{"title":"Moisture Loving Perennials","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese moisture-loving perennials will tolerate high humidity and thrive in wet or damp conditions that can drown other plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perennial-trillium-painted","title":"Painted Trillium","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePainted Trillium\u003c\/strong\u003e is the only bi-colored beauty in the group, with snow white petals and dramatic red markings radiating from its center.  This trillium is one that demands heavily acid soils, so it is a growing companion of pink lady's slippers, and is often found in every green woods, growing up through the carpet of fallen pine needles. \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Trillium Tribe, and why its so famous.\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic 4-inch thick botanical reference work, Hortus Third, tells us that there are about 30 species of Trillium worldwide, but the majority of the species are native to North America.  A very few originate in Japan and Korea, none in Europe.  This is one reason that our colonists were so taken with these woodland beauties when they arrived. They had simply never seen anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrilliums, as the name implies have everything in 3s--three leaves, three petals, etc.  And compared to the other spring flowers that bloom when winter is finally over in our cold climates, the Trilliums are the ones with large look-at-me flowers.  They were famous with the Indians before colonization, and instantly the stars of spring bloom with the colonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember, when the colonists arrived, they arrived on our east coast which was totally wooded--big, primeval old growth forest, right down to the beaches.  And under these cathedral-like trees were the woodland native flowers--almost all species the Europeans had never seen.  Also, this is why almost all the native flowers of our east coast are woodland plants, not meadow wildflowers.  Of this famous original group of woodland wildflowers, which includes the Lady Slippers, Mayflower, Hepatica and many more, the Trilliums reigned supreme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the flowers were picked heavily, which is unfortunate since a picked trillium is a dead trillium.  But it was the clearing of the forests for farming, a necessity for the colonists, that really devastated the woodland wildflowers.  We like to wring our hands about paving for interstates and new condominium projects today, but we needn't.  The damage was done long ago when our ancestors cleared the eastern forests for farming.  Of course, there are relatively small habitats left, and in recent years, our forested area has been enlarging, and woodland wildflower habitat has been restored in many places.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, this elegant class of flowers, the Trilliums, are now recognized as precious and special, although they are not officially endangered.  In many areas, Trilliums are still very common. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildflower gardeners love them, and it is true that most of them are not difficult to grow or transplant, and if conditions are good, they thrive.  However, it does help to know the facts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeres how they are propagated. \u003c\/strong\u003e Trilliums such as The Great White spread very slowly by underground root stocks, and the seed produced creates new plants even more slowly.  From a planted seed, it takes approximately five to nine years for a Trillium grandiflorum plant (the Great White Trillium) to bloom.  So when you see a massive drift of these in spring, you know you're looking at a bunch of plants that are at least a decade old, probably much older.  These plants are not daisies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how do they propagate themselves?  Well, \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the wildflowers whose seeds are distributed by ants.  Yes, ants--not birds or bees, or the wind, but ants.  This is why the species creates large close drifts over the years.  Plants are never very far apart, since ants don't travel far.  So each clump of \u003cem\u003eT. grandiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e you see was planted where you see it by an ant. (They carry the seeds away when they fall from the plant because the ants enjoy the sticky covering each seed case has when it falls to the ground.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat brings us to the basic rarity of the Trilliums.  A big factor is that each flower produces only one seed case when it fades. (Everybody knows that most flowers--a daisy, for example, produces hundreds of loose seeds from each flower.) So even if the ants find the sticky seed case, and take it underground where the several seeds inside can grow, there simply arent huge numbers of white trillium seeds being planted each year.  Other trillium species have various propagation strategies, but all take years and years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow you have some idea of the value of these beautiful plants.  They are an important part of American botanical history, and deserve a place of honor in every American wildflower garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eHere are the best known species,\u003c\/strong\u003e with a little info on each: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium grandiflorum, \u003c\/em\u003eGreat White Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e  The provincial flower of Ontario, and quite common there and around the Great Lakes. Also the official wildflower of Ohio, T. grandiflorum is native over most of the east, from Canada to Georgia, especially in neutral or non-acid soils. Large white flowers fade to pink; plants form large drifts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium erectum, \u003c\/em\u003eRed Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlso called Wake Robin and Stinking Benjamin, the second because of the flowers unpleasant odor, said to be similar to rotting meat.  Propagated by flies.  Red to purple flowers; plants solitary in acid or alkaline woods. Native to the eastern forests from Canada to Georgia. