Plant Sale 2014
Pre-Order Catalog
Order by
April 15
delivery on May 7
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Plant Sale 2014
Pre-Order Catalog
Welcome to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes’ 32nd Annual Plant Sale. The Plant Sale is
an important fundraiser for the Nature Center, whose mission is to conserve a natural area,
connect people with nature and inspire environmental stewardship. All proceeds for the
Plant Sale benefit this great non-profit organization.
The Plant Sale Committee has assembled a terrific selection of annuals, vegetables, herbs,
perennials and native plants from which to choose. To help in your selection, a glossary of
terms and a list of best-sellers are included in this catalog.
When you order from the Nature Center, you receive:
Convenience: Pre-Order plants are delivered to your door.
Native Plants: We offer a broad selection of hard-to-find native plants.
Selection & quality: Our plants are grown by the finest local nurseries —
available to you at competitive pricing.
Table of Contents
Glossary of Terms............................................................................6
Best-Seller List ............................................................................... 7
Shade Garden Plants ..................................................................... 8
Part Shade Garden Plants ............................................................. 9
Full Sun Garden Plants.................................................................. 11
Plant this, Not That.......................................................................13
Container Assortments ............................................................... 20
Ready-To-Go Pots ........................................................................ 21
Herbs and Vegetables.................................................................. 22
Annual Hanging Baskets ............................................................ 23
Annual Flats...................................................................................24
Annual Pots...................................................................................25
ORDER FORM can be found in the center of this catalog
Deadline for pre-orders is April 15
All Pre-Orders will be delivered to your home on May 7
2014 Plant Sale Committee
Chairs: Sarah Divakarla, Robin Schachat, Helga Sigurdarottir
Volunteers: Laurie Diamond, Debby Espy, Sherry Griswold, Carol Kaczala, Susan Kent, Ashley King,
Mickey Mersolais, Kate Miles, Dick Obermanns, Ann Pearson, Maria Pelletier, Loretta Pierce, Lois Rickin,
Carla Schober, TJ Strauchon, Rebecca Weiss, and Jennifer Zavoda
Staff: Jessica Brand, Sarah Cech, Wendy Donkin, Lisa Fredrickson, and Stephen Sedam
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Cover: Tiarella cordifolia
by Derek Ramsey
Plant Sale Day
Saturday, May 10
9 am to 1 pm
The Nature Center welcomes spring with an inspiring offering of
hard to find native plants, perennials, edibles and annuals selected by
a local team of experienced horticulturalists. The day also includes a
free children’s craft — make one especially for Mom!
Vendors, entertainment and refreshments
will be offered to help make it a fun family day.
Visit our popular Homegrown Sale featuring plants grown
and donated by local gardeners.
Parking is available on nearby streets. Curbside assistance is
provided to help you load your plant purchases.
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4 Ways to Help
the Plant Sale
and the Nature Center
Volunteer at the Nature Center Plant Sale
The incredible power of teamwork is seen every spring as Nature Center
volunteers support the yearly Plant Sale. The Plant Sale, a long-standing volunteer
tradition, has a task for anyone who is willing to give of their time.
On May 7, we create all of our Plant Sale catalog orders for delivery. Volunteers
can assist with set-up, assembling orders, auditing orders (extensive plant
knowledge necessary) or assisting the auditors. On May 10, we open the Plant Sale to the public. The Nature Center parking lot
becomes a plant showroom for customers. Volunteers can assist with set-up, checkout, the children's craft or with the curb-side valet.
For more information or to volunteer, contact the Volunteer Coordinator via
phone or email at [email protected] or (216) 321-5935, x 237.
Donate Plants for our Fabulous Homegrown Sale
We want your plants to sell at the Homegrown Sale. Perennials of all varieties are
welcome. Hostas, ferns, natives and non-invasive ground covers are in demand!
How to Donate Plants:
• Dig up and pot your plants in advance.
• Drop off plants in pots at the Friends Pavilion at the Nature Center on May 4,
5 or 6 during regular hours. Please deliver plants well-watered and ready for sale!
• Label each plant with botanical or common name on index card placed in a plastic
baggy. If known, please also add height, bloom season and color.
• Sign the donors list posted in the Friends Pavilion or inside at the Welcome Desk.
How to Donate Time for the Homegrown Sale
• Volunteer for a few hours during the week of May 5 to prepare plants for the
Homegrown Plant Sale. Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at (216) 321-5935,
ext. 237 or [email protected].
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Help Our Woodland Garden!
