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Kerns - Perennials
list 2008 ...
Plants "A ... D"
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and may take a moment or two to download. We have 539 this season! Perennials are the main feature of the nursery. We specialize in Rock garden plants and offer many choices from which to make a selection for your project. For many plants, this year's list includes information about plant height, preference for sun or shade, color and individual comments by Pat Kerns. |
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| SPECIE | VARIETY | HEIGHT | SHADE OR SUN |
FLOWER COLOR |
COMMON NAME |
BLOOM TIME |
INFORMATION |
| ACHILLEA mill. | Apricot Delight | ||||||
| ACHILLEA mill. | Moonshine | 18" | sun | lt. yellow | (Yarrow) | Summer | sturdy clumps of silver foliage - good for drying |
| ACHILLEA mill. | Pink Grapefruit | ||||||
| ACHILLEA mill. | Royal Tapestry | 24" | sun | violet | (Yarrow) | Summer | . |
| ACHILLEA mill. | Summerwine | 2' | sun | fading burgundy | (Yarrow) | Summer | rich burgundy color ages to blush Zinfandel |
| ACHILLEA mill. | Terra Cotta | 28"-36" | sun | dark pink | (Yarrow) | Summer | dark pink turns russet. Great color - dries well |
| ACONITUM | Arendsii | ||||||
| ACONITUM | Bicolor | ||||||
| ACONITUM | Blue Lagoon | ||||||
| ACONITUM | henryi Spark | 4' | sun-pt shade | dark violet | (monkshood) | late summer | poisonous-deer won't eat - avoid moving in garden if possible |
| ACONITUM | nepellus | 4-5' | sun-pt shade | dark violet | (monkshood) | late summer | poisonous-deer won't eat - avoid moving in garden if possible |
| AJUGA | Black Scallop | ||||||
| AJUGA | Chocolate Chip | 3" | sun-shade | violet blue | (Bugleweed) | May/June | miniature chocolate colored foliage with intense foliage - great for edging |
| AJUGA | Catlins Giant | 10" | sun-shade | blue | (Bugleweed) | May/June | large leafed ajuga with bronze foliage |
| ALCEA | Cream de cassis | 4-6' | sun | white w/ raspberry | (Hollyhock) | summer | 3-4" wide flowers with raspberry center - single-semi double flowers |
| ALCEA | Ficifolia | ||||||
| ALCEA | The Watchman | ||||||
| ALCEA (HOLLYHOCK) | (various) | 5-6' | sun | see pot label | . | summer | . |
| ALCHEMILLA | Alpina | 6" | sun-partial | chartreuse |
(Mountain Lady's Mantle) |
June | Neat and compact with lovely spays of chartreuse flowers |
| ALCHEMILLA | Erythropoda | ||||||
| ALCHEMILLA mollis | Thriller | 18" | sun-partial | chartreuse | (Lady's Mantle) | June | grey green foliage with large pleated leaves - nice cut flower - |
| ALLIUM | Cernum | 12" | sun | pink | (nodding chives) | summer | clump forming flowering onion producing many flowers |
| ALLIUM | Cyaneum | 6" | sun | cobalt blue | (chives) | summer | neat tufts of grass fine leaves with clusters of blue flowers on 6" stems |
| ALLIUM | tuberosum | 6" | sun | white | garlic chives | Aug. | neat plant with nice white flowers in late summer - culinary use |
| ALLIUM senescens | Glaucum | 6" | sun | lav/pink | (Corkscrew chives) | Aug. | great swirling foliage accent in groups - a favorite in late summer |
| ALYSSUM montanum | Golden Flouris | 4" | sun | yellow | (basket of Gold) | May/June | small oval leaves on wiry prostrate stems - abundant with flowers |
| AMSONIA |
tabernae montana |
3-4' | sun- part | pale blue | (blue milkweed) | June-July | willow like leaves with pale blue star flowers - lovely fall foliage |
| ANEMONE | Sylvestris | 18" | sun-part | white | (Snowdrop Anemone) | Spring | prefers woodland soil-add humus- great spring flowers in masses! |
| ANEMONE multifida | Annabella Deep Rose | ||||||
