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PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Anemone blanda Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Page 1/6 Grecian Windflower Ranunculaceae Southeastern Europe, Turkey To 8 Plant many bulbs together in fall Spring blooming. 1-2 Finely cut , ferny foliage, typical buttercup type Perennial Zone: N/A Full sun to part shade. Best in light, sandy soil with sun. Frost hardy. Self seeds in moist shaded soils. L-Scape: Woodland gardens, naturalizing Pests: Rusts, mildews, leaf spots Cultivars: "Atrocaerulea" (deep blue) "Blue Star" (pale blue) "Radar" (magenta with white center) Chionodoxa luciliae Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Glory-of-the-snow Hyacinthaceae Crete, Turkey, Asia Minor 3 to 6 Spring blooming, 6-10 flowered racemes of star-shaped flowers, vivid blue with white centers Leaves: Mid-green, basal leaves to 11 Texture: Habitat: Bulbs / allies Habit: Type: Perennial Zone: 3b Culture: Plant 50 to 100 bulbs 3" deep in fall, in well-drained soil, full sun. Chionodoxa seeds itself and will spread L-Scape: Rock gardens, troughs, under planting, naturalizing Pests: Chipmunks and mice Cultivars: Study Card PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Crocus vernus Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Page 2/6 Dutch Crocus Iridaceae Italy to Western Russia 4-5 Large flowers, 1-2 Grass-like with silver stripe down each leaf BULBS/ALLIES Low, vigorous, hybridizes easily; zones 3-8 Perennial Zone: N/A Plant in large groups. Full sun, will tolerate poor soils, and prefer well-drained soil. Flowers will not open on cloudy days or in deep shade. Do not mow foliage until it senesces. L-Scape: Naturalizing in grass, rock gardens, beneath trees Pests: Mice, voles, squirrels eat corms. Cultivars: 'Jeanne dí Arc' = white; 'Yellow Mammoth' 'Pickwick' = silver lilac; 'Remembrance' = early purple Galanthus nivalis Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Common Snowdrop Amaryllidaceae Europe 4-6 Space closely for best effect Small white honey-scented drooping flowers with green marks over a Basal, narrow glaucous, 2-6 Bulbs / allies Vigorous, hybridizes easily; Bulbous perennial Perennial Zone: N/A Humus-rich, well-drained soil, moisture, part shade. Top dress with compost each year. L-Scape: Naturalizing, rock gardens, borders. Among the first bulbs to bloom in spring Pests: Botrytis (grey mold) Cultivars: 'Flore Pleno' double flowers 'Howick Yellow' 'Pusey Green Tip'; Galanthus elwesii = Giant Snowdrop. Study Card PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Hyacinthus orientalis Page 3/6 Common Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Hyacinthaceae Turkey, Syria, Lebanon 8-12 in Plant bulbs 8 inches apart Many colors. Early spring blooming. 2 to 50 Closely packed tubular bell-shaped waxy fragrant flowers on a cylindrical raceme. Single or double flowers. Leaves: Basal, linear to lanceolate, bright green, 6-14 Texture: Habitat: BULBS/ALLIES Habit: Upright Type: Perennial Zone: 4a Culture: Fertile well-drained (not dry) soil, sun to part shade. Remove spent blooms. Requires cold vernalization to bloom. Bulb is poisonous. L-Scape: Spring border, display, forcing. Pests: Botrytis Cultivars: 'Amethyst' 'Amsterdam' 'Ben Nevis' many more Leucojum vernum Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Spring Snowflake Amaryllidaceae Southern and Eastern Europe 6 to 12 Closely space Early spring (as snow melts), 1-2 bell shaped green/yellow tipped pure white flowers (lightly fragrant) Sepal and petals equal in length Leaves: Basal, erect, strap-like, glossy dark green leaves to 9 Texture: Habitat: BULBS/ALLIES Habit: Pendulous flowers on arching stems; Bulbous perennial Type: Perennial Zone: N/A Culture: Plant bulbs 3-4" deep in fall, reliably moist well-drained soil, part shade to full sun. L-Scape: Rock