The Nature Center is planning to update the Rusty Knight Wildflower Garden
located southeast of the Nature Center building. The Shaker Lakes Garden
Club installed this garden in the early 1970s in honor of one of their esteemed
members and ardent Nature Center supporter, Rusty Knight. After 40 years, the
garden has naturally shifted from being an open wildflower garden to a woodland
space. A few invasive species have crept in, as well. Currently, the garden
primarily features spring woodland flowers. The new plan includes flowering
plants for every season.
The renovated Rusty Knight Woodland Garden will feature plants that thrive
in the shaded understory of our mature forest. New plants will be installed, and
the hillside and trails will be improved to reduce erosion. This garden will be an
example of what a woodland garden can look like and will highlight native plants
that will thrive in a typical northeast Ohio shade garden.
A donation of $5 will help purchase two individual flower plugs; $15 will cover
the cost of a small shrub. An anonymous donor has generously offered to
match Plant Sale donations for the Rusty Knight Woodland Garden, so your
donation will go even further! Thank you for your support.
Become a Member of the Nature Center
Membership in the Nature Center helps us fulfill our mission to conserve a
natural area, connect people to nature and inspire environmental stewardship.
Thanks to the support of members and donors, the Nature Center at Shaker
Lakes serves a vital role as a wild urban refuge that offers a sense of community
for those who enjoy the many fascinating wonders of nature.
Membership benefits include:
• Knowing you support one of the premier wild areas in Northeast Ohio that
annually engages over 17,000 children with nature.
• Reduced delivery fee for Plant Sale Pre-Orders.
• Discounts on camps and family programs.
• Early registration for our most popular programs.
• Discounts on facility rentals, B’earthday parties, and Duck Pond purchases.
• Free admission to participating nature centers nationwide.
For more information, call (216) 321-5935 or
visit www.shakerlakes.org
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Glossary of Terms
for the Perennials, Natives, Shrubs, Vines, Ferns and
Grass-like Plants listed in this catalog
The following plant lists are broken down by preferred light conditions.
Some plants are adaptable to more or less light, with more or less regular
watering. Here is a key to the meanings of the terms used in the descriptions:
Native, as used in this catalog, means a plant that occurs naturally in Ohio.
A cultivar can be bred from it.
Groundcover means a spreading plant that can be used to create an
unbroken swathe that stifles weeds once established.
Ferns are flowerless, seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores.
Many, not all, are evergreen.
Perennials are non-woody plants that do not die at the end of their
growing season, but go dormant and return in future years.
Shrubs, like trees, have a woody structure that does not die back in winter.
Vines included in this list are all perennial, and all have woody structures.
Grassy Plants in this list are not all actual grasses, but have the appearance
that is commonly called “grassy.”
Woodlanders are traditional plants found in the woods or forest edges.
Shade conditions mean the plant receives no direct sunlight; Part Shade
means a half-day or less of full sunlight; Full Sun means a plant receives
six hours or more of sun daily during the growing season.
Wet soil preferences mean the plant does not require good drainage and
must never be allowed to dry out. Most plants prefer moist, well-drained
soil. Dry means the soil should not remain moist regularly.
Plants marked Native Plant* will be used in planting the new Woodland
Garden at the Nature Center.
Deer or Rabbit Resistant means that although they may be sampled, they
will most likely not be devoured by them.
Evergreen plants hold their foliage through the winter. Semi-evergreen
plants keep their foliage through part of winter and may hold it
throughout an easy winter.
Please note that all selections offered in this catalog
may not be available at the Plant Sale on May 10.
If you see it in this catalog, please pre-order to ensure you get it!
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Best-Seller List
In case you have limited time to browse this catalog, please consider the following list
of Best-Seller plants to choose from. You cannot go wrong with these!
002 Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern) – 1 gallon pot
Native fern for part shade. See page 8 for details.
$10
011 Tiarella cordifolia (Foam Flower) – 1 quart pot
*LEAP native perennial of the year! For sun. See page 9 for details.
$10
016 Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Allen Bush’ – 1 gallon pot Native groundcover for shade. See page 9 for details. $10
047Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) – 1 quart pot
Perennial for part shade. See page 12 for details.
$10
070 Tropical Splash – Ready-to-go 12" pot liner for container See page 21 for details.
$40 071 Mediterranean Mix – Vegetables & Herbs 18" pot liner for container See page 21 for details. $40
073 Pizza & Pasta Herb Pot - Basil, Chive and Oregano See page 21 for details.
$15
077Basil (Sweet) – 4.5" pot See page 22 for details.
