Echinops bannaticus “Taplow Blue” Globe Thistle Echinops bannaticus “Taplow Blue” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun Water: Regular Happy Fourth of July to our American followers! These non-invasive thistle relatives make a bold structural addition to aContinue reading
Statice
Limonium sinuatum Statice Limonium sinuatum Type: Annual Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This native of the Mediterranean forms clumps of large, leathery, dark green basal leaves up to 1 foot (30cm) wide. Papery-looking flowers inContinue reading
Devil’s Tobacco
Lobelia tupa Devil’s Tobacco Lobelia tupa Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Cool name, huh? First I need to thank my good friend Danee of Eden Landscapes for putting me onto a vendor forContinue reading
“Goldfinger” Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruiticosa “Goldfinger” Goldfinger Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruiticosa “Goldfinger” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Happy Canada Day! Dense, greyish-green, fuzzy, pinnate foliage adorns this shrub, which can reach 5ft (1.5m)Continue reading
Catmint
Nepeta racemosa “Walker’s Low” Catmint Nepeta racemosa “Walker’s Low” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Folks, we are being mislead; Walker’s Low is not really low at all. InContinue reading
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Wet While this perennial is a vigorous grower, it generally isn’t considered invasive like its cousin purple loosestrife (LythrumContinue reading
Prairie Mallow
Sidalcea “Elsie Heugh” “Elsie Heugh” Prairie Mallow Sidalcea “Elsie Heugh” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This reliable perennial forms a mass of rounded green basal leaves from which emerge flower stems,Continue reading
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica “Halliana” Hall’s Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica “Halliana” Type: Evergreen Vine Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular, Drought Tolerant Once Established Hall’s honeysuckle is a very vigorous, widely-sold, climbing plant which isContinue reading
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s a big, beautiful shrub whose impressive flowers are matched by its equally impressive foliage. Bold, deeply lobed leavesContinue reading
Hardy Fuschia
Fuschia x hybrida “Voltaire” Hardy Fuschia Fuschia x Hybrida “Voltaire” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular A “hardy” fuschia is one that can be planted in the ground andContinue reading