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Other Perennials
Alcea rosea nigra -
BLACK HOLLYHOCK
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$2.00
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Similar in all respects to your ordinary tall single hollyhock except for the color of the flower which is in the writer’s opinion about as close to the color black as one finds in the floral kingdom. It is on close examination, a very deep shade of maroon or purple, but with a little distance it does appear to be black.
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Allium amphibolum -
ALTAI ONION
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$2.00
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Native to the region of the Altai mountains between Kazakhstan and Mongolia, land of Tuvan throat-singing, is this rather charming onion which bears in July its drumsticks of delicate rose-lilac flowers with dark red filaments. One of the delights of growing from seed is to start with this little speck of dormant life and end up with a unique plant that hails from half way around the world where one is unlikely to ever set foot (Richard Feynman never made it there). Growing 12-16 inches, it is a prolific bloomer but doesn't seem to volunteer about. Hardy to zone 4 at least.
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Allium caeruleum -
BLUE GLOBE ONION
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$2.00
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From Siberia comes this bluest of onions with its 2 inch umbels of deep blue on 2-3 foot stalks in early June–good for cutting for fresh or dry use.
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Allium christophii -
STAR OF PERSIA
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$2.50
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Though not the tallest of the Alliums, this is certainly one of the largest in its flower head which can be up to a foot across on stems generally less than two feet. The widely spaced florets are a pale amethyst-violet with silver highlights and deep green eyes. Blooming in early June, they are excellent for dried as well as fresh arrangements and are hardy to zone 4. HP.
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Allium flavum ‘Glaucum' -
YELLOW ONION
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$2.50
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Growing to only a foot, this is a very attractive little onion with bright yellow flowers in loose umbels for a considerable period in summer. This form is even showier with its silvery blue leaves and stems. Native from southern Europe to western Asia, it would be useful for the rockery or front of the border. Very hardy to zone 3.
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Allium hollandicum -
PURPLE SENSATION
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$2.00
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A reliable and easily grown ornamental onion to about two feet with four inch globes of vivid, reddish-purple star-shaped florets. This makes quite a striking display in early June but has more or less disappeared by summer so should have some spreading perennials or annuals planted around it to occupy the space for summer. Zone 4.
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Allium stipitatum ‘Album’ -
WHITE GIANT ONION
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$2
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Rather like a white version of A. giganteum, that bold and early exclamation point in the spring garden with 4-5 inch bright lilac globes on scapes to 4-5 feet. This species may be a bit shorter and the flowers white but it is equally surprising to come across it in the garden already so tall as it makes such quick growth. Best to plant it where other slower growing perennials or annual bedders will fill the space around it as the leaves go dormant for the summer. Excellent for dried flower arrangements or fresh for that matter. Native to Central Asia, it should be hardy to zone 4 at least.
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Allium tanguticum -
LAVENDER GLOBE LILY
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$2.00
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This is a very ornamental onion from northwestern China that grows to about 12-16 inches tall and a foot wide. The lavender-pink flowers are generously borne in 1.5 inch heads from June through July over the glossy deep green strap-like foliage which turns an attractive yellow in the fall. One planting I have never seemed to set much seed so they were always on the Alternative List but the newer planting seems to be setting more seed. Zone 4 at least.
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Althea armeniaca -
ARMENIAN MALLOW
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$2.00
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This 3-4 foot mallow has small pink flowers but is grown mainly for the attractive felted grey-green palmately lobed leaves–good as a foil for more brightly colored flowers. Hardy here for several years.
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Amsonia illustris -
SHINING BLUE-STAR
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$2.00
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This differs from A. tabernaemontana primarily in its shining, leathery foliage and slightly earlier bloom time in early spring. The Amsonias are somewhat unique among HPs in their attractive autumnal tints. In warmer climates they appreciate some shade, zone 5.
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Anemone virginiana -
VIRGINIA ANEMONE
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$2.00
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An inhabitant of open woods throughout the eastern U.S. this two foot plus wildflower is found in dry and rocky sites–it has compound leaves and white flowers 1-1/2 to 2 inches composed of five sepals.
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Aquilegia flabellata ‘Nana Alba’ -
DWARF WHITE FAN
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$2.00
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The diminutive white flowering form of this lovely Japanese columbine is less than a foot tall and is very hardy–zone 3. Few seeds.
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