139 Impatiens (red, pink & white) – full flat (36 plants)
See page 24 for details and note about Walleriana Impatiens.
144Begonia (bronze leaves, pink flowers) – full flat (36 plants)
See page 24 for details.
157 Geranium (red annual) – 4.5" pot
See page 25 for details.
$4
$18
$18
$4
* The Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership for Biodiversity (LEAP)
is a consortium of organizations whose mission is dedicated to
the identification, protection and restoration of biodiversity in
our region and to the increased public awareness of biodiversity,
through the support of our member organizations. For more
information, visit www.leapbio.org.
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Shade Garden Plants
001 SILENE caroliniana (Wild Pink) Native Groundcover
Ht: 8-12" ✿ rose pink (April-May) Soil: dry
1 gallon
Starry flowers resemble phlox; drought tolerant; a woodlander.
$10
002ADIANTUM pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)
Ht: 18-24" Soil: medium
Delicate in appearance but strong and hardy; native to Ohio.
Fern
1 gallon
$10
Native Fern*
003DRYOPTERIS marginalis (Marginal Woodfern) Ht: 18-24" Soil: medium
2 gallon
Evergreen, vase shaped, rabbit resistant; tolerates deep to part shade. $15
004CAREX plantaginea (Seersucker Sedge)
Native Grassy Plant
Ht: 8-12" Soil: moist
1.5 gallon
Semi-evergreen; leaves resemble a puckered ribbon; a woodlander. $10
005DIARRHENA americana (American Beak Grain)
Native Grassy Plant*
Ht: 24-36" ✿ green/yellow (summer) Soil: dry-moist
8" clumps
Tough, spreading woodlander; golden in fall; shiny winter fruit.
$10
006CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides (Blue Cohosh)
Native Perennial
Ht: 12-24" ✿ greenish (spring) Soil: moist
1 quart
Lacy, blue foliage; showy blue berries in summer. Slow to establish.
$10
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Tiarella cordifolia – Foam Flower
007DICENTRA cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches) Native Perennial
Ht: 6-12" ✿ white to pink (March) Soil: moist
1 quart
Beloved native wildflower, cousin of Bleeding Heart. Rabbit resistant.
$10
008PHLOX divaricata (Woodland Phlox)
Native Perennial
Ht: 16-18" ✿ pale blue (Apr-May) Soil: moist
1 quart
Spreads; Combine with Tiarella for the look of puffy clouds in sky. $10
009SANGUINARIA canadensis (Bloodroot) Native Perennial
Ht: 6-10" ✿ white (March-April) Soil: moist
1 gallon
Very showy white flowers, yellow stamens; goes dormant in summer.
$10
010 STYLOPHORUM diphyllum (Celandine Poppy)
Native Perennial
Ht: 12-18"✿ brilliant yellow (April-June) Soil: moist-wet
1 quart
Very showy, deer resistant, sunshine-in-the-shade effect. Colonizes.
$10
011 TIARELLA cordifolia (Foam Flower)
Native Perennial
Ht: 8-12" ✿ white (pink) in May Soil: moist
1 gallon
LEAP Plant of the Year! Deer resistant; makes a lovely groundcover.
$10
012 TRILLIUM grandiflorum (Great White Trillium)
Native Perennial
Ht: 8-12" ✿ white (April-June) Soil: medium
1 gallon
THE classic, graceful spring wildflower; goes dormant late summer.
$10
013 TRILLIUM sessile (Wake Robin)
Native Perennial
Ht: 6-12" ✿ maroon (April-May) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Upright, fragrant, showy bloom atop three green leaves mottled purple.
$10
Part Shade Garden Plants
014 LINDERA benzoin (Spicebush) Ht: 6-12' ✿ yellow, fragrant (March) Soil: medium
Deer resistant, drought tolerant; attracts birds and butterflies.
Native Shrub*
3 gallon
$35
015 COMPTONIA peregrina (Sweet Fern)
Native Shrub*
Ht: 2-5' ✿ yellow (April-May) Soil: tolerant
2 gallon
Fern-like, scented foliage; tolerant of most conditions; a colonizer.
$30
016 CHRYSOGONUM virginianum (‘Allen Bush’) Cultivar, Native Groundcover
Ht: 6-12" ✿ bright yellow (May-October) Soil: moist-wet
1 gallon
Showy! Deer and rabbit resistant; we offer natural variant australe.
$10
017 DRYOPTERIS spinulosa (Toothed Wood Fern)
Ht: 24-30" Soil: moist-wet
Attractive, light green, lacy evergreen foliage. Rabbit resistant.
