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Plant of the Week – Yarrow
Yarrow, a tough perennial, blooms in colors that are almost brighter than the sunlight they love so much. This plant’s fern-like foliage is green, grayish-green, or silver, and its flowers […]
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Plant of the Week – Nepeta
Nepeta, or “Catmint”, are tough, dependable plants prized for their copious flowers, long blooming season and distinctive foliage. These members of the mint family have billowing heart-shaped leaves topped with […]
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Plant of the Week – Astilbe
Gardeners with shady patches are getting to know and love Astilbe. Deer resistant and shade tolerant, this lovely perennial is comprised of numerous varieties with feathery plumes of red, white, […]
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Plant of the Week – Hardy Geraniums
You want it all, and Hardy Geraniums deliver. Hardy and adaptable, they will grow in a wide range of soil conditions in full to part sun. They also stand tough […]
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Plant of the Week – Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders is a long blooming native perennial in the Carrot family, Apiaceae. When content, it can easily bloom for six to eight weeks during the spring. We want to […]
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Plant of the Week – Pulmonaria
The name Pulmonaria, derived from the Latin word ‘Pulmo’, meaning lung, is also known as lungwort. The name came about when medieval herbalists assumed it would make a functional medicine […]
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Plant of the Week – Epimedium
An underused and long-lived perennial workhorse for the shade garden, Epimedium or Barrenwort is this week’s featured Rohsler’s Grown Perennial of the Week. Epimedium grows as a ground cover, spreading […]
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Plant of the Week: Pasque Flower
This week, we at Rohsler’s would like to highlight a very special and underused perennial for the spring garden, Pulsatilla vulgaris, or Pasque Flower. Native to grassland meadows throughout Europe […]
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Plant of the Week: Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica, commonly called Virginia Bluebells, is a native perennial ephemeral of the east coast and one of the most beautiful of all at that. Emerging in early April, it is […]
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Plant of the Week: Primrose (Primula)
Primroses are one of the classic signs spring has begun. As the days finally start to lengthen and the early spring sun begins to shine, they emerge in their full glory […]