Description: H90cm, W30cm; pale pink; summer

Natural Habitat: Sun; Well-drained soil; Prairie, Clearings, Open woodland

Where to Use: Prairie, Meadow, Perennial border

Combinations: Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Rudbeckia, Baptisia, Thermopsis (Carolina Bush Pea), Liatris (Blazing Star), Solidago (Goldenrod), Asters, Ratibida (Coneflower) 

Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow Coneflower) Western N.A.

Description: H70cm, W60cm; Classic coneflower shape but with drooping golden yellow petals and a purple central cone. Found in prairies of midwest North America but hardy to Zone 4. Blooms in summer

Where to Use: Prairie, Meadow or Perennial gardens. Does best in full sun and average to poor soils. Try it mixed with other prairie wildflowers and grasses. Attracts birds and butterflies.

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) EAST N.A.

Description: H100cm, W60cm; pink/purple with gold/brown centres; summer and autumn

Natural Habitat: Sun; Well-drained soil; Prairie, Clearings, Open woodland

Where to Use: Prairie, Meadow, Perennial border

Combinations: Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Rudbeckia, Baptisia (False Indigo), Thermopsis (Carolina Bush Pea), Liatris (Blazing Star), Solidago (Goldenrod), Asters, Ratibida (Coneflower) 

Description: H10cm; low rosette of leaves topped by small white daisies in spring.  Found only in rocky/alpine areas of Washington State

Erigeron nematophyllus (Needleleaf Erigeron)  Colorado/Wyoming

Description: H5cm, Mat of thin leaves topped by small white daisies in spring.  Found in rocky/alpine areas of the southeastern Rockies.

Description: H15cm; cream/white; summer

Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)   EAST N.A.

Description: H80cm, W30cm; bristly balls of white to pale violet; summer

Natural Habitat: Sun; Prairie, Clearings, MeadowsWell-drained soil; Clearings, Open rocky areas

Where to Use: Prairie, Mixed plantings in meadows, Perennial border

Combinations:  Rudbeckia, Baptisia (False Indigo), Liatris (Blazing Star), Solidago (Goldenrod), Asters, Grasses                                                                               * mature plants resent being moved - propagate from seed

Erythronium americanum (Dogtooth Violet, Trout Lily)     100 Mile

Description: H15cm, W15cm; yellow; early spring; grows from a small bulb and spreads to create patches

Natural Habitat: Part Sun; Deciduous woods with organic soils; Sun in spring and then goes dormant when tree canopy leafs out

Where to Use: Woodland or shade garden

Combinations: Claytonia (Spring Beauty), Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue), Uvularia (Bellwort), Asarum (Wild Ginger), Trillium, Hepatica

Eupatorium maculatum (Joe- Pye Weed) 100 Mile

Description: H90-180cm, W100cm; purple/pink; late summer

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part shade; Moist meadows, Marsh and Bog edges

Where to Use: Meadows, Water garden edge, Perennial border; Excellent background perennial with late season blooms; Attracts butterflies and pollinators

Combinations: Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset), Solidago (Goldenrod), Rudbeckia triloba, Vernonia (Ironweed), Lilium canadense (Canada Lily), Helenium, Asters, Grasses

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset) 100 Mile

Description: H60-120cm, W60cm; white; late summer

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part shade; Moist meadows, Marsh and Bog edges

Where to Use: Meadows, Water garden edge, Perennial border; Excellent background perennial with late season blooms; Attracts butterflies and pollinators

Combinations: Eupatorium maculatum (Joe-pye Weed), Solidago (Goldenrod), Asters, Grasses, Rudbeckia triloba, Vernonia (Ironweed), Lilium canadense (Canada Lily), Helenium

Gaillardia aristata  (Blanket Flower)     100 Mile

Description: H30cm, W50cm; yellow with reddish centre; summer

Natural Habitat: Sun; Prairie, dry sandy soils

Where to Use: Sun; Short grass Meadow; Perennial border, Prairie; drought tolerant once established

Combinations: Antennaria (Pussy-toes), Asclepius tuberosa (Butterfly Weed), Rudbeckia, Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion), Viola (Violets), Grasses (shorter) 

Gaillardia x grandiflora  (Gaillardia)     Garden hybrid

Description: H70cm, W50cm; red and yellow; summer and fall

Natural Habitat: Sun; dry average soils

Where to Use: Sun; Short grass Meadow; Perennial border, Prairie; drought tolerant once established

Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian) 100 Mile

Description: H70cm, W50cm; blue/purple; late summer

Natural Habitat: Part sun; Moist meadow thickets, River or wetland edges

Where to Use: Moist meadows, Wetland, Bog garden, Perennial border (with moisture)

