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Sourwood Tree
$24.99
Sourwood Tree
Sourwood Tree: Oxydendrum arboreum, or the sourwood tree, is a deciduous native to the southeastern hardwood forests of the United States.
The sourwood tree is a smaller species, reaching a maximum height of twenty to thirty feet. TN Nursery recommends the sourwood tree to customers who wish for a tree that will look great without overshadowing the entire yard.
You might also hear gardeners refer to Oxydendrum arboreum by these alternative common names:
Sorrel tree
Lily of the valley tree
How to Use the Sourwood Tree in Your Landscape
TN Nursery customers put the sourwood tree to work in these types of spaces:
Pollinator garden or butterfly garden: Sourwood tree attracts bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects that spread pollen.
Urban garden or park: Sourwood trees can add lovely color in urban or suburban applications without becoming overly large in small spots.
Native species garden: This tree is a beautiful specimen if you want to show off North American plants.
Landscape tree: Add color to an otherwise empty yard with the beautiful sourwood tree.
Beekeeping: Beekeepers often express interest in this tree, as the bees use the sourwood tree's nectar to produce rich honey.
Sourwood Tree Might be a Small Tree, But It Has a Big, Beautiful Presence
The sourwood tree trunk is slender, approximately eight to twelve inches in diameter, which is well-proportioned when considering the shorter height. The bark is dark gray with attractive light scaling.
Sourwood tree leaves are dark green, slightly glossy, and shaped like an elongated oval. The leaf has a slightly toothy edge. In the autumn, they generally turn crimson, burgundy, or purple. The essential oils of the leaves are sour tasting, lending the tree its common name.
Sourwood tree flowers are a creamy white color and bell-shaped. They are similar to lily of the valley flowers, providing an alternate common name. The flowers droop from the stem and have a pleasant, sweet fragrance. They bloom during mid-summer.
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Yellow Trillium
$5.99
Yellow Trillium luteum
Trillium luteum, also known as yellow trillium, is an herbaceous perennial wildflower that is native to the woods of North America. It's a unique and eye-catching flower with beautiful deep yellow petals that stands out in any garden.
Add a touch of vivid beauty to your garden with the gorgeous yellow trillium! You'll impress your friends and neighbors with this rare and stunning flower when it blooms each season.
Bring some color and life to your garden today with Trillium luteum Yellow Trillium! Get your plant now and start enjoying its beauty for years to come.
The lovely Trillium luteum, also called yellow trillium or yellow toadshade, is a native species to the United States. Originating in the southeastern Appalachian region, they bloom in the middle of spring, bringing vibrant yellow when many summer-blooming flowers are awakening for the season.
These perennial plants originally came from the wooded forests of the mountains. They love full shade and will tolerate partial shade. They also require soil that drains well and organic woody materials as a planting medium. Yellow trillium is a hardy plant. It's disease-resistant, pest-resistant, and drought-resistant. Usually, average rainfall totals provide enough moisture; however, you may need to assist with watering during a dry spell.
TN Nursery customers often order yellow trillium plants to brighten up a rock garden or natural area or as a border planting in a shade garden. It is certainly versatile enough to use almost anywhere shaded.
The Cheerful Yellow Trillium Blooms at the Perfect Time Every Spring
Yellow trillium will wake up for the winter in the earliest days of spring, begin to unfurl its stems and leaves for the season, and blossom in mid-spring. The timing is ideal--it often appears after the early flowering bulbs end, but the summer perennials have not yet awakened.
The yellow trillium stem grows from a robust root system. The deep-green single stem grows to about seven inches. Whorls of broad oval leaves emerge in a pleasant silvery green color from the stem. The mottled leaves have gold shading that adds charm and visual interest.
The trillium name comes from the gorgeous flower, which opens to display three slender and elegant petals in a beautiful lemon to a bright yellow hue.
The flowers bear cute little berries. Although the fruit is inedible to humans, your backyard critters--small animals and birds--will enjoy the feast.
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Fern Variety - 25 Plants
$39.99
Fern Variety Set 25 Ferns
Fern Variety Set (25 Ferns): TN Nursery proudly presents a fern variety set featuring a carefully hand-picked collection to ensure you receive the best.
Each fern variety set will include 25 ferns that best fit your needs, according to your USDA growing zone.
