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Rare Plant Nursery

Minnesota State FlowerSHOWY LADYSLIPPER
Come and see our beloved native orchid and Minnesota State Flower blooming by the hundred in mid-June at the home nursery. Ladyslipper Day is Saturday, June 16, 2012 and we welcome visitors from 9 to 4 that day. Some will be blooming the Saturday before and the Saturday after.

If you can grow Trilliums and Jack-in-the-Pulpits, Ladyslippers are easy to grow in the same rich, moist soil. Blooming-size plants are available for $35 and $50. For pickup at the nursery, as well as Alpines, Wildflowers and hardy Rhododendrons. The nursery is open most Saturdays, starting May 5, 2012 to fall. We are located in Fridley, Minnesota, please call for directions: 763 242 5009
Trough GardenTROUGH GARDENS
Mountain plants that survive in rock crannies in the wild are happy in these miniature, portable landscapes in our gardens. Tiny evergreens give an effect like bonsai, but minute flowering plants and gnarly rocks create even more interesting detail.  Place them on a wall, tuck them into the garden or display a collection on the patio.   Best of all, they stay outside in all weathers, year around.
 
Wisteria Blue MoonMINNESOTA HARDY WISTERIA
The only hardy Wisteria Vine, famous for blooming consistently twice a year, even after 40 below winter temperatures! Extremely vigorous, it needs direct sun all day to bloom best. Large plants in gallon pots: $20.

 
Primula auricula 'Sentimental Blue'PRIMROSES
Primrose 'Sentimental Blue' flowers all spring and reblooms in fall. Leathery leaves protect it from drought. A Rice Creek introduction.
 

Primula 'Purple Joy' Primula 'Purple Joy' has a riot of exotic looking flowers in early Spring. A Rice Creek Introduction
 

Primula 'Red Hots'Primula 'Red Hots' is as bright as a handful of candy. An extraordinary plant.
 

Primula 'Jay Jay'Jay Jay Primrose has red velvet flowers in abundance. Very hardy.
 

Blue GentianGENTIANS
Gentian 'Rannoch" from Scotland flaunts deep blue trumpets that herald spring.  Easy to grow, it always draws excited comments from garden visitors.
 

Double TrilliumDOUBLE TRILLIUM
'Merle's Pearl' is a beautiful, multipetaled form, found by a Minnesota collector many years ago.
 
Lavender 'Cynthia Johnson'HARDY LAVENDER
'Cynthia Johnson' Lavender is a Minnesota-bred, extremely hardy lavender with armfuls of long-lasting fragrant flowers and silver leaves.
 

Sedum 'Ruby Carpet'RUBY CARPET SEDUM
Deep red leaves make a dense carpet for a colorful groundcover beneath shrubs.  It is the ultimate "mailbox plant", thriving even in the hottest spots.
 

Viola OdorataFRAGRANT VIOLETS
Perfume the air in early spring at your home with these easy to grow (but not weedy) perennial groundcover plants.  Deep violet, red and snow white flowers, they will rebloom in fall until the snow flies.  We are the sole source of these justly legendary violets that are hardy to Minnesota.
 
Rhododendron 'Landmark'MINNESOTA HARDY RHODODENDRONS
Discover new kinds found nowhere else, but tested here for years.  Reds, purples, pinks and whites, blooming at different times all spring.  Rhododendrons are the premium shrub for shade.
 
Alpine NurseryALPINE PLANT NURSERY

Overlooking the peaceful valley of Rice Creek, the nursery offers treasures you never knew existed.  You can see them growing in the gardens right here, so you know they are hardy.  A plant collectors mecca for 40 years, the selections constantly change as new plants get propagated.  We have a lifetime of collecting to share with you.
Open most Saturdays 9 to 4.  Call 763 242 5009 for directions.
 

NURSERY NEWS:  Calling all Plantaholics!

The fabulous fall weather allowed us to take lots of propagation material, so your rock gardens and troughs can have a choice of things not available for years.

ALPINES AVAILABLE in 2012

Nursery sales only, no shipping,  $5. each, Limited quantities.

