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Native Plant Sale Fall 2009 Native Plant Sale Fall 2009 - 40% off Last Call this Fall for Native Plants! Place your secure online order HERE. There is still time to get a few more native perennials into your garden. In fact, fall is a perfect time to plant as warm soils stimulate plant roots to grow. By planting in the fall instead of the spring you are likely to have larger plants with better blooms the following year. Native plants offer great value to birds, bees and other pollinators alike, not to mention great beatuy! On the heels of our pre-order and Bryn Mawr Farmer's Market sales, we are offering a unique selection of native perennials at a discount. Help us close out this important fundraiser and go wild for native plants this fall! Thank you! PICK-UP LOCATION: Lower Merion Conservancy Cottage/Office at Rolling Hill Park, 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne, PA To confirm a pick-up time call the Conservancy office at 610-645-9030 or email Patty Thompson at patty@dragonfly.org. Definitions Full sun = 6-8 hours of sun Part shade = 2-6 hours of sun Full shade = less than 2 hours of sun Fall 2009 Plants Wildflower Perennials: Two-quart pots, $6 each Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) 2-3' Part to Full Sun Beautiful, delicate silver-green foliage with a minty aroma. Flowers are white with a hint of pink and grow well on sunny slopes. A favorite of butterflies and other pollinators, mountain mint is deer resistant. Perennial Sunflower (Helianthus salicifolius) 54-60" Sun Tall and slender, sporting cheery yellow flowers from September through November. Anise Hyssop (Agastache sp.) 26" Full sun Grows well in average soils and is deer resistant. Purple bottlebrush flowers emerge June to September. New York Aster/Michaelmas Daisy Aster (Aster novi-belgii) 15-18" Sun Low-growing aster with lovely, tiny white flowers that bloom September to October. Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) 47" Sun Likes moist soil. Flowers are colored yellow to red and bloom from August to November. Blue Wood Aster (Aster cordifolius) 24-54" Part shade This tall aster has small pale-blue flowers. Found on the edge of woods, it likes moist soil. Smooth Aster (Aster laevis) 2-3' Sun to part shade Dark-green smooth leaves with pale lavendar flowers featuring a yellow center. Grows well in dry fields and open woods. Important nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies. New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) 24-30" Part shade Edge of the woods aster, blooming from September to October with lovely shades of purlple and dark pink. Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) 0.75-2" Part shade Our native orchid, this white blooming beauty will look stunning in your forest. Its potent, sweet fragrance is often compared to that of vanilla or jasmine. Requires moist soil. Varigated Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans) 12-15" Part shade to shade A delicate, fern-like plant, with blue flowers emerging from May to June. Creeping Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) 4-6" Sun to part shade Perfect native plant for a rock garden with white blooms in June. Ground Cover: Two-quart pots, $6 each Coral Bells (Heuchera villosa 'brownies') 12" Part shade Deer resistant ground cover featuring rich brown leaves year-round. White flower spikes form from August to September. Coral Bells (Heuchera villosa 'bronze wave') 12" Part shade to shade Deer resistant ground cover featuring dark green leaves with a reddish hue. White flowers bloom from August to September. Grasses: Two-quart pots, $6 each Blue Bunny Sedge (Carex laxiculmis) 12-16" Part sun to sun Features silver-blue leaves just under 1/2" wide and works as a clumping ground cover or border plant in moist soil. Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex sp.) 8" Shade This streamside grass has delicate bright green blades and grows well in average to dry soil. Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) 24-36" Sun or shade Tall hollow spikes create beautiful interest in the garden. Clump forming, this plant grows well in wet to moist soil. Definitions Full sun = 6-8 hours of sun Part shade = 2-6 hours of sun Full shade = less than 2 hours of sun Online ordering is now available! Click HERE to order online. Thank you for your support! Page updated: 10/16/2009 © 2010 Lower Merion Conservancy All rights reserved.
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2009 Fall Plants  Mountain Mint  Perennial Sunflower  Anise Hyssop  New York Aster  Sneezeweed  Blue Wood Aster  Smooth Aster  New England Aster  Ladies' Tresses  Variegated Jacob's Ladder  Creeping Stonecrop  Coral Bells 'brownies'  Coral Bells 'bronze wave'  Sedge, Blue Bunny  Pennsylvania Sedge  Soft Rush |