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We at Faddegon's
have rarely seen so much energy and gardening knowledge in one
person. Susan Platania, our perennial manager & buyer, is
constantly on the search for the highest quality perennial plants
she can find. Her commitment to offering the best to our customers
is well-known by gardeners in the Capital region. Susan and her
team in perennials are always willing to give the best tips,
advice & plant information available, so come and peruse our
perennials. You'll be thrilled with what you see.
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Perennials |
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Botanical (Latin) name:
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Common name:
Cranesbill
Special Features: Easy to grow -- Prolific bloomer
-- Great ground cover |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Verbascum 'Pink Petticoats'
Common name:
Mullein
Special Features: Butterfly loving -- Long
blooming -- Great cut flowers |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
Common name:
Coral Bells
Special Features: Award
winning -- Neat, compact habit -- Attracts butterflies and
hummingbirds |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Common name:
Pincushion Flower
Special Features: Award winning -- Long
blooming -- Attracts butterflies |
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Botanical (Latin) name:
Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'
Common name:
Black-eyed Susan
Special Features: Spectacular
in beds and borders in small groups or bold groupings.
Long-lasting cut flower. |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' GSR
Common name:
Mexican Hyssop
Special Features: A stunning accent for mixed beds,
backgrounds, and container gardens. Good cut flower. |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Helleborus niger
Common name:
Christmas Rose
Special Features: Earliest of the spring bloomers. |
Botanical (Latin) name:
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Common name:
Golden Hakone Grass
Special Features: This grass is noted for its movement in
breezes, offering a cascading or an undulating behavior.
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Courtesy of The Perennial Plant Association |
2010
Perennial Plant of the Year ™
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo grows three to four feet tall and
three to four feet wide in an upright habit. This exceptional
perennial grows across a wide range of zones and is one of the most
adaptable native species.
Newly emerging shoots produce violet-blue, lupine-like flowers in
erect 10- to 12-inch racemes atop flower stems extending well above
the foliage mound of clover-like, trifoliate, bluish-green leaves.
The spring flowers are present for three to four weeks. The flowers
give way to inflated seed pods which turn charcoal black when ripe
and which flower arrangers consider to be ornamental.
Baptisia australis is an excellent plant to anchor the back
of the border. It is also valuable for cottage gardens, native plant
gardens, and native area of prairies and meadows. It is best as a
specimen or planted in small groups. |