Combinations: Thalictrum pubescens (Tall Meadow Rue), Ferns, Chelone (Turtlehead), Solidago (Goldenrod), HeleniumLobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), Carex (Sedges)

Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)     100 Mile

Description: H40-60cm, W50cm; pink; spring

Natural Habitat: Part Sun/Part shade; open woodland and clearings; moist to average soils

Where to Use: Open woodland gardens, Ground cover under trees and shrubs, Naturalizing in part shade; may become partly dormant in summer

(Photo credit: Paul Henjum)

Geranium  species (Perennial Geranium, Cranesbill)    Europe/Asia

Description: H30-60cm forming mats; white/pink/purple; late spring and early summer

Where to Use: Part Sun to Shade; Perennial border, Rock gardens, Ground Cover

We grow a variety of species from seed and cuttings.  The selection changes from year to year.  The following are plants we will have for 2012:

Geranium cinereum (pink)

G. phaeum (dark purple)

G. sanguineum v. striatum (pink)

G. x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (white)

G.  x cantabrigiense 'Cambridge' (pink)

Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Purple Geranium)     Western N.A.

Description: H70cm, W50cm; red and yellow; summer and fall

Natural Habitat: Sun; dry average soils

Where to Use: Sun; Short grass Meadow; Perennial border, Prairie; drought tolerant once established

Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke)  100 Mile

Description: H25cm; W20cm; pink flowers followed by pinkish seed heads; spring

Natural Habitat:  Dry, sandy clearings, Prairie

Where to Use:  Rock Garden, Prairie, Dry meadows

Combinations:  Short grasses (Bouteloua curtipendula), Ratibida pinnata (Gray-headed Coneflower), Rudbeckia, Aster ptarmicoides (Upland White Aster)

Gillenia trifoliata [=Porteranthus trifoliatus] (Bowman's Root) 100 Mile

Description: H60-90cm, W60-90cm; white stars with pink buds; early summer

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part sun; Open woods, Clearings, Rocky slopes

Where to Use: Woodland edge, Perennial border, Meadows, Hill sides; Looks good in massed planting; Good fall colour

Combinations: Coreopsis, Monarda (Wild Bergamot), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan), Veronicastrum (Culver's Root), Hystrix patula (Bottlebrush Grass)

Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak-leaf Fern) 100 Mile

Description: H10cm, W20cm; light green fern spreading by rhizome

Natural Habitat: Shade; Cool, moist woodland soils

Where to Use: Woodland, Shade garden with regular moisture, Shaded rock garden; Ground cover

Combinations: Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry), Clintonia (Blue Bead Lily), Coptis (Goldthread), Trientalis borealis (Starflower)

Hedysarum boreale (Boreal Sweet Vetch)     Western N.A.

Description: H30cm, W30+cm; pink, summer

Helenium autumnale (Helenium) 100 Mile

Description: H90-120cm, W60cm; yellow; late summer

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part sun; Woodland edges, Shorelines, Moist meadows

Where to Use: Woodland edge; Perennial border, Meadows; Moist but well-drained sites

Combinations: Asters, Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian), Carex (Sedges), Vernonia (Ironweed), Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) 

Helianthus divaricatus (Woodland Sunflower)  100 Mile

Description: H80cm, W60cm; golden yellow daisies in summer

Natural Habitat: Part sun; Dry clearings, Meadows, Prairies, Woodland edge

Where to Use: Naturalizing in open woods, fencerows; can be too aggressive in a Perennial border

Combinations: Asters, Bottlebrush grass, LIatris (Blazing Star), Veronicastrum (Culver's Root)

Heliopsis helianthoides (Oxeye)    100-Mile

Description: H120cm, W90cm; golden yellow daisies in summer

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part sun; Clearings, Meadows, Prairies, Moist meadows

Where to Use: Perennial border, Meadows; Adaptable to a range of soils

Combinations: Asters, Grasses, Tall Sunflowers, Carex (Sedges), Vernonia (Ironweed), Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain), LIatris (Blazing Star),
Echinacea 

Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica)  100 Mile

Description: H15cm, W15cm; white/pink/blue; early spring

Natural Habitat:  Upland deciduous woods

Where to Use:   Woodland garden, Shade garden

Combinations: Claytonia (Spring Beauty), Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue), Uvularia (Bellwort), Asarum (Wild Ginger) Trillium 

Heuchera cylindrica (Roundleaf Alumroot) Western N.A.

Description: H20cm(leaves)-60cm(flowers). Compact rosettes of scalloped leaves send up a strong raceme of creamy flowers that last from spring to summer. Native to rocky woods and subalpine meadows and hardy to Zone 4. Attracts hummingbirds.