Aethionema oppositifolia, Ajuga metallica 'Crispa' and 'Rubra', Alyssum tortuosum, Androsace 'Millstream Hybrid', Androsace primuloides 'Chumbii', Androsace sempervivoides, Antennaria dioica 'Rosea', Antennaria neglecta ssp. gaspensis, Antennaria sp. MT,  Arabis bryoides, Arabis ferdinandii-coburgii 'Variegata', Arenaria sp. 'Frank Cabot',  Arenaria tetraquetra, Armeria juniperfolia 'Bevan's', Artemisia glacialis, Asperula sintenissii, Astragalus angustifolius, Aubrietia deltoides 'Rice Creek Purple', Campanula cochlearifolia 'Miranda', Campanula 'Stella', Delosperma 'Gold Nugget', Dianthus 'Brigadier', Dianthus lumnitzeri, Dianthus nardiformis, Dianthus 'Pink Penny',  Dianthus 'Rose Dawn', Dianthus simulans, Draba bryoides ssp. imbricata,  Draba cappadocica, Draba olympica, Draba sphaeroides, Erigeron 'Canary Bird', Erigeron 'Goat Rocks',  Erigeron scopulorus, Erysimum 'Orange Flame',  Erysimum 'Sprite', Euphorbia capitatum, Festuca abbreviata, Gentiana acaulis 'Rannoch', Geranium 'Ballerina', Geum 'Beech House Apricot', Haberlea rhodopensis, Haplopappus sp. "Vail", Heuchera 'Constance', Heuchera rubescens,  Houstonia serpyllifolia, Iberis 'Little Gem', Iberis 'Minima', Iberis sayana, Gypsophila aretioides, Hemerocallis 'Penny'sworth', Heuchera 'Constance', Heuchera glaucescens, Heuchera rubescens, Hosta mini varieties, Houstonia serpyllifolia, Iris arenaria, Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby', Iris pumila 'Evie's Blue'.

Lavendula 'Cynthia Johnson', Lewisia 'Pinkie', Linnaea borealis, Mazus reptans 'Albus', Minuartia caespitosa, Minuartia 'Frank Cabot', Minuartia verna, gold and green fms., Mitchella repens, Myosotis alpestris 'Caucasica',  Myosotis palustris 'Unforgettable', Petrophytum caespitosum, Phlox 'Betty', Phlox 'Boronovice', Phlox 'Brittoni Rosea', Phlox 'Coral Eye', Phlox 'Crackerjack',  Phlox 'Oxenblut', Phlox 'Sileneflora', Phlox 'Sneewitchen', Primula allionii hybrids: 'Airemist', 'Diane', 'High Point', 'Clarence Elliott', 'Kelsey Ann', 'Lismore Treasure', 'Lismore Yellow', 'Peardrop', 'Pink Ice',  'Planica', Primula 'Boothman's', Primula marginata 'Allan Jones', Primula marginata 'Lake Superior', Primula garden auricula: 'Dream of Beauty', 'Jaime', 'Purple Joy', 'Red Hots', 'Sentimental Blue', Primula 'Wharfdale Bluebell',  Primula 'Wharfdale Ling', Primula vulgaris 'Dawn Ansell',  Saponaria 'Bressingham', Saxifraga x andrewsii, Saxifraga 'Apple Blossom', Saxifraga x burnatii, Saxifraga callosa,  Saxifraga 'Coer de Therese', Saxifraga crustata, Saxifraga hostii 'Altissima',  Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga kabschia in var., Saxifraga paniculata 'Minutifolia', Saxifraga pan. 'Millstream Red',  Saxifraga pan. 'Tyrolensis', Saxifraga pan. 'Whitehill', Saxifraga 'Peter Pan', Saxifraga toyo yatsabusa, Saxifraga umbrosa 'Aureo Punctata',  Saxifraga veitchiana, Saxifraga 'Winifred Bevington', Sedum acre 'Minus', Sedum ewersii  ssp. homophyllum,  Sedum 'Ogon', Sedum oreganum 'Minus', Sedum pachyclados, Sedum 'Silverstone', Sedum spurium 'Ruby Carpet',  Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Minus', Sempervivum hookeri, Sempervivum tomentosum, Silene acaulis 'Pedunculata', Silene alpestris 'Flore Pleno', Tanacetum capitatum, Thymus 'Porlock', Thymus serpyllifolium 'Minus', Thymus 'Silver Posie',  Viola odorata, red, purple and white,  Vinca Red, Blue, White, Vitaliana primuloides.

RARE, DOUBLE WOODLAND WILDFLOWERS
$10.

Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo', Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex', Trillium grandiflorum 'Merle's Pearl'

WOODY PLANTS (Prices vary)

Azalea 'Red Elf', Azalea 'Purple Imp', Azalea ''Texas Pink', Buxus microphylla 'Kingswood', Euonymus fortuneii 'Emerald 'n Gold', Euonymus fort. 'Variegata', Euonymus fort. 'Rice Creek Gold', Magnolia 'Lois', Paxistima canbyi 'Dwarf', Rhododendrons, many hardy varieties to be announced later,  Rosa 'Roulettii', Salix ex Himalayas, Wisteria 'Blue Moon'.

Please note:  Nursery opens Saturday, May 5, 2012, and is open every Saturday 9-4 only.  Plants may be reserved, if they are available, with pre-payment.

Make Checks to Gardens of Rice Creek, 1315 66th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55432.

E-mail questions to contact@GardensofRiceCreek.com.