Why Haven't You Tried Ferns Yet?
Perhaps you were eager to grow ferns in your shade garden, but you hesitated. You doubted your ultimate success. Or maybe you wished a horticulture specialist could point you to the best ferns. Perhaps you were unclear about what ferns would grow well in your area.
Please allow TN Nursery to erase all those doubts about your fern-growing success with our fern variety set. This sampling will undoubtedly give you a fever for ferns.
Fern Variety Set is selected just for your zone
We will custom-select a fern variety set with 25 vigorous bare-root ferns for you. Because of our commitment to healthy plants, those will grow fast, showing off their glorious greenery quicker than you might think.
We will do the hard work of curating your fern variety set, sending you only the best ferns based on your growing zone. With our expert guidance, you'll have the lovely ferns your yard needs. No more boring shade gardens; our fern variety set includes 25 plants that breathe life into those bare spots.
Which Ferns Could We Include in Your Fern Variety Set?
TN Nursery grows some of the most popular fern species with a commitment to vigorous plants that will last for years. Here are a few of the ferns we cultivate at our central Tennessee nursery:
● Royal ferns
● Ostrich ferns
● Giant ostrich ferns
● Glade ferns
● Hay-scented ferns
● New York ferns
● Cinnamon ferns
● Fiddlehead ferns
● Leatherwood ferns
● Maidenhair ferns
● Christmas ferns
● Bracken ferns
Not every fern will succeed in every growing zone in the United States--but when you entrust us with your order, we will ensure you receive the best ferns for your area.
Fern variety set is available at TN Nursery
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Maidenhair Fern
$5.19
Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair Fern: The Maidenhair Fern is a perennial fern species that grows in humid and temperate areas of the United States.
You might also recognize them by their other names:
Rosy maidenhair
Northern maidenhair
Silver dollar maidenhair
American maidenhair
Don't let the many names trick you--they all refer to maidenhair ferns. The Maidenhair fern belongs to the Adiantum genus, which contains over two hundred species. Its scientific name,adiantum, comes from the Greek word adiantos, which means unwetted.
TN Nursery finds these ferns a favorite for gardeners who live in densely shaded or forested areas, especially if they have consistently moist soil, as you might find near a creek or stream.
Maidenhair Fern has an unique appearance
Maidenhair fern fronds grow from sixteen to twenty-six inches long and form an intriguing softly-rounded oval shape. The spring-green leaflets are shallow and contain two or three forked veins. The veins have a more prosperous, darker green, making a stunning contrast against the softer hue of the leaves.
Despite being robust, the maidenhair fern has a deceptive appearance, that of a delicate plant, due to its tiny leaves. Some describe the leaves as feathery or lacy due to foliage comprising many small, fan-shaped segments.
However, most describe the delicate leaves as "hair-like," thus lending this fern its common name.
The leaves emerge in late winter or early spring. The earliest leaves of the season are an attractive salmon color, but they soon turn a true spring green.
How to Care for a Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair fern is gorgeous when you plant it in the middle or back row of a border planting or as a stand-alone specimen in a shade garden or water garden. It's also suitable for growing along the northern or shady sides of your home's foundation for a display of lively spring green.
It grows well in shady locations and is easy to establish. It forms large colonies over time, spreading from a dense root system. It takes little care other than watering. Occasionally, you may wish to dig up unwanted growth and divide it into smaller sections.
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Virginia Creeper
$6.79
Virginia Creeper
Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia - is a small plant that people mostly acknowledge for its colorful foliage and berries.
It is a deciduous and woody vine that climbs up on other things and trails on the ground with the help of tendrils that have adhesive disks on the tips that attach to the bark or rock. It is commonly known as Victoria Creeper, Woodbine, Five-leaved Ivy, Five Finger, or Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
It is also native to eastern and central North America. You may find them in open areas such as rocky bluffs, fence rows, banks of streams, ravines, rich woods, thickets, and hillsides. You may also find them growing up on trees or telephone poles.
It is a vigorous, fast-growing plant that may reach around 30 to 50 feet tall and five to ten feet wide. Its leaves have five leaflets, usually in soft green color, which later turns into bronze in spring, dull green in summer, and purple or crimson-red in autumn as the leaves mature.