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium undulatum, \u003c\/em\u003ePainted Trillium. \u003c\/strong\u003eSmaller than the Great White or Red, but with one of the most beautiful flowers--white with purplish\/red centers. Must have highly acidic soil; common in pine woods.  Native to forests from Canada to Georgia.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium Catesbaei, \u003c\/em\u003e Rosy Trillium or Catesby Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first Trilliums discovered and named for Mark Catesby, the famous early British plant explorer and artist. The Rosy Trillium has somewhat smallish blooms which nod below the leaves.  It is native to the Southeast, where Catesby visited. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium viride var luteum, \u003c\/em\u003eYellow Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This unusual trillium has mottled leaves and lemon yellow blooms that hold their petals high and never really open. It is often said to have a lemon scent, and is native from Kentucky south to Florida.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrillium ovatum, \u003c\/em\u003eCoast Trillium.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a famous western trillium, much like T. grandiflorum in the east. Flowers are white, fading to pink. 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They are companions of ferns and our favorite annuals, impatiens--one of the few flowers that make big color in full or partial shade.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the scores of hybrids now available are the work of one man, master hybridizer Georg Arends (Yes, that's why you keep seeing arendsii tacked onto hybrid names.) Mr. Arends, working in Ronsdorf, Germany spent decades hybridizing Sedums, Phlox, Campanulas....and his first love, Astilbes. In 1933, Arends introduced 74 different Astilbe cultivars, and there have been hundreds since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These plume-flowered plants have ultra-handsome fern-like foliage, (usually dark glossy green) and stiff stems that always hold the elegant plumes aloft without any staking. 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Like the Russell Lupines and other definitive groups of perennials, the McKana Columbines have never been surpassed.  With clear, bright-colored flowers, these are sizable plants, growing up to 32\" or more.  Their show in the garden can be truly spectacular.  These famous flowers were bred by combining both the North American native columbines with others from abroad. The McKanas include the famous all-red Crimson Star, a major hummingbird plant, and some of the unique fully-double hybrids.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wild Columbines\u003c\/strong\u003e  Many people think columbines are the loveliest flowers of all, and they are certainly important in the wildflower world.  Many important species are North American natives.  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Used to the exhausted fields and largely cut woodland areas of Europe, they were stunned by North Americas primeval forests, which created heavily wooded habitat, right down to the Atlantic beaches. In spring, these magnificent old growth forests burst into bloom with our now-famous host of Spring Woodland Wildflowers, unknown in Europe.  The queen of all the spring woodland flowers, at least to the Pilgrims, was this lovely ground-running vine with its delicate shell-pink flowers. For this reason, the common name of Mayflower was given the newly discovered plant, and it will always hold an important place in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472245838063,"sku":"AM014146","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/epigaea-repens-mayflower-hero.jpg?v=1761078666"},{"product_id":"perennial-marginal-woodfern","title":"Marginal Woodfern","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarginal woodfern creates a particularly elegant effect in the landscape with fronds rising like a bouquet from a small exposed rootstock, forming a graceful and dramatic vase-shaped specimen. Evergreen fronds with a rich blue-green color have ample substance to help them last right through frosts. Marginal woodfern prefers shady spots with evenly moist, slightly acidic soils. 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Both the unique bloom and then the bright red berries that follow add a bit of mystery and woodland lore to any garden, and if undisturbed, the plants return faithfully each spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472249147631,"sku":"AM014107","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/jack-in-the-pulpit-woodland.jpg?v=1761078671"},{"product_id":"perennial-coral-bells-heuchera-georgia-peach","title":"Georgia Peach Coral Bells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA whole new group for your garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Coral Bells, or the \u003cem\u003eHeuchera\u003c\/em\u003e are a group of small perennials commonly found as native plants in North American woodlands, and they've been ignored until recently.  During the 1990s, some  enterprising US nurserymen realized the Coral Bells were diamonds in the rough, and went to work. Their efforts have created a mini-sensation in the world of perennials, as more and more gardeners discover these great plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Some of the natives are alpines from the Rockies, others are dwellers in lowland southeastern forests. But all have several wonderful things in common.  They have beautiful foliage, with large leaves in several colors that remind many of grape leaves, and the foliage lasts through the winter.  With hybridization, some of the foliage colors have become truly spectacular, with rich shades and fascinating bi-colors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow there are new \u003cem\u003eHeuchera\u003c\/em\u003e hybrids almost every year, and the group gains popularity all the time.  They take full sun or partial shade.  And while most of these are grown for their handsome foliage, many also have lovely flowers, some spectacular.  Best of all, the plants bloom for weeks and weeks. 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They are companions of ferns and our favorite annuals, impatiens--one of the few flowers that make big color in full or partial shade.