| ANEMONE tomentosa | Robustissima | 2-3' | sun-part | pink | (Windflower) | late Aug | great way to end the growing season a must for perennial lovers! |
| ANEMONE x hybida |
Honorine Jorbet |
3' | part shade | white | (Japanese Anemone) | Fall | 2-3" flowers in abundance in Sept. - well drained soil-excellent plant! |
| ANTENNARIA | Parvifolia | ||||||
| ANTHEMIS | Susanna Mitchell | 20-24" | sun | white/yellow | (Marguerite) | all summer | Creamy white 1 1/2" daisies w/lt. yellow centers - blooms profusely all summer |
| ANTHEMIS tincotoria | Sauce Hollandaise | 24" | sun | creamy white. to yellow | (Marguerite) | June July | erect well-behaved clumps of dark green foliage with myriad of daisy flowers |
| AQUILEGIA | Clementine Blue | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA | Clementine Dark Purple | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA | Origami Yellow | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA canaden. | Little Lanterns | 18" | partial shade | red/yellow | (native colombine) | spring | tons of brilliant red flowers w/ yellow corolla - more compact than species |
| AQUILEGIA flabellata | var. Selection | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA hyb. | Dove | 24-28" | sun-part | white | (columbine) | late sp-early sum | 3" wide long-spurred pure white blossoms - compact habit. |
| AQUILEGIA vulgaris | Black Barlow | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA vulgaris | Dorothy Rose | ||||||
| AQUILEGIA vulgaris | Grandmother's Garden | ||||||
| ARABIS blepharophylla |
Red Sensation |
6-8" | sun | magenta | (Fringed Rock Cress) | Early spring | a great plant for the ROCK GARDEN. flowers are slightly fragrant |
| ARABIS caucasia | Little Treasure Deep Rose | ||||||
| ARABIS caucasia | Pink Sequins | ||||||
| ARABIS caucasia | Snowfix | ||||||
| ARABIS caucasia | variegata | 6" | sun | pink | (variegated Rock cress) | spring | green and white tight variegated foliage. Rock garden plant |
| ARCTOSTAPHYLLOS |
uva-ursi Point Reyes |
4" | sun-part | red berries | (Bearberry) | Fall | dark stiff green leaves - white flowers followed by red berries - good drainage |
| ARENARIA | Montana | 4" | sun-part | white | (Sandwort) | June | Great ROCK GARDEN plant that spreads nicely and has abundant flowers |
| ARMERIA | Bloodstone | 8-10" | sun | rose | (Thrift or Sea pinks) | June-reblm | a great plant w/ abundant flowers - reblooms -must have sandy soil |
| ARMERIA | Cotton Tail | ||||||
| ARMERIA | Victor Reiter | 2" | sun | pink | (Alpine Thrift) | spring | dwarf clump-forming plant with grass like foliage and tiny pink flowers. |
| ARMERIA maritima | Rubrifolia | 8" | sun | rose-pink | (Thrift) | spring | rich purplish red grassy foliage with large rose-pink globes over dense clumps |
| ARMERIA pseudar. | Joystick Red | ||||||
| ARTEMESIA schmidt. | Silver Mound | 8-10" | sun | silver foliage | (Wormwood) | shrub like | best silver accent plant- fairly deer proof - A GREAT PLANT w/ many uses |
| ARUNCUS | Aethusifolius | 10-12" | sun-part | creamy spikes | (Dwarf Goatsbeard) | June | fern like foliage- NICE PLANT that's neat and attractive - a favorite! |
| ARUNCUS | Diocus | 4-5' | sun-part | creamy white | (Goatsbeard) | July-Aug. | a very large outstanding plant - in rich soil it will require space but it is worth it! |
| ASARUM | Europeum | 4" | shade | foliage plant | (Ginger) | foliage acnt | shinny round leaves grown in compact clumps - a wonderful shade plant. |
| ASCLEPIAS tuberosa | Hello Yellow | ||||||
| ASTER alpinus | mix | ||||||
