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Coneflowers, Dicentra, & Foxglove
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 Dicentra is most at home in woodland settings. Charming, old-fashioned plants that do well in fertile soils make this a garden staple and wonderful when in bloom. This Foxglove is a rare first! The 'Candy Mountain' variety is the first foxglove ever to have upward-facing flowers instead of the usual downward-facing ones. With this new angle, you can easily see the beautifully speckled throats of these rose pink blossoms. They are produced on very strong upright stems in early summer. This variety is a biennial but seems to come back each year from heavy seed drop. Digitalis forms large rosettes of downy, green, oblong leaves from which numerous flower spikes will emerge. It looks especially nice when planted along fences, at the wood's edge, or in large containers. Coneflowers are praised for their large, daisy-like flowers which appear from mid through late summer and are a mainstay in today's garden. If deadheaded, the bloom cycle may be extended. However, some spent blooms should be left on the plants in fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide great architectural interest in a winter landscape. Bees, Butterflies love coneflowers! SOLD OUT FOR SPRING 2012Check Back Early October 2012 When Our Advance Sale for Spring 2013 Delivery Begins! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlotte, Vermont
