WILDFLOWERS 

The following woodland wildflowers are grown in 4.5” pots and priced at $4.75 each. 

All prefer woodland conditions of partial to full shade and moist soils. Most go dormant by midsummer.

Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone)

► Delicate-looking plants with 2-3 white flowers on slender stalks above 3-lobed leaves.  [4-8”]

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit)

    Waxy green spathe flowers, often marked with white or purple.  Bright red berries in fall. [12-24”]

Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)

    Soft green rounded 4” leaves form bold colonies, excellent as woodland ground cover.

    Maroon jug-shaped flowers beneath the leaves. [6”]

Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches)

Little white flowers hang upside down in rows, like breeches on a clothesline. Blooms April-May.

Soft ferny gray-green foliage goes dormant after flowering.  [8”]

Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)

►A meadow plant with pink (sometimes white) pendant flowers with swept-back petals.

    The leaves form a basal rosette.  Prefers full to partial sun, not shaded woodland conditions [8-20”]

Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)

Lavender to pink saucer-shaped flowers in late spring, on slender stems above deeply cut

five-lobed leaves.  Native to woods and shady roadsides [18-24"] 

Hepatica acutiloba (Sharp-leaf Hepatica)

Ever-popular woodland plant with anemone-shaped flowers in early spring.  Flowers vary in color and may be white, pink, lavender or blue.  Leathery three-lobed foliage is distinctive.  [4-6”]

Hepatica americana (Round-lobed Hepatica)

► Similar to the above, but the leaves are rounded, not pointed at the tips. Prefers alkaline soil. [4-6”]

Iris cristata (Crested Iris)

Lavender-blue crested flowers on dwarf plants in May-June.  Quickly forms large colornies, can be used as a ground cover.  Tolerates more sun and drier soils than other wildflowers. [6”]

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)

Beloved native ephemeral wildflower with pendant true blue bells.  Large gray-green foliage, dormant in summer [12-18”] 1 gallon pots only, $8.00

Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny Pachysandra)

► Clumping and spreading ground cover with foliage similar to the common Japanese pachysandra, but matte green with silver markings.  Fuzzy white flower puffs in April. [6-12”]

Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)

► Large umbrella-shaped foliage on tall stems, with a single large white fragrant flower beneath.

    The pale yellow lemon-shaped fruit is fragrant and edible.  Prefers moist woods [12-18”]

Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)

Shimmering white star-shaped flowers in April-May.  Large kidney shaped gray-green leaves emerge after flowering.  Will self-sow, spreading to form colonies.  [6-9”]

Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal)

► Long stems of alternately arranged leaves bear clusters of fragrant white flowers at their tips.

    Red berries in fall. Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes to form attractive colonies. [24”]

Trillium erectum (Wakerobin, Red Trillium)

    Maroon red three-parted flowers, slightly smaller than the native white trillium.  May blooming. [12”]

Trillium grandiflorum (Showy White Trillium)

One of our most spectacular native wildflowers.  Large three-parted white flowers in May, often become pink-tinged as they fade.  Increases slowly from underground tubers. [12”]

Trillium luteum (Yellow Trillium)

Large leaves are attractively mottled with deeper green and silver.  The yellow to chartreuse flowers are borne upright in the center of the leaf, and have a lovely scent.  [12”]

Uvularia grandiflora (Merry Bells, Bellwort)

► Yellow, pendant flowers dangle from tips of stems.  Oval, pointed foliage on stems 12-20” tall.

     ► Indicates NEW in our catalog for 2008!

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