2010 Plant List
Miriam Keener — Sequatchie, TN 423-942 9201
HOURS: Call then come
All of these plants were grown by seed, cuttings, divisions or spores. I don’t believe in selling plants collected from the wild.
Directions to Dancing Fern Nursery
- Beginning at Exit 155 of Interstate 24 (23 miles west of Chattanooga) take Hwy 28 north for 3 miles.
- After road turns 2 lane take your first left onto Mel Dixon Lane.
- Drive 1 mile to Valley View Hwy. Turn Right.
- Drive 2 ½ miles thru town of Sequatchie.
- Turn left at Coppinger Cove Baptist Church sign. Drive 2 miles.
- Turn left at Mail box onto Dixon Cove Road. We are the first driveway on the right.
PERENNIALS
general prices- 4 inch pots: $4 for shade loving plants and $3 for sunloving plants gallon pots are $5 & $6
WILD GINGER Asarum canadense
- Deciduous heart shaped leaves form ground cover in rich woods
COLUMBINE Aquilegia canadensis
- 1-1.5 ft., red/yellow blooms welcome the first hummingbirds in April. Full sun, part shade. Don’t mulch; will self seed.
JACK IN THE PULPIT Arisaema sp.
- It’s hard to believe it’s the flower – Jack standing in the pulpit. Shade, woodland soil.
BLUE STAR AMSONIA Amsonia tabernaemontana
- 2 ft. tall with light blue flowers in spring; partial shade
BUTTERFLY WEED Asclepias tuberose
- Bright orange flowers in summer; full sun, poor soil. This plant is host to themonarch butterfly.
NEW ENGLAND ASTER Aster novae-anglae
- 3-5 ft.; many shades of purple in late summer-fall; attracts butterflies; full sun
BLUE FALSE INDIGO Baptisia australis
- Blue pea like flowers on rounded bushy plant in early May; full sun
BLACKBERRY LILY Belamcanda chinensis
- Orange flowers in July; full sun.
PINK TURTLEHEAD Chelone lyonii
- Full sun-part shade – this moisture loving plant blooms in the fall
GREEN AND GOLD Chrysogonum virginianum
- Creeping evergreen groundcover has yellow blooms in spring; part shade.
BLACK COHOSH Cimicifuga racemosa
- 4-5 ft. white spires in June; a spreading plant for partial shade and rich soil
YELLOW CORYDALIS Corydalis favula
- This annual has grey-green dissected leaves that stand out in the winter and pale yellow blooms in early spring. It likes shade and good woodland soil.
WOODLAND COREOPSIS
- 4 FT. perennial blooms for weeks and weeks in partial shade starting in July; yellow flowers.
PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea purpurea
- Blooms for many weeks in July; full sun
MIST FLOWER Eupatorium coelestinum
- Blue flowers in the fall; full sun; spreads in moist ground
WILD GERANIUM Geranium maculatum
- Lavender blooms in spring; partial shade
HEPATICA Hepatica acutiloba
- The first flower to bloom in the spring – you see it often growing on limestone cliffs; pure white to lavander
SPIDER LILY Hymenocallis occidentalis
- Large exotic white flowers in August- needs moisture and full sun- part shade
DWARF CRESTED IRIS Iris cristata
- 4-6 inches; shade; forms a nice colony; April.
FALL BLAZING STAR Liatris squarrosa
- 2-4 ft.;purple wands in Sept. – Oct.; full sun-part shade; drought tolerant..
CARDINAL FLOWER Lobelia cardinalis
- Hummingbirds like to visit the bright red flowers in August; partial shade; can’t tolerate really dry soil.
GREAT BLUE LOBELIA Lobelia siphilitica
- Blue version of the cardinal flower – but a bit stouter
VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica
- Limited quantity. Blue-pink-purple bells in late March and then the plant disappears until the next spring. Grows in moist shady places.
PARTRIDGE BERRY Michella repens
- Evergreen groundcover for shade; woodland soil; tiny fragrant flowers in May; red berries in winter.
ALLEGHENY SPURGE Pachysandra procumbens
- Evergreen groundcover; fragrant 2-3 inch spike flowers in March; woodland soil; Shade.
GINSENG Panax quinquefolius
- Grow in humus rich soil in medium shade. This species is endangered throughout it’s native range because of over digging.
