Phytolacca acinosa Indian Poke, Pokeberry Phytolacca acinosa Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s one that might be a bit unfamiliar. This bold perennial emerges each spring to produce a handsome clumpContinue reading
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Manchurian Lilac
Syringa pubescens patula “Miss Kim” Manchurian Lilac Syringa pubescens patula “Miss Kim” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular This densely branched shrub has a much more compact habit than theContinue reading
Himilayan Fleeceflower
Persicaria affinis “Dimity” Himilayan Fleeceflower Persicaria affinis “Dimity” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s a low growing, spreading perennial ground cover for planting near the front of your borders. Growing onlyContinue reading
Digger’s Speedwell
Parahebe perfoliata Digger’s Speedwell Parahebe perfoliata Type: Evergreen Perennial / Subshrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular to Light Primarily a foliage plant, today’s selection has semi-woody, arching stems with rounded, bluish-green leavesContinue reading
White Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis “Alba” White Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis “Alba” Type: Perennial Exposure: Part / Light Shade Water: Regular This old favorite perennial features light green, ferny foliage that forms a clump 30 in (75cm) highContinue reading
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Also known as European Columbine and Granny’s Bonnet, this perennial has naturalized across much of the Eastern US. It willContinue reading
Orange Butterfly Bush
Buddleja globosa Orange Butterfly Bush Buddleja globosa Type: Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular Buddlejas (pronounced BUD-lee-ahs) are a group of upright growing, vase-shaped shrubs, known for their abilityContinue reading
Carpet Bugle
Ajuga reptans “Purpurea” (or “Atropurpurea”) Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans “purpurea” (also Ajuga reptans “Atropurpurea”) Type: Perennial Groundcover Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular A versatile and vigorous plant that spreads by sending out runners, thisContinue reading
Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata “Shirobana” Chocolate Vine Akebia Quinata Type: Semi- Evergreen Vine Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular First, a word of caution. This vine, although not on any invasive species lists around here, isContinue reading
Vanhoutte’s Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea
Spirea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte’s Spirea, Bridal Wreath Spirea Spirea x vanhouttei Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular There are essentially two different types of garden spirea. Earlier, we looked atContinue reading