Plant Dreaming: Ligusticum scoticum via Northwind Perennial Farm
I somehow (somehow!) have really failed to post about my visit(s) - yes...multiple visits this year - to Northwind Perennial Farm in Wisconsin. Home nursery to Roy Diblik - who I've posted about before here on the blog. I have a tag up for the place, but when I was taking about some hostas this past week, I mentioned that I planted some Japanese Forest Grasses - Hakonechloa Macra Hakone Grass - and realized I never got around to posting some photos of those visits. Well, today, I correct that miss. Starting with a photo of a display of something people call Scottish Lovage - but is exclusive to Northwind in Wisconsin. That photo is below - showing off a couple dozen 1# containers of Ligusticum scoticum. The sign reads: "Compact, upright, clump-forming perennial. Glossy leaves with umbels of tiny, white flowers. Beautiful seed heads." The second sign provides the pedigree: "This plant is highly regarded at the Chicago Art Institute. Northwind is the only