It is known for its stunning transformation of color in autumn. It possesses clusters of tiny, greenish-white blooms that develop in the upper leaf axils in late spring and mature into small, firm, dark blue to blackberries in late summer or early autumn.
Virginia Creeper performs best in well-drained soil
This plant may withstand a wide variety of environmental conditions. It has a better chance of producing its most pleasing greenery if you grow it in full sun, but it also does fine in partial shade. It performs best in well-drained soil. It will thrive in various soil types, including clay, sand, and loam.
It is drought tolerant and may withstand a wide range of acidity and alkalinity in the soil. It is a low-maintenance plant that requires annual trimming to help retain it at a moderate size. It is crucial to growing the plant in an area that allows expansion and growth.
There are various ways to use this plant in your landscape designs. You may use it as a climber for brick or stone walls of buildings, large trellises, arbors, fences, or through large trees. You may use it as a ground cover to cover rock piles, stumps, or erosion control on slopes.
This perennial plant becomes an essential source of food for birds and bees, squirrels, skunks, and other small creatures that consume them.
It is possible to confuse Virginia Creeper with Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) because of their similar habitats, climbing habits, and colors. However, it is simple to distinguish between them. Virginia creeper contains five leaflets, but poison ivy always has three leaflets. You may often find these two plants growing together in the same place.
Virginia Creeper is an ornamental plant because of its capacity to cover walls and buildings quickly.
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Royal Fern
$5.99
Royal Fern Osmundaregalis
Royal Fern: Osmundaregalis, which you more likely know as a Royal Fern, is an easy-care perennial species prized for its bright green foliage and ability to grow in almost any soil. The garden specialists at TN recommend this species to any gardener--even self-described beginning gardeners have success with this plant!
This fern is native to North America, stretching from northern Florida to New England. Although it grows in the wild across the eastern United States, gardeners in western states can readily cultivate it for enjoyment.
The Majestic Appearance of the Royal Fern
Royal Fern has an appearance that's similar to a small locust tree.
The fronds gracefully arch as they grow from a robust underground root system. As the plant reproduces, new fronds appear around those roots.
The fronds are a fresh and vibrant green that can revitalize the shadiest parts of your garden. The leaves grow in pairs and have oval leaves with rounded tips. The stem of each frond is also bright green. Although delicate and slender, the stems are sturdy enough to support the graceful fronds.
The Royal Fern can grow to about two feet high and sixteen inches wide in a moist, shaded spot.
Caring for Osmundaregalis
Royal Fern might be one of the easiest-to-care-for plants you will find. The key to successfully growing this species is finding the best location. It prefers damp to wet, acidic soil but does not prefer continuous flooding.
Plant this species in the shade or a semi-shaded spot for the best results. It can adapt and tolerate some sunshine but will require watering.
If you plant it in that ideal location, you will rarely need to water or care for your Royal Fern.
How Gardeners Use the Royal Fern
Osmundaregalismakes a lovely addition to any shady or partially shaded spot in your yard or garden.
● Border: Plant Royal Ferns in the middle row of a garden border. The two-foot mature height is perfect between low-growing flowers and taller shrubs in the back row.
● Shade garden: As mentioned, Osmundaregalisprefers shade. The lively green fronds will add dimension to the bare spots where nothing else will grow.
● Potted ornamental ferns: If you love the appearance of ferns, but your yard is sunny, garden pots are the solution. Pot Royal Ferns and place them on the shady side of your house.
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Red Daylily
$5.89
Brighten your garden with Red Daylily Hemerocallis fulva - the perfect perennial flower!
Red Daylily Hemerocallis fulva, the stunning perennial that's easy to care for, blooms reliably throughout the summer and makes a bold statement in any garden. Enjoy its brilliant display of red blossoms that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.\Make your home or garden come alive with the vibrant and cheerful flowers of Red Daylily Hemerocallis fulva - an easy and stunning way to add long-lasting beauty for years.Bring an effortless touch of timeless beauty to your home or garden - order your Red Daylily Hemerocallis fulva today!
Red Baja Daylily is a TN Nursery customer favorite for its tall, elegant foliage and eye-popping red and yellow flowers. The vivid color is a focal point in any garden border or flower bed.
