sedum Eryngium Saruma Gillenia Achillea Arabis Salvia ‘May Night’ Crambe Sempervivum Filipendula Scabiosa Grasses Actaea Arctostaphylos Sanguinaria Delphinium Sidalcea Gaillardia Sedum Gypsophila Agastache Arisaema triphyllum Saruma Dianthus Sisyrinchium Gaultheria Sempervivum Helenium Alcea Armeria Saxifraga Dicentra Smilacina Gentiana Senna Helianthus Allium Aurinia Scutellaria Dictamnus Stachys Geranium Sidalcea Heliopsis Anemone Baptisia Sedum ternatum Digitalis Stephanandra Geum Sisyrinchium Hemerocallis Angelica Bergenia Sisyrinchium Dodecatheon Streptopus Gillenia Stachys Heuchera Artemisia lactiflora Brunnera Smilacina Dracocephalum Stylophorum Grass: Carex Stokesia Hosta Aster Caltha Stephanandra Echinacea Thalictrum appalachica Teucrium Hyssopus Boltonia Campanula Streptopus Epimedium Thermopsis Gypsophila Thalictrum Knautia Calamintha Centranthus Stylophorum Euphorbia Thymus Helenium Thermopsis Lamium Campanula Clematis Tiarella Gaillardia Tiarella Helianthus Thymus Lavandula Centaurea Comptonia Thermopsis chinensis Galium Tradescantia Heliopsis Tradescantia Liatris Ceratostigma Convallaria Tradescantia Geranium Trillium Hemerocallis Verbascum Ligularia Chelone Coreopsis Trillium Geum Trollius Heuchera Veronica Limonium Chrysanthemum Corydalis Trollius Glaucidium Vaccinium Hosta Veronicastrum Lobelia Coreopsis Dianthus Uvularia Gypsophila Veronica Hyssopus Lupinus Corydalis Dicentra Vaccinium Helenium Waldsteinia Iris Lysimachia Dicentra

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1 1 Echinacea Senna Under 8" 8" - 1 /2' (8 - 18") Papaver Eryngium 2 /2 - 4' (30 - 48") Perovskia Echinops Silphium Patrinia gibbosa Eupatorium Persicaria ‘Firetail’ Eryngium Solidago Achillea Achillea Phlox d. ‘Baby Joe’ Achillea Phlox carolina Eupatorium Stokesia ‘Maynard’s Gold’ Alchemilla mollis Physostegia Euphorbia Aconitum Phlox paniculata Gaillardia Tricyrtis Ajuga Allium Platycodon ‘Astra Ferns Actaea Physostegia Gentiana Vernonia Alchemila alpina Amsonia Double Blue’ Geranium Amsonia Rodgersia Geranium Veronica Allium senescens Anemone canadensis Polemonium Glaucidium Anemone Rudbeckia Grasses Anemonella Anemone multifida Polygonatum falcatum Grasses Aquilegia Scutellaria Helenium October Aquilegia Aquilegia dwarf form Gypsophilia Aralia Senna Helianthus Arabis Armeria Pulmonaria Helenium Aruncus d. ‘Kneiffi’ Solidago Heliopsis Actaea Arctostaphylos Aruncus aethusifolius Pulsatilla Helleborus Asclepias Thalictrum Heuchera villosa Agastache Artemisia ‘Boughton Aster Salvia Hemerocallis Aster Thermopsis Hosta Allium Silver’ Astilbe ‘Pumila’ Saponaria Hosta Astilbe Veronicastrum Hyssopus Anemone Asarum Aurinia Saruma Hydrastis Baptisia Xanthorhiza Kirengeshoma Aster Aster e. ‘Schneegitter’ Bergenia Sedum Iris Boltonia Lavandula Boltonia Cerastium Brunnera Smilacina Lavandula Campanula 4' and up (48"+) Ligularia Calamintha Chrysogonum Calamintha Solidago Ligularia Caulophyllum Limonium Ceratostigma Convallaria Caltha Stachys ‘Little Rocket’ Chelone Actaea Lobelia Chrysanthemum Cornus Campanula Stokesia Limonium Clematis Alcea Lysimachia Coreopsis Dianthus Centaurea Thymus Lobelia Comptonia Aralia Malva Eupatorium r. Epigaea Ceratostigma Tiarella Lupinus Darmera Artemisia lactiflora Nepeta ‘Chocolate’ Epimedium Chrysanthemum Trillium Lysimachia Delphinium Aruncus dioicus Nipponanthemum Grasses Galium Coreopsis Vaccinium Malva Dicentra spectabilis Coreopsis tripteris Origanum Helenium Gaultheria Corydalis Veronica Mertensia Dictamnus Delphinium Patrinia Helianthus Gaylussacia Delphinium Zizia Nepeta Digitalis Digitalis Perovskia Heliopsis Geranium Dicentra eximia Nipponanthemum Echinacea Eupatorium 1 1 Persicaria Nipponanthemum dalmaticum Digitalis 1 /2 - 2 /2' (18 - 30") Oenothera Ferns Ferns Phlox paniculata Rudbeckia Hedera Dodecatheon Origanum Filipendula Filipendula Physostegia Sanguisorba Heuchera Dracocephalum Achillea Papaver Gillenia Grasses Rudbeckia Sedum Hosta Epimedium Aconitum s. ‘Ivorine’ Penstemon Grasses Helenium Sanguisorba Solidago Iris cristata Euphorbia Agastache Perovskia Helenium Helianthus Saruma Tricyrtis Lamium Ferns Amsonia ‘Little Spire’ Helianthus Macleaya Scabiosa Vernonia Lewisia Gaillardia Anemone Phlox Heliopsis Perovskia Scutellaria Veronica Lotus Gaylussacia Aquilegia Platycodon Helleborus Persicaria polymorpha Sedum Lysimachia Gentiana Arisaema triphyllum Polemonium Hemerocallis Phlox paniculata nummularia Geranium Artemisia Polygonatum Hosta Polygonatum Microbiota Geum Asclepias Pycnanthemum Iris Ratibida Dictamus albus Mitella Grasses Aster Rudbeckia Kirengeshoma Rheum (photo by Omphalodes Helleborus Astilbe Salvia Leucanthemum Rudbeckia Jane Millon) Pachysandra Hemerocallis Astrantia Scabiosa Ligularia ‘Herbstsonne’ Persicaria affinis Heuchera Baptisia Scutellaria Lobelia Sanguisorba Phlox subulata Hosta Campanula Sedum Lupinus Silphium Polygonatum humile Hyssopus Caryopteris Sidalcea Monarda Thalictrum Potentilla Jeffersonia Caulophyllum Smilacina Nepeta Thermopsis Sagina Lamiastrum Centaurea Solidago Paeonia Veronicastrum Saxifraga Lathyrus Centranthus Stephanandra Penstemon Sedum Leucanthemum Chelone Stokesia ‘Omega Sempervivum ‘Snowcap’ Chrysanthemum Skyrocket’ Thymus Liriope Coreopsis Teucrium Tiarella Lobelia ‘Grape Dendranthemum Tricyrtis Vinca Knee High’ Dicentra spectabilis Trollius Viola Marshallia Digitalis Verbascum Waldsteinia Meehania Disporum Veronica Mertensia Echinops Xanthorhiza Microbiota Monarda ‘Pink Lace’ Mukdenia Nepeta Oenothera

