Fall 2008 Plant List I--O
Ilex opaca
American Holly
Available at the nursery; price will vary by size.
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Available at the nursery; price will vary by size.
Iris Hybrid 'Black Gamecock'
'Black Gamecock' Louisiana Iris
N. America, z. 6-10. One of numerous recent hybrids among several southeastern native species (including I. fulva - Copper
Iris) collectively known as Louisiana Irises. 'Black Gamecock' is a robust, spreading 2'-tall plant bearing striking 4" flowers of an electric blue-violet with gold crests in early summer. A real knockout! Grow in moist to wet, acidic soil
in full sun to part shade. $6.00
Iris tectorum
Roof Iris
China, z. 4-10. A lovely, late-spring blooming Iris with wide fans of pale green leaves and large, rather flat, frilled flowers
in shades of soft blue. A low-growing Iris, only 12”-16” tall, it will nonetheless form large clumps at the front of a border,
and can also be naturalized in sun or part shade and average to moist soil. Tough as nails, but much prettier! $6.00
Iris versicolor
Blue Flag
N. America, z. 3-8. This fine native Iris rises to 4' with graceful, sword-like foliage and elegantly shaped and veined blue-violet
flowers in early summer. Happy in shallow standing water or merely moist soil in sun to part shade, it will slowly spread
into large clumps. A superb choice for rain gardens, stream/pond edges, or borders and a lovely cut flower, too. $6.00
Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
N. America, z. 5-9. A 3'-5' mounding, colonizing Eastern shrub with arching stems and glossy leaves that persist well into
winter. In early summer it bears cascades of scented, white bottlebrush flowers, very attractive to butterflies. Fall foliage
color is highly variable and generally spectacular. An easy, very nice shrub for sun to part shade, wet to dryish soil.
Available at the nursery; price will vary by size.
Juncus effusus
Soft Rush
Cosmopolitan, z. 4-9. Regionally common but often unnoticed in the wild, Soft Rush can be striking in cultivation. Its glossy,
grasslike stems form a dense evergreen mound 2'-3' high. Upright at first, the stems may arch with the weight of showy brown
flower heads to cover an area wider than their height. Suited to constantly damp soil or shallow water in sun or part shade,
it makes a bold accent plant for pond, streamside, or any damp area. $5.00
Lilium canadense
Canada Lily
N. America, z. 3-8. This exquisite and rarely available native grows to 3' or more, with a single slender stem surrounded
by whorls of dark green leaves. The stem provides a standard for a spectacular summer display of yellow to red-orange, pendant
bells with flared petals—looks like something that should be carried aloft in an exotic ceremony. Canada Lily requires consistantly moist, acid soil,
sun to part shade, and may need protection from deer and voles. Order early for spring shipment, since by late spring it
is too tall and slender to ship without breakage. It can also be shipped in fall. (Plants shipped in Fall are dormant.) $12.00
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
N. America, z. 5-9. A fine woodland shrub, 5'-12', with an open, spreading habit. One of our earliest spring bloomers, it
bears many clusters of tiny, greenish-yellow flowers, lighting up the gray-brown of the woodlands. In fall it bears oval scarlet
berries which birds feed on and its foliage turns an exceptionally clear yellow even in deep shade. A host plant for the Spicebush
Swallowtail butterfly, its name comes from its strongly aromatic twigs, leaves, and berries, which give off a tangy, lemony
scent when crushed. Likes moist soil in partial to full shade—best fruiting with some sun.
Available at the nursery; price will vary by size.
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
N. America, z. 4-8. Slender 2'-4' spires of intensely scarlet flowers in late summer
Lobelia siphilitica
Great Lobelia
N. America, z. 4-8. Similar in form to Cardinal Flower but a stouter, larger-leaved plant, with spikes of clear blue flowers
in late summer. Sun to partial shade in moist/wet soil. Popular with bees and butterflies and an excellent, long-lasting
cut flower. $5.00
Lonicera sempervirens
Trumpet Honeysuckle
N. America, z. 4-9. A woody vine growing up to 15' with support, Trumpet Honeysuckle produces clusters of orange to red flowers
whose narrow trumpets seems specifically designed for hummingbirds, who love them. It tolerates part shade but blooms better
and longer in full sun, and is an excellent choice for growing up a trellis or over an arch. It has no scent, but is otherwise
a much showier and much better behaved vine than the pestiferous Japanese Honeysuckle (L. japonica). $6.00
Lychnis yunnanensis
Yunnan Catchfly
China, z. 4-8. In late spring this little Catchfly's basal tuft of narrow, pointed leaves sends up slender wands of cheerful
pink flowers. Only 6"- 12" tall and widely adaptable, it's a nice plant for rock gardens, pots, or any situation with full to part sun and well-drained
soil. A good substitute for Dianthus in humid climates. $5.00
Mitchella repens
Partridgeberry
N. America, z. 3-8. An exquisite little creeper with rounded glossy leaves, pairs of tiny white flowers in late spring, and
bright red berries in the fall. The creeping stems cling closely to the ground and one plant will slowly carpet a 1'-wide
area. A beautifully textured plant, excellent with ferns, and a good rock garden or trough plant. Likes a well-drained soil
in partial/full shade; tolerates dry shade. $5.00
Morella (Myrica) cerifera
Wax-myrtle, Southern Bayberry
N. America, z. 7-9. A large—10'-15'—finely textured shrub with glossy, olive-green leaves that are evergreen down to about 0°. The leaves are aromatic, as are
the small, frosted blue berries which birds favor. An excellent landscape plant which can be pruned as a hedge or limbed
up to make a small tree if desired, it adapts to wet or dry soils, prefers sun but tolerates part shade, and is very salt
tolerant. It is also very resistant to deer browsing. Plant several for best fruiting.
Available at the nursery; price will vary by size.