Fedco Trees: Perennials

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Sweet Joe Pye Weed - Organic

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Eutrochium purpureum 4-6' tall. Massive vanilla-scented pinkish-purple domed flowers in midsummer. Often found in average to dry woodland edges. Z3.

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‘Munstead’ Lavender

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Lavandula angustifolia 16-18" tall. Considered the hardiest lavender. Sweet-scented flower spikes with light lavender flowers. Z4.

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Lemon Balm - Organic

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Melissa officinalis 18-24" tall. Lemony leaves are delicious in teas, salads, with fruit or dried for sachets. Attractive to pollinators. Z3/4.

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Floristan White Blazing Star Liatris

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Liatris spicata 30-36" tall. Dreamy white flower wands above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.

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Prairie Blazing Star Liatris - Organic

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Liatris pycnostachya 40-48" tall. . North American native with tall brilliant purple wands loved by butterflies in midsummer. Great cutflowers. Z3.

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Purple Blazing Star Liatris

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Liatris spicata 20-30" tall. Magenta-purple flower spikes above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.

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Can’t Gild This - Asiatic Lily Mix

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Lilium 24-48" tall. Jaw-dropping beauty with dramatic outlines and edging that add flare to your garden. Blooms early to midsummer. Z3.

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Here’s Looking at You Kid - Oriental Lily Mix

Bare-Root Plants

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Lilium This collection jumps off the silver screen into technicolor with style! A fragrant mix of 5 varieties in a classic palette of pinks and whites. Blooms in August.

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Cardinal Flower Lobelia - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Lobelia cardinalis 2-4' tall. Native wildflower of streambeds, bogs and moist meadows. Reseeds and naturalizes. Z3.

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Swamp Red Milkweed - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Asclepias incarnata 3–5' tall. Charming flat-topped clusters of upturned red-rose flowers. Long willow-like leaves. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Native. Z3.

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Stinging Nettle - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Urtica dioica 3-6' tall. Young shoots are high in minerals and leaves are delicious steamed as early spring greens. Cooking removes the sting. Spreads readily; choose your site carefully. Z2.

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Oregano - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Origanum vulgare 18-20" tall. Fragrant green and purple leaves used for culinary purposes. Given plenty space in full sun, it sprawls and is attractive to pollinators. Z4.

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Blue False Indigo Baptisia - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Baptisia australis 3-4' x same. Vibrant blue lupine-like flowers in early summer. Bushy habit and shrub-like structure once mature. Good for erosion control. Z3.

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Blue Ridge Buckbean - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Thermopsis caroliniana 36-48" tall. Native to Appalachia. Early season blooms look like bright yellow lupine. Nitrogen-fixer. Z4.

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Willow-leaf Bluestar - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia 24–36" tall. Fine grassy willow-like foliage. Clusters of powder-blue florets in early summer. Best planted en masse. Z3.

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Culver’s Root - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Veronicastrum virginicum 4-6' tall. Elegant towering native plant sends up large flower spikes of densely clustered tiny white blossoms. Attracts pollinators. Z3.

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Early Sunflower - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Heliopsis helianthoides 3–5' tall. Northeast native wildflower perfect for borders and wild places. Likes sun and heat; generally adaptable. Z3.

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Blue Globe Thistle - Organic

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Echinops ritro 3–4' tall. Luminous steel-blue spiky spheres on stiff stems with silvery green leaves. Excellent for fresh or dried arrangements. Blooms mid-to-late summer. Z3.

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Stiff Goldenrod - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Oligoneuron rigidum 2-5' tall. The gorgeous yellow-gold vibrancy of goldenrod packed into a dense, showy, flat-topped cluster. Attractive lush slate-green foliage. Z3.

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit

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Arisaema triphyllum 12–24" tall. Magical Northeastern woodland native prefers dappled shade and moist rich woodland soil. Appears midspring. Z3.

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‘Desdemona’ Leopard Plant

Bare-Root Plants

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Ligularia dentata 24-36" tall. A must-have for the shade garden! Z3.

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‘Mrs. Moon’ Lungwort

Bare-Root Plants

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Pulmonaria 9-12" tall and eventually up to 2' wide. Periwinkle-blue buds open to pink flowers in spring. Large slate-green leaves with silver-white splotches. Woodland plant. Z3.

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‘Burgundy Manor’ Masterwort

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Astrantia 24-28". Clump-forming perennial makes an excellent groundcover when planted en masse. Makes long-lasting cutflowers and is also a great container plant. Z4.

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English Monkshood

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Aconitum napellus 36-40" tall. Classic deep violet-blue monkshood. Delphinium-style blooms on dense showy spikes. Excellent cutflower. Attractive to pollinators. Z3.

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Obedient Plant - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Physotegia virginiana 2-3' tall. North American native flower provides late-season forage for pollinators. Adaptable. Z3.

