Hillside Nursery
Wildflowers For Spring
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Arisaemas (Cobra Lilies)
Hooded flowers of bizarre and enchanted beautly and elegance, these plants are well known as stately denizens of the shady garden.
Arisaema fargesii
Another Chinese species, this plant has very large tripartite leaves and a large maroon striped flowers that look like a cobra's head. It comes up late and blooms in late June to July. It will offset quite freely forming a nice clump. Sometimes these corms take a year in garden soil before they will bloom.
Zones 5-8. 2-3 ft. Moist, well-drained soil. Needs good drainage. Shade to part shade.
We are offering 2 sizes:
- The Medium plants are a bit smaller and may or may not bloom this spring.
- The Large plants will most likely bloom this spring but it is not guaranteed.
Arisaema serratum
An easy-to-grow cobra lily that adapts well to New England. This mid-season bloomer has a green or brown striped pitcher that sits above the silver-streaked leaves
Zones 5-9. 16-24 in. Part sun to light shade, moist rich well-drained soil. Corms are blooming size.
Arisaema sikokianum
Best known of the Japanese cobra lilies, with white golf ball spadix inside a purple spathe. Mid-spring bloom. Cold hardy but needs good winter drainage. Plants offered are blooming size.
Zones 4-8. 12-20 in. Part shade, moist sandy loam, good drainage.
Arisaema urashima
This species has broad, multi-divided leaves similar to A. heterophyllum. A dark brown whip-like spadix snakes out of the maroon and white striped spathe. This is an easy plant to grow that will offset freely. Blooms in mid-May here at the nursery.
Zones 5-8. 2-3 ft. Moist, well-drained soil. Needs good drainage. Shade to part shade. We are offering 4-year-old corms that will most likely bloom this spring.
Hepaticas (Liverleaf or Liverworts)
Hepaticas are beautiful early spring bloomers that make a nice addition to any woodland garden. Some, like H. acutiloba, bloom before the new 3-lobed leaves emerge, others bloom as the leaves are coming up or after. They are clump-forming and range in color from white to pink to blue and purple. It is hard not to be drawn to them. We certainly are. This season we are delighted to offer several different varieties.
Hepatica acutiloba
This Eastern US native has 3-lobed leaves that are pointed at the end, giving it its name. Blooms in early spring with flower color ranging from white to blue (ours are predominantly blue). Strong growing plants.
Zones 4-8. 6 in. Full to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. We are offering good sized plants that will bloom this spring. View additional images here
Hepatica americana 'NC Marble'
This is a cultivar that Bill Cullina brought back from North Carolina during the early days of his plant career. The leaves are beautifully marbled with white and dark green. Flowers are most likely blue, but as with all hepaticas, predicting flower color is not really possible. Eastern US Native. Grown in 3 1/2 inch deep pots.
Zones 4-8. 6 in. Full to part shade, moist well-drained soil.
Hepatica henryi
H. henryi is a prolific bloomer with small white flowers above hairy, scalloped leaves. The flowers are white with a faint touch of pink as they start to bloom. They are a great addition to any hepatica collection. Plants are from seed collected in China.
Zones 4-6. 6 in. Full to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. We are offering good sized plants that will bloom this spring.
Hepatica nobilis
This is the European form of Hepatica with deep blue flowers that emerge early in the spring, followed by tri-lobed leaves.
Zones 4-8. 4-6 in. Light shade, moist but well-drained soil. We are offering 4-year-old flowering size plants.
