JANET L. WISSMANN, Soldiers Grove, WI Ph.608-624-5511 9am-9pmCentralTime EveryDay
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VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS FOR SALE
Several sizes(ages) of plants are available -- and SEEDS too:
SEEDS: scroll down this page to buy VaBluebell seeds.
VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS are Zone 3-9 perennial
spring ephemerals which grow larger and have more flower stems as the
plants get older. Older plants can have >20 stems! Their sky blue
color is absolutely gorgeous in early spring when yellow is everywhere!
They are native to the Eastern USA and are a great source of nectar for
early pollinators. They are only green & growing from very early spring until
late spring, then they go dormant until the next spring when they come up bigger than the previous year. They'll even set seed for you so in time you will have more plants. They are easy to plant. You can plant them any
time your ground is not frozen, but summer and fall are the best times so the plants can send out finer roots in the soil before winter. Please feel free to call me with questions.
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PURCHASE VA BLUEBELL SEEDS (free shipping):
To pay by check, please
phone me; I'll verbally take your order and will set seeds
aside for you while you mail your check. ph. 608-624-5511 9am to 9pm
To pay with credit card,
phone me and I'll send you an invoice thru PayPal and they will
securely manage your credit card payment (you don't need a PayPal
account to do this). ph. 608-624-5511 9am to 9pm
To pay with Paypal, use these buttons:
200 seeds / $20.00 click this button to buy w/ Paypal :
500 seeds / $40.00 click this button to buy w/ Paypal :
IF THE BUY NOW BUTTONS DO NOT WORK THEN FEELFREE TO PHONE ME TO MAKE A PURCHASE. I'll email
you a PayPal invoice and you can use your credit card to
securely pay the invoice (you don't need to have a PayPal
account to do this).
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Janet Wissmann ~ ph. 608-624-5511 9am-9pm Central Time
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Picture below: 3- to 4-yr. olds, shown in springtime. Click to enlarge:



Mature, happy plant with >32 flower stems:
VIRGINIA
BLUEBELLS are Zone 3-9 perennial
spring ephemerals which grow larger and have more flower stems as the
plants get older. Older plants can have >20 stems! Their sky blue
color is absolutely gorgeous in early spring when yellow is cheap.
They are native to the Eastern USA and are a great source of nectar for
early pollinators. They are only green & growing from very early
spring until
late spring, then they go dormant until the next spring when, if happy, they come
up bigger than the previous year. They are perfect for in between your hostas. They'll even set seed for you so in
time you will have more plants.
Please feel free to call me with questions. Grow Native Plants!
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CELANDINE POPPY (aka Wood Poppy) SEEDS FOR SALE IN LATE SPRING - Stylophorum diphyllum
- native perennial - These bloom at the same time as Va. Bluebells; when
paired together the display is stunning. And just like Va. Bluebells,
these seeds cannot be allowed to dry out and need to be planted right
away. As soon as the seeds are shed by the parent plants, I will pack
them in moist potting soil and mail them to you. They are usually ready
around late May or early June, so call me to place your order anytime
before then.
Delicate and rare, clear yellow celandine poppies have uniquely-shaped glaucous (bluish) leaves.
The
Celandine poppy is a native plant and is a great shade garden plant.
It is a long-lived perennial which will re-seed and make more plants
for you over time. Mature plants are 12-18 inches tall and 12-16" wide.
They are lovely when planted under trees with the sky-blue Virginia
Bluebell because they bloom at the same time.
Like
the Virginia Bluebell, you won't find Celandine Poppy seeds for sale in
garden centers or grocery stores, because the seeds of Celandine
poppies must be kept moist and must be planted right away. So they will
not survive if they are dried and placed in those seed packets you see
for sale on racks in stores. And individual potted plants in garden
centers will be $10 each or more --if you can find them. One reason you
don't find them for sale very often is that they don't transplant well.
Like
the Va. Bluebell, Celandine Poppy seeds won't germinate until the
following spring, and will not flower that first year, but most woodland
and native-plant gardeners are very aware that patience is a virtue!
These are long-lived plants and will flower every year once they are
mature.
The
seeds I'm offering for sale are from my own plants which bloom around
April where I live in SW Wisconsin... my seeds are usually ready in
June. I will pack your seeds with moisture, and will mail your seeds to
you as soon as they are shed by the plant. You will need to plant them
ASAP so they don't get moldy.
HOW TO
ORDER SEEDS:
Please phone me between March 1 - June 30 in any given year,
and you can pay with PayPal or send a check. Once you pay, I will mail
the seeds to you as soon as they are shed by the plant. You will
receive 200+ seeds for $20 ppd.
Please phone Janet to purchase Celandine Poppy seeds: 608-624-5511 (CST)
Note that this offer is only good for a limited time in the spring when
the seeds are ready; I do not store seeds here longterm.
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LARGE-FLOWERED BELLWORT, or MERRYBELLS - SEEDS FOR SALE
Large-flowered Bellwort, aka Merrybells,
Uvularia grandiflora
- The closeup of the flower shows how Large-flowered Bellwort has a
gently drooping appearance, especially early in the season.
Large-flowered bellwort is in the lily family. They bloom at the same
time as Virginia Bluebells and so make a great companion plant, as their
soft yellow and light green leaves nicely complement the sky blue of
bluebells. Unlike bluebells, the plants will stay green and fairly bushy
throughout the summer, and so they will fill in where the bluebells
have died back. They are an excellent native shade plant for woodland
gardens, shaded borders, and wildflower gardens. Their pollen and nectar
are utitilized by native Mason Bees and Bumblebees. These plants take
three to four years to reach mature flowering size from seed, but the
wait is worth it!
Merrybells are good plants for the woodland garden because the foliage stays nice and green throughout the summer months.

