Perennial Plant Specials:

We will have several Bare-root specials throughout the summer. These are plants from our field and garden we are dividing and moving about. Bare-root plants are much bigger than the standard gallon pot. With alittle care they will take off any part of the growing season. Please watch our blog http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/or Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zionville-NC/Shady-Grove-Gardens-Nursery/6... for these specials. We'll post photos and availability dates with prices.

Iris

They can be divided in July when blooms start to decrease due to overcrowding, and a reasonable clump will provide extra starts for new plantings or trades with fellow gardeners.
Siberian Irises are also quite tough and becoming more easier to find. They will produce a bounty of long stemmed, intricately brushed flowers which last well when cut.
Shadier or damper spots cry out for some of the unusual types of Iris. Japanese Irises are dependable in a damp spot and will bring forth huge, delightfully colored flowers in late spring.
Photo shows Japanese Iris 'C. Butterfly'

Campanula

Bellflowers are a large family of garden worthy plants and provide the blue shades that are often so rare. We currently grow Serbian Bellflower an excellent ground cover with a long bloom period in light shade.

Chelone

Turtleheads are captivating late bloomers that like many native plants are not often seen in gardens. They are not at all weedy and carry their pink or white blooms over attractive, glossy foliage. Both the white and pink species provide habitat for for several native butterflies including the rare Baltimore Checkerspot.

Lady's Mantle

This low growing plant is especially easy to grow. It thrives in sun or shade with a little extra water during dry periods and will increase over time to form large mats. In spring sprays if chartreuse flowers will set off arrangements of brighter blooms.

Sedum

Tall Sedums will provide an abundance of bloom starting in late summer. In the garden they will be a haven for butterflies, and in the vase will put on a long lasting display.

Allium

Ornamental Alliums have showy flower heads on long straight stems. They can be arranged by themselves or with other flowers to create a dramatic centerpiece. They grow from bulbs that are fully hardy and require little besides full sun and good drainage.

Aster

These tall native plants are well adapted to our area and will bloom dependably year after year with little more than sunshine. Some Asters can exceed five feet in height and will benefit from staking.