Fagus sylvatica 'Cochleata'

Dwarf Beech 'Cochleata'

Family: Fagaceae (Beech Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-7

·        Height: 6 feet

·        Spread: 4 feet

·        Bloom Time:

·        Bloom: not showy

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: best in rich, well-drained soils

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: good tree for small garden due to its small size

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to southern Sweden to northern Sicily, west to France, southern England, northern Portugal, central Spain and east to northwest Turkey

·        Notes: round form with dense branching; slow growing; green leaves are oval, toothed and spoon-shaped

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code:  Shade Garden F092

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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'

Black-eyed Susan 'Goldsturm'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-7

·        Height: 2-3 feet

·        Spread: 1-2 feet

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: yellow rays with black center disk

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, well drained

·        Moisture: medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: cottage gardens, perennial borders, meadows, prairies

·        Care: deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom; divide when clump becomes crowded

·        Concerns: angular leaf spot causes brown or black spots on leaves which can expand to blacken whole leaf; also susceptible to septoria leaf spot and powdery mildew

·        Native to: eastern Midwest

·        Notes: deer and rabbit resistant; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B004,  Wet Garden D110, Sidewalk Garden G047

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Hosta plantaginea

August Lily

Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)

 

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 18 inches

·        Spread: 24 inches

·        Bloom Time: August

·        Bloom: 4-6 " long highly fragrant white flowers

·        Light: full sun to full shade; greater sun tolerance than most hostas

·        Soil: average

·        Moisture: average, consistent; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: shade and woodland gardens, borders

·        Care: easy

·        Concerns: slugs, not deer resistant

·        Native to: China

·        Notes: only naturally fragrant, night-blooming species in the genus; glossy, light green foliage

·        Supplier: donated by Dean Smith

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code:  Pollinator Garden C149

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Sempervivum 'Old Copper'

Hen and chicks 'Old Copper'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

 

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 3-6 inches

·        Spread: 3-6 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: rose-pink spikes

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: poor to average soil; can adapt to a variety of soil types, they perform best in gritty soil

·        Moisture: low water needs, dry, well drained, does not like wet soil

·        Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways

·        Care: If a groundcover effect is desired, space plants close together because they grow slowly

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: 3 inch coppery red rosettes; deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C007

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Salvia x sylvestris 'Snow Hill'

Wood Sage 'Snow Hill'

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 14-20 inches

·        Spread: 12 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to August

·        Bloom: white spikes

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: perennial borders, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens, wild gardens or along paths; attracts bees and butterflies

·        Care: remove spent blooms to help extend bloom time

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot and rust; white fly and scale are occasional insect pests

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar

·        Notes: narrow, dark green basal leaves and smaller stem leaves; deer and rabbit resistant; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C112

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