FAQ
- Is this plant exactly the variety shown in the picture?
- We strive to accurately represent each plant variety in our photos. However, please remember that plants are living things and can exhibit natural variations in appearance, especially in terms of size and leaf shape. We guarantee you will receive the specific variety as labeled and described in the product name. If you have very specific aesthetic requirements, please contact us before
- What is the scientific name of this plant?
- You can find this information, along with other details, in the 'Botanical Details' section of each product page. We include scientific names to ensure accurate identification.
- Is the plant healthy and free from pests and diseases?
- "Yes, absolutely! Plant health is our top priority. We meticulously inspect all plants before they are listed for sale and again before shipping. We adhere to strict pest and disease control practices in our nursery. If, in the unlikely event, you receive a plant that you believe is unhealthy, please contact us immediately with photos so we can assist you."
- What Size Plants Do You Ship?
- Plants may be shipped in 2.5", 3', 3.5', 4", quart or gallon containers, and may be in flats of (10) or (18) containers; or in plug flats of (20) or (30) plants; (72) and (128) count plug flats may be available upon request; or bare root. The term bareroot means plants have no soil and little or no top growth. Most bare root shipped are 2-to-3-year-old field grown plants. For more information -Container Sizes and Bare Root Perennials
- How Long Will It Take Plants To Reach Full Size?
- It depends on the variety. Plants like daylilies are not shipped until they have bloomed at least once, however it may take some blue hostas several years to reach mature size, especially if the mature size is 4 feet. Larger bare root plants make an instant impact in your garden! Our customers tell us that our perennial plants are bigger than other mail order nurseries. We trust you will think so too.
A bare root perennial is a plant which has been dug up from the field and had its top growth trimmed down to approximately one inch above the crown. The only items not trimmed are evergreen perennials such as Dianthus, Iberis, Lavandula, Phlox subulata and Yucca. Bare root perennials grow vigorously after they have been replanted, often with a growth rate faster than their potted counterparts.
What Are the Terms Used to Describe the Different Types of Plant Root Systems?
- FIBROUS ROOT--Composed of profusely branched roots with many lateral rootlets, often with no main or taproot development. Many perennials with fibrous root systems are dividable. Example: Achillea.
- TAPROOT--The main descending root of a plant. Generally, perennials with tap roots prefer cool temperatures and dry soil conditions once they are planted in containers. If temperatures are too warm, they put their energy into top growth without establishing a satisfactory root system. Lupines, in particular, benefit from being grown in temperatures around 40 degrees F for about six weeks.
- RHIZOME--A specialized slender or swollen stem with branching close to the soil surface. It produces roots, stems, leaves and flowers along its length and at its apex. Examples of plants with rhizome-type roots include Acorus and Bearded Iris.
- CORM--An underground, bulb-like portion of the stem of a plant consisting of fleshy tissues. Example: Crocosmia.
They are generally referred to as No. 1 Grade. For more information - Bare Root Perennials
- Is this plant currently in stock?
Our website attempts to reflects real-time inventory. If you see the 'Add to Cart' button, the Plant is currently available for purchase with the Availability Date noted. If it is listed as 'Out of Stock,' you can sign up for email notifications to be alerted when it becomes available again."
- When will this plant be back in stock?
You can sign up for 'Back in Stock' notifications on the product page. Generally, restocks depend on the plant's growing cycle. Please note that restock dates are estimates and can be subject to change due to growing conditions.
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Is There A Minimum Amount For An Order? No dollar minimum, any minimum number for individual plants noted per variety.
Can I Order At Prices Listed? Yes, discounts are available based on quantity ordered, as noted, per variety. Click here for larger orders or contact us.
If you live in Georgia and do not provide a sales tax exemption number, sales tax will apply.
How Do I Make Payment? Service providers are dedicated to ensuring that all online transactions are secure by incorporating strong cryptography, secure socket layers (SSL) and best of breed information handling to safeguard your information, which means - information you enter is transmitted across the internet in an encrypted (scrambled) form, then decoded when it gets to us.
What Happens After I Order? If you provided an email address, you would receive a confirmation email when the order is entered and a shipping confirmation email, including tracking number, when the order is shipped.
How Will Plants Be Shipped? Plants are shipped UPS-Ground or FedEx Ground, which takes 2 to 3 days to arrive to most continental US destinations. Shipments to the west coast may take an additional day or two.
If an email address is provided, the shipment tracking number will be included in the email confirmation sent at shipment.
How Much Is Shipping? Shipping is generally free.
How Soon Can My Plants Be Shipped? Paid orders placed by 12:00 pm on Tuesday, as a general rule of thumb, will be shipped the following Monday or Tuesday, subject to weather and backlog. Orders received in March, April and May can anticipate a one to two week delay due to volume. Special shipping instructions should be directed to FedEx or UPS after receipt of the tracking number.