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Moist, Sun Lupinus Campanula glomerata Partial Shade Hedera Solidago Vinca Heuchera villosa Lysimachia Campanula Helenium Stephanandra Viola Hosta Achillea Macleaya poscharskyana (Ranging from dappled Helianthus Stokesia Waldsteinia Iberis Aconitum Mazus Caryopteris with high trees to Helleborus Stylophorum Xanthorhiza Lamiastrum Ajuga Monarda Centaurea medium shade with Hemerocallis Thermopsis Lamium Alcea Nepeta Centranthus no direct sunlight.) Heuchera Tiarella Dry Shade Lathyrus Alchemilla Nipponanthemum Cerastium Heucherella Tricyrtis Omphalodes Allium Oenothera Comptonia Aconitum Hosta Trillium Alchemilla Phlox stolonifera Amsonia Paeonia Coreopsis Actaea Hydrastis Trollius Asarum canadense Polygonatum Angelica Papaver verticillata Ajuga Iberis Vaccinium Aster divaricatus Polystichum Aquilegia Patrinia Dianthus Alcea Iris Veronicastrum Brunnera Pulmonaria Arctostaphylos Penstemon Digitalis grandiflora Alchemilla Indigofera Vinca Campanula Rudbeckia Artemisia lactiflora Persicaria Echinacea Amsonia Jeffersonia Viola Convallaria Saruma Aster Phlox Echinops Anemone Kirengeshoma Waldsteinia Chrysogonum Tiarella Astilbe Physostegia Eryngium Anemonella Lamiastrum Xanthorhiza Dicentra eximia Vaccinium Astrantia Polemonium Euphorbia Angelica Lamium Zizia Epimedium Vinca Aurinia Potentilla Fern: Dennstaedtia Aquilegia Lathyrus Fern: Dennstaedtia Viola Arabis Baptisia Pulsatilla punctiloba Leucanthemum Deep Shade Galium Waldsteinia Boltonia Pycnanthemum Geranium Aralia Ligularia Grass: Carex Xanthorhiza Caltha Rheum macrorrhizum Arctostaphylos Liriope (Light is obscurred pensylvanica Centaurea Rudbeckia Grasses Arisaema triphyllum Lobelia or is reflected light.) Helianthus Centranthus Sagina Gypsophila Artemisia lactiflora Lupinus Helleborus foetidus Ceratostigma Salvia Heliopsis Aruncus Lysimachia Actaea Hemerocallis Chelone Sanguisorba Hemerocallis Asarum Macleaya Anemonella Chrysanthemum Scabiosa Hyssopus Aster divaricatus Malva Asarum Convallaria Scutellaria Iberis Aster macrophyllus Marshallia Astilbe Coreopsis Sedum Indigofera Astilbe Meehania Bergenia Delphinium Sempervivum Lathyrus Astrantia Mertensia Brunnera Dicentra Senna Lavandula Bergenia Microbiota Campanula Dictamnus Sidalcea Lewisia Brunnera Mitella Caulophyllum Digitalis Silphium Limonium Caltha Monarda Chelone One of our custom tags with Stylophorum Echinacea Solidago Liriope Campanula Mukdenia Convallaria diphyllum seeds (photo by Perry) Epimedium Stephanandra Lotus Caulophyllum Oenothera Darmera Eryngium Stokesia Lupinus Ceratostigma Omphalodes Dicentra eximia Eupatorium Teucrium Malva Chelone Pachysandra Epimedium Euphorbia Thalictrum Microbiota Chrysanthemum Paeonia Ferns Fern: Dennstaedtia Thermopsis Nepeta Convallaria Patrinia Galium punctiloba Trollius Origanum Cornus Penstemon Grasses: Carex Filipendula Veronica Perovskia Corydalis Persicaria Luzula Gaylussacia Veronicastrum Phlox subulata Darmera Phlox divaricata Hedera Gentiana Vinca Platycodon Delphinium Phlox stolonifera Helleborus Geranium Waldsteinia Potentilla Dicentra Physostegia Heuchera Geum Zizia Ratibida Dictamnus Platycodon Hosta Gillenia Rudbeckia Digitalis Polemonium Iris cristata Dodecatheon Kirengeshoma Grasses Dry Sun Salvia Polygonatum Gypsophila Saponaria Echinacea Pulmonaria Lamium Helenium Achillea Scabiosa Epimedium Pulsatilla Lamiastrum Helianthus Agastache Scutellaria Euphorbia Pycnanthemum Lathyrus Helleborus Anthemis Sedum Ferns Rheum Liriope Hemerocallis Arabis Solidago Filipendula Rodgersia Meehania Heuchera Arctostaphylos Stachys Galium Rudbeckia Mertensia Hosta Armeria Teucrium Gaultheria Sagina Mitella Hyssopus Artemisia – Thymus Gaylussacia Sanguisorba Omphalodes Iberis gray foliage Vaccinium Gentiana Saruma Pachysandra Indigofera Asclepias Vernonia Geranium Saxifraga Phlox stolonifera Iris Aster linariifolius Xanthorhiza Geum Sempervivum Polygonatum Liriope Aurinia Gillenia Senna Pulmonaria Lobelia Baptisia Glaucidium Sidalcea Tiarella Lotus Calamintha Grasses Smilacina Tricyrtis

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Fine Texture Medium Texture Hyssopus Bold Texture Gillenia Sempervivum Grasses: Blue-Toned Foliage Indigofera Grasses arachnoideum Eragrostis Achillea Aconitum Iris Angelica Hedera Stachys Miscanthus Allium Amsonia Actaea Jeffersonia Arisaema triphyllum Helleborus Thymus ‘Purpurascens’ Caulophyllum Anemone multifida Agastache Lamiastrum Aster macrophyllus Hosta ‘Pseudolanuginosis’ Schizachyrium Centranthus Aquilegia Ajuga Lamium Bergenia Indigofera Sorgastrum Corydalis Arabis sturii Alcea Lathyrus Brunnera Juncus Purple Foliage Spodiopogon (red) Dianthus Armeria Alchemilla Lavandula Crambe Kirengeshoma Mukdenia Dicentra Arctostophylos Allium Lewisia Darmera Ligularia Actaea Oenothera (red) Grasses: Artemisia Anemone Liriope Digitalis Liriope Ajuga Patrinia (yellow) Carex platyphylla Aruncus Angelica Lobelia Eupatorium Lupinus Clematis recta Phlox carolina (yellow) Festuca Asclepias Aralia Lupinus Glaucidium Macleaya ‘Purpurea’ Potentilla tridentata Panicum Aster Artemisia ‘Boughton Lysimachia Helleborus Microbiota Corydalis (red) ‘Heavy Metal’ Astilbe Silver’ Malva Heuchera villosa Mukdenia ‘Purple Leaf’ Sedum sieboldii (pink) Schizachyrium Calamintha Aruncus dioicus Marshallia Hosta Nipponanthemum Epimedium Stephanandra Helictotrichon Caulophyllum Asarum Meehania Hydrastis Omphalodes Eupatorium r. (orange) Hostas Centranthus Aster Mertensia Kirengeshoma Pachysandra ‘Chocolate’ Vaccinium (red) Sisyrinchium Cerastium Astrantia Mitella Ligularia Paeonia Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’ Xanthorhiza (orange) Coreopsis verticillata Aurinia Monarda Luzula Patrinia Heuchera Gold Foliage Corydalis Baptisia Mukdenia Macleaya Polemonium Ligularia Variegated Foliage Dianthus Boltonia Nepeta Paeonia suffruticosa Polygonatum Lobelia ‘Fried Green Aralia ‘Sun King’ Ferns Caltha Oenothera Persicaria Potentilla Tomatoes’ Ajuga Dicentra ‘Gold Heart’ Galium Campanula Omphalodes Rheum Pulmonaria Oenothera Alchemilla alpina Heuchera Geranium Centaurea Pachysandra Rhus Rheum Origanum l. Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ Hostas Gillenia Ceratostigma Paeonia Rodgersia Rodgersia ‘Rosenkuppel’ Euphorbia ‘Ascot Lysimachia n. Grasses Chelone Papaver Rudbeckia Rudbeckia Penstemon d. Rainbow’ ‘Aurea’ Gypsophila Chrysogonum Patrinia Sedum spectabile Saruma ‘Husker Red’ Fern: Athyrium Sedum r. ‘Angelina’ Helianthus salicifolius Clematis recta Penstemon Silphium Sedum ‘John Creech’ Rheum (purple nipponicum Iberis Convallaria Phlox Trillium Stephanandra undersides) Geranium p. Evergreen Plants Limonium Coreopsis Physostegia Thalictrum Sedum ‘Samobor’ Lotus Cornus Platycodon Distinctive Tiarella cordifolia Sempervivum Grasses: Achillea Lysimachia Delphinium Polygonatum Green Foliage Vinca Viola labradorica Carex Arctostaphylos nummularia Dicentra spectabilis Pulmonaria Waldsteinia Miscanthus Aurinia Microbiota Dictamnus Ratibida Aconitum Xanthorhiza Turning Fall Color ‘Mysterious Bergenia Origanum Dodecatheon Salvia Actaea Maiden’ Chrysanthemum Perovskia Echinacea Sanguisorba Ajuga Gray-Toned Allium thunbergii Miscanthus Epimedium Phlox subulata Echinops Saruma Alchemilla Foliage ‘Ozawa’ (orange) ‘Strictus’ Ferns: Dryopteris Polemonium Epimedium Scabiosa Angelica Amsonia (yellow) Heuchera Polystichum Potentilla Euphorbia Sedum Arctostaphylos Achillea Arcostaphylos Hosta Hedera Pulsatilla Eryngium Sempervivum Artemisia Allium Astrantia (yellow) Iris ensata ‘Variegata’ Helleborus Sagina Ferns Senna Aruncus Artemisia Bergenia (red-purple) Lamiastrum Iberis Saponaria Filipendula Sidalcea aethusifolius Athyrium Ceratostigma (red) Lamium Microbiota Saxifraga Gaillardia Smilacina Aruncus dioicus Aurinia Coreopsis tripteris Pachysandra Origanum Sedum Gaultheria Solidago ‘Kneiffi’ Cerastium Cornus canadensis ‘Silver Edge’ Pachysandra Senna Gaylussacia Stachys Asarum Dianthus Dracocephalum Persicaria ‘Lance Phlox Sisyrinchium Gentiana Stokesia Astilbe Dicentra (some) Fern: Dryopteris Corporal’ Potentilla Stephanandra Geranium Thermopsis Bergenia Heuchera erythrosora Polemonium ‘Stairway Salvia Stylophorum Geum Tiarella Brunnera Hostas ( oranges) to Heaven’ Sedum Teucrium Grasses Tricyrtis Cornus Lamiastrum Epimedium (red) Polygonatum Thymus Thalictrum Hedera Trollius Darmera Lamium Euphorbia (red) ‘Variegatum’ Vinca Thymus Helenium Veronicastrum Delphinium Lavandula Gaylussacia (orange) Pulmonaria Waldsteinia Vaccinium Helianthus Vinca Digitalis Nepeta Geranium (red) Tiarella ‘Running Veronica Heliopsis Viola ‘Mertonensis’ Perovskia Gillenia (yellow) Tapestry’ Hemerocallis Waldsteinia Euphorbia Pulmonaria ‘Susquehanna’ Heuchera Zizia Ferns Pycnanthemum Vinca ‘Ralph Shugert’ Heucherella Galium Salvia Hosta Gaylussacia Sedum Geranium

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Seaside Plants Thymus Campanula Asters (short) Hedera Zone 3 Grasses: Vaccinium Tiarella poscharskyana Astilbe c. ‘Pumila’ Hemerocallis Calamagrostis Veronica pectinata (Most tolerant of salt, Veronica Centranthus Bergenia Heuchera villosa Achillea Carex appalachica Veronicastrum wind and sandy soil*) Vinca Cerastium Brunnera Indigofera Actaea pachypoda Deschampsia ‘Fascination’ Viola Corydalis Calamintha Lamiastrum Actaea racemosa Festuca Viola labradorica Achillea Galium Campanula Lotus Ajuga Juncus Actaea Meadow Plants Gaultheria Ceratostigma Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Alcea Luzula Seedheads Ajuga Geranium Coreopsis Meehania Alchemilla Miscanthis Anemone Achillea Hedera Dracocephalum Nepeta Allium christophii purpurascens (These plants will hold Aquilegia Agastache Iberis Dianthus Omphalodes Anemone Schizachyrium their stems and seed- Arctostaphylos* Allium Indigofera Epimedium Pachysandra canadensis Sodiopogon heads through most Armeria Aquilegia Lamiastrum Gaillardia Persicaria Anemone multifida Sporobolus of the winter.) Artemisia* Asclepias Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Geranium Phlox subulata Aquilegia Gypsophila Asters Aster Phlox divaricata Geum Potentilla tridentata Arctostaphylos Helenium Actaea Astilbe Baptisia Phlox stolonifera Grasses Pycnanthemum Armeria Heliopsis Allium Aurinia Boltonia Phlox subulata Heuchera Rhus ‘Gro-Low’ Asclepias incarnata Hemerocallis Anemonopsis Baptisia* Coreopsis Saxifraga Hostas Sedum Aster Heuchera Artemisia lactiflora Brunnera Digitalis Sedum (low ones) Iberis Solidago Astilbe Hosta Aruncus Campanula Echinacea Sempervivum Lamium Tiarella Baptisia Hyssopus Asclepias persicifolia Eupatorium Stachys Lewisia Vinca Bergenia Iberis Astilbe Cerastium Filipendula Thymus Liriope Waldsteinia Caltha Iris sibirica Astrantia Chrysanthemum Gaillardia Tiarella cordifolia Marshallia Xanthorhiza Campanula Lamium Baptisia Comptonia Grasses Vinca Meehania glomerata Limonium Boltonia Convallaria Helenium Waldsteinia Mitella Campanula Linnaea Ceratostigma Ground Covers Coreopsis Heliopsis Mukdenia rotundifolia Lobelia Coreopsis Crevices and Dianthus Iris versicolor Nepeta Caulophyllum Lysimachia Dictamnus Vertical Accent Walkways Dicentra Lobelia Persicaria affinis Centaurea Mertensia Echinacea Dictamnus Lupinus (Either grasslike foliage Phlox subulata Cerastium Microbiota Echinops Digitalis Lysimachia or spiky tall flowers) Potentilla tridentata *Tolerates foot traffic Chelone Mitchella Filipendula Echinops Geum triflorum Malva Salvia Ajuga Clematis Mitella Epimedium Monarda Actaea Sedum sieboldi Comptonia Oenothera Grasses Eryngium Alcea Allium senescens Iris sibirica Penstemon Sedum ‘John Creech’ Arabis sturii* Convallaria f. ‘Fireworks’ Euphorbia Phlox divaricata Allium Sisyrinchium Coreopsis tripteris Packera Ligularia Grass: Chasmanthium Astilbe Arctostaphylos Limonium Physostegia Stachys Artemisia Cornus Paeonia