The leaves tend to begin as a lighter green, then eventually go darker as the summer progresses.

These
photos at left show the perfoliate nature of the leaves quite well. You
can also see the ripening seed pod . Click pictures to enlarge.
After you receive your seeds, plant them as soon as possible. They will
sprout the following spring after having been in the ground during the
winter. The baby plant will look like a miniature bellwort, only about 1
or two inches high with one to three leaves by the end of the first
summer. They will achieve full size in three or four years, and each
plant will eventually become as wide as a foot across, with many stems.
Like many native woodland species, Bellwort takes a long time to reach a
mature stage, but it is definitely worth the wait!
Uvularia seeds should be planted as soon as possible after they are shed
by the plant; they cannot be allowed to dry out. I collect my seeds
from my extensive woodland garden, and then immediately pack them in
moist material and mail them to you. Seeds will need to overwinter
outdoors in your garden or prepared nursery bed*** before they will
sprout. Please call in April or early May to purchase seed; it is
available only at certain times of the year.
50 Uvularia grandiflora Seeds $20 ppd
Please
call to order. Please call as early in spring as you can,
so I will be sure to collect seed for you when they are ready. You can
then pay with your credit card thru PayPal. Or you can send a check.
Uvularia canadensis seeds for sale. The common name is Large-flowered Bellwort, or Merrybells. 50 seeds $20.00 postpaid.Large-flowered Bellwort, Merrybells seeds for sale.
50 seeds $20.00 postpaid. www.thegreenpostbus.blogspot.com
Also available: Virginia Bluebell, Mertensia virginica, seeds for sale
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PAGODA DOGWOOD SEEDS/BERRIES FOR SALE
Cornus alternifolia
- Phone anytime before mid-July of each year to pre-order seeds. As
soon as the seeds are ready, I will collect them and mail them to you
immediately. This is usually in July.
100+ seeds/berries for $20 ppd. (I am usually generous in that I include
more than I promise.)
THE SHAPE OF PAGODA DOGWOODS IS EXCEPTIONAL!
Their branches grow in distinct layers, like a pagoda. Native to
eastern North America, these are one of the few dogwoods that are hardy
to zone 4. They are lovely small, fast-growing understory trees that
like some part shade and moister soils. If planted in full sun, it is
recommended that they be watered frequently in summer. For more
information on these special, native dogwoods, Wikipedia
article is good; they don't show a full pic of the tree but is accurate
on most of what I have experienced with these dogwoods. Mine are wild
type, white flowers.
FANTASTIC
food for birds in early summer (have counted 12 species of birds
including woodpeckers, kingbirds, and vireos coming to the trees to eat
the berries). And of course the architectural shape of
the tree is beautiful.
Generally need moist soil, partial to full shade. They are naturally an
understory tree, up to around 15' tall, not very deep roots so could be
next to a foundation if that location gets enough rain. The trees take
about 8-10 years to reach a good size.