WILD SWEET WILLIAM Phlox divaricata
- 6 inches tall; fragrant blue blossoms in April; woodland soil; partial shade.
CREEPING PHLOX Phlox stolonifera
- Blue/purple blooms in spring… low growing – likes shade
MAYAPPLE Podophyllum peltatum
- Umbrella-like leaves adorn this spreading, colonizing perennial. Needs shade. If you have just a tiny spot for wildflowers you might not want this plant but it is a must for larger areas.
SOLOMON’S SEAL Polygonatum biflorum
- I think this is the giant one actually which grows 3-4 feet tall in a slow growing colony; a great accent plant in the shade
MOUNTAIN MINT Pycnanthemum incanum
- Dusty white bracts adorn this 2-3 ft. tall perennial; prefers partial shade
MEADOW BEAUTY Rhexia mariana
- Pink flowers – summer to fall; full sun, native to marshes and fields
BLACKEYED SUSAN Rudbeckia fulgida
- 2 ft. spreading plant; yellow rays with black center; August – October; partial shade.
BLOODROOT Sanguinaris Canadensis
- One of the first wildflowers to bloom in the spring – large white petals with yellow stamens; needs shade; spreads
DOWNY SKULLCAP Scutellaria incana
- Blue flowers on 2 ft. tall plants in July; prefers light shade
STONECROP Sedum ternatum
- Evergreen succulent groundcover; likes to grow on rocks but doesn’t have to; white flowers in April; shade/partial shade.
FIREPINK Silene virginica
- Brighy red flowers in spring adorn this 1 ft. tall short lived perennial; likes well drained and not too rich soil.
SKULLCAP Scutellaria pseudo-serrata
- White-lavender blooms on foot tall plants in May; shade
INDIAN PINK Spigelia marilandica
- Bright red tubular flowers with a yellow star on top in May. Shade; semi-shade
WOOD POPPY Stylophorum diphyllum
- Yellow blooms adorn this early spring native. Prefers shade –partial shade and rich soil.
EARLY MEADOW RUE Thalictrum dioicum
- Very dainty plant – blooms in March – male and female on separate plants; light shade
TALL MEADOW RUE Thalictrum polygamum
- Grows up to 7 ft. tall with panicles of blooms in June; needs partial shade
RUE ANEMONE Thalictrum thalictroides
- White blooms in early spring adorn this dainty plant. 6 inches.. needs rich soil and shade
CAROLINA PEA Thermopsis villosa
- 3-5 ft.; yellow blooms in May; full sun partial shade.
FOAM FLOWER Tiarella cordifolia
- White “foamy’ flowers in spring – needs shade and rich woodland soil
Common Speedwell Veronica officinalis $2.50
- Evergreen groundcover forms a low growing mat; full sun/partial shade; tint spikes of Pale blue flowers in May.
FERNS
Prices:3-4”pots $3; 2 quart & gallon $5
All ferns prefer shade, rich woodland soil and moisture. Some are more adaptable than others. All of these ferns are native to this area.
COMMON MAIDENHAIR Adiantum pedatum
- Lovely and graceful;prefers lime; spreads slowly; 1 ft.
LADY FERN Athyrium filix-femina
BULBLET FERN Cystopteris bulbifera
- Native to rocky slopes and limestone bluffs; a graceful delicate fern.
FRAGILE FERN Cystopteris fragilis
- Small spreading fern; comes up early in spring; prefers some lime and good drainage.
LOG FERN Dryopteris celsa
- Giant of the woodferns; evergreen
MARGINAL SHIELD FERN Dryopteris marginalis
- Thick textured evergreen fern; 30 inches
SENSITIVE FERN Onoclea sensibilis
- An easy to grow spreading fern
CINNAMON FERN Osmunda cinnamomea
- Stately fern; 3-5ft. tall in ideal conditions – likes moisture
ROYAL FERN osmunda regalis
- Like the cinnamon fern needs moisture. Native to bogs and along streambanks (the Little Sequatchie River for example)
CHRISTMAS FERN Polystichum acrostichoides
- Common fern in rich woods; evergreen; easy to grow
BROAD BEECH FERN Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- Rich soil but not too difficult to grow; spreads by creeping rhizome.
