Oxalis deppei Good Luck Plant, Four Leaf Clover Plant Oxalis deppei Type: Perennial from Bulbs Exposure: Full Sun to Light Shade Water: Regular If you’re superstitious and believe 4-leaf clovers are good luck, you’re goingContinue reading
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Bear’s Breeches
Acanthus hungaricus (or Acanthus balcanicus) Hungarian Bear’s Breeches Acanthus hungaricus or Acanthus balcanicus Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Regular Used extensively as an “architectural” or structural accent plant in mixed borders, the acanthusContinue reading
Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella damascena Love-in-a-Mist Nigella damascena Type: Annual Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s an old-fashioned cottage garden favorite. Love-in-a-Mist is an annual that will rise to 18in (45cm) high by about half asContinue reading
Daisy Bush, Senecio
Brachyglottis greyi (Senecio greyi) Daisy Bush, Senecio Brachyglottis greyi or Senecio greyi Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular This handsome shrub features greyish-green, slightly felty foliage, with the leaves being rimmed with aContinue reading
Patriot Hosta, Plantain Lily
Hosta “Patriot” Patriot Hosta, Plantain Lily Hosta “Patriot” Type: Perennial Exposure: Part to Full Shade Water: Regular This is one of my favorite Hostas. One of these will light up a shady spot under aContinue reading
Burnet
Sanguisorba parviflora “Alba” Burnet Sanguisorba parviflora “Alba” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular Here’s an entry for the Not-Everybody-Has-One file. Growing from creeping rhizomes, this Japanese native forms an attractive mound ofContinue reading
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum multiflorum Type: Perennial Exposure: Part / Full Shade Water: Regular Here’s a shade-loving perennial that is grown as much for its form and foliage as it is for its flowers.Continue reading
Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle Alchemilla mollis Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular For Sarah, who loves these things… This versatile perennial is grown mostly for its foliage. It forms a clump ofContinue 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