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the scores of hybrids now available are the work of one man, master hybridizer Georg Arends (Yes, that's why you keep seeing arendsii tacked onto hybrid names.) Mr. Arends, working in Ronsdorf, Germany spent decades hybridizing Sedums, Phlox, Campanulas....and his first love, Astilbes. In 1933, Arends introduced 74 different Astilbe cultivars, and there have been hundreds since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These plume-flowered plants have ultra-handsome fern-like foliage, (usually dark glossy green) and stiff stems that always hold the elegant plumes aloft without any staking. 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Of course, the fact that it does not bloom in spring, but adds color later, makes it of huge value in a wild garden.\u003cp\u003eThis famous plant is native all the way from Quebec and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. It is so beautiful it is over picked and now quite rare in some areas.  However, if conditions are right (wet, mostly) it will grow easily, even in full sun, but is usually found as a woodland beauty along streambanks or near ponds where the soil is always moist.  It is even happy growing right in the shallow water of small creeks and brooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tells you that you must supply constant moisture for Cardinal Flower, and if you do, the rewards are spectacular.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Lobelia cardinalis\u003c\/strong\u003e  Allen Armitage, the famous perennial expert writes in his Armitages Native Plants that Cardinal Flower is a short lived perennial but if...(conditions are good)... it will return many years.  This is correct.  It is not difficult to grow at all; it is simply difficult to maintain a clump of plants over the years, unless you are attentive.  Armitage tells us he believes the plants do best in full sun.  I found the opposite growing them in Vermont.  But sun or shade, the most important item is the moisture.  The roots should never really dry out.  We had many growing along a small brook in the middle of a wooded garden (See photo above).  All went well, and the plants performed with bigger and bigger flower spikes each year, until.....we had a spring flood one year. The brook raged out of its banks, and the rushing water uprooted all the plants and swept them away.  So that year, we had to start over with new plants.  They have very shallow roots, and come out of the mud easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wild beauty is one that you must watch, and you'll learn to love it.  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They are companions of ferns and our favorite annuals, impatiens--one of the few flowers that make big color in full or partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the scores of hybrids now available are the work of one man, master hybridizer Georg Arends (Yes, that's why you keep seeing arendsii tacked onto hybrid names.) Mr. Arends, working in Ronsdorf, Germany spent decades hybridizing Sedums, Phlox, Campanulas....and his first love, Astilbes. In 1933, Arends introduced 74 different Astilbe cultivars, and there have been hundreds since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These plume-flowered plants have ultra-handsome fern-like foliage, (usually dark glossy green) and stiff stems that always hold the elegant plumes aloft without any staking. 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But since the twenties, there have been beautiful perennial foxgloves too, a little shorter, but just as beautiful as the towering purpureas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe great breakthrough came when a cross was accomplished in Merton, England in 1928 between the famous biennial wildflower and the perennial species, Digitalis grandiflora. The perennial foxglove has ever since been called \u003cem\u003eDigitalis mertonensis\u003c\/em\u003e, named after the town. 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Plant with Ferns, Columbine and Turk’s Cap Lily Bulbs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 1","offer_id":46472272871663,"sku":"AM014879","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/hummingbird-enjoying-indianpinks.jpg?v=1761078714"},{"product_id":"perennial-astilbe-younique-cerise","title":"Astilbe Younique Cerise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Astilbes:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Easy to grow, tough and hardy, Astilbes are now a mainstay in all good perennial gardens.  In fact, American gardeners are in the midst of a passionate love affair with Astilbes. Native to the far east, these beautiful plants and their hybrids have revolutionized the perennial possibilities of moist, shaded American gardens.  They are companions of ferns and our favorite annuals, impatiens--one of the few flowers that make big color in full or partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of the scores of hybrids now available are the work of one man, master hybridizer Georg Arends (Yes, that's why you keep seeing arendsii tacked onto hybrid names.) Mr. Arends, working in Ronsdorf, Germany spent decades hybridizing Sedums, Phlox, Campanulas....and his first love, Astilbes. In 1933, Arends introduced 74 different Astilbe cultivars, and there have been hundreds since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These plume-flowered plants have ultra-handsome fern-like foliage, (usually dark glossy green) and stiff stems that always hold the elegant plumes aloft without any staking. 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Far different from windowbox geraniums, which are in a totally different botanical group, the hardy geraniums are tough perennials that bring to gardens what every gardener wants: compact plants with beautiful flowers and a long season of bloom. Some bloom longer than others, but basically, long bloom is one big advantage of the hardy geraniums.  To encourage more blooms we suggest deadheading.  How wide the geranium grows will also depend on the soil type. For example, hardy geraniums will spread more in well-drained average soils compared to clay soils. A common name across all the species is Cranes Bill which refers to the sharp-pointed seed pod after flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur wild species:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are about 20 species worldwide, and two magenta-flowered ones are well-known in the US as native plants. 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