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Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
This favorite group of woodland perennials is ever expanding. From the typical clumpers, to the new hybrids, to the climbing members of the family, most bleeding hearts are very easy-to-grow and rewarding with a long season of delicate-looking flowers. Most dicentras are a can't-miss plant with a wide range of cultural tolerances.
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Dicentra eximia 'Dolly Sods' (Bleeding Heart)
Part Sun to Shade Zone: 3-8 18" tall Origin: USA
(syn: coll. #A2VA-039) We have made many wild collections of Dicentra eximia, but none have performed as well in our hot climate as this clone from the famous Dolly Sods in West Virginia's Tucker Co. Our 5-year-old clump is now 18" tall x 3' wide. The lacy, dissected, blue-green foliage is topped all spring and summer with light pink flowers held just above the foliage. We are offering seedlings of this form, which kept flowering through 75 days above 90 degrees F in 2002...outstanding. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #01264
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Dicentra scandens 'Athens Yellow' (Climbing Yellow Bleeding Heart)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 7b-10 120" tall Origin: Himalayas
This Allan Armitage selection (cutting propagated) of the rare, climbing, yellow-flowered bleeding heart was made for its incredibly floriferous nature. Our plant is a virtual flowering machine, producing thousands of yellow, heart-shaped flowers from April through November. The fast-growing corydalis-like, grey-green foliage climbs loosely up a trellis, fence, or sleeping neighbor...but unlike neighbors, it's never invasive. D. 'Athens Yellow' ranks high on the "can't live without it" list! Even in northern climates, D. scandens makes a superb tender perennial. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #01635
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Dichromena
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Dichromena latifolia (White Star Grass)
SunZone: 7-10, at least 15" tall Origin: USA
(syn: Rhynchospora latifolia) From the savannah and marsh regions of coastal Virginia through Florida comes this truly bizarre member of the sedge family. The slowly spreading clumps (3' in 2 years) of green foliage blend with the other green reed-like sedges until summer, when the 15" stalks are topped with spectacular white bracts (modified leaves) that surround the tiny flowers. While dichromena will prosper in all but the driest of garden soils, it prefers a moist boggy site, right beside the leaking water garden pool! If you've got a horticultural know-it-all nearby, I bet a white-top sedge will fool them! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04757
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Dicliptera
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Dicliptera suberecta (Hummingbird Plant)
SunZone: 7-10, at least 20" tall Origin: Uruguay
(aka: Jacobinia suberecta, Justicia suberecta) We have had so many requests from garden visitors for this plant, so here it is again. This is one of the few ornamentals from Uruguay that we grow...makes you wonder what else might be there. The felty grey leaves adorn this 20" tall x 3' wide, heat- and drought-loving clump, topped from late spring until fall with terminal clusters of tubular orange flowers...a hummingbird's dream come true...ours also. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #01285
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Digitalis
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Digitalis 'Waldigone' PPAF (Goldcrest Foxglove)
SunZone: 4-7 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
(aka: D. 'Goldcrest') Digitalis 'Waldigone' is the latest introduction from England plant breeder David Tristam. This cross of the perennial D. grandiflora and the woody D. obscura produced a nice clump-former, adorned with small glossy evergreen foliage, topped throughout the summer with 18" branched spikes of large apricot flowers, each highlighted by interior brown specks. Unfortunately, the plant was christened 'Waldigone', but is sold under the invalid name, Goldcrest...I'll be glad to loan my copy of The International Code of Nomenclature if that would help breeders understand how to properly name plants. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08385
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Dionaea
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Dionaea muscipula 'Akai Ryu' (Red Dragon Fly Trap)
SunZone: 5-9 4" tall Origin: USA
Green fly traps are from Venus. Red fly traps are from Mars! This spectacular and vigorous 1997 introduction from the Atlanta Botanical Garden is the result of years of line-breeding by carnivorous plant guru Ron Gagliardo. Dionaea 'Akai Ryu', which means "red dragon", has bright red stems ending in carmine-red traps. This is truly a stunning conversation piece either in a container garden or when grown in a bog garden. Royalties from each sale go to the endangered species conservation program at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04107
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Disporopsis / Disporum (Solomon's Seal)
These related groups of Solomon's seal occur both in the US and Asia. This year we are pleased to offer several of the best that Asia has to offer. Despite many of these being from warmer Asian climates, we have been amazed at their winter hardiness...some to Zone 5! Disporum/Disporopsis are great, easy-to-grow woodland plants that combine well with both ferns and hostas. |
Disporopsis pernyi (Evergreen Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 6-9 15" tall Origin: China
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Imagine an evergreen Solomon's seal with glossy, dark green foliage...that's what you've got in this little-known, tough-as-nails genus of Solomon's seal from the rocky mountains of Southern China. The arching 15" stems (evergreen to 0 degrees F) arise from a pencil-sized, underground, slowly spreading rhizome. Each stem is adorned with black-green oblong leaves. In late spring, each leaf axil is home to a small, white bell-like flower...a slowly developing clump (2' wide in 10 years) that makes a superb show in the woodland garden! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #02739
