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| Here is the ID of some of the plants swapped yesterday:
1. Primula – primrose – NOID-purplish fuschia color with yellow eye-6" tall- came from my neighbor-best in part shade – will wilt terribly in full sun-blooms early May in my garden at the same time as late spring bulbs & annual forget-me-not: 
2. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’- a native – found in Anna, Illinois – soft wood shrub – 4’x4’, sun or shade or anything in between-blooms both on new & old wood-white flower heads grow bigger as the shrub ages-flops terribly because the stems are too thin for the flower heads-will suckle gently after ~10 years. I leave the flower heads on the plant for winter interest: 
3. Narcissus ‘Tete-a-tete’ – a miniature Daffodil – early bloomer ~ 8" tall – very dainty yellow flowers usually 2 on a stem…very pretty with Scilla sibirica – full sun: 
4. Coreopsis verticillata – tickseed – a native – yellow flower blooms all summer long ~18" tall-full sun-does spread-the plants you got are barely breaking dormancy so the leaves are not very long – the roots are yellow if you wonder which one this plant is-you got a lot of annual hitchhikers with this plant (Larkspur, Euphorbia marginata & Rudbeckia hirta) because I broadcast a lot of leftover seeds on top of the patch: 
5. Echinacea purpurea – Common coneflower – native – 4’-full sun-Goldfinches love the seeds: 
6. Lamium maculatum-Dead nettle-this could be ‘Pink Nancy’-soft pink flower from spring until hard frost-best in shade-very easy to grow from cuttings-a beautiful groundcover: 
I’ll post some more photos as I take them. Hope this helps. Thanks, stage_rat for the wonderful suggestion. |
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- Posted by pitimpinai z6 Chicago (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 07 at 22:10
7. Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’ – long taproots – 3 1/2" tall- full sun - well drained soil – original seeds came from Johnny’s Selected Seeds-will self sow, but not awfully fast:  8. Nepata moussini – cat mint – full sun – well drained soil – 10 – 12" tall – self sows – shear to the ground after the first flush of bloom to encourage reblooming: 9. Knautia ‘Melton Pastels’ – 2 ' full sun/part shade – allow room to appeciate the shape of the plant – self sows quite prolifically-mother plant came from Bluestone Perennials: 10. Solidago ‘Fireworks’ – full sun – 4’ tall – will behave for the first 3-4 years then will spread – very late bloomer in fall: 11. Achillea ptarmica ‘Angel’s Breath’ – 16 – 10" tall – full sun-well drained soil-blooms look like oversized Baby’s Breath – does get powdery mildew if not well watered: 12. Leucanthemella serotina – 3’ tall – full sun – white daisy flowers – Original plant came from Bluestone: 13. Iris sibirica –– Siberian Iris - dainty butterfly-like deep royal blue/purple flowers – 4’ full sun – best in moist soil, but will also perform well in dryish soil: 14. Helianthus maximilliani – perennial native Sunflower – very late bloomer – grows up to 12’ tall in rich soil – will benefit from shearing down half the size in spring or early summer: |
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- Posted by silverwind z5 IL (My Page) on Wed, May 16, 07 at 14:28
| Thank you thank you thank you!! :) Nearly everything is perking up nicely, I'd potted things up until I could figure out what it all was. :D A few I'd remembered, or looked up from your list, I already have planted. :D I even got Giles to let me put in new bed space in the (taa-daa) Front Yard!! so I'd have room for all the newcomers. :D |
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