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Over 12,000 perennials are planted on site each year from small plugs, bare root plants, and bulbs. Support your local garden center by planting perennials grown in Omaha! Below represents a small variety of the perennials stocked at Indian Creek Nursery and Garden Center. Please stop by to find the right plant for your garden space!
Most people first think of hosta when working in a shady garden. Grown primarily for its colorful leaves, hostas develop into beautiful mounds of oliage that can be tiny or huge. The range of colors and variegations is staggering, coming in combinations of greens, yellows, and whites.
A garden favorite for years with heart-shaped pink flowers. Blooms from mid-spring to June. Moist, well-drained soil. Foliage dies back in midsummer, so mix with hostas, astilbes and ferns. Prefers part sun.
Height: 24-30”
Spread: 24-36”
Columbine features eye catching bicolor flowers ranging from pinks, to reds, to purples. Columbine is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders and boasts long lasting cut flowers. Full sun to part shade.
Height: 12-24”
Spread: 12-24”
Mums come in a variety of colors and are known for their sensational fall blooms. Mums do like to be “pinched” every 2 weeks from the time new spring growth reaches 6-8 inches in height until about July 15th to form bushy, compact plants. Divide your mums every other year, in the Spring, to reduce crowing and foliage disease development. Prefer full sun.
Flower spikes of indigo blue to purple in midsummer, this perennial is a great vertical accent plant for the perennial bed. Moist, well-drained soil is ideal, although the perennial salvias are tolerant of drought conditions. Full sun.
Height: 18”
Spread: 18-24”
Coming in a variety of colors, coneflowers boast long bloom periods and are heat and drought tolerant. Plants prefer full sun and are excellent as cut flowers.
Height: 15-36”
Spread: 15”36”
Clematis are an extremely showy vine with small or large flowers. Each variety has a different bloom time ranging from May through September. Clematis are relatively easy to grow provided they have moist, alkaline soil with good drainage. It is also important to provide shade to the roots, keeping the foliage in the sun. Eastern exposure is best.
The yellow cascading flowers of a hybrid of Nebraska’s state flower create a sensational display in the fall garden. Blooms arrive in mid to late September and bloom until frost. Gorgeous in the garden with Sedum Autumn Joy and blue asters.
Height: 36”
Spread: 24”
Today’s world of Heuchera is fast changing and made of hundreds of cultivars and just as many foliage colors and textures. From bright yellow-orange to peach to dark purple every garden can utilize this easy to grow perennial. Coral Bells can tolerate full sun to part shade depending on the variety.
Height: 12-30”
Spread: 12-24”
Hameln is a truly dwarf, clump-forming grass. The graceful, fountain-like plumes slowly change color to soft pinks. Drought tolerant. Full Sun.
Height: 24-30”
Spread: 24-30”
Most peonies are herbaceous perennials, meaning they die back to the ground every winter and produce a new plant each Spring. Peonies are grown for their very large and often scented flowers. Full Sun.
Height: 3’
Spread: 3’
Liatris adds a nice vertical element to the garden and also makes an awesome cut or dried flower. Very heat and drought tolerant. Full Sun.
Height: 18-24”
Spread: 18”
Bee Balm, also known as Monarda, is a hardy perennial that produces an abundance of attractive pink to red flowers in mid-summer. This perennial is a favorite of hummingbirds and bees. Full Sun
Height: 18-36”
Spread: 18-36”
An upright grass with showy, feathery plumes of flowers followed by wheat colored seed heads. Perennial Plant of the Year for 2001.
Height: 4-5’
Spread: 3’
Black Eyed Susan produces masses of showy, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers from July to mid-October. Vigorous perennial and a low maintenance plant. Perennial Plant of the Year for 1999. Full Sun.
Height: 24-30”
Spread: 24-30”
Astilbe provides beautiful spikes of flowers in June ranging from white to pink to red to purple depending on the variety. It is a showy perennial known for rich summer color in shady areas. Partial Shade
Height: 24”
Spread: 18-24”
Sedums are another plant that have many different options ranging from green foliage to variegated to dark purple. Sizes also range from ground covers up to 30” tall. With long bloom periods and resistant to drought, sedums are an easy option for your landscape. Full Sun
Pictured: Purple Emperor
Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum, is a single white flowers on sturdy stems that hold up in the wind and rain. An excellent cut flower, this Perennial Plant of the Year in 2003 can have an extended bloom time if deadheaded throughout the summer. Full Sun
Height: 24-36”
Spread: 24-30”
Daylilies are a nice addition to the landscape because they provide a long season of bloom, insect resistance, and will compete and crowd out most weeds. They are useful in mass plantings or used as an accent. With many different colors and sizes to choose from, there are daylilies to fit it all landscapes. Full Sun to Partial Shade.
Gallardia is another drought resistant perennial needing little care. Blooms form in early summer and last through the fall. Full Sun.
Height: 12-24”
Spread: 12-24”
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