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Disporopsis pernyi 'Low Man' (Dwarf Evergreen Solomon's Seal)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 6-9, guessing 6" tall Origin: China
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We are pleased to introduce this cute rock garden selection of the Chinese native Disporopsis pernyi, selected by Arkansas's Larry Lowman as a mutant from a batch of tissue culture Disporopsis pernyi. The 6" tall stems are heavily speckled, purple, and adorned with 1.5" long, glossy green leaves. This cute plant is obscenely slow to the point that it will never be more than a Bio plant (botanical interest only). Disporopsis 'Low Man' will be particularly treasured by those of you who like very small plants, are particularly detail-oriented to the point of being anal-retentive, or those who have miniature trains and are looking for something new. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06219
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Disporum / Disporopsis (Solomon's Seal)
These related groups of Solomon's seal occur both in the US and Asia. This year we are pleased to offer several of the best that Asia has to offer. Despite many of these being from warmer Asian climates, we have been amazed at their winter hardiness...some to Zone 5! Disporum/Disporopsis are great, easy-to-grow woodland plants that combine well with both ferns and hostas. |
Disporum flavens (Yellow Fairy Bells)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 4-9a 30" tall Origin: Korea
(aka: Disporum flavum) One of the most talked-about and easy-to-grow plants in our spring garden is this lovely but rarely seen fairy bell...the best of the genus. As the plant emerges (like a Solomon's seal) in spring, the vivid yellow flowers at the end of the stalk are already visible. As the upright stalk reaches its ultimate height within days, the tips turn outward and the yellow flowers burst forth in a spectacular display...a great upright 2' wide clumper for the woodland garden. In late summer, the clump is covered with dark black berries. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #00691
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Disporum sessile 'Kinga' (Kinga Fairy Bells)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5-9a 10" tall Origin: Japan
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(aka: D. 'Sunray') We originally offered this as D. 'Sunray', but now know that it is really the Japanese cultivar D. 'Kinga' Like D. sessile 'Variegata', it does spread underground from stolons, but unlike the aforementioned, we wish it multiplied faster. The 10" tall stalks arise in midspring, clothed in green leaves heavily streaked in yellow. The streaking changes to white in the summer and often merges together to appear as a solid white leaf center. Also in spring, the clumps are adorned with small white bells. D. 'Kinga' is perfect in a woodland garden or brothel...anywhere a little uncontrolled wandering is permissible.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05037
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Disporum sessile 'Kinsei' (Kinsei Fairy Bells)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 4-8 10" tall Origin: Japan
Open House/Web-Only!
This Japanese selection of D. sessile f. stenophyllum produces 10" tall stems, adorned with pinkie-sized chartreuse gold leaves, edged with a narrow band of dark green. The stems are also highlighted with small white flowers in early spring. D. ‘Kinsei' is not aggressive, but does spread by underground rhizomes and can pop up anywhere within a 3' wide area. To keep the patch tighter, plant in a sunken container with the bottom removed.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06581
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Disporum 'Shina no tsuki' (China Moon Solomon's Seal)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 6-9 18" tall Origin: China
This Japanese disporum (not a disporopsis as it is often listed) makes a tight clump of 18" arching stems, adorned with glossy dark green leaves, each highlighted by a bright golden center. When used en masse, D. 'Shina no tsuki' (translated as China Moon), is wonderful to brighten a summer woodland garden and makes a wonderful textural contrast when planted near ferns. We're pretty sure this is either D. cantoniense or D. bodinieri...both tardily deciduous. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07628
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Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata' (Dwarf Variegated Fairy Bells)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 5-9a 8" tall Origin: Japan, Korea
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This selection of the Japanese fairy bells makes a superb specimen in the woodland garden, where it slowly spreads into a nice mass. Each 8" tall stalk is clothed with medium-green leaves, each surrounded by a nice golden margin. D. smilacinum 'Aureovariegata' is adorned in April with attractive creamy-white bells that dangle just below the foliage. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a true collector's plant that also has good garden merit. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04698
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Dracunculus
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Dracunculus vulgaris (Viagra Lily)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 5b-8 36" tall Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Hold the phone...hold your nose...cover your eyes...the dazzling Viagra Lily (aka: Dragon Arum) is ready to flower. This amorphophallus cousin from the Mediterranean is equally as bizarre, but much more winter hardy. After cold weather ends, the 3' stalk, clothed with only two three-pedate leaves, emerges from the giant bulb. In late May in NC, the stalk is topped with the 18" flower. Picture a fleshy, purple, ruffled vase, from the center of which emerges a fleshy appendage resembling an upside-down purple carrot...call the botanical artists in your neighborhood for this special treat...(Just tell them to hold their noses for the first day.) Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #02821
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