Helleborus Polemonium Baptisia Teucrium Delphinium Papaver nudicaule Liriope Hemerocallis* Delphinium Aurinia Papaver Ratibida Thymus Campanula (low types) Dicentra Papaver orientale Heuchera Rudbeckia Digitalis Veronica Dictamnus Penstemon Perovskia Hosta Grasses (tall) Ceratostigma Pulsatilla Sanguisorba Dianthus Digitalis Persicaria Iberis Scutellaria Helianthus Echinacea Phlox subulata Ratibida Iris Hemerocallis Erosion-Control Dracocephalum Rudbeckia Senna Ground Covers Gaylussacia Echinops Polemonium Leucanthemum Silphium Iris Eupatorium Polygonatum Sanguisorba Limonium Juncus Grass: Carex Scutellaria Sisyrinchium (These plants work Gypsophila Ferns: Adiantum commutatum Liriope Solidago Liatris pedatum Potentilla tridentata Sedum Lobelia Lupinus long-term, after Hosta Senna Thalictrum immediate erosion Iberis Dryopteris Pulmonaria Nepeta* Thermopsis Perovskia championii Pycnanthemum Solidago Nipponanthemum* Sisyrinchium problems are dealt with) Lotus* Stylophorum Vernonia Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Matteuccia Ratibida Pachysandra Veronicastrum Thermopsis Ajuga Osmunda Rudbeckia Thalictrum Paeonia Veronica Meehania Thermopsis Alchemilla Microbiota Polystichum Sanguisorba Papaver Veronicastrum Anemone canadensis Filipendula Saponaria Veronicastrum Phlox Cascade Mitella Zizia Over Walls Arctostaphylos Paxistima Gaillardia Scutellaria Physostegia* Edging Plants Ceratostigma Phlox stolonifera Gaultheria Sedum Platycodon Dendranthemum Geranium ‘Pink Sempervivum Polemonium Ajuga (Plants that stay low Potentilla tridentata Alchemilla ‘White Bomb’ Sagina* Penny’ Senna Primula and neat) Epimedium rubrum Geum Silphium Salvia* Arctostaphylos Saxifraga Artemisia ‘Boughton Arabis Ferns Sedum Sisyrinchium Sedum Galium Smilacina Solidago Silver’ Armeria Sempervivum Aster ‘Schneegitter’ Artemisia Geranium Stachys Solidago Stachys* macrorrhizum Thermopsis Thalictrum Aurinia Aruncus aethusifolius Stephanandra Asarum Grasses Thymus* Tiarella 162 163 Plants for a Specific Function Plants for a Specific Function

Heuchera villosa Mitella Cerastium Lupinus Berries or Native to U.S. Herbal, Medicinal, Rain Garden, Hydrastis Monarda Ceratostigma Macleaya Ornamental Fruit Fragrant & Boggy Soil and (New England Iris cristata Osmunda Chelone Marshallia Other Uses Bioswale Plants (Poisonous: *) natives: *) Iris versicolor Penstemon Clematis Mertensia Jeffersonia Phlox divaricata Convallaria Mitchella Actaea* Achillea* Liatris spicata (Many medicinal herbs Achillea millefolium Phlox paniculata Coreopsis Monarda Aralia Actaea* Linnaea* are of questionable Actaea Physostegia Corydalis Nepeta* Arctostaphylos Ajuga* Lobelia cardinalis safety. Usage requires Agastache Primula Delphinium Oenothera Arisaema triphyllum Amsonia Lobelia siphilitica professional guidance.) Ajuga Ratibida Dianthus Origanum Caulophyllum Anemone canadense* Meehania cordata (aromatic foliage: *) Alchemilla mollis Rheum Dicentra Paeonia Cornus Anemone multifida Mertensia Amsonia Rodgersia Dictamnus Papaver Anemonella* Achillea* Arisaema triphyllum Gaultheria Mitchella Aconitum Rudbeckia maxima Digitalis Penstemon Gaylussacia Aquilegia Mitella diphylla* Aruncus Sanguisorba Echinops Perovskia Aralia Actaea Asclepias incarnata Hydrastis Monarda Agastache (culinary) Senna Epimedium Physostegia Mitchella Arctostaphylos Pachysandra Aster nova angliae Silphium Eryngium Platycodon Arisaema triphyllum Ajuga Astilbe Polygonatum procumbens* Alchemilla Solidago Eupatorium Polemonium Smilacina Artemesia ‘Boughton Packera aurea Astrantia Spiranthes Euphorbia Polygonatum Silver’ Angelica Baptisia australis Vaccinium Paxistima Aralia Streptopus Ferns Potentilla Aruncus dioicus Penstemon Bergenia Trollius laxus Filipendula Primula Asarum canadensis* Arctostaphylos Boltonia Heavy Clay Soil Phlox Vaccinium Galium Pulmonaria Asclepias Artemisia Caltha Physostegia Asarum macrocarpon Gaultheria Pulsatilla Ajuga Aster macrophyllus* Podophyllum Campanula Vernonia Geranium Rodgersia Aster varieties Calamintha glomerata Alchemilla Polemonium reptans Caulophyllum Veronicastrum Geum Rudbeckia Anemone Baptisia Polygonatum Chelone Grasses* Salvia* Boltonia Comptonia Coreopsis tripteris Armeria commutatum* Deer Resistant Gypsophila Scabiosa Caltha* Dictamnus Coreopsis verticillata Aruncus Potentilla tridentata Digitalis Hedera Sedum (low types) Aster Campanula glomerata Pycnanthemum Darmera (repels deer: *) Helenium Sempervivum Caulophyllum Echinacea Dodecatheon Bergenia Rudbeckia Eupatorium (If deer are very Helianthus Sidalcea Digitalis Chelone Sanguisorba Echinacea hungry, they will eat Helleborus Smilacina Chrysogonum Filipendula Epimedium rubrum Echinacea Sedum nevii Galium* anything. These are Heuchera Solidago Eupatorium Coreopsis tripteris Sedum telephioides Epimedium versicolor perennials that are less Iberis Stachys Cornus canadensis Gaultheria Eupatorium Fern: Athyrium Sedum ternatum Geranium likely to be lunch.) Jeffersonia Stylophorum filix-femina Delphinium exaltatum Senna Ferns: Kirengeshoma Thymus* Dicentra eximia macrorrhizum* Onoclea Achillea* Grasses Sidalcea Hyssopus * Knautia Tiarella Hedera Dicentra formosa Silphium Osmunda Aconitum Lamium Tricyrtis Echinacea Iris versicolor Filipendula Actaea Helenium Smilacina* Lavandula* Lamiastrum Trillium Heliopsis Eupatorium Spiranthes Geranium maculatum Agastache Lavandula* Verbascum Ferns* (most) Monarda* Grasses: Ajuga Hemerocallis Stokesia Nepeta* Leucanthemum Veronica Lamiastrum Filipendula rubra Streptopus Calamagrostis Alcea Liatris Veronicastrum Gaultheria* Perovskia* Carex Alchemilla Lamium Stylophorum Pycnanthemum Ligularia Vinca Liatris Gaylussacia Thalictrum dioicum Juncus Allium* Limonium Viola Gentiana andrewsii* Salvia Miscanthus Amsonia Ligularia