Native Fern*
2 gallon
$15
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018 MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)
Ht: 3-6' Soil: moist-wet
A regal, large fern; easy to grow; tolerates all but drought. Native Fern*
2 gallon
$15
019 DESCHAMPSIA cespitosa ‘Goldstaub’ (Tuft Hairgrass)
Native Grassy Plant
Ht: 24-36" Soil: moist 2 gallon
This cultivar is semi-evergreen, golden grass with showy, long flower season. $15
020HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Aureola’ (Hakone Grass)
Grassy Plant
Ht: 12-18" Soil: medium
1 gallon
Golden-striped Japanese native; deer resistant. A lovely fountain. $15
021 AQUILEGIA alpina (Alpine Columbine)
Perennial
Ht: 18-24" ✿ royal blue (May-June) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Attracts butterflies with flowers, birds with seeds. Blue-green foliage.
$10
022ASTILBE japonica ‘Peach Blossom’ (False Spiraea)
Perennial
Ht: 24" ✿ true pink (May-July) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Glorious; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Tolerates deer. $10
023CIMICIFUGA racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Native Perennial*
Ht: 36-60" ✿ white spires (June-July) Soil: medium
2 gallon
Beautiful, lacy green foliage with architectural white bloom spires. $15
024COREOPSIS Big Bang ‘Full Moon’ (Tickseed)
Cultivar, Native Perennial
Ht: 24-30" ✿ canary yellow (June-Sept) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Bloom machine in part shade to sun; delicate foliage; deer resistant.
$10
025HOSTA sieboldiana ‘Gray Cole‘ (Hosta)Perennial
Ht: 36" ✿ white (June-July) Soil: moist-medium
2 gallon
Multiple award-winner. Large, corrugated blue-gray foliage.
$15
026IRIS versicolor (Blue Flag)
Native Perennial
Ht: 24-30" ✿ violet blue (May-June) Soil: moist-wet
1 quart
Native iris can grow in gardens or shallow water; deer resistant.
$10
027 MAIANTHEMUM racemosum (False Solomon’s Seal)
Native Perennial*
Ht: 24-36" ✿ creamy white (April-May) Soil: medium 1 quart
Light green foliage; showy, fragrant blooms, red berries in summer. $10
028 POLYGONATUM biflorum (Solomon’s Seal)
Ht: 30" ✿ greenish white (April-May) Soil: medium
Arching foliage turns bright yellow in fall; dark blue berries.
Native Perennial*
1 quart
$10
029 PORTERANTHUS trifoliatus (Bowman’s Root)
Native Perennial
Ht: 24-48" ✿ starry, white (May-July) Soil: moist
2 gallon
Slowly clump-forming, with red stems, red calyces, red fall foliage.
$15
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030 SYMPHYOTRICHUM cordifolium (Heart Leaf Aster)
Native Perennial
Ht: 24-60" ✿ light/rich blue (August-Sept) Soil: dry
1.5 gallon
Easy, classic woodland aster of the eastern US; attracts butterflies! $10
031 x HEUCHERELLA ‘Yellowstone Falls’ (Foamy Bells) Bred from Native Perennial
Ht: 6" ✿ white (late spring), Soil: moist, well drained
1 gallon
Chartreuse foliage with marked crimson veins
$10
Full Sun Garden Plants
032CALYCANTHUS floridus (Eastern Sweetshrub)
Ht: 6-9' ✿ maroon (May-July) Soil: medium
Beautiful, VERY fragrant shrub; tolerates shade. Deer repellant. Native Shrub
Size: 5 gallon
$30
033PHLOX subulata ‘Amazing Grace’ (Moss Phlox) Cultivar, Native Groundcover
Ht: 6" ✿ white (April-May) Soil: medium 1 gallon
Semi-evergreen, covered with flowers in season. Deer resistant.
$10
Cultivar, Native Groundcover
034PHLOX subulata ‘Candy Stripe’ (Moss Phlox)
Ht: 6" ✿ pink, white edges (Apr-May) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Like the phlox` above, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. $10
035WALDSTEINIA fragaroides (Barren Strawberry)
Ht: 3-6" ✿ bright yellow (April-May) Soil: medium
Deer resistant. Evergreen foliage turns bronze in winter.
Native Groundcover
1.5 gallon
$10
Native Fern*
036OSMUNDA cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
Ht: 24-36" Soil: medium-wet
1 gallon
Upright deer resistant fern; new spikes are cinnamon colored and fuzzy
$10
037PANICUM virgatum ‘Northwind’ (Switchgrass)
Ht: 36-72" ✿ cream (August-October)Soil: dry Perennial plant of the year! Deer resistant, fast growing.
