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 summer is not too hot or if grown in 

 richer soil and in partial shade. 

 Phlox paniculata. Summer phlox. 3-4 ft. 

 'Blue Boy' (dark lavender-blue), 'Fraru 

 Schubert' (lilac-blue), 'Russian Violet,' 

 'Stemhimmel' (light lavender-blue), 'Blue 

 Ice,' 'Harlequin' (variegated foliage, 

 purple flower), 'The King* (deep violet). 

 Salvia. Most bloom early and mid-sum- 

 mer, but try S. nemerosa 'Lubeca.' 16-18". 

 Violet. Howers longer than 'Eastfriesland' 

 and will bloom again if deadheaded. 

 S. grandiflora ajurea (pitcheri). A wonder- 

 ful sky blue on tall 3-4 ft. stems starting 

 in August. Not the hardiest. Try it in 

 southern half of the state in well-drained 

 soil. 



Scahioia columfcaria 'Butterfly Blue.' 

 20-24". Long-blooming, neat 2" flower. 

 This one is in demand at our nursery. 

 S. caucasica 'Isaac House,' 'Kompliment,' 

 and 'Clive Greaves' may be hardier. 

 Stokesia. Short-lived, but worth a try. 

 Probably not hardy in the North Country. 

 S. laevis 'Blue Danube.' 18-24". 

 S. laevis 'Klaus Jelitto.' Large flower. 

 S. laevis 'Wyoming.' Darker blue. 

 Veronica 'sunny border blue.' A very sub- 

 stantial plant. 18-20". Rigid stems. Dark 

 violet-blue flowers. Long-blooming. 



SOME WHITES. 



Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl.' 2 ft. 'Bal- 

 lerina' is slightly shorter. 

 Artemisia lactiflora. 4 ft. Feathery white 

 flowers. An artemisia to grow for flowers 

 as well as foliage in a more moist soil. 

 Aster dumonsus 'White Fairy.' 10" Early 

 blooming. 



Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank.' 3-4 ft. A 

 dense cover of aster-like flowers. 

 Chelone obliqua alba. Turtlehead. 

 Chrysanthemum parllienium. Feverfew. 

 Invasive. Deadhead for longer bloom. 

 'Roya.' 2 ft. Larger flower. 

 Chrysant/iemum superbum. Shasta Daisy. 

 'SQver Princess.' 12-15". Single daisy. 

 Blooming better and longer if divided ev- 

 ery year or two. 



Cimicifuga racerriosa. 6 ft. Shade. Don't 

 use 'White Pearl.' It blooms late and 

 may not beat the frost. 

 Hemcrocallis. 'Ice Carnival' is the daylily 

 closest to white 



Iberis. Candytuft. 'Autumn Beauty.' 8". 

 Reblooms in fall. 



Phlox paniculata. Summer phlox. 3-4 ft. 

 'Mt. Fujiyama,' 'White Admiral,' and 

 'World Peace.' 



Sanguisorba canadensis. Canadian Burnet. 

 4-6 ft. Likes moist soil. 



SOME PINKS. 



Aster novae-angliae. New England Aster. 

 'Alma Potchke'. 3-3.5 ft. Rose-pink. 

 Long-flowering. Starts in August. 

 Astilbe. Plume Rower. The chinensis 

 and simlicifolia varieties are later 

 bloomers. Some bloom into early fall. 

 Look for; "Purple Candles,' "Superba' 

 (ta^juetti), "Hennie Graafland,' 'Sprite,' 

 and 'William Buchanan.' 

 Boltonia asteroides 'Pink Beauty.' 5-6 ft. 

 clean pink aster-like flowers. Var 

 latisquama 'Nana.' 2-3 ft. Pale 

 bluish-pink flowers. 



Chelone. Turtlehead. C. lionii is 2-2.5 

 ft. and rose-scarlet. C. obliqua is 3 ft. 



and true pink. 



Dianthus x allwoodii. 1-1.5 ft. 

 Long-blooming if deadheaded regularly. 

 Dicentra formosa. Dwarf Bleeding Heart. 

 'Luxuriant* is 15" and rose-pink. 'Baccha- 

 nal' is 12-15" and reddish-pink. 

 Echinacea purpurea. Purple Coneflower. 

 'Bright Star' is 3-4 ft. and rose-pink. 

 'Magnus' has non-drooping rays. 

 Eupatorium. Joe Pye Weed. Needs moist 

 soil. E. purpureum is 6 ft. and native. E. 

 fistulousum 'Gateway' is 5 ft. with large 

 lavender flowers. 



Phlox masculata 'Alpha.' 30-36". Mildew- 

 resistant. Blooms before P. paniculata. 

 Phlox paniculata. Summer phlox. 3-4 ft- 

 'Bright Eyes' (pink with crimson eye), 

 'Dodo Hanbury Forbes' (rose-pink), 

 'Dresden Pink' (shell pirvk with darker 

 eye), 'Eva Cullum' (clear pink with red 

 eye), 'Flamingo' (pink with crimson eye), 

 'H.B. May' (bright pink), 'Windsor' (pale 

 rose with salmon eye), and 'Sir John 

 FalstafP (salmon pink), 

 Physoslegia virgiruana. Obedient Plant. 

 Long blooming and easy, but tends to 

 spread. Needs frequent dividing. "Rose 

 Bouquet,' 'Pink Bouquet,' and 'Rosy Spire' 

 are 3-4 ft. 'Vivid' (12-15" and a bright 

 rose pink) is very late blooming. 

 This list doesn't pretend to be conclu- 

 sive — some of my list is just notes. But 

 I'd like the members to send in any addi- 

 tions, feedback, tips, etc. that they may 

 have to me or to The Plantsman and keep 

 the discussion ongoing. 

 Roger is in charge of the perennials at 

 Longacre's Nursery Center, 220 Mechanic 

 Street, Lebanon, NH 03766. He can be 

 reached at (603) 448-6110. >*■ 



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