Thermopsis Sanguisorba Lobelia Lysimachia Geranium maculatum* caroliniana Panicum Anemone Gillenia Senna Helenium Angelica Macleaya Tiarella cordifolia* Stachys Monarda Grasses: Trillium* Helianthus Aquilegia Carex* Teucrium* Heliopsis Armeria One of our new plants for 2012, Euphorbia Persicaria Trollius laxus Thymus (culinary)* Polemonium Chasmanthium Vaccinium* Hemerocallis Artemisia ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Ratibida Deschampsia Vernonia Heuchera Americana Aruncus Rodgersia Eragrostis Veronicastrum Heuchera villosa Asarum Rudbeckia Panicum Viola labradorica Hosta Asclepias Silphium Schizachyrium Viola pedata Iris sibirica Aster Thalictrum Sorgastrum Xanthorhiza Iris versicolor Astilbe Trollius Sporobolus Zizia aptera* Liatris Aurinia Heliopsis Herbal, Medicinal, Ligularia Baptisia Helenium Lobelia cardinalis Bergenia Heuchera americana Lobelia silphilitica Boltonia Lysimachia Brunnera Mertensia Campanula Miscanthus Centaurea

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Shoreline Buffer Echinacea Iris cristata Thymus citriodorus These lists are a general Persicaria Eryngium Sanguisorba Plants Eupatorium Leucanthemum (foliage) guide and depending on Phlox carolina Eupatorium Saponaria Euphorbia ‘Snowcap’ Vaccinium (berries) cultural conditions some Phlox paniculata Ferns Sedum plants may need division (Native riparian buffers epithimoides Lewisia Vinca Physostegia Filipendula rubra Sempervivum Gypsophila paniculata Lotus Viola Labradorica sooner or later than Polemonium Galium Silphium for lakes, streams and indicated. other water bodies) Helenium Marshallia (leaves, flowers) Ratibida Gaultheria Sisyrinchium Heliopsis helianthus Nepeta nervosa Rudbeckia Grasses Smilacina 3-5 Years Arctostaphylos Hemerocallis fulva Patrinia gibbosa Shrubs Scabiosa Geranium Solidago Asclepias incarnata Iris cristata Persicaria affinis Achillea Sidalcea Gillenia Thalictrum Aster Iris sibirica Potentilla tridentata (Sub-shrubs: *) Agastache Stachys Hedera Thermopsis Baptisia australis Lavendula Pulsatilla Stokesia Helleborus Thymus Arctostaphylos Alchemilla Caltha Liatris spicata Salvia Allium Veronica Hemerocallis Tiarella cordifolia Campanula Ligularia dentata Saponaria Aster ‘Schneegitter’ * (bloom improved Tricyrtis Caryopteris Arabis rotundiflora Limonium Saxifraga Artemisia Not at all or rarely by division) Trollius Cornus canadensis Lobelia cardinalis Sedum (short) Comptonia Hosta Vaccinium Epigaea * Asters, New England Eupatorium Lobelia siphilitica Sempervivum Asters, New York Aconitum Iberis Veronicastrum Ferns: Dennstaedtia Lupinus Stachys Gaultheria Actaea Indigofera Vinca Gaylussacia Astilbe Onoclea Lysimachia Thymus Boltonia Ajuga Lotus Viola Osmundas clethroides Lavendula * Amsonia Kirengeshoma Zizia Linnaea * Centaurea Polystichum Malva Edible Perennials Anemone Lamiastrum Microbiota Chrysanthemum Gaultheria Monarda Chrysogonum Anemonella Lamium Short Lived Grass: Carex Penstemon (This list is meant to be Nipponanthemum Anemonopsis Ligularia Paeonia suffruticosa Coreopsis Juncus Phlox paniculata only a guide. Please do Dianthus Armeria Liriope (Many short-lived Perovskia * plants seed in, thus Iris versicolor Physostegia virginica not eat any of these Dicentra eximia Arctostaphylos Lysimachia Rhus ensuring that they will Linnaea Platycodon plants without doing Echinacea Asarum Macleaya Lobelia cardinalis Polemonium your own research.) Stephanandra Asclepias Meehania be in the garden for Vaccinium Euphorbia years.) Lupinus perennis Pycnanthemum Fern: Adiantum Aurinia Mertensia Mitchella Salvia officinalis Agastache (flowers, Xanthorhiza Baptisia Mitella foliage) Filipendula Alcea Solidago Silphium perfoliatum Gaillardia Bergenia Omphalodes Tiarella Stachys Alcea rosea (flowers, Brunnera Pachysandra Anemone leaves, roots) Geranium Angelica Vaccinium Veronica spicata Geum Callirhoe Packera Aquilegia (flowers) Caltha Paeonia Aquilegia Arctostaphyllos Helenium* Campanula (some) Heirloom Plants Rock Garden Plants Heliopsis Campanula Patrinia (berries) Cerastium Perovskia Cerastium Asclepias tuberosa Hemerocallis Corydalis (These are plants that Achillea Herbs Chelone Phlox have been around for ‘Maynard’s Gold’ (flowers) Clematis Platycodon Delphinium Campanula Heuchera Dianthus (some) at least 50 years, have Alchemilla alpina Iris Convallaria Polemonium reptans a wealth of genetic Allium s. ‘Glaucum’ persicifolia (flowers, Darmera Polygonatum Digitalis (2 years) leaves) Limonium Gaillardia diversity, and are a Arabis sturii Malva Dicentra spectabilis Potentilla window to our heritage, Armeria m. Galium (flowers) Dictamnus Pulmonaria Gypsophila Gaultheria (leaves, Monarda (every Helleborus foetidus not to mention great ‘Splendens’ 3 years) Digitalis grandiflora Pycnanthemum memories of our grand- Artemisia berries) Disporum Rheum Leucanthemum Gaylussacia (berries) Oenothera Lobelia mothers’ gardens.) Arctostaphylos Origanum Echinops Rodgersia Aruncus aethusifolius Hemerocalllis (bud, Empetrum Sagina Lupinus Achillea flowers) Papaver Scabiosa Aurinia saxatilis Penstemon Epimedium Salvia Alcea species Campanula poschar- Hyssopus (flowers, Sidalcea Alchemilla skyana foliage) Verbascum Aquilegia canadensis Campanula Lavendula (flowers) Armeria maritima rotundiflora Mitchella (berries) Asclepias Corydalis Monarda (flowers, Baptisia australis Dianthus foliage) Boltonia asteroides Gentiana septemfida Origanum (leaves) Campanula carpatica Geranium dalmaticum Polygonatum (leaves, Centaurea montana Geum NOT berries) Our wonderful Centranthus Grass: Festuca Primula denticulata Delphinium elatum Heuchera (flowers) Bhutanese crew Dianthus Heucherella Sanguisorba (foliage) Digitalis Iberis