Native Grassy Plant
2 gallon
$15
Native Grassy Plant
038SPOROBOLUS heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)
Ht: 24-36" ✿ pink (August-October) Soil: dry-medium
2 gallon
Graceful, fragrant, deer-tolerant. Pink foliage in fall, bronze in winter.
$15
039ACHILLEA millefolium ‘Saucy Seduction’Perennial
Ht: 24" ✿ deep rose (June-September) Soil: dry-medium
1 gallon
Deer tolerant, butterfly attractant blooming machine! $10
040ALLIUM cernuum (Nodding Onion)
Ht: 12-18" ✿ bright pink (June-August) Soil: dry-medium
Deer tolerant; attracts butterflies. Easy to grow.
Native Perennial
1 quart
$10
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041 AMSONIA hubrichtii (Arkansas Bluestar)
Perennial
Ht: 24-36" ✿ powder blue (April-May) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Threadleaf foliage turns brilliant gold in fall. Deer tolerant; butterflies!
$10
042 CONOCLINIUM coelestinum (Blue Mist Flower)
Native Perennial
Ht: 18-36" ✿ blue (July-frost)Soil: medium
1 gallon
Deer tolerant butterfly attractant with long blooming period. $10
043 COREOPSIS x hybrida ‘Jethro Tull’ (Tickseed)
Bred from Native Perennial
Ht: 12-18" ✿ golden yellow (June-August) Soil: dry-medium
1 gallon
Wonderful deer and drought tolerant edge plant; fluted petals. $10
044DOLLINGERIA umbellata (Flat Top Aster) Native Perennial
Ht: 24-72" ✿ white (July-September) Soil: medium
1 quart
Flat white flowerhead blooms over a long period. Deer resistant. $10
045ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Julia’ (coneflower)
Cultivar, Native Perennial
Ht: 16-18" ✿ tangerine (June-July) Soil: medium-dry
1 gallon
Compact, tangerine orange, deer resistant, butterfly and bird magnet.
$15
046EUPATORIUM rugosum ‘Chocolate’ (Snakeroot) Native Perennial
Ht: 36-60" ✿ fluffy white (Sept-October) Soil: medium-wet
1 gallon
Deer resistant; shade tolerant. Chocolate-tinged foliage. Showy!
$10
047LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) Native Perennial
Ht: 24-48" ✿ brilliant red (July-Sept) Soil: wet-medium
1 quart
Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies; resists rabbits, deer. Brilliant!
$10
048PACKERA aurea (Golden Ragwort) Native Perennial
Ht: 6-30" ✿ sunny yellow (April) Soil: moist-wet
1.5 gallon
Low, clean basal foliage with masses of tall daisy spikes. Deer resistant.
$10
049SALVIA nemerosa ‘New Dimension Blue’Perennial
Ht: 8-12" ✿ blue-violet (June-September) Soil: dry-medium
1 gallon
Deer and drought resistant; attracts butterflies; easy to grow.
$10
050VERNONIA lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ (Ironweed)Perennial
Ht: 18-24" ✿ purple (August-October) Soil: moist-wet
1 gallon
Southern native, needle-fine foliage, great border plant. Resists deer.
$10
051VERONICASTRUM virginicum (Culver Root)
Native Perennial
Ht: 48-84" ✿ white (pale blue), May-Aug Soil: moist-wet
1 gallon
Striking vertical spires of bloom. Butterflies! Slow to establish.
$10
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Plant This, Not That
Many non-native plants have escaped from garden plantings and displaced native
plants in Ohio. Our native insects and birds, which did not co-evolve with these exotic
plants, cannot usually access food from them successfully. They need native plants to
survive. Did you know a Chickadee brings over 300 caterpillars to feed each fledgling
each day during nesting season? Let’s make it easier for them to feed their young.
052AMPELOPSIS cordata (American Porcelain Berry)
Native Vine
Ht: 15-25' ✿ bloom inconspicuous Soil: moist
3 gallon trellised
Spectacular berries pink to blue, summer and fall. Attracts birds.
$30
Plant this, not Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Porcelain Berry), which is a listed
invasive in much of the U.S. including Ohio.
053CELASTRUS scandens (American Bittersweet)
Ht: 15-20' ✿ whitish (May-June) Soil: medium
Spectacular orange/red berries used in flower arranging.
Native Vine
3 gallon trellised
$30
Plant this, not Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet), whose fruits are
similar but which is an invasive nuisance plant throughout the US.
