Perennials - K -  Plant Nursery

Asparagus KB3 Hybrid
KB3 hybrid Asparagus

Asparagus KB3 Hybrid, Asparagus officinalis 'KB3 Hybrid', is disease resistant and a heavy yielder of tender, flavorful spears. This is an open pollinated variety. Hardy in sub zero and hot desert areas, KB3 Hybrid's lower winterkill percentage makes this a popular variety grown by home gardeners. Grows well throughout the Midwest. Asparagus is extremely nutritious and has many health benefits! Asparagus is a hardy perennial, and it is a highly productive vegetable. Grown for the stems or spears, a well tended planting yields 8 to 10 pounds or more per 100 square feet of bed. For most home gardeners, one row is adequate. An asparagus planting lasts 15 to 25 years without replanting, if it is well cared for and the climate is suitable. It does not do well if summers are extremely hot and long, and winters are mild.

Knautia - Burgundy Wine
Knautia macedonica

The Knautia Burgundy Wine, 'Knautia macedonica', has brilliant burgundy to crimson-red pincushions on long stems. Create a sense of drama and mystery in your garden with "see-through" plants. These medium-tall plants in the front or middle of a bed will entice the viewer without completely obscuring the view beyond. The 2 inch flowers are pin cushion shaped. Burgundy wines bloom from summer to fall.The Knautia prefers full sun to partial shade. They should be deadheaded regularly for continuous bloom. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last average frost date. The Burgundy Wines are great for cottage gardens, borders, and meadows. They also will attract butterflies.

Knautia - Macedonica
Knautia Macedonica

Macedonica Knautia, Knautia 'Macedonica', is an upright, clump-forming, perennial. It features deep purplish-red, domed, scabiosa-like flower heads atop slender, branching stems. These deep wine-red one inch pincushion flowers hold their color well if dried, and then can be used in winter floral arrangements. The fresh flowers last well in bouquets as well. Macedonica Knautia is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Though it isn't fussy as to soil types, an acid soil rich in organic matter particulary excites it. Remove spent flowers to encourage rebloom in early autumn. For maximum effect, plant it in masses along borders, in cottage gardens, meadows or naturalized areas.

Red Hot Poker - Traffic Light
Kniphofia 'Traffic Light'

The Red Hot Poker Traffic Light, Kniphofia hirsute 'Traffic Light', also know as Torch Lily, displays a truly unique flower. The tubular flowers appear in the colors of a 'traffic light'…red, yellow, and green on each flower. Traffic light requires full sun to partial shade and blooms in mid to late summer. It makes a great cut flower, border plant and has a compact size of only 16-18" tall.