| ASTER laevis | Bluebird | 4" | sun | violet-blue | (Smooth Aster) | late sum | 1" wide flowers on arching stems - nice green foliage - many flowers |
| ASTER nova-anglais | Purple Dome | 18" | sun | purple | (New England Aster) | Sept. | w/ Alma potschke or Sedum Autumn Joy one of the best asters for the area. |
| ASTER nova-anglais | Alma Potschke | 40" | sun | deep rose | (New England Aster) | Aug-Sept | the best aster for the Mountain top - very showy & bright -end the season with color! |
| ASTILBE | August Light | 28" | sun-PART | red | (Plume Flower | LATE | long scarlet plumes - one of the latest reds to bloom - new foliage is tinted red - than turns green |
| ASTILBE | Cattleya | 40" | sun-part | salmon pink | (plume flower) | mid summer | tall elegant plumes - one of the largest astilbes - great with hostas |
| ASTILBE | County and Western | 15-18" | sun-part | pink | (plume flower) | mid summer | full soft pink plumes produced prolifically over large shinny dk. green leaves |
| ASTILBE | Deutschland | 24-30" | sun-part | white | (plume flower) | early summer | open lacy panicles, over deep green foliage |
| ASTILBE | Fanal | 20" | sun-part | bright red | (plume flower) | early summer | foliage is mahogany red in spring turns green by mid summer - vigorous |
| ASTILBE | Flamingo | 2o" | sun-part | flamingo pink | (plume flower) | late summer | wide airy plumes on upright stems - slightly fragrant |
| ASTILBE | Granat | 30" | sun-part | Carmine red | (Plume Flower) | June/July | plant groups of various astilbes for continuous bloom in a shady area |
| ASTILBE | Milk and Honey | ||||||
| ASTILBE | Pink Lightning | ||||||
| ASTILBE | Snowdrift | 26" | sun-part | white | (plume flower) | early summer | clean white flowers on feathery plumes - bright green foliage |
| ASTILBE japonica | Red Sentinal | 24" | sun-part | scarlet-red | (Plume Flower) | mid | deep green leaves with red stems with open lacy looking panicles |
| ASTILBE s. | White Wings | 12" | sun-part | white | (Plume Flower) | late | green foliage with well branched white - slight fragrance and compact shape |
| ASTILBE chinensis | Pumilla | 10" | sun-part | lav/pink | (Plume Flower) | late | a great Ground Cover -spreads in shade and is a great late bloomer |
| ASTILBE chinensis | Purpurkerze (Purple Candles) | 3' | sun-part | purple-rose | (Plume Flower) | late | very late blooming tolerates boggy area - very striking in masses |
| ASTILBE chinensis | Veronica Klose | 16" | sun-part | rose-purple | (Plume Flower) | mid | late July - good strong color planted with hosta |
| ASTILBE chinensis | Vision | 3-4' | sun-part | raspberry red | (Plume Flower) | late | very late blooming addition-excellent! larger flowers than pumilla |
| ASTILBE chinensis | Vision in pink | 18" | sun-part | pink | (plume flower) | mid summer | dense plumes with an up-right form - robust grower. |
| ASTILBE crispa | Perkeo | 10" | sun-part | rose | (Plume Flower) | mid season | dwarf w/ crinkly dense foliage in dark green - very different astilbe |
| ASTILBE simplicifol. | Sprite | 8-12" | sun-part | lt pink | (plume flower) | mid-late sum | flowers in drooping panicles on wiry stems - glossy dark and dense foliage |
| ASTILBE x arendsi | Bridal Veil | 18" | sun-part | white | (Plume Flower) | July-Aug. | thick white plumes in summer |
| ASTILBE x arendsii | Glow (Glut) | 18" | sun-part | red | (Plume Flower) | early-mid | plant groups of various astilbes for continuous bloom in a shady area |
| ASTILBE x arendsii | Spinnell | 30-36" | sun-part | salmon red | (Plume Flower) | mid | nice red foliage is a standout - long slender plumes |
| ASTILBE x arendsii |