SOUTHERN SHIELD FERN Thelypteris kunthii
NEW YORK FERN Thelpteris noveboracensis
- A yellow green spreading fern – contrasts nicely with the dark green of the Christmas fern. Prefers semi- moist conditions and prefers mountain tops.
SHRUBS
RIVER CANE Arundinaria gigantea $6
- The only native bamboo – naturally grows along river banks. Will dig to order.
BEAUTY BERRY Callicarpa americana 1 gal. $6.00
- 3-6 ft.; bright purple berries in fall; sun- partial shade. I have witnessed bluebirds, robins cardinals and ceder waxwings gobbling the berries in the fall. – I have also seen the berries persist through the winter (03’-04’)
SWEET SHRUB Calycanthus floridus 1 gal. $6.00; 1 quart $3.50
- 5ft. tall spreading shrub with fragrant burgundy blooms in spring; sun- partial shade.
SUMMERSWEET Clethra alnifolia ’Hummingbird’
HEARTS A BUSTIN Euonymous americana 1 quart $3.50
- Thin green stemmed shrub with scarlet seeds that “bust” out in the fall; partial shade.
OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea quercifolia 1 gal. $6.00
- 4-10 ft. tall very handsome shrub with cinnamon colored exfoliating bark; huge white blooms in early summer; partial shade.
VIRGINIA SWEETSPIRE Itea virginica 1 gal. $6.00
- 3-5 ft. spreading shrub with wand- like branches; white flowers in May; scarlet-yellow, burgundy leaves in fall.
DOGHOBBLE Leucothoe 1 gal $8.
- A graceful evergreen shrub with arching branches and pointed leaves. Needs acid soil and part shade.
SWEET AZALEA Rhododendron arborescens 1 gal. $8.00
- 5-20 ft.tall; very fragrant white sometimes pink flowers.
PIEDMONT AZALEA Rhododendron canescens 1 gal. $8; 1 quart $3.50
- This is the early blooming pink, sweet smelling azalea that’s common around here.
FLAME AZALEA Rhododendron calendulaceum 1 gal. $8, 2 gal,$12
SWAMP ROSE Rosa palustris 1 gal. $6; 2 gal. $9
- 6-7 ft. thornless shrub has single pink blossoms – full sun inwet or regular soil.
CORAL BERRY Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 2 gal. $8; 1 gal. $6
- This 3-5 ft tall shrub spreads by runners and is shade tolerant. Excellent shrub for erosion control.
MAPLE-LEAVED VIBURNUM Viburnum acerifolium 1 gal. $6
- Shade tolerant; 4-6 ft. tall; reddish purple fall foliage; black fruit.
TREES
RED BUCKEYE Aesculus pavia 1 gal. $6
- 3-20 ft. shrub or small tree; red upright flowers in April attract hummingbirds.
SERVICE BERRY Amelanchier laevis
- White blooms in early spring produce berries in summer that birds love, a small understory tree.
FRINGE TREE Chionanthus virginicus
- A small tree with white tassely fragrant flowers in May
AMERICAN BEECH Fagus grandifolia 2 gal. $8.00s
- Large tree with smooth bark; young trees keep their tan leaves through winter
CAROLINA SILVERBELL Halesia Carolina 1 gal $6
- Small under story tree; white flowers in spring
WITCH-HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana 2 gal. $8.00; 1 gal. $6.00
- Large shrub/small tree; yellow flowers in autumn.
POSSUM HAW HOLLY Ilex deciduas 1 gal. $6
- A small deciduous tree with red berries in fall.
AMERICAN HOLLY Ilex opaca 1 gal. $6
- Medium size evergreen tree
BIGLEAF MAGNOLIA M. macrophylla 1 gal. $8
- This deciduous understory tree has the largest leaves of any tree in North America
SOURWOOD Oxydendrum arboreum 1 gal. $6.00; 2 gal. $8
- This tree has so much going for it: it’s interesting and unpredictable shape, it’s beautiful fall Color, summer blooms that make the best tasting honey….. it’s only drawback is that it’s a slow grower.
MOUNTAIN CAMELIA Stewartia ovata 1 gal. $15; 1 quart $10
- Small uncommon tree with white flowers in June; acid soil – partial shade.
TEMORARILY OUT
EASTERN HEMLOCK Tsuga canadensis 1 gal. $6
- A large evergreen tree native to stream banks and the mountains.
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