166 167 How Many Plants Do I Need? Planting and Maintenance Tips Preferred Spacing Multiplier Preferred Spacing Multiplier Here are some basic guides for working with perennials. If you would like to save the (In other words, how far apart are you planting?) (In other words, how far apart are you planting?) time it takes to read this page, please memorize this one sentence. For best results 5" ...... 5.78 14" ...... 0.74 with most perennials please give them the following: organic matter, moisture, a 6" ...... 4.00 15" ...... 0.64 weed-free site, good drainage, good drainage, good drainage, and good drainage. 7" ...... 2.94 16" ...... 0.56 I. DESIGNING WITH PERENNIALS A. Pay attention to normal vantage point of your customer. 8" ...... 2.29 17" ...... 0.50 B. Think about bloom times to assure color throughout season. 9" ...... 1.77 18" ...... 0.44 C. Colors and textures are personal preference. Cool colors and fine textures recede visually 10" ...... 1.45 24" ...... 0.25 and calm you; warm colors and bold textures come forward and create excitement. 11" ...... 1.18 30" ...... 0.16 D. Create informal effects with curves, formal with geometric shapes. 12" ...... 1.00 36" ...... 0.11 E. Create depth and interest by putting some tall material in mid or frontal positions instead of in back. 13" ...... 0.86 42" ...... 0.08 F. Most designers, unless using large plants, clump 3-5 (or more) of one variety together for a more striking effect. KEY: Square Footage x Multiplier = number of plants needed for your job site, based on preferred G. Space plants (See also spacing recommendation with each listing) spacing 1. Clump-forming plants: a) short plants (under 20") around 12"-18" on center. b) mid-range plants (20"-30") around 24" on center. CAUTION! Poisonous Plants c) taller plants need 2 1/2 to 3 feet on center. 2. Indefinitely spreading plants (ground covers): This list was compiled through extensive research in current literature but should be used as a guide. a) guidelines for clump formers can be used, but each plant has a different growth If you have questions about plants not on this list, please contact your state poison control center. rate, so tailor spacing to customer’s tastes and budget. 1-800-562-8236 II. PREPARING SOIL Highly poisonous: * A. Clear area of weeds. Internal poisoning Caltha Hedera Podophyllum B. Make sure soil is well drained: Achillea Convallaria Helenium Pulsatilla a) deep digging, except in low areas. Aconitum* Corydalis Helleborus Rheum b) raised bed is best. Actaea Delphinium Iris Sedum c) drainage pipes in hopeless areas. Alcea Dicentra Lobelia Sidalcea C. Improve soil structure if too much clay or sand: Anemone Digitalis* Lupinus Solidago a) use organic amendments, bark mulch, peat moss, etc. Aquilegia Dryopteris Packera Thalictrum b) dig entire bed one foot deep, mixing amendment. Artemisia Eupatorium rugosum Paeonia Veronicas D. Add fertilizer (our plants have a slow release fertilizer in pots): Asclepias Euphorbia Papaver Vinca 1. Get soil test if possible; phosphorus is especially important for flowering plants. 2. Rake general purpose fertilizer into soil before planting. 3. If pH factor is below 5.5, amend with lime; if above 7.0 amend with peat moss or other organic matter. III. PLANTING May Cause Dermatitis/Allergies A. Loosen roots on bottom (or make a 2-inch vertical slice if they are very dense). B. Plant in hole (2 times depth of pot) to same soil depth as container. Achillea Aster Euphorbia Persicaria polymorpha C. Water thoroughly, then mulch with 1-2 inches of organic matter (don’t pack mulch tightly Actaea Convallaria Hedera Primula around plant base). Allium Dicentra spectabilis Helenium Rudbeckia D. In hot weather, water 2-3 times weekly for a month or so. Artemisia Dictamnus Iris Asarum Eupatorium Lobelia IV. MAINTENANCE A. Keep up with weeds; mulch helps (after plants fill in – this will only take a little time.) B. Water deeply every 1-2 weeks depending on temperatures and soil type. C. Fertilize with general purpose fertilizer in spring (and if needed in July or August) D. Deadhead only in certain instances: Summer Dormant 1. Large flowers that are unsightly. 2. To create a re-bloom. Plants that partly or mostly wither away by mid-summer. Plant bushy perennials such as Gypsophila, 3. To prevent seedlings from volunteering (some varieties) unless your customer wishes. Coreopsis verticillata, etc. to fill gaps. *Extra moisture helps prolong most of them. E. Divide many clump-forming perennials every 3-5 years for optimal growth. Anemonella Dicentra spectabilis Papaver 1. Good times for dividing are early spring, when plants are 2-4 inches high, or in fall, Caltha Dodecatheon Uvularia when leaves start to die back. Corydalis Mertensia F. Provide winter protection: 1. New gardens or marginally hardy plants need protection, such as evergreen boughs, pine needles or salt hay, applied in late November. 2. Best to cut back dead foliage, especially large leaved plants. Some gardeners leave foliage for root mulch, but risk it harboring disease spores. 