Red Baja Daylily is an Asian native species; however, it flourishes in most USDA planting zones in the United States. Rest assured, this perennial is well-suited to our climate and will blossom in the middle of summer. It is a disease-, pest-, rabbit-, and drought-resistant plant. It is easy to grow.
It likes to bask in the sunshine and prefers moist but not wet soil. You will need to water it every couple of days, keep weeds out of the flower bed, and fertilize in the spring and fall--that's it!
Other common names of the Red Baja Daylily include the following:
Day Lily Baja
Daylily Baja
Hemerocallis Baja
Baja Daylily
The Eye-Catching Beauty of the Red Baja Day Lily
The Red Baja Daylily can reach a mature height of almost thirty inches, a beauty for a garden border!
The stem and leaves are bright, emerald green and may have yellow around the edges. They are lance-shaped, broad at the base, narrow at the tip, and slightly droop as they enlarge.
The flowers are spicy, fiery red. Each bloom is showy and has six petals. Blossoms can be as large as six inches. The flower's throat is yellow or yellow-green, making a lovely contrast of hues.
Daylily flowers bloom only for one day, hence the name. However, a new blossom re-emerges quickly, so the colorful show continues for several weeks.
Where to Plant Red Daylily
Red Baja Daylily is perfect in any sunny part of your garden. If you want bright colors, this flower will be ideal. TN Nursery suggests planting them in these locations:
In a large, deep container
Rock garden
Flower beds
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator garden
Cutting garden
Cottage garden
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Cherokee Chief Dogwood
$21.99
Red Cherokee Chief Dogwood Tree
Red Dogwood Tree: Over twenty species make up the Cornus genus, including the red dogwood tree. This majestic ornamental deciduous tree heralds the welcome arrival of warm spring weather in the moderate USDA growing zones. This stunner is a TN Nursery staff favorite.
The red dogwood tree will reach a mature height of twenty to thirty feet, making it tall enough to provide shade without overshadowing the entire yard.
Gardeners covet the red dogwood tree for the wildly colorful spring blossom, a dazzling hue of pin-red that steals every heart. Besides showing off flamboyant blooms, the tree is drought-tolerant once established, making it perfect for those who sometimes have watering restrictions. It's also cold-tolerant and able to withstand short bouts of frigid temperatures.
Where to Plant the Red Dogwood Tree in Your Yard
The red dogwood tree is a sun lover who wants to bask in the sunshine on those first warm spring days. The sun helps it produce those showy flowers early in the growing season; that sunny spot is a must.
It is an excellent ornamental that can be an understory tree near taller species, provided it does receive adequate sunshine. It can also be a focal point anywhere you want a beautiful showpiece for your yard.
It likes fast-draining, woody soil. When you plant your seedling, de-compact the soil, amend it with some hardwood mulch or compost and give it an inch of water per week.
Once its root system strengthens, a red dogwood tree will require little care from you except twice-yearly fertilizing (spring, after blooming and fall) and mulching around the base to protect the roots from the winter cold.
The Majestic Look of the Red Dogwood Tree
A central trunk breaks off into multiple graceful, sturdy branches with attractive light brown bark.
In the spring, the buds are among the first signs of warm weather. They open up into showy, four-petalled flowers that can measure as large as four inches across. Some describe the shape as a cross shape. The red dogwood tree's blossoms are jewel-toned pink-red and unmatched in beauty.
The leaves arrive after the flowers fade, bright green, oval, and up to six inches long. The canopy is beautiful.
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Jack In The Pulpit
$7.29
Jack In The Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum
Jack in the Pulpit is a spring-blooming woodland native perennial that adds an interesting texture to the garden. Its distinctive hooded blooms add an exotic touch, while its fern-like foliage adds texture and color throughout the growing season. When properly planted and located, these perennials are practically carefree and will return year after year with minimal effort.
With beautiful blooms, foliage, and color that will last throughout the changing seasons, it's no wonder why so many gardeners choose Jack in the Pulpit as their go-to plant! Add this special touch to your garden today!
Discover the beauty of Jack in the Pulpit now and experience wild style all year long!
Jack in the Pulpit: Arisaema triphyllum, or Jack in the Pulpit, has a unique look that intrigues and appeals to your garden.
