Lilium x 'Tiny Toons'

Lily Looks™ Dwarf Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Toons'

Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 10-12 inches

·        Spread: 10-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: mid Summer

·        Bloom: pink

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: accent plant for bed or border; cut flower; alpine & rock gardens; containers

·        Care: divide bulbs in fall every 2 years; remove spent blooms but leave foliage alone for as long as it is green

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; rabbits eat Asiatic lilies

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar developed in the Netherlands

·        Notes: deer resistant; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom

·        Teaching Garden Location Code: Heuchera Garden E139

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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowcap'

Shasta Daisy 'Snowcap'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9

·        Height: 15-18 inches

·        Spread: 12 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: bright white rays with bright golden yellow center

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average to dry soil

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: long lasting blooms; good for small gardens, rock gardens and containers; attracts pollinators

·        Care: divide clumps every 2-3 years

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: plants are somewhat short-lived; deer and rabbit resistant; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C045

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Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'

Brass Buttons 'Platt's Black'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-10

·        Height: .5-3 inches

·        Spread: 3-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to July

·        Bloom: yellow

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, well drained soil

·        Moisture: medium; intolerant of drought

·        Use: groundcover; naturalizes

·        Care: divide in spring or fall

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to New Zealand

·        Notes: rhizomatomous; near black foliage; small area ground cover in the landscape; rock gardens

·        Supplier: America's Best Flowers

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C053

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Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Bleeding Heart 'Gold Heart'

Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 18-24 inches

·        Spread: 24-36 inches

·        Bloom Time: April to May

·        Bloom: rose pink

·        Light: part to full shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained; prefers moist humusy soils

·        Moisture: medium; intolerant of wet soils in winter and dry soils in summer

·        Use: shaded border or woodland garden; because foliage goes dormant, best to plant among a loose ground cover or among later developing perennials such as hostas and ferns which will fill in as foliage begins to die back

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problem; some susceptibility to aphid infestations

·        Native to: species native to Siberia, Japan, northern China, Korea

·        Notes: golden leaved form of the common bleeding heart; foliage which goes dormant no later than mid summer; rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F180

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