Valerian \ Garden Heliotrope Valerian officinalis Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade Height: 3 - 5 feet Water: Wet-Normal Soil: Organic-Loamy Common Uses:Medicinal, , Ornamental, , Shade, , Tea Considered by many horticulturists to be one of the finest hardy perennials for the shade. Fragrant 5"" pinkish-white flower clusters in mid-summer perfume the early evening air. What irony then, that the medicinal roots should smell so bad. A cold tea made from dried 2 year old roots is used for colds, insomnia and nervous disorders. $ 3.79	Valerian, Miniature Valerian supina Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Shade Height: 3in. x 12in. wide Water: Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Late Spring to Middle Spring Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About For those of you fond of the delicate, fragrant flowers of ""Garden Heliotrope"" a.k.a. ""Valerian"" but not the four to five feet stalks, well how about this proud, 2 inch small cousin that flowers pink most of the summer? Forms a neat, 1 foot in diameter, tight mat of 1/2"" leaves. Native to high European Alps meadows. $ 4.29	Verbena, Butterfly Verbena bonariensis Cold Tolerance: Zone 10a 10b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 3-3 1/2 Feet Water: Normal Soil: Loamy Common Uses:Butterfly, , Cut Flower, , Ornamental Pinkish purple blossoms sway on top 3 foot slender stems, attracting the eye and horn of many drivers. It's a natural cut flower which also lures every butterfly in the neighborhood. Warning: it's a self-sowing annual which happens to be O.K. for us. Use bark or other mulch where you don't want it to self-sow. $ 3.79
Verbena, Homestead Purple Verbena canadensis `Homestead Purple' Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 5 feet+ spread Water: Normal Soil: Organic-Loamy Flowers: Middle Summer Common Uses:Butterfly, , Ornamental A hardy perennial that flowers like an annual, if you live in Zones 6/7 - 10. For us northern folk, it is an annual with outstanding bright purple blossoms that show off vibrantly from hundreds of feet away. Will form a 5 foot mat that trails over rocks ;amp; walls in one season which is why it graced the cover of our 1st catalog. Not all of our herbs have to be used from flower to roots. This one is for sheer enjoyment. Flowers from around June, continuously, through fall even after autumn frosts. Introduced to the nursery trade (along with ornamental Sweet Potatoes) by Dr. Allen Armitage, University of Georgia, who told me he wished he had a penny for everyone of these that have been sold. He would be retired. We're glad he's not! $ 3.79	Veronica, M & Mini Blue Carpet Veronica spicata nana 'M & M Blue Carpet' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a Light: Full Sun to P.Sun Height: 2in. x 12in. spreading Water: Normal Soil: Sandy Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About M & M Blue Carpet is a very sweet Mulberry Creek introduction selected from a seed grown variety that has extra small leaves, but all the same flower power as other veronicas. Bright blue buds pop up through the carpet of green leaves each summer. Slowly spreads to form a thick carpet. Plant about 6-12 inches apart for an eventually solid groundcover. $ 4.29	Veronica, Sunshine Veronica repens 'Sunshine' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a Light: Full Sun to P.Sun Height: 3/4in. groundcover Water: Wet-Normal Soil: Organic Flowers: Early Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery , Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Walk About Tiny, pinkish spikes in June add another 75 watts to this already fluorescent gold leaved ground-cover. Needs full, hot sun for best color. Will also brighten any partially shaded pocket where thymes won't grow. Here the leaf color fades to lime green only to start over gold each spring. $ 4.29
Veronica, Tiny Blue Veronica oltensis Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun Only Height: 1/4in. groundcover Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy Flowers: Early Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About Thyme-sized, oakleaf shaped leaves hug the ground alongside azure-blue flowers in early summer. A crevice cutie from Turkey. $ 4.79	Violet, World's Smallest Viola verecunda var. yakusimana Cold Tolerance: Zone 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 1/2in. x 4 Water: Wet-Normal Soil: Organic Flowers: Early Spring to Middle Spring Common Uses:Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade It's BAAACK! Absolutely the world's smallest violet with a very long botanical name. Each heart-shaped leaf fits comfortably on the head of a pencil eraser. Tiny lavender & white flowers come out just above foliage during cooler weather. Will spread by seed, so use it between stepping stones in a moist shade. Never a nuisance. $ 8.79

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Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
3312 Bogart Road,  •  Huron, Ohio 44839
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