Care and Planting Instructions
| Actaea pachypoda Z 3-7 |
Doll’s Eyes |
| Actaea Cimicifuga racemosa Z 4-7 |
Fairy Candles |
| Adiantum pedatum Z 3-8 |
Maidenhair Fern |
| Arisaema triphyllum Z 4-8 |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
| Asclepias tuberosa Z 4-9 |
Butterfly Milkweed * |
| Camassia scilloides Z 4-8 |
Wild Camass |
| Camptosaurus rhizophyllus Z 3-7 |
Walking Fern * |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides Z 3-7 |
Blue Cohosh |
| Cheilanthes lanosa Z 4-7 |
Wooly Lip Fern |
| Claytonia virginica Z 3-8 |
Spring Beauty |
| Delphinium tricorne Z 4-8 |
Woodland Larkspur |
| Dicentra cucularia Z 3-7 |
Dutchman’s Breeches |
| Dodecatheon meadia Z 4-7 |
Shooting Stars |
| Dryopteris marginalis Z 3-6 |
Leather/Marginal Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris carthusiana Z 3-6 |
Narrow Buckler Wood Fern |
| Erythronium americanum Z 4-8 |
Yellow Fawn Lily |
| Hepatica americana Z 3-8 |
Liverleaf |
| Hypoxis hirsuta Z 4-8 |
Yellow Star Grass |
| Lilium superbum Z 4-8 |
Turk’s Cap Lily |
| Lobelia cardinalis Z 3-7 * |
Cardinal Flower |
| Mertensia virginica Z 3-8 |
Virginia Blue Bells |
| Osmunda cinamomea Z 3-7 |
Cinnamon Fern |
| Polygonatum commutatum Z 3-7 |
Giant Solomon’s Seal |
| Sanguinaria canadense Z 3-8 |
Bloodroot |
| Tiarella cordifolia Z 3-8 |
Foamflower * |
| Trillium cuneatum Z 4-7 |
Whippoor-will Trillium |
| Trillium erectum Z 3-7 |
Maroon Trillium |
| Trillium erectum f beige Z 3-7 |
Beige Trillium |
| Trillium flexipes Z 4-8 |
Bent Trillium |
| Trillium grandiflorum Z 3-7 |
Giant White Trillium |
| Trillium luteum Z 4-8 |
Sweet Yellow Trillium |
| Trillium recurvatum Z 4-8 |
Prairie Trillium |
| Trillium sessile Z 4-7 |
Toadshade Trillium |
| Uvularia grandiflora Z 3-9 |
Bellwort |
| Viola pedata Z 4-8 |
Bird’s Foot Violet |
Z = USDA Hardiness Zones |
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Store in the brown paper bag with the damp peat moss you received them in, then place them in the povided plastic grocery bag.*
Store in a cold (34-38°F) place, we recommend the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator, until the earth is ready for planting. *
Do not allow the roots to dry out, but don’t keep them wet either as they will rot.*
Plant outdoors, as soon as the ground thaws to a depth of 6-8”. The sooner you plant them, the better.*
Most of the above prefer humusy woodland soils as many of these are native to WI forests. Avoid heavy, wet, clay soils.
Actaea, Adiantum, Arisaema, Caulophyllum, Claytonia, Delphinium, Dicentra, Dryopteris, Erythronium, Hepatica, Mertensia, Osmunda, Polygonatum, Sanguinaria, Tiarella, Trillium & Uvularia prefer moist rich woodland soils.
Camassia enjoys spring moisture, drier in summer. Lilium & Lobelia prefer very moist to wet soils.
Asclepias, Camptosaurus, Cheilanthes, Dodecatheon, Hypoxis, & Viola enjoy loamy sandy soils.
Actaea, Adiantum, Arisaema, Caulophyllum, Cimicifuga, Claytonia, Delphinium, Dicentra, Dryopteris, Erythronium, Hepatica, Mertensia, Osmunda, Polygonatum, Sanguinaria, Tiarella, Trillium and Uvularia
are native to shady locations, avoid hot summer sun.
Cheilanthes, Dodecatheon & Hypoxis enjoy light shade.
Asclepias, Camassia, Lilium & Lobelia enjoy full sun to very light shade.
Following planting, make sure to water deeply, lightly cover with ½-1” compost or leaf mold.
Asclepias may be covered with a bit of grit/sand.
Ensure even moisture during spring growth.
Actaea, Adiantum, Caulophyllum, Cheilanthes, Cimicifuga, Delphinium, Dodecatheon, Dryopteris, Hepatica, Osmunda & Viola are plantedwith their crowns at ground level with the sticks – leaves vertical. Dicentra are planted with the bulb about 1-2” deep. Mertensia, Polygonatum, Sanguinaria & Trillium are plantedwith the rhizome – root, horizontally, growing tips vertical and about 3-6” deep. Lilium 6-8” deep, are planted on their sides with their growth tips facing upward. Arisaema, Camassia, Claytonia, Erythronium, Hypoxis & Uvularia areplanted about 4-6” deep with the growth tips/points facing upward.
If desired all of these may be easily grown in pots in a winter’s sunny window and planted outdoors after danger of spring frost.
*Asclepias, Camptosaurus, Hepatica, Lobelia, & Tiarella should be planted into 4 to 6” shallow plastic pots with their evergreen leaves just above the soil &/or their roots firmly planted in a moist humusy sandy loam potting soil. A bit sandier for the Asclepias. Grow all of them in a bright - sunny cool window & plant outdoors after frost. Hepatica & Tiarella will probably bloom before being planted in your landscape.
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