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Ivory Queen Allium

The Allium \’Ivory Queen\’, \’Allium karataviense\’, a fall planted ornamental onion bulb, will produce large flowers. Ivory Queen is a sport of Allium karataviense and displays dense ivory-white flowers shining above attractive broad, glaucous leaves. They are great for ornamental value and widely used for both landscape and cut flower purposes. Alliums prefer to be dry in their dormancy. The Allium Ivory Queen is ideal for containers, mass plantings, borders, and cut flowers. Ivory Queen has a bloom period of about 3 weeks and they bloom in late spring to early summer.

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French Breakfast Radish

The Radish French Breakfast, \’Raphanus sativus\’, is an Heirloom variety that has been in cultivation since the 18th century. French Breakfast has endured in gardens for over 100 years because of it\’s wonderful, delicate flavor. This spring radish grows best during the cool periods of spring and fall, but will also withstand some summer heat. Radishes prefer loose, light soil, with a fair amount of organic material. Harvest radish when 3 to 4 inches long. Bigger radishes are pithy or hot.

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Pink Knock Out Rose

The Pink Knock Out rose is another high profile floribunda Knock Out Rose for the landscape with brilliant pink blooms from spring to fall. A great addition to any sunny garden or in containers with trailing perennials. Thrives in humid conditions and is black spot resistant. It is very maintenance free and an excellent low hedge or accent rose.

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Purple Bouquet Dianthus

The Dianthus \’Purple Bouquet\’, Dianthus Barbatushas, a lightly scented, lavender bloom. They have a maximun height of 20\” and a spread of 10\” to 12\” . Dianthus \’Bouquet Purple\’ grows long straight stems to 24\” in length. This unique trait has made it a popular plant for commercial cut flower growers. Plant in full sun in fertile well drained soil in either beds or containers. \”Bouquet Purple\’ is quite heat tolerant. Flowers are lightly scented and excellent for cutting. It is well suited for backyard landscapes and cutting gardens.

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Bridal Veil Astilbe

The Astilbe `Bridal Veil\’, Astilbe arendsii, is a colorful feathery flower with white blooms and lacy deep green on bronze-green foliage. The flowers contrast wonderfully with its dark green glossy foliage. Astilbe `Bridal Veil\’ blooms in mid summer and is 28-30\” tall and a plant width of 36\”. In order to keep Astilbe looking good for the next year, do not cut it back in the winter, (the old foliage helps protect the plant from winter damage), but prune in early spring. Astilbe is considered to be deer resistant and will attract hummingbirds.

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Greytwig Dogwood

The Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub which typically occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams, ponds, wet meadows, glade and prairie margins, thickets and rocky bluffs. It grows 10-15\’ tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence the species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4\” long). Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution.

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McKays White Potentilla

The Potentilla \’McKay\’s White\’, Potentilla fruiticosa \’McKay\’s White\’, is a gracefully mounded plant with flowers that are initially creamy-white, later becoming pure white. \’McKay\’s White\’ is a shrub with medium to dark green leaves. Flowers are single and individual, with a long bloom time.The ease of care, the long flowering period, and versatility combine to make the Potentilla fruiticosa varieties nice shrubs to include in the summer garden. Use Potentillas for seasonal color. They provide garden color for the better part of five months.

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