Rosa x 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup'

Shrub Rose 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup'

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 2-5 feet

·        Spread: 3-6 feet

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: light pink

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: moist

·        Use: small groups, borders, cottage gardens, foundations, small hedge

·        Care: prune a third of older canes in spring

·        Concerns: no serious problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: disease resistant; yellow-orange fall foliage and red rose hips; deer and rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location Code: Welcome Garden B013

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Paeonia 'She's My Star'

Herbaceous Peony ‘She's My Star'

Family: Paeoniaceae (Peony Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-8

·        Height: 30-36 inches

·        Spread: 30-36 inches

·        Bloom Time: May

·        Bloom: multi-colored pink and cream blossoms

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: rich, fertile, medium moist well-drained

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: perennial border as specimen or group, hedges

·        Care: add compost before planting, remove spend flowers

·        Concerns: bloom problems: planted too deep or shallow, too much shade, too young or recently  moved

·        Native to: species native to central and eastern Asia

·        Notes: deer and rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B015

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Heuchera x 'Rave On'

Coral Bells 'Rave On'

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9

·        Height: 1-2 feet

·        Spread: 12-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to July

·        Bloom: coral/rose-pink

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: humusy rich, medium moisture, well drained soil

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: mass as a ground cover or group; rock gardens, borders and open woodland gardens; effective as an edger along paths or walkways; containers.

·        Care: winter compost mulch applied after ground freezes helps prevent root heaving. Divide clumps in spring every 3-4 years.

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems, good resistance to powdery mildew, frost heaving of roots may occur when winter temperatures fluctuate widely

·        Native to: genus native to North America

·        Notes: hybrid coral bells cultivar; clump-forming; leaves are silver with dark green veins and red tinted undersides

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E183

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Geum triflorum

Prairie Smoke

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-7

·        Height: 6-18 inches

·        Spread: 6-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to July

·        Bloom: reddish pink to purplish, nodding, globular flowers

·        Light: full sun; tolerates light shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained soils

·        Moisture: dry

·        Use: mass on a prairie, meadow, native plant garden or naturalized area, border front; bumble bees buzz pollinate flowers

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils, particularly in winter

·        Native to: North America from northern Canada to California and east to New York

·        Notes: as the seeds begin to form, the styles elongate to 2 inches long, form upright, feathery gray tails which resemble a plume or feather duster

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory, Agrecol

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B021, Demonstration Prairie I021

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