Where to Use: Sun/Part shade in Containers, Rock garden, Perennial border, Edging. This species looks very attractive massed and placed in front of rocks

Heuchera open-pollinated hybrids (H. americana/micrantha) (Heuchera, Alumroot) 100 Mile

Description: H30-60cm, W40cm; white/cream/green flowers, green/silver/purple foliage; early summer

Natural Habitat: Part sun/Part shade; Dry, open woods, Rocky slopes

Where to Use: Woodland, Shade garden, Perennial border

Combinations: Aquilegia (Columbine), Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal), Tiarella (Foam Flower), Ferns, Erythronium (Trout Lily), Asarum (Wild Ginger), Trillium, Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox)

Hierochloe odorata (Sweet Grass)     100 Mile

Description: H60cm; grass, seeds in early summer; fragrant leaves

Natural Habitat:  Sun; moist soils in meadows and Prairie

Where to Use:  Can spread aggressively by rhizomes so locate it in a naturalized area or grow in deep containers; leaves tend to flop in summer; harvest leaves in summer/fall; grow from division or seeds (low germination rate)

Hydrophyllum virginianum (Eastern Waterleaf) 100 Mile

Description: H60cm, W40cm; mauve, purple; late spring

Natural Habitat: Part sun/Shade; Moist woodland edges or open woods, Stream banks

Where to Use: Woodland, Shade garden

Combinations: Arisaema (Jack-in-the-pulpit), Lilium superbum (Turk's Cap Lily), Ferns, Viburnum acerifolium (Maple-leaved Viburnum), Actaea (Baneberry), Allium tricoccum (Wild Leek), Carex (Sedge)

Hystrix patula [=Elymus hystrix] (Bottlebrush Grass) 100 Mile

Description: H90-120cm, W40cm; grass with bristle seed heads maturing in summer

Natural Habitat: Part sun/Shade; Woodland edges, Clearings; Moist to average soils

Where to Use: Woodland, Shade garden; Background clumps for part shade Perennial bed

Combinations: Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple), Viola conspersa (Dog Violet), Actaea (Baneberry), Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue)

Iris sp.  Bearded Iris hybrids

Description: Miniature to tall varieties; white/mauve/purple/yellow; late spring and early summer

Where to Use:  Sun; well drained soils in Perennial border or Rock gardens

Iris bucharica (Corn-leaf Iris)     Asia

Description: H40-60cm; yellow; spring

Iris setosa (Beachhead Iris)   East and West Coast

Description: H25cm, W20cm; blue/violet; late spring

Where to Use: Sun; moist to average well drained soils, Pond edge; Hardy to Zone 4

Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)     Garden hybrids

Description: H90cm. Blue/green spiky foliage topped in late spring by classic purple/blue iris flowers. Plants gradually form large clumps. Our plants are a mixture of colours from open pollinated seed sources. Hardy to at least Zone 4.

Where to Use: Sun/Part sun in fertile soils. They prefer steady moisture but are adaptable to a wide range of conditions. Foliage remains in excellent condition after blooming. Perennial borders, Pond edges.

Iris versicolor (Blue Flag) 100 Mile

Description: H90-120cm, W70cm; blue violet; late spring

Natural Habitat: Sun/Part sun; Wetland edges, Shoreline, Swamps, Moist Meadows

Where to Use: Wetland, Moist meadow, Pond garden; Forms clumps

Combinations: Juncus effusus (Soft Rush), Carex (Sedge), Ponterdaria (Pickeral Weed), Asclepius incarnata (Swamp Milkweed), Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold), Vernonia (Ironweed), Sagittaria (Arrowhead), Mimulus ringens (Monkey-flower)

Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)      100 Mile

Description: H100cm, W40cm; bright green tubular stems, flower structures part way up stems; summer

Natural Habitat:  Sun/Part Sun;  Water edges, constantly moist soils, Shallow water

Where to Use:  Wetland, Pond garden, Moist soils with some shade

Combinations:  Carex (Sedges), Iris versicolor (Blue Flag), Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed), Pontederia (Prickeral Weed)

Juncus torreyi (Torrey's Rush)     100 Mile

Description: H60cm, spreading clumps; brown seed heads; summer/fall

Natural Habitat: Sun; Moist meadows, ditches, Shoreline

Where to Use:  Moist meadows, naturalizing shorelines, Pond edge (in containers - it can spread aggressively)

Combinations: Carex (Sedges), Iris versicolor (Blue Flag), Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed), Eupatorium, Rushes (Scirpus spp.)

Juglans cinerea (Butternut)     100 Mile

Description: Tree to 25m; edible nuts in fall

Natural Habitat:  Sun; Mixed woods; Fertile, well drained soils

Where to Use:  Specimen tree, Woodland edge, shade tree on larger property

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