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Rattlesnake Master Rattlesnake Plant - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Eryngium yuccifolium 3-6' tall. Globe-thistle-like 1" greenish-white flowerheads. Subtle honey-like scent. North american native. Great for cutflower production. Z3.

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Russian Sage

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Perovskia atriplicifolia 36-48" tall. Slender spires of lavender-blue tubular flowers midsummer. Finely divided grey-green leaves are aromatic when crushed. Z4/5.

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Hens and Chicks Mix Sempervivum

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Sempervivum Low-growing rosette-forming succulents produce runners and babies. Drought and heat tolerant. Cold-hardy too! Colorful mix of reds, greens and purples. Z3.

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Variegated Solomon’s Seal

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Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 24-36" tall. Brings an immediate woodland feel to the shade garden or border. Z3.

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White Turtlehead - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Chelone glabra 2–4' tall. Native wildflower blooms late along with the asters. A final feast for the bumblebees. Prefers moist soil, dappled light. Z4.

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Black Cohosh

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Actaea racemosa 5-7' tall. Long arching racemes of creamy white serpentine flower spikes. Flowers mid to late summer. Medicinal. Woodland native and pollinator powerhouse. Z3.

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Marshmallow - Organic

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Althaea officinalis 5-8' tall. Beautiful towering medicinal plant. Leaves, flowers and mucilagenous roots are used to soothe mucous membranes. Z4.

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Chocolate Mint - Organic

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Mentha piperita 18-24" tall. Our favorite mint! Bright refreshing peppermint-patty flavor. Freshen your breath, settle your stomach and scent soaps and salves. Z4.

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Mountain Mint - Organic

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Pycnanthemum virginianum 24-36" tall. Makes a tasty minty tea traditionally used to settle indigestion. Spreads readily. Densely flowered, attractive to pollinators. Native. Z4.

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Sweetflag

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Acorus americanus 24-36" tall. Water-loving bog plant with broad sword-like foliage that smells sweetly of citrus and vanilla when crushed. Roots traditionally used as an aromatic bitter for digestive upsets. Z3.

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Common Blue Violet - Organic

Bare-Root Plants

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Viola sororia 6-10" tall. North American native with cheery blue-purple flowers and attractive heart-shaped leaves, all edible. Larval host plant for multiple species of butterflies. Z3.

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Canadian Wild Ginger

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Asarum canadense 6–12" tall. Heart-shaped leaves up to 7" wide spread into a beautiful groundcover. Aromatic roots used medicinally. Needs shade. Z3.

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‘Snow Queen’ Oakleaf Hydrangea

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Hydrangea quercifolia 4-6' x 6-8' Spreading multi-stemmed shrub with oak-like leaves and spiked white flowers. Dried flowers turn pink to bronze. Cultivar selected for strong flower stems that won't flop over. Z5.

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‘Command Performance’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 30-34" tall. Massive fragrant fully double cardinal-red bomb-type blossoms. Color variations through the season. Strong stems. Midseason. Z3.

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‘Do Tell’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 32-36" tall. As scrumptious as strawberry shortcake! Japanese type with midseason blooms. Z3.

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‘Festiva Maxima’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 32-36" tall. Heavenly scented large double blossoms are elegant as all get out. Early. Z3.

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‘Highlight’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 34-36" tall. Fully double type. Dark sensational burgundy red is unusual and arresting. Pairs well with any color. Great cutflower. Z3.

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‘Nippon Beauty’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 30-34" tall. Single anemone-type with scarlet-red guard petals surrounding fringed red and gold petaloid centers. Rare. Late blooming. Z3.

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‘Pink Hawaiian Coral’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 24–36" tall. A symphony of coral, peach, melon and pink shades in semi-double form. Very fragrant and packed with petals. Early. Z3.

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‘Sarah Bernhardt’ Garden Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora 32-36" tall. Fragrant flowers open with narrow red lines shot onto light rose-pink. Fully double. One of our favorites! Late. Z3.

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‘First Arrival’ Itoh Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora × suffruticosa 28-30" tall. An abundant and early bloomer in classic Itoh form with plentiful petals. Z3.

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‘Sonoma Yedo’ Itoh Peony

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Paeonia lactiflora × suffruticosa 28-30" tall. Rare in the trade. Highly double, long blooming and long lasting. Z3.

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‘Blue Moon’ Woodland Phlox

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Phlox divaritica 12-18" tall. Sweet lavender-blue florets that will make you wonder where they’ve been all your life. Z3.

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‘May Breeze’ Woodland Phlox

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Phlox divaritica 12-15" tall. Loose clusters of cool bluish-white florets. Selected for compactness, fragrance and refreshing color. Z3.

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‘Aglaya’ Oriental Poppy

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Papaver orientale 20-30" tall. Surely named after one of the three Greek Graces, Aglaea, which means something like ‘festive radiance.’ Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Z3.

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