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Arboretum Plant Sale

Shrubs

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Abetwo’ Incrediball® (Hydrangea)

5’H x 5’W Huge 12” dia. blooms emerge soft lime-green then turn white. Yellow fall foliage. Blooms midsummer to fall.

Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)

3’ White flowers in May, black-purple berries in August-September, red fall foliage. Attracts birds! MN Native.

Cornus hessei ‘Garden Glow’ (Dogwood)

4-5’ Spreading habit. Vivid chartreuse foliage. Best color in partial shade. White flowers in spring followed by white to pale blue fruits in summer. Yellow fall foliage. Red winter branches. Great accent plant! U of MN Introduction.

Shade Perrenials

Ajuga reptans ‘Binblasca’ BLACK SCALLOP (Bugleweed)

3-6” Compact spreading habit. Large, glossy dark purple-black scalloped leaves. Deep blue spikes of flowers in early spring to early summer. Good ground cover.

Alchemilla sericata ‘Gold Strike’ (Lady’s Mantle)

12-14” Low-ground cover with chartreuse flowers blooming late spring to early summer. Good filler in bouquets. Full sun to partial shade.

Aquilegia caerulea ‘Blue Jay’ (Rocky Mountain Columbine)

2 1/2’ Deep blue sepals, white petals

Aruncus aethusifolius (Dwarf Goat’s-beard)

12” Deep green, finely divided foliage with reddish fall color. Creamy-white flowers in early summer. Seed pods. Can take full sun if soil remains moist.

Asarum europaeum (European Wild Ginger)

5” An excellent ground cover for shaded situations with glossy, evergreen leaves 2-3”. The flowers are greenish-purple or brown. Easily propagated by division.

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Alexander’s Great’ (Siberian Bugloss)

14” A gigantic mound of heart shaped, heavily silvered leaves. Blue flowers in the spring.

Heuchera ‘Paprika’ (Coral Bells)

8” Large, glowing cherry-coral foliage lightly veined in silver. White flowers. Spring.

Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’ (Coral Bells)

12-24” Large, glossy, silvery plum-purple foliage with dark purple veining. White flowers. Prefers partial shade. June-July

Heuchera ‘Sweet Tart’ (Coral Bells)

5” Tangy, lime-colored foliage in a tight mound. Bicolored cerise and hot pink flowers on dark stems. June-Oct.

Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Barrenwort)

12” Light yellow flowers. This selection is one of the best for use as a ground cover. May-June. Full sun - partial shade. Attracts hummingbirds & butterflies. Deer & rabbit resistant. Toxic.

Lamium maculatum ‘Ghost’ (Spotted Dead Nettle)

12” Silver foliage. Bright orchid-purple flowers. This tall plant with large leaves makes it one of the best for largescale ground cover use.

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)

3’ Green foliage, scarlet spikes. Hardier than ‘Queen Victoria.’. MN Native.

Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Carpet’ (Japanese Spurge ‘Green Carpet’)

6-8”

Actaea simplex ‘James Compton’ (Snakeroot)

3’ Compact habit. Fragrant creamy-white plumes. Deep bronze foliage. Rich moist soil, shade to part shade in back of border. Aug-Sept.

Dicentra x ‘Love Hearts’’ (Bleeding Hearts)

10-12in Long blooming with blue-green foliage. Heart-shaped blooms of white bleeding purple. Compact habit, Repeat bloomer, Normal to loamy soil.

Minuartia verna (Irish Moss)

3” Dense mat of small, dark green, narrow leaves. Tiny white flowers. Prefers shade, protected location. Ground cover.

Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’ (Bugleweed ‘Chocolate Chip’)

4"