The North American species is an herbaceous perennial. It originated in the wet woodlands of the United States from New England, across the Great Lakes to the plains and south as far as Florida. Gardeners use it today in shade gardens in almost every USDA growing zone.
When TN Nursery customers ask for something unique for a profoundly shaded area with heavy moisture, we recommend Jack in the Pulpit. It loves high-moisture soil with rich organic content, thriving with almost no assistance.
Other Names for Arisaema triphyllum
Jack in the Pulpit has several other common names, including these:
Bog onion
Brown dragon
Devil's ear
Dragon root
Indian Cradle
Indian Jack in the Pulpit
Indian Turnip
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Lady-in-a-chaise
Lord-and-Lady
Memory root
Parson-in-the-Pulpit
Pepper turnip
Starch wort
Three-leaved Indian turnip
Wake robin
Wild turnip
Many names, yes; but they all refer to the same plant.
The Unique Appearance of Jack in the Pulpit
Jack in the Pulpit takes its name from two of its parts. The spadix or spike is the "Jack"; the leaves for a sheath around it--the "Pulpit."
This woodland wildflower grows to a mature height of one to two feet. Although this plant is tolerant in cold areas, the unique plant has an almost tropical look.
Jack-in-the-pulpit has one to two green or green-and-purple leaves originating near Jack's base. Each leaf divides into three similarly-sized leaflets. They fold over to create an umbrella-like shape.
At the top of the spike, the flowers emerge--abundant, petite, purple or red blossoms that show off their colors in the early to mid spring.
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Forsythia
$23.99
Forsythia Shrub
Forsythia x intermedia, the common forsythia shrub, is a rapid-growing, deciduous shrub that will light up the springtime with its cheery golden-yellow blossoms. Another common name for the forsythia shrub is golden bells--a tribute to those lovely blooms.
This species is super easy to care for, and unfussy about soil quality or fertilizing--once or twice per year will do. Once fully grown, the forsythia is drought-resistant and heat-tolerant.
Forsythia is a native species of Asia. However, it is well-suited and widespread in the American landscape, especially across the mid-south, southeast, and midwestern regions.
Where to Use the Forsythia Shrub in Your Landscape
When customers call TN Nursery asking for help finding a species that will grow fast to cover an eyesore, we often recommend this shrub.
Forsythia grows fast, making it an ideal option for a privacy hedge, to establish a property boundary, or in a natural area that needs some lovely color. Also worth noting is that the forsythia shrub is unbothered by low air quality, so landscapers often install it in an urban garden setting--park, playground, or any other city environment.
Select a full-sun spot in the yard--it needs at least six hours of direct sunshine. Forsythia will tolerate partial sunlight, but it might not bloom as profusely without direct sun.
During the first year or two, provide your young forsythia with about an inch of water each week, especially during the long and hot mid-summer days. Once established, it will not require this extra step.
Because it is a fast grower, most prune the forsythia to control the height in the early fall. Avoid pruning in the springtime, or you will sacrifice the gorgeous yellow flowers.
Gardeners Adore the Cheerful Springtime Flowers of the Forsythia Shrub
Forsythia is most famous for its cheery yellow blossoms. Each bloom is small (under an inch), bell-shaped, and has four petals. They grow up and down the stem, making a significant color statement.
The stems have a slight curve and bend into a gentle arch as the tree grows to its maximum ten-foot height. The leaves are approximately four inches long, medium or dark green, oval, and with slightly toothy edges.
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Forsythia shrub is a beautiful plant that will add height to a natural area or create privacy in your yard. Order yours from TN Nursery today.
Hay Scented Fern
$5.49
Hay Scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Hay Scented Fern: A TN Nursery customer favorite, Hay Scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula, adds classic charm to any shade garden.
Gardeners cherish this otherworldly-looking plant for its ease of care and the great scent, which reminds one of the familiar, mildly grassy smell of freshly-harvested hay.
This low-maintenance plant is a native species of the eastern United States. However, it performs well in all the temperate USDA growing zones.
They can thrive in many soil conditions, from dry, rocky woodlands to moist, dense hardwood forests. The main thing to consider is not soil quality but water. Like most ferns, the hay scented fern likes to stay consistently moist without becoming overly wet or over dry.
Other than keeping an eye on the moisture content of your soil, the care requirements of this species are minimal.