gardens, borders, naturalizing, waterside Pests: None serious Cultivars: Also L. aestivum, Summer Snowflake, blooming a few weeks after L. vernum. Study Card PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Muscari species Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Page 4/6 Grape Hyacinth Hyacinthaceae Southeastern Europe to Caucasus To 8 Grape-like blue flowers with white mouth in spikes, early spring blooming Linear, mid green to 12 BULBS/ALLIES Spreads Perennial Zone: N/A Plant 4" deep in fall in fertile, moist, well-drained soil, full sun. Divide when dormant to maintain vigor. L-Scape: Massing in the border, woodland garden, naturalizing. May be used in lawns. Bulbs are pickled and eaten in Italy as "lampascioni" Pests: None serious Cultivars: Muscari armeniacum - Armenian Grape Hyacinth; M. botryoides = Common Grape Hyacinth; "Blue Spike" = double blue Narcissus species Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Daffodil, Jonquil Amaryllidaceae Europe and the Mediterranean Region 6-24 Yellow, white, some with red-orange, pink crowns composed of a perianth and a corona Leaves: Usually basal, but various among the 100s of species Texture: Habitat: BULBS/ALLIES Habit: Erect foliage and flowers; blooms April - early June Type: Perennial Zone: N/A Culture: Hardy bulb that is easy to grow. Best in full sun and light soils May irritate skin L-Scape: Massed in borders, forcing, naturalizing in grass or woodlands, cut flowers. Pests: Bulb flies, scale mites, nematodes, slugs, rots, fungi, viruses. Cultivars: Thousands. See Narcissus Page. Study Card PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Pulsatilla species Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Page 5/6 Pasque Flower Ranunculaceae Europe 10 to 12 White, lavender or purple flowers followed by silky seed heads (like clematis); early to mid spring Leaves: Soft pubescent foliage, basal leaves to 6 Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Perennial Zone: N/A Culture: Full sun, drought tolerant, well drained soil. Frost hardy. L-Scape: Rock garden, border Pests: None serious Cultivars: Puschkinia scilloides Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Striped Squill Hyacinthaceae (Liliaceae) Middle East 6 to 8 inches Racemes of 4-10 open bell shaped white to pale blue flowers with dark blue stripes down the back; early spring Leaves: 2 semi-erect basal leaves Texture: Habitat: BULBS/ALLIES Habit: Small bulb Type: Perennial Zone: N/A Culture: Well-drained soil, full sun to dappled shade L-Scape: Rock garden, under planting Pests: Viruses Cultivars: Study Card PLS350: Herbaceous Garden Plants Scilla sibirica Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Page 6/6 Squill Hyacinthaceae Ukraine, Russia, Northern Iran 6 inches Loose racemes of 4-5 pendent, bright blue nodding flowers in early spring 2-4 broadly linear basal leaves, 4-6 BULBS/ALLIES 6 Perennial Zone: 2b Plant bulbs 3-4" deep in fall. Rich well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Likes cool sites. Ephemeral - disappears by summer. L-Scape: Naturalizing, under planting. Does well in lawns. Pests: Viruses Cultivars: 'Alba' = white; 'Spring Beauty' = large blue flowers and taller Tulipa species Family: Origin: Height: Spacing: Flowers: Leaves: Texture: Habitat: Habit: Type: Culture: Tulip Liliaceae Temperate Europe, Asia, Mideast and Central Asia 6 to 36 Plant 8 to 12 Spring, many colors. Deadhead. Broad and thick, glabrous and glaucous. BULBS/ALLIES Shorter types clumping, taller types erect and upright Perennial Zone: N/A Need long winter. Zones 4-6. Fertile, well-drained soil. Full sun. Dislikes excessive moisture. Like heavier soils L-Scape: Beds, borders, forcing, rock gardens Pests: Root and bulb rots in poorly drained soil. Botrytis, slugs, nematodes. Cultivars: Many. 15 Groups (Divisions) see the Tulip Page Study Card
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