168 169 Candytuft...... Iberis Fleeceflower ...... Persicaria polymorpha Kale, Giant ...... Crambe Cross reference chart Cardinal Flower ...... Lobelia Foamflower...... Tiarella Kashmir Sage ...... Phlomis For plants with different common names Catmint ...... Nepeta Foamy Bells ...... x. Heucherella Knapweed...... Centaurea and Latin names. Celandine Poppy...... Stylophorum Foxglove...... Digitalis Checker Mallow ...... Sidalcea Fragrant Lady’s Tresses ...... Spiranthes Lace Shrub ...... Stephanandra Common Name Latin Name Chive...... Allium Lady’s Mantle...... Alchemilla Alexander, Heart Leaved ...... Zizia Cinquefoil...... Potentilla Gas Plant...... Dictamnus Lambs’ Ears ...... Stachys Alkanet ...... Brunnera Columbine...... Aquilegia Gayfeather...... Liatris Larkspur ...... Delphinium Alumroot...... Heuchera Compass Plant...... Silphium Gentian ...... Gentiana Leadwort...... Ceratostigma Anise Hyssop ...... Agastache Coneflower ...... Echinacea Germander...... Teucrium Lemon Lily...... Hemerocallis flava Avens ...... Geum Coral Bells ...... Heuchera Ginger...... Asarum Lenten Rose ...... Helleborus orientalis Cornflower ...... Centaurea Globeflower ...... Trollius Lily of the Valley ...... Convallaria Baby’s Breath...... Gypsophila Cranberry, Amerian ...... Vaccinium Globe Thistle...... Echinops Lily-turf...... Liriope Bachelor’s Button...... Centaurea macrocarpon Goat’s Beard...... Aruncus Loosestrife...... Lysimachia Balloon Flower...... Platycodon Cranesbill ...... Geranium Goldenrod...... Solidago Lungwort...... Pulmonaria Baneberry ...... Actaea Creeping Jenny.... Lysimachia nummularia Gooseneck Loosestrife ...... Lysimachia Barbara’s Buttons...... Marshallia Crimson Fans ...... Mukdenia clethroides Mallow ...... Malva Barren Strawberry...... Waldsteinia Culver’s Root ...... Veronicastrum Grasses: Marsh Marigold ...... Caltha Barrenwort ...... Epimedium Cup Plant...... Silphium Blue Fescue...... Festuca Masterwort ...... Astrantia Basket of Gold ...... Aurinia Cushion Spurge...... Euphorbia Blue Oat ...... Helictotrichon Mayapple...... Podophyllum Bearberry...... Arctostaphylos Bluestem...... Schizachyrium Mayflower...... Epigaea Beardtongue ...... Penstemon Daylily...... Hemerocallis Dwarf Fountain..... Pennisetum Hameln Meadow-rue ...... Thalictrum Bear’s Foot Hellebore... Helleborus foetidus Dead Nettle ...... Lamium Feather Reed...... Calamagrostis Meadowsweet...... Filipendula Beebalm ...... Monarda Doll’s Eyes ...... Actaea pachypoda Frost ...... Spodiopogon Meehan’s Mint ...... Meehania Bellflower...... Campanula Dragonhead...... Dracocephalum Indian Grass ...... Sorgastrum Merrybells...... Uvularia Betony...... Stachys officianalis Maiden ...... Miscanthus Michaelmas Daisy...... Aster ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ European Ginger...... Asarum Moor ...... Molinia Milkweed ...... Asclepias Bird’s Foot Violet...... Viola pedata Northern Sea Oats...... Chasmanthium Monkshood...... Aconitum Bitterroot...... Lewisia Fairy Bells...... Disporum Pennsylvania Sedge ...... Carex Montauk Daisy ...... Nipponanthemum Black Cohosh ...... Actaea racemosa Fairy Cup ...... Mitella pennsylvanica Mountain Bluet...... Centaurea montana Black Snakeroot ...... Cimicifuga racemosa False Anemone...... Anemonopsis Porcupine ...... Miscanthus ‘strictus’ Mountain Fleece... Persicaria amplexicaulis Black-eyed Susan ...... Rudbeckia False Indigo...... Baptisia Prairie Dropseed...... Sporobolus Mountain Garlic ...allium ‘Summer Beauty’ Black Groundsel...... Ligularia False Dragonhead...... Physostegia Purple Lovegrass...... Eragrostis Mountain Mint ...... Pycnanthemum Blanket Flower ...... Gaillardia False Lupine ...... Thermopsis Sedge...... Carex Mugwort ...... Artemisia Blazing Star...... Liatris False Solomon’s Seal ...... Smilacina Soft Rush...... Juncus effusus Mullein ...... Verbascum Bleeding Heart ...... Dicentra False Spirea...... Astilbe Switch Grass...... Panicum Mums, hardy...... Chrysanthemum Blue Cohosh ...... Caulophyllum False Sunflower ...... Heliopsis Tussock...... Deschampsia Myrtle ...... Vinca Blueberry, Lowbush ...... Vaccinium Ferns: Yellow Hakone...... Hakonechloa Blue-eyed Grass ...... Sisyrinchium Autumn...... Dryopteris erythrosora Green and Gold...... Chrysogonum Obedient Plant...... Physostegia Blue-eyed Mary ...... Omphalodes Champion’s ...... Dryopteris championii Oregano ...... Origanum Blue Flag...... Iris versicolor Christmas ....Polystichum acrostichoides Helen’s Flower ...... Helenium Ornamental Onion...... Allium Blue Mist Shrub ...... Caryopteris Cinnamon ...... Osmunda cinnamomea Hens and Chicks...... Sempervivum Ozark Sundrops..... Oenothera macrocarpa Blue Star...... Amsonia Hay-scented..... Dennstaedtia punctiloba Hollyhocks ...... Alcea Bottle Gentian...... Gentiana andrewsii Interrupted...... Osmunda claytonia Hollyhock Mallow ...... Malva Partridgeberry...... Mitchella Bowman’s Root ...... Gillenia Japanese Painted.... Athyrium niponicum Pasque Flower...... Pulsatilla Box Huckleberry...... Gaylussacia Lady ...... Athyrium filix femina Indian Root...... Aralia Pearlwort...... Sagina Bugbane ...... Actaea(Cimicifuga) Leather Wood..... Dryopteris marginalis Irish Moss...... Sagina Peony...... Paeonia Bugleweed...... Ajuga Maidenhair ...... Adiantum pedatum Ironweed...... Vernonia Periwinkle...... Vinca Bunchberry ...... Cornus canadensis Male ...... Athyrium filix mas Ivy...... Hedera Phlox, Canadian ...... Phlox divaricata Burnet ...... Sanguisorba Ostrich...... Matteuccia struthiopteris Phlox, Creeping ...... Phlox stolonifera Butterfly Weed ...... Asclepias Royal...... Osmunda regalis Jacob’s Ladder ...... Polemonium Phlox, Garden...... Phlox paniculata Sensitive ...... Onoclea sensibilis Japanese Catmint ...... Nepeta subsessilis Phlox, Moss ...... Phlox subulata Thick Stemmed Wood ...... Dryopteris Japanese Wood Poppy ...... Glaucidium Pigsqueak ...... Bergenia crassirhizoma Joe-Pye Weed...... Eupatorium 170 171 Pincushion Flower ...... Scabiosa Stokes Aster ...... Stokesia Hakonechloa macro ‘Aureola’ Head propagator Susan Greene with one of our Pinks ...... Dianthus Stonecrop ...... Sedum favorite customeors, plant guru Kris Fenderson Plantain Lily ...... Hosta Sumac ...... Rhus Plumbago ...... Ceratostigma Sundrop...... Oenothera fruticosa Plume Poppy...... Macleaya Sunflower ...... Helianthus Poppy ...... Papaver Swamp Sunflower...... Helanthus a. Poppy Mallow...... Callirhoe ‘Gold Lace’ Prairie Smoke ...... Geum triflorum Sweet Fern...... Comptonia Primrose ...... Primula Sweet Pea ...... Lathyrus Purple Parsnip...... Angelica Sweet Woodruff ...... Galium