Hayscented fern( Dennstaedtia punctilobula) You'll Love the Dainty Appearance
Dennstaedtia punctilobula might look dainty, but don't let that trick you. These diminutive ferns are sturdy despite their smaller size.
The lovely golden-brown stems easily support the fresh, spring green fronds, which form a triangular shape. Each frond displays vibrant leaflets that are broad at the base and sharpen into a blunt tip at the end. The frond’s texture has an attractive, hair-like appearance.
The plant grows to a mature height of under two feet but will widen out as much as three to four feet; this growth pattern makes it an ideal ground cover or specimen plant for your shade garden.
How to Care for the Hay Scented Fern
Like many ferns, the hay scented fern is native to North America, where it thrived for thousands of years without any human intervention. Fortunately, all you need to do is plant your Dennstaedtia punctilobula
in a place with plenty of shade and well-amended soil. During the summer, watch for heat damage and provide water accordingly. Water it only when the ground gets exceptionally dry, or you see brown spots around the margins of the leaflets.
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Blue Vervain
$6.59
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) is a perennial plant native to North America. It belongs to the family Verbenaceae and is also known as swamp verbena, wild hyssop, and simpler's joy.
The blue vervain plant can grow up to 6 feet tall and has slender stems with small leaves that are toothed and pointed. The flowers are small and blue-violet, growing in long spikes at the top of the stem. The plant blooms in mid-summer to early fall.
Blue vervain is known for its medicinal uses and has been used in traditional medicine. It is believed to have relaxing effects and is used to treat anxiety, depression, and insomnia. It is also used to relieve menstrual cramps and other types of pain.
In addition to its medicinal uses, blue vervain is a decorative plant in gardens and a popular choice for attracting butterflies and other pollinators. It prefers moist soil and is often found growing in wet meadows, streams, and other damp habitats.
Blue Vervain: Verbena hastata is a pretty perennial flower, prized by gardeners across the United States for its casual good looks and ability to flourish in highly humid, sunny conditions.
If you have never heard of blue vervain, perhaps you know it as one of its other common names. Some gardeners may call it one of the following:
Blue verbena
Simplers joy
Swamp verbena
Swamp vervain
This species is a North American native wildflower, growing naturally in sunny meadows near ponds, creeks, and on riverbanks and marshlands. This wildflower's affinity for tolerating clay, sand, and other high-humidity conditions makes it ideal for a water garden or as an ornamental on the banks of a pond.
As a native species, Verbena hastata requires almost no care if you plant it in the correct location--full-sun to partial-sun with moist soil.
The Natural Beauty of Blue Vervain Adds Color to a Moist, Sunny Spot
Verbena hastata forms sturdy, upright stems that can grow to an average mature height of three to five feet. Each stem has large, opposing green leaves that are long and narrow in shape. The edges of each leaf have a slightly toothy-looking appearance.
While the stems and leaves attract, the tubular flowers steal the show. Delicate purple flowers form on a tall spike at the top of the stem--opening at the bottom first and working their way up. These flowers have a long blooming cycle, starting in the middle of summer and lasting until the end of summer, with only a few petite individual blossoms opening at any given time.
Despite the plant's name, the flowers are not blue but blue-violet to purple. The flowers have a fantastic light floral aroma that is unforgettable but not overpowering.
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Consider blue vervain if you have a creek, stream, pond, or water garden on your property that needs a full-sun to partial-sun-loving plant. It will flourish in those conditions. Order your Verbena hastata from TN Nursery today.
Weeping Willow
$24.99
Weeping Willow Tree (Salix babylonica)
Weeping Willow Tree, Salix babylonica, is a graceful tree famous for its long, drooping branches and dense light green leaves.
When TN Nursery customers seek advice on a fast-growing tree, the weeping willow tree is a typical recommendation. This species can grow up to two feet in a single growing season--faster than most others.
Salix babylonica is an Asian native species that American gardeners and landscapers in almost every USDA plant hardiness zone adopted the species over the past many decades. As a result, it's now naturalized to the United States and is ubiquitous across our landscape.
This deciduous shade tree is intriguing and lovely, making it a favorite for many.
The Weeping Willow Tree Can Help Fight Soil Compaction
Like many other tree species, the weeping willow prefers well-drained soils in either full sunshine or partial shade. However, the weeping willow tree might help lessen your trouble if you struggle with soil compaction.
