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Plant Sale Partial List 2024
May 11 • 9am - Noon at Legion Common
75 Hollis Street, Groton, MA 01450
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Please note that this is not a complete plant list.
The images provided below are intended to give you an idea of what specific plants are like, but they are not the actual plants that will be available. Actual flower colors, sizes, and varieties may vary. These pictures are intended only to be used for general reference. Groton Garden Club doesn't guarantee availability, as plants are sold on a first-come basis.
Please click on the images below for additional information.
Plants for Sun to Part Shade
Sun
Yellow Daylily
A variety of daylilies will be available at the plant sale, usually most bloom during the summer. Exact sizes and bloom time vary based on variety.
photo credit Native Plant Trust
photo credit Native Plant Trust
Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentanum)
Good for full sun to part shade, this early summer blooming bush can grow to be 6'-8' tall.
Photo credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Photo credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Spirea
Photo Credit National Garden Bureau
Russian Sage (Perovskia)
Summer to fall blooming shrub-like plant that can grow to be 3'-4' tall, A magnet for pollinators and hummingbirds.
Photo Credit HGTV
Photo Credit HGTV
Beach Rose (Rosa Rugosa)
Late spring through fall blooming rose bush that can grow to 4' tall. Pruning can help manage size and shape.
Photo Credit Wikipedia
Photo Credit Wikipedia
Ranunculus
Preferring sun but will tolerate some shade, especially during the heat of the day, this flowering plant is available in a large variety of colors. While white flowers are pictured, the actual color at the plant sale is unknown at this time.
Photo Credit Southern Living
Photo Credit Southern Living
Goldstrum Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia)
A late summer bloomer, these flowers prefer sun where they can grow to be 24" tall.
Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden
Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden
Various Iris
There are a large number of different irises that will be available at the plant sale, including reblooming yellow and white bearded irises, white reblooming irises, white dwarf iris, German iris "integrity," and the shade loving Rock Garden iris. Colors, size, and bloom time will vary depending on variety.
Photo Credit Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Photo Credit Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula) also known as Meadow Sweet
Summer blooming 3' tall sun-loving flower.
Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden
Photo Credit Missouri Botanical Garden
Columbine
18" high spring blooming purple columbine, which may be similar to what is pictured here, will be available at the plant sale.
Photo credit Gardenia
Photo credit Gardenia
Mountain Witch Alder (Fothergilla Major)
Without pruning this woody bush can grow to be 4'-6' tall. It's fragrant flowers bloom in early summer and its leaves turn a deep red to orange in the fall.
Photo Credit The Laurel Magazine
Photo Credit The Laurel Magazine
Penstemon
The actual color of the penstemon available at the plant sale is unknown at this time.
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Obedient Plant (Physotegia)
Fall blooms can reach up to 3' in height on this sun-loving plant.
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Oregano
A good low ground cover that prefers sun to part shade, this herb will sport small white flowers in the summer and works well as a border plant and will even trail down low walls.
Photo Credit The Spruce
Photo Credit The Spruce
Lilac (Lilac Siringa)
Depending on the variety, this woody bush can reach heights of 12' and has purple, white, or pink flowers that bloom in the spring with full sun.
Photo Credit The Spruce
Photo Credit The Spruce
Plants for Part to Full Shade
Shade
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum)
Typically deer resistant, this spring blooming 12"-20" plant prefers shady locations.
Photo Credit University of Wisconsin Horticultural Extension
Photo Credit University of Wisconsin Horticultural Extension
May Apple (Popophyllum) NATIVE
Thriving in shady areas, Mayapple is a native spring wildflower that stands 12"-18" tall.
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Photo Credit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Hellebore
One of the earlier flowers to bloom in the spring, hellebores prefer shade and will stand 12" tall.
A pink variety, not pictured, will be available at the plant sale along with a different "mystery" color.
Photo Credit Gardener Gary
A pink variety, not pictured, will be available at the plant sale along with a different "mystery" color.
Photo Credit Gardener Gary
Fall Blooming Crocus (Colchicum)
Preferring part shade to sun, the fall blooming crocus' foliage grows to 8"-14" from which a "bouquet" of 4" flowers emerges.
Actual color of the flowers that will be available at the plant sale is unknown at this time.
Actual color of the flowers that will be available at the plant sale is unknown at this time.
Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra Cucullaria)
This 8" spring blooming shade plant makes a whimsical addition to your garden.
Photo Credit Western Carolina Botanical Club
Photo Credit Western Carolina Botanical Club
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Ranging in size from 1'-3' this shade plant blooms in the spring.
Both the pink and white varieties will be available.
Photo Credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Both the pink and white varieties will be available.
Photo Credit North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Red Queen (Epimedium)
A shade-friendly plant that, over time, grows 8"-12" and blooms with pink spider-like flowers in the spring.
Photo Credit Harris McWade
Photo Credit Harris McWade
Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
Filtered sun to part shade plant with bright yellow blooms in the spring through mid-summer and can rebloom in the fall. 18” tall.
Photo Credit The Spruce
Photo Credit The Spruce
Shootingstar (Dodecatheon meadia or Primula meadia)
Late spring blooms that can be white, pink, or purple, this part sun plant can grow to be 9”-20” tall and 9”-12” wide, depending on the specific variety.
Photo Credit The Spruce
Photo Credit The Spruce
Hosta
Shade, to part sun. Flowers (white, purple, pink) in late spring on tall spires, 6”-48” tall and 10”-60” wide depending on variety. Multiple varieties will be available at the sale.
Photo Credit The Spruce
Photo Credit The Spruce
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