054WISTERIA macrostachys ‘Blue Moon’ (Kentucky Wisteria)
Native Vine
Ht: 15-20' ✿ bicolor blue (June, repeats) Soil: medium
3 gallon staked
Beautiful flowers repeat off and on until fall. More compact blooms.
$30
Plant this, not Wisteria floribunda or W. sinensis, the larger, invasive Oriental
Wisterias that displace the native in our woodlands. Oriental Wisteria strangles
trees and structures; the native is more compact and less aggressive.
055PACHYSANDRA procumbens (Allegheny Spurge)
Native Groundcover
Ht: 8-12" ✿ white (March-April)) Soil: medium
1 gallon
Blue-toned foliage with silver and purple mottling; shade groundcover.
$10
Plant this, not Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra), which is listed as
invasive in much of the US, including Ohio.
056SEDUM ternatum (3 Leaf Stonecrop)
Native Groundcover
Ht: 3-6" ✿ white (April-May) Soil: medium
1.5 gallon
For full sun to part shade, a deer and rabbit tolerant healthy plant.
$10
Plant this, not Lamium maculatum, which is invasive here in Ohio. It can be
seen invading the Shaker Parklands.
Cultivar, Native Perennial
057POLEMONIUM reptans ‘Touch of Class’
Ht: 12-14" ✿ light blue (May-June) Soil: moist
1 gallon
Silver effect in part shade from variegated Jacob’s Ladder. Striking.
$10
Plant this, not Aegopodium podograria 'Variegata,' the variegated Bishop’s
Weed or Goutweed, which is listed as one of the most invasive plants in Ohio.
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058LIATRIS spicata (Blazing Star)
Ht: 24-48" ✿ red-purple (July-August) Soil: moist
Very showy and very hardy; attracts birds and butterflies.
Native Perennial
1 quart
$10
Plant this, not Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) or any Lythrums that can
cross-breed with it. Lythrum is one of the most invasive plants in the US.
059CAREX laxiculmis ‘HOBB’ (Bunny Blue)
Cultivar, Native Grassy Plant
Ht: 6-12" ✿ yellowish white (May-June) Soil: moist
1 gallon
Part to full shade; evergreen and deer tolerant. A workhorse of a plant.
$10
Plant this, not Liriope muscari or L. spicata (Monkey Grass), which have escaped
gardens to become invasive in Ohio and which are also not deer tolerant.
060PANICUM virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ (Switch Grass) Cultivar, Native Grassy Plant
Ht: 48-60" ✿ pink (July-February) Soil: medium-dry
2 gallon
A striking sun-lover tolerant of poor, dry soil; airy presence year-round. $15
Plant this, (or Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ offered under Full Sun, or other
Panicum cultivars), not Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silvergrass) and its cultivars.
Miscanthus, a recent darling in the landscape business, has escaped from
cultivation to the wild in many states, including Ohio.
061Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ (Red Chokeberry) Cultivar, Native Shrub
Ht: 6-8' ✿ white (April) Soil: medium
3 gallon
Brilliant red foliage and berries in fall are grand! Attracts birds.
$30
Plant this, not Euonymus alata (Burning Bush), which is very invasive in the
temperate US. Aronia has better fall color, pretty flowers, and wonderful berries.
062Diervilla lonicera (Low Bush Honeysuckle)
Ht: 36-60" ✿ sulfur yellow (June-July) Soil: moist
Adaptable and tough; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Native Shrub
3 gallon
$30
Plant this, not the invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckles: Lonicera maackii,
L. morrowii, and L. tatarica. Sweet-smelling and beautiful, with a long bloom
season, and is far less likely to show up all through the neighbors’ gardens!
063ILEX glabra ‘Shamrock’ (Inkberry)
Cultivar, Native Shrub
Ht: 36-48"✿ white (May-June) Soil: medium-wet
3 gallon
Full to part sun; shiny evergreen leaves; black berries. Deer resistant $40
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Plant this not Ligustrum vulgare (European privet), which is listed as a noxious
invasive throughout the Midwestern U.S. Most other exotic privets are also listed
invasive in states to our south, and are expected to become increasingly invasive
further north with climate change.
Gracious Gardens
of Shaker Heights
Join us for our 10th Annual Gracious Gardens of Shaker Heights garden tour
and delight in visiting eight scrumptious gardens!
Sunday, June 15, 1~5pm, Rain or Shine!
Tickets: $20 in advance & $25 day of tour
Fun continues at The Gracious Gardens Fair, on the SHS grounds!
