(Hybrid Male Fern)

hybrid male fern

(Remote Wood Fern)

Remote wood fern is a rare and fertile natural hybrid of Dryopteris affinis and D. expansa. Found growing in the subalpine forests along streams in central Europe and western Asia, its semi-evergreen green fronds arise from an erect rhizome and have a golden brown center.

Like other ferns, it does well in a shady location with moist soil and protected from winds. A large sweeping mass of remote woody ferns would be magnificent under tall woodland trees, or incorporated among...

(Mock Strawberry)

(Indian Mock Strawberry)

(Hybrid Coneflower)

Crazy Pink coneflower (cultivar 'Adam Saul') is a hardy, prolific perennial that often has dozens upon dozens of flowers open at one time. Its fragrant blooms have a large, orange central disk accentuated by true pink petals that point downward.

Big Sky coneflowers all attract bees and butterflies and provide seeds for hungry birds in the fall and winter months. Use these perennials in flower borders, en masse in landscape beds, in meadow or in a sunny container.

They grow best full to partial...

(Hybrid Coneflower, Orange Meadowbrite™ Coneflower)

This beautiful clump-forming perennial was the first orange-colored hybrid coneflower and inspired a flood of new colors to the Echinacea palette. The parents of this hybrid, Echinacea purpurea ’Alba’ and Echinacea paradoxa, are North American in origin and naturally inhabit prairies and grasslands. Orange Meadowbright™ was bred by Jim Ault of The Chicago Botanic Garden.

The plants have semi-glossy lance-shaped green leaves that are sparser than those of purple coneflower....

(Hybrid Coneflower)

A compact, prolifically blooming purple coneflower, this Chicago Botanic Garden introduction is a hybrid of three echinacea species. For many weeks in summer, this hardy herbaceous perennial bears medium-sized daisies with perky horizontally held rose-pink petals surrounding a large orange-brown "cone." The blooms draw flocks of butterflies. The petals drop after withering, leaving the seed-bearing cone. The rough, lance-shaped, dark green leaves are narrower than those of "standard" purple coneflowers....

(Hybrid Coneflower, Mango Meadowbrite Coneflower)

Summer is not complete without coneflowers in bloom! The yellow-blooming Mango Meadowbrite™ ('CBG Cone3') has orange-brown center cones that attract butterflies to the flowers and small songbirds to its seeds. Its flowers smell of a light spicy orange fragrance. A member of the Meadowbrite Series™ of coneflowers created at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, this cultivar was discovered as a branch mutation on an 'Art's Pride' (Orange Meadowbrite™) coneflower.

Coneflowers grow best full to partial sun...

(Hybrid Coneflower)

The unusual daisies of the hybrid coneflower, 'Coral Reef', are a real garden standout. Narrow, coral-orange petals surround a prominent puffy center of shorter coral-red petals. This hardy herbaceous perennial was developed at Terra Nova Nurseries in Canby, Oregon.

Coneflowers grow best full to partial sun and average to fertile soil with good drainage. Regular water will result in the healthiest plants, though coneflowers can tolerate short periods of drought. Deadheading spent flowers keeps...

(After Midnight™ Coneflower, Hybrid Coneflower)

After Midnight ™ coneflower ('Emily Saul') is a dwarf member of the Big Sky ™ series. Its fragrant flowers have fuchsia-red petals and a large, black central cone. This hybrid was created from a cross between the eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and the Ozark coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa ).

Plants grow best full to partial sun and rich to average soil with good drainage. They are not overly water thirsty, but do check to make sure the soil is never too dry. Big...