In
some locations they tend to be multi-stemmed, but you can sometimes
coax just one trunk by cutting down the others. Like all dogwoods
eventually the main stem will falter at about age 10-15, but the root
system will send up other shoots to take the place of the failing one,
so the tree itself is long-lived (I have 30-year old specimens, some on
their third time around with a new main trunk.) These pictures are from
Wikipedia.
The berries from the mature trees are enjoyed by many species of birds including woodpeckers, robins, and vireos.
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Woodland Phlox Phlox divaricata
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WOODLAND PHLOX - SEEDS FOR SALE
also known as Wild Blue Phlox
Woodland Phlox Seeds - Please read below
Sales tax and postage are included in seed price.
IF YOU WANT SEEDS, CALL ME BEFORE MID-MAY IN A GIVEN YEAR SO I CAN BE SURE TO COLLECT SOME FOR YOU. SEE BELOW.
Beautiful
Woodland Phlox, or
Wild Blue Phlox,
Phlox divaricata,
is a species that is found in the eastern and midwestern United States,
living in meadows, at the edge of woods, along roadsides and in the
interior of light woods. The scent of Woodland Phlox is beautiful.
Over the course of a year or two Wild Blue Phlox forms pleasing mats of
color which bloom in May and June. Woodland Phlox do extremely well in
rocky scree gardens, on rocky slopes, in sandy soils, and in gravel
driveways. They prefer light shade, as they are considered a woodland
species, but they can tolerate a good amount of morning or late
afternoon sun. This is a carefree perennial which will self-seed and,
given time, provide you with May color in surprising places!


Here are two photos showing seedlings of wild blue phlox. Click pictures to enlarge.
The picture below shows a healthy clump of wild phlox, growing in the gravel at the edge of a driveway.
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Wild
blue phlox will form pleasing mosaics of color that meander within your
other plantings. The grouping shown at left runs along a driveway at
the edge of woods. After flowering and setting seeds, the plants are
then clipped with a weedwhacker to a height of about 5" for the
remainder of the summer. This helps keep other tall weeds down.
Over the years they come and go from places, setting seed but never
becoming invasive. They in general seem to do best on disturbed ground
or roadsides or edges or cleared areas where other competing plants are
not well-established. Think of them as the pioneers of new ground.
Like a lot of plants they do not re-seed well if you have very heavy
leaf cover, so do expect to rake a little in the fall if you plant them
under thick deciduous forest.
I started out with three plants, and you can see what it's like ten
years on (picture at left). They are not invasive however, so don't be
worried about that. And ten years later, they have moved to more
places, showing up at edges of wood-chip paths and under hostas and the
edge of borders.
I collect seed from my extensive gardens, and offer it for sale during
late spring each year. Please call me to purchase seed; you can then
send a check or if the seeds are ready right away I'll direct you to pay
with your credit card thru PayPal so that I can mail your seeds
immediately... time is of the essence with many spring wildflower seeds
because they cannot be allowed to dry out.
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Janet Wissmann
Soldiers Grove, Southwestern Wisconsin between Prairie duChien and LaCrosse
150 Woodland Phlox Seeds
$20 postpaid Please call to order these seeds by Mid-May. I won't be collecting
seed unless someone has ordered some by then. The seeds need to be sown
when fresh and if there hasn't been any interest, I don't bother
collecting any.
phone 608-624-5511 9am-9pm CST - check or credit card thru Paypal is accepted
Sales tax and postage are included in seed price.
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VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS FOR SALE
Several sizes(ages) of plants are available
(call for availability) -- and SEEDS too:
SEEDS: scroll down this page to buy VaBluebell seeds.
VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS are Zone 3-9 perennial
spring ephemerals which grow larger and have more flower stems as the
plants get older. Older plants can have >20 stems! Their sky blue
color is absolutely gorgeous in early spring when yellow is everywhere!
They are native to the Eastern USA and are a great source of nectar for
early pollinators. They are only green & growing from very early spring until
late spring, then they go dormant until the next spring when they come up bigger than the previous year. They'll even set seed for you so in time you will have more plants. They are easy to plant. You can plant them any
time your ground is not frozen, but summer and fall are the best times so the plants can send out finer roots in the soil before winter. Please feel free to call me with questions.
.
_______________________________________________________
PURCHASE VA BLUEBELL SEEDS (free shipping):
To pay by check, please
phone me; I'll verbally take your order and will set seeds
aside for you while you mail your check. ph. 608-624-5511 9am to 9pm
To pay with credit card,
phone me and I'll send you an invoice thru PayPal and they will
securely manage your credit card payment (you don't need a PayPal
account to do this). ph. 608-624-5511 9am to 9pm
To pay with Paypal, use these buttons:
200 seeds / $20.00 click this button to buy w/ Paypal :
500 seeds / $40.00 click this button to buy w/ Paypal :
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