When Is Your Shipping Season? Many plants can be shipped year-round upon request. We are shipping most plants by March, depending on the destination zone and weather. Contact us for any special shipping requests or times.
Weather conditions or plant type may affect the anticipated shipping schedule. Some plants may not be available until mid-April, depending on the weather. Plant orders shipped at different times or to multiple addresses will be subject to additional shipping charges.
Due to hot weather conditions, we may limit shipment of any plant items mid-June through mid-August.
How Early In The Spring / Late In The Fall Can I Plant? Perennials are able to handle frost to a light freeze and recover. However, it is best to do spring planting after the worst threats of bad weather are past. The fall plants should be in the ground 4 to 6 weeks before your first frost.
Can I Request A Specific Shipping Time? Yes, you may select the week of arrival.
Do You Ship Outside The Continental US Or Internationally? No
Can I Change An Existing Order? Yes, you can always change an existing order. In order to ensure accuracy, we prefer to receive any changes in writing via email, but we will accept changes by telephone. If you are contacting us about an order change, please include your order number. We do request a minimum of 3-week prior notice on order changes. Once the shipping process has commenced, Orders may not be cancelled. You will receive a confirmation reflecting the changes if an email address has been provided.
If I Cancel An Order, Do I Have To Pay Any Fees? If an order has been prepared for shipment, or has been shipped and returned, a restocking fee of up to 25% may apply, plus any actual shipping charges and the cost of any plants that cannot be restocked.
- My Plants Just Arrived. What Should I Do Now?
You should unpack the plants and remove any packing material. Place the plants in a shady spot, and water thoroughly.
Place bare root plants in a bucket of water for up to an hour. If you do not plant them soon, repeat this every day or so. Try not to soak above the crowns. If wilted when they arrive, they should perk up after soaking.
For more information check https://www.bloomindesigns.com/planting-instructions/
- Troubleshooting & Problem Solving:
- Planting Care & Guides
- My potted plants arrived looking wilted, is this normal? "It's normal for plants to experience some transplant stress and slight wilting during shipping, especially during warmer months. Upon arrival, water your plant thoroughly and place it in a shaded location for a day or two to recover. It should perk up quickly. If your plant remains severely wilted after a few days, or if you have other concerns, please contact us with photos within 48 hours of delivery so we can assist you."
- My plant's leaves are turning yellow/brown, what could be wrong? "Leaf discoloration can be caused by several factors including watering issues, nutrient deficiencies, or environmental usually travel stress. To help us, please send us photos of your plant, showing the affected area and the overall plant, along with information about your watering habits, planting location, and fertilizer use. We are happy to help troubleshoot and offer advice!"
Guarantee: "We stand behind the quality of our plants! If your plants arrive damaged or in unhealthy condition, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery with photos of the damage/issue. We will gladly offer a replacement, refund, or store credit depending on the situation. Please see our Arrive Alive Guarantee for detailed instructions and limitations."
Contact Form: Our 'Contact Us' page
What Is Your Privacy Policy? We use your information to complete your order and email address (if you subscribe) to send occasional new plant update and special offers. If you request that your email address, be removed from our list, we do so immediately. We never sell or share email addresses or any other personal information. If you use PayPal, any information you provide is subject to their privacy policy. Click here for more details.
Do You Have A Catalog? No, we quit offering a printed catalog. All our information is online, and this helps us keep our prices low.
Can A Gift Be Sent To A Friend? We offer gift certificates for giving anytime.
If you would like to select the gift perennial(s), complete the Ship To information during checkout process accordingly. All shipments include a shipping packing slip listing the enclosed items (without prices), and general planting instructions. Email or telephone us if you have any questions.
When Is The Nursery Open? Our locations are not open to the public. We are not set-up for retail, and plants are grown and shipped from a couple of locations.
How Do We Get So Many New Varieties Each Year? We have an excellent long-standing relationship with breeders, hybridizers and growers in the US and Holland. We are constantly in touch with them and are often asked to test plants for our areas.
Why Are You Called Bloomin Designs Nursery? Bloomin Designs was initially a flower garden design and installation company. The nursery was started by taking plants from our gardens for our own designs and eventually growing them in containers for Atlanta area wholesale and retail nurseries. As our daylily, hosta and perennial fields increased, we decided to open our gardens to the public via the internet. Several of our wholesale nursery friends have since joined us, selling to the public via our site.
How Long Have You Been In Business? In the mid-1990s, we started installing flower gardens. The nursery started selling plants 1997. Our internet business started in 2003.
Can I Have Permission To Reprint Photos Or Information From Your Website? Webmasters have permission to reprint information from our website to their website or in their newsletter - provided a live link is included back to this site. Please let us know if you have any questions on how to link to your site.
