LUPINUS perennis $7.95 24” x 18” z3 Wild Lupine Long, 12" spikes of blue, pea-like flowers in great profusion. Lovely en masse. Wild lupine has an impressive, shrub-like habit with its large mounds of attractive, fan-shaped leaves and merits prime garden space. But it is also an excellent native for naturalizing and well worth the trouble - it really is glorious when it bursts into bloom in late spring. This is the only food source for the caterpillar of the Karner blue butterfly, an endangered species native to the Great Lakes region. Photo: Source LUPINUS ‘Tutti Frutti Hybrids’ $9.95 3’ x 3’ z4 Tall, thick flower spikes with a broad range of solid and bicolour flowers, including some never seen before. Colours include rose, red, orange, yellow, cream, light green, blue and purple. Lupines flower in late spring to early summer and make excellent cut flowers. This native cultivar attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Grow in full sun to part shade. Foliage disappears after flowering. Lupines often spread by seed where happy. They require minimal water. Photo: Source MERTENSIA virginica $8.95 18” x 15” z 3 Virginia Blue Bells Tubular blue bells of the most intense, breathtaking, cobalt-blue emerge from pink or blue buds in mid spring. This is the colour most people hope for when they ask for something blue for the garden. Very attractive, smooth, grey-green leaves are pleasing to the eye and lovely to touch. Clump forming, native shadelover, which goes dormant in warm weather, like trilliums. Excellent companion for late-emerging ferns and hosta. Very easy to grow. Excellent for naturalizing. To grow it is to love it. Photo: WildThings MONARDA Bright, shaggy flower heads begin appearing in June and continue into September. Developed from the native North American species, Bee Balm is also called Bergamot and Oswego Tea. Flower colours range from white, pink, red and purple and are excellent cut and dried. The dark green, 4”-6” long leaves are aromatic, with a minty-citrus scent, and can be used fresh or dried, along with the flowers, in teas, salads, jellies, and potpourris, etc. The plants are very attractive to birds, butterflies, bees and hummingbirds and are very easy to grow in moist soil in sun to part shade, where they will spread vigorously. Divide every few years for best flower show. Plants can sometimes be afflicted by powdery mildew, which is unsightly, but not fatal. Most of the varieties we offer are mildew resistant. www.wild-things.ca 81 1-877-538-3228