Saturday, June 14, 10~4pm & Sunday, June 15, 12~5pm
Handmade crafts, unusual plants, homebrewing, alpacas, chickens,
upcycled home décor, organic herbs, arts & crafts for kids, food and live music.
Sponsored by the Shaker Historical Society
For more information, please contact: 216.921.1201
[email protected] or www.shakerhistory.org
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Container Assortment
Each Container Assortment consists of ten plants and is designed to fill a large garden
pot or urn (not provided). A suggested planting plan is included.
For Sun to Part Sun:
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$45
064 Red Traditional Assortment Six scarlet red geraniums surround one tall dracinea
spike while three green and white vinca vine trails over
the edge.
$45
065English Garden Assortment Three soft pink geraniums and the fuzzy foliage of one
silvery lime helichrysum surround mounding blooms of
two white angelonia. Two trailing violet verbena, one
pink cascading petunia and one purple sweet potato
vine spill over the edge.
066Pirate Dreams Assortment $45
Three black petunias surround one green spike. Three
hot rose verbena and three light pink calibrachoa
cascade over the edge.
067Garden Fun$45
Lighten up your garden with four bright orange
geraniums, two yellow lantanas, two blue lobelia
and two red verbena.
067
For Part Sun to Shade:
068
068Vibrant Foliage Assortment $40
Deep coral blooms of two gardenmeister fuchsia stand
out against its dark green and purple leaves. Two bright
orange coleus, two trailing plum coleus and one lime
green sweet potato vine add intense color while two
sprengeri adds texture.
069Purple & Pink Assortment $40
One sprengeri peeks from a mound of three rose
nonstop begonias. Two pink and purple trailing fuchsia
and two lavender bacopa cascade over the edge
between falls of two dark green vinca vine.
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Ready-to-Go Pots
Ready-to-Go pots are pre-planted in a pot liner and ready to slip into your own container.
Sun to Part Shade
070
071
070Tropical Splash – Ready-to-go 12" pot liner
$40
Blue angelonia, lime coleus, yellow strawflower, lime
petunia, coral petunia. Total of 5 plants.
071 Mediterranean Mix
Vegetables & Herbs - 18" pot liner $40
Tomato, eggplant, rosemary, basil, italian parsley,
lettuce blend (red & green leaf lettuces, endive,
arugula, radicchio), and orange marigold.
Total of 8 plants.
072 Chef’s Choice
Vegetables & Herbs - 18" pot liner $40
Sweet pepper, chard, chive, basil (green and purple),
rosemary, oregano, curled parsley. Total of 8 plants.
072
073 Pasta & Pizza - Herbs - 8" pot liner
Basil, chive and oregano. Total of 3 plants.
$15
074 Chicken & Ribs - Herbs - 8" pot liner
$15
Barbeque rosemary (use long stems as skewers),
sage and thyme. Total of 3 plants.
073
Part Sun to Shade
074
075 Shady Hearts – Ready-to-Go 12" pot liner
$40
Twister grass, upright lavender/red fuchsia, white
New Guinea impatiens, blue lobelia, trailing fanfare
orchid impatiens. Total of 5 plants.
075
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Herbs
Vegetables
4.5 inch Pots at $4
4.5 inch Pots at $3
076 Basil - Purple
090Tomato - 4th of July (red)
077Basil - Sweet
091Tomato - Big Boy (red)
078 Chives – Onion
092Tomato - Carolina Gold (orange)
079Dill
093Tomato - Early Girl (red)
080Lavender - Mini Blue
094Tomato (Heirloom)
Brandywine (red)
081Oregano - Italian
082Parsley - Curly
083Parsley - Italian
095Tomato (Cherry)
Tumbling Tom (Red)
084Rosemary
096Tomato (Cherry)
Tumbling Tom (Yellow)
085Sage
097Swiss Chard - Bright Lights
086Tarragon - French
098Pepper (hot) - Jalapeno (green)
087Thyme - English
099Pepper (bell) - Lady Bell (green)
088Thyme - Lemon
089Stevia
10" Hanging Basket $15
100Tomato - 10" Hanging Basket
(Red Cherry)
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Annual Hanging Baskets
10" Baskets with Single Blooming Variety $20
Sun:
101Geranium (Ivy) - Pink
102Geranium (Ivy) - Red
103Geranium (Ivy) - Rose
Part Shade:
104 Begonia (Dragon Wing) - Pink
105Begonia (Dragon Wing) - Illumination Rose
106Fuchsia - Pink /blue
107Fuchsia - Purple /red
108Fuchsia - Red/white
109Impatiens (Spreading) - FanFare Orchard
110Impatiens (Spreading) - Sunpatiens Pink Flash
111 Boston Fern
10" Baskets with Mixed Blooming Varieties $20
Sun:
112 Calibrachoa, Lobelia Combo Whimsical Spice
113 Calibrachoa Combo Berry Darling
114 Bidens, Lobelia, Verbena Combo - Out of the Blue
12" Basket with Mixed Blooming Varieties $35
Sun to Part Sun:
115 Lobelia, Verbena & Petunia - Blue, pink & rose
116 Geranium, Bacopa & Lobelia - Red, white & blue
117 Petunia & Bacopa - Purple veined petunia and white Bacopa
Shade to Part Sun:
118 Fuchsia, Dichondra & Euphorbia – Pink/purple, silver & white
119 Begonia, Impatiens, Dichondra - Coral, light blue & silver
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Annual Flats
Full Flats (36 plants) $18
Half Flats (18 plants) $9
Sun to Part Sun
135Snapdragons - Tall mix
120Ageratum – Blue
136Zinnia - Profusion mix
121Alyssum – White
137Zinnia - Tall mix
122Dahlia – Dwarf mix
123 Dusty Miller - Silver dust
124Lobelia - Cobalt blue
125Marigold (African) – Mix
126Marigold (Dwarf ) – Yellow
127Nasturtium - Mix
128Petunia - Pink
129Petunia - Midnight Blue
130Petunia - Mix
131Petunia - White
132Salvia - mix 14"
133Salvia - Victoria blue 24"
134Snapdragon - Short mix
Part Sun to Shade
* 138 Walleriana Impatiens (mix) –
Blue, lavender & white
* 139 Walleriana Impatiens (mix) –
Red, pink & white
140Coleus - Carefree mix
141Begonia - Green leaves/Pink
142Begonia - Green leaves/Mix
143Begonia - Green leaves/Red
144Begonia - Bronze leaves/Pink
145Begonia - Bronze leaves/Red
146Begonia - Bronze leaves/Mix
* A note on Walleriana Impatiens: Downy Mildew, a water based mold, has been
affecting these plants over the last 3 years in our area. The mold is spread through
mulch. If your impatiens have been affected by Downy Mildew in the last two years,
we recommend that you avoid planting them for the next 3-5 years. The Impatiens
from our grower are free of Downy Mildew when we receive them.
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African Marigold
Annual Pots
4.5 inch Pots $4
Sun to Part Sun
170Supertunia - Pink
147 Angelonia - Blue Bicolor
171Supertunia - White
148Bacopa - White
172 Sweet Potato Vine - Blackie
149Bacopa - Lavender
173 Sweet Potato Vine -Marguerite
150Calibrachoa (Trailing) - Purple
174Verbena (Trailing) - Rose
151Calibrachoa (Trailing) - Pink
175Verbena (Trailing) - Violet
152Calibrachoa (Trailing) - White
176 Vinca Vine - Green/white
153 Dracaena Spikes
154Geranium - Lavender
Part Sun to Shade
155Geranium - Magenta
177Begonia (Dragon Wing) – Pink
156Geranium - Pink
157 Geranium - Red
158Geranium - Salmon
159Geranium - White
160Heliotrope - Blue
161Helichrysum – Silver/gray
162Impatiens (New Guinea) - Red
163Impatiens (New Guinea) Deep Purple
164Impatiens (New Guinea) - Rose
165Impatiens (New Guinea) - White
166Lantana - Rose
167Lantana - Yellow
168Supertunia - Blue
169Supertunia - Magenta
178 Begonia (Tuberous) – Appleblossom
179Begonia (Tuberous) – Orange Cherries
180Begonia (Tuberous) – Red
181Begonia (Tuberous) – Rose
182Begonia (Tuberous) – Yellow
183Fuchsia (Upright) Firecracker/orange
184Fuchsia (Trailing) - Pink/blue
185Browallia Blue Bells
186Coleus - Redhead
187Coleus - Chocolate Covered
188Coleus Flamingo - Burgundy
189Coleus - Trailing Plum
190Lobelia (Trailing) - Blue
191Sprengeri - Asparagus Fern
What Plants Would You Like?
Are there native plants, perennials, shrubs or vines you would like to see included
in our catalog next year? What about new edibles or varieties of annuals? We’d
love to hear from you about plants you’d like to see offered! Please email your
suggestions to Sarah Cech, Natural Resources Manager, at [email protected].
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July 12 and 13, 2014
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~ Private gardens, urban farms,
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