The tree has an extensive root system that is relatively shallow but spread as far as fifty feet wide. As your tree grows, the roots will shoot underground in every direction, acting as a subterranean tiller and de-compacting the earth from below its surface.
As a result, your ground will absorb rainwater better due to the loosened texture instead of running off in torrents that would eventually cause soil erosion.
The Whimsical Appearance of the Weeping Willow Tree
The weeping willow tree captures the imagination--you can almost picture sweet little storybook gnomes living beneath its branches.
The fifty-foot tree can also get as wide as forty feet. It forms an asymmetrical crown that's rounded. The tree's trunk is dark brown to charcoal with interesting furrowed patterns.
The branches display lovely silvery green, elongated oval leaves that measure four to six inches long and a half-inch wide. After maturing, this tree may only require occasional pruning to remove branches that could crack under the weight of the lovely foliage.
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The weeping willow tree is a lovely, graceful tree with a shorter stature but profuse greenery. Order yours from TN Nursery today.
Sweet Bay Magnolia
$22.99
Sweet Bay Magnolia
The Sweet Bay Magnolia tree is the perfect option for a luxurious and full-spread tree. It grows in a vase-like shape and can reach a height of up to 20 feet tall with a maximum spread between 10 and 20 feet. You can expect this tree to grow at a rate of anywhere between 13 and 24 inches each year. This impressive tree contains deep green colored leaves with a frosted-like appearance that grow up to three to five inches long. When illuminated by the sun's rays, these leaves will emit a lovely glisten.
Sweet Bay Magnolia Is Highly Fragrant
This unique tree comes to life in the late spring to early summer when its creamy white flowers bloom. These distinctive blooms will grow between two and three inches and let off a light lemon-like scent. Their elegant cup shape provides a uniform and striking look, with 9 to 12 petals each.
Even better, in the late summer, this tree will bloom bright scarlet red seeded fruits that can grow up to two inches long. While these fruits are not edible for humans, they make a nice meal for various wildlife. These include blue jays, towhees, vireos, quail, turkey, and gray squirrels. This tree will provide a lovely connection with the wildlife outdoors in the late fall for your viewing pleasure.
Known as the M. Virginiana Var. Australis, swap magnolia, or laurel magnolia, this beautiful tree is native to moist woodlands ranging from Massachusetts to Florida and Arkansas to Texas. The Sweet Bay Magnolia features a smooth-feeling bark that starts out green and ages into a prominent silvery gray. Its lemon scent makes this tree the perfect addition to gardens and patios, where you can easily enjoy its natural scent consistently.
Larkspur Delphenium
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Larkspur Plant
The Larkspur plant is also known as Delphinium, the official name for this genus in the Ranunculaceae family. The Larkspur is native to the Northern Hemisphere and the tropical mountainous regions of Africa, and it gets its unusual nickname from how its petals mature. Most species of Larkspurs have petals that grow together to form a hollow pocket that develops between 2 and 5 “spurs” near the tip of this pocket. The scientific designation of Delphinium also refers to this unusual shape, with the name chosen to describe this spur instead of a dolphin’s graceful arch.
Larkspur is a prairie perennial native plant.
Larkspurs come in a wide variety of species. Some varieties that originally are found in forests are tall, hearty plants. These species produce bountiful flowers with long stems up to 2 meters tall. Other varieties from prairie habitats are much shorter, with short stems as small as 10 centimeters for some varieties that only develop very few flowers. Another notable characteristic of the Larkspur plant is its leaves. The Larkspur sports between three and seven deeply lobed, palmate leaves, with the size and number of lobes varying for each species. The color of this gorgeous plant most often presents as a blue hue, but its coloration can vary from rich purples and bright blues to even yellows, reds, and whites. Most varieties of this unique plant share a similarly designed seed. However, that is typically small, black, and usually shiny.
Larkspur is a spring blooming perennial
Most varieties of Larkspurs flower anywhere from late spring to late summer, making them the perfect plants to provide beautiful blooms during the warmest months of the year for most gardeners. Pollination for Larkspurs is completed with local bumble bees and butterflies, familiar visitors to green spaces with bountiful blooms like those found on this flowering plant.