Queen of the Prairie ...... Filipendula Thrift...... Armeria Thyme, lemon...... Thymus citriodorus Red Valerian ...... Centranthus Thyme, mother of...... Thymus praecox Rhubarb, Ornamental ...... Rheum Thyme, wooly... Thymus pseudolanuginosus Rock Cress ...... Arabis Tickseed ...... Coreopsis Rodger’s Flower...... Rodgersia Toad Lily...... Tricyrtis Rose Twisted Stalk...... Streptopus Trailing Arbutus ...... Epigaea Rue Anemone...... Anemonella Turtlehead...... Chelone Gaillardia aristata ‘Gallo Peach’ Russian Arborvitae.... Microbiota decussata Twinflower ...... Linnaea Russian Sage...... Perovskia Twinleaf ...... Jeffersonia

Sage...... Salvia Umbrella Plant ...... Darmera Scabious ...... Scabiosa Upright Wild Ginger...... Saruma Sea Holly...... Eryngium Sea Lavender...... Limonium Virginia Bluebells...... Mertensia Sea Thrift ...... Armeria Senecio ...... Packera Waxbells ...... Kirengeshoma Shasta Daisy ...... Leucanthemum Welsh Poppy...... Meconopsis Shooting Star...... Dodecatheon White Snakeroot...... Eupatorium rugosa Silver Mound ...... Artemisia White Wood Aster ...... Aster divaricatus Skullcap...... Scutellaria Wild Oats ...... Uvularia sessifolia Smartweed...... Persicaria Willow Leaved Sunflower ... Helianthus sal. Sneezeweed...... Helenium Windflower...... Anemone Snow in Summer...... Cerastium Wintergreen...... Gaultheria Helleborus ‘White Spotted Lady’ Soapwort...... Saponaria Wolfsbane...... Aconitum Solomon’s Seal...... Polygonatum Wormwood ...... Artemisia Speedwell ...... Veronica Spikenard ...... Aralia Yarrow...... Achillea Spurge...... Euphorbia Yellow Archangel...... Lamiastrum Squaw Weed ...... Packera Yellowroot...... Xanthorhiza Stars of Persia...... Allium christophii

Sempervium arachnoidium Rudbeckia maxima photo by Jane Millon 172 173 Phone (603) 463-7663 Fax (603) 463-7326 Phone (603) 463-7663 Fax (603) 463-7326 We’d love to see you here...... or we can come to you!

From Manchester or coming north on From Concord or coming south on Delivery Fees and Schedules Route I-93: Route I-93: Delivery Fees: — Take Rte. 101 East toward Portsmouth — Take Exit 15 (I-393/Rte. 4) East at Concord. — Take Exit 3 and follow Rte. 43 North for 8 — Continue east on Rte. 4; go past Epsom Traffic We break our geographical delivery area into zones, in concentric rings radiating from the nursery miles (Rte. 43 bears left 2 miles past exit). Circle for 1.5 miles. (see map below). You will be charged a percent of the plant total before discounts. There is a minimum — Go left onto Rte. 43/107 and follow for 3.5 — Watch for Blakes Brook Campground sign on order required, as well as a minimum delivery fee for each zone. miles until Deerfield Market / Citgo Station. right and turn right there. We also have a price cap. This is the maximum we will charge for deliveries into your area. However, — Bear left, continuing on Rte. 107 for 1.8 miles. — Travel 2 miles to a fork (you’ll see the back if your order exceeds a full truck, we must charge you for each truckload that goes out. The chart below — Turn left on Old Centre Road & travel 2 miles, side of a stop sign). should clarify this, and we appreciate your understanding. bearing right at every fork. — Bear right here between a red house and — Watch for Van Berkum Nursery sign on left. red barn. — Travel 2 more miles and watch for Minimum Minimum Maximum Miles from Coming North on Route I-95: Van Berkum Nursery sign on right. percent order delivery fee delivery fee Van Berkum Nursery — Take exit for Rte.101 just before Hampton Zone 1 5% $250 $70 $250 0-50 toll booth. From Portsmouth or coming south on Zone 2 6% 250 85 300 50-100 — Go west on Rte. 101 for 20 minutes. Route I-95: Zone 3 9% 500 130 550 100-150 — Take Exit 5 and turn right off ramp. — Note: If you live in Portland, ME, or north, Zone 4 12% 1500 245 150+ — Take left at second light (road ends here) onto come down Rte. 202 to Rte. 4, cross Rte. 4 and Rte. 107/27 (old 101). you’ll be on Rte. 43 S. Follow directions after — Follow for 4 miles, then bear right on Rte. 107. asterisk (*) below. — Follow Rte. 107 for 7-8 miles through — Travel south on Rte. I-95 to Portsmouth area. Deerfield and watch for Deerfield Market / Take Rte. 4 West toward Concord. We will continue to have days that we run to each Citgo Station on right. — In Northwood, take left onto Rte. 43 (just past area: — Bear left, continuing on Rte. 107 for 1.8 miles. intersection of Rte. 152). — Turn left on Old Centre Road and travel 2 Massachusetts North Shore, miles, bearing right at every fork (first (*) Southeastern New Hampshire.... Wednesdays right is Griffin Road). — Travel about 6 miles until road meets Rte. 107 Greater Boston area, Southern — Watch for Van Berkum Nursery sign on left. (at Deerfield Market / Citgo Station). New Hampshire ...... Mondays & Thursdays — Take a right on Rte. 107 and go 1.8 miles. — Turn left on Old Centre Road and travel 2 Maine and New Hampshire miles, bearing right at every fork (first right coastal and lakes regions ...... Tuesdays is Griffin Road). — Watch for Van Berkum Nursery sign on left. Western Massachusetts and Vermont ...... Every other Friday Interior New Hampshire ... On days that fit route best

During slow times of the year, we may need a little more flexibility in getting your order to you Van Berkum Delivery Zones because we try not to run nearly empty trucks. Our Wonderful Drivers… So we ask for your understanding if we shift the schedule around to combine orders that will fill our truck.

Dave Sansom, Mike Driscoll George Lang www.vanberkumnursery.com Head Driver 174 175 NOTES

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