What Is The Different Between A Daylily And A Garden Lily? Garden lilies grow from bulbs, whereas daylilies grow from crowns. Daylilies have many leaves that grow out from the crown, but garden lilies generally have one shoot with leaves on them that grows from the bulb. Click here for more information about daylilies.
Are All Plants Offered On The Web Site? No, but a majority are listed. You are welcome to contact us if you do not see the variety, you are looking for - we may have a limited supply available.
What Is A Perennial? A perennial is a plant that will live multiple growing seasons, unlike an annual which grows, sets seed, and dies all in one season. Their flowering time is not typically as long as an annual because the plant must gather enough strength survive the winter.
Every perennial on our site should have a recommended hardiness range indicated. Please keep your zone in mind if you want your perennial to last more than one year. Due to so many climate planting zones you cannot expect your garden to look like the picture in the magazine if the conditions are not similar.
What Are Hardiness Zones? These relate to the temperature ranges that a particular plant can survive in. In the USA, a map has been drawn showing which regions fall into each temperature range, to make it easy to see if a particular plant is suitable to grow in your area. Click here for zone map.
What Plants Will Do Well In My Zone? Product information includes recommended zones on plants web pages. Please treat hardiness zone ratings on perennials as a best guess, but only a guess. Many factors influence plant survivability: reliable snow cover, wind swept location, proximity of structures, and depth of soil, just to name a few.
What If The Plants I Ordered Are Out Of Stock? We do not substitute without permission. We attempt to maintain a conservative inventory count in the online store to prevent accepting payment if we do not have plants in stock. If we are out of stock, with your permission, we will send a substitute, place your request on back order, issue a refund or credit.
Why Are Some Items Not Available On The Web Site? Some items may be grown as a special order for a nursery customer, grown in limited quantities, or not easily shipped bare root. Also, if we do not anticipate a plant to be available for most of the shipping season, we normally do not list the plant on the web site.
What Is A Plant Patent? The Plant Patent Act of 1930 was actually enacted to develop an incentive and reward for plant breeders and the horticulture industry. In plain language, a plant patent legally protects the actual plant itself. This means no one can asexually propagate (such as cuttings, grafting, budding, divisions or tissue culture) without permission, i.e., they need a license contract from the patent owner to propagate the patented plant. The patent also affords protection on plant parts including cut flowers, fruit and berries.
So, what can be patented? A plant must be new and discovered in a cultivated area. It should not have been sold or offered for sale for more than one year prior to a formal patent application being submitted.
Protected plants are identified in several ways including the following: PAF or PPAF (patent or plant patent applied for) or PP (plant patent) followed by the patent number. A plant patent has a life span of 20 years. It is not renewable, and once expired, a patented plant is available to anyone. Patenting can be a long, expensive process, especially when there are no guarantees that a new introduction will be received positively by the gardening public. It can take 10, 20 or 30 years or more to select, evaluate, test and multiply a plant until suitable numbers of it are ready for marketing and sale.
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Chrysogonum Cimicifuga Clematis
Pruning Clematis Colocasia Convallaria
Delosperma Delphinium Dendranthema
Hakonechloa Hedera Helictotrichon
Heliopsis Helleborus Hellebore From Seedling to Thriving Perennial
Hemerocallis Old v. New Reblooming Daylilies
Growing Hibiscus from Bare Root in Containers Hosta Hosta Color Changes
Hosta Elle Plugs Hosta plant care Hypericum
Lagerstroemia Lamiastrum Lamium
Leucanthemum Liatris Ligularia
Liriope Liriope muscari Liriope spicata
Monarda Muehlenbeckia Myosotis
Pachysandra Paeonia GROWING PEONIES
Tips for Garden, Intersectional, and Tree Peonies Panicum Papaver
Pennisetum Penstemon Perovskia
Growing Russian Sage from Bare Root in Containers Phlox Hybrid Phlox
Hybrid Spring Phlox Phlox divaricata Phlox paniculata
Phlox subulata Platycodon Polemonium
Polygonatum Polystichum Potentilla
Schizachyrium Sedum Sedum Groundcover
Selaginella Sempervivum Sisyrinchium
Solidago Sorghastrum Sporobolus
Trachelospermum Tradescantia Tricyrtis
With a little planning, you can choose the perfect perennials to create a beautiful and functional location solution for your garden. There are many different varieties of perennials that can be used as location solutions, depending on your specific needs. Here are a few popular options:
Award Winning Plants Damp Soil Tolerant
Deer Resistant Drought Tolerant
Foot Traffic Groundcover Plants
Salt Tolerant Plants Succulent Plants
Perennial gardens offer long-term beauty, requiring less upkeep than annuals once established. Careful planning and plant selection can result in a vibrant, year-round display. While perennials generally need less water and are less susceptible to pests, individual care will vary. Most importantly, a garden should reflect your personal style. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to garden design.
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