Aralia cordata 'Sun King'

Japanese Spikenard 'Sun King'
Family: Araliaceae (Ivy Family)
 
·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8
·        Height: 36 inches
·        Spread: 36 inches
·        Bloom Time: August to September
·        Bloom: 2 foot tall spikes of tiny white flowers
·        Light: part shade
·        Soil: fertile, humusy, well-drained
·        Moisture: medium
·        Use: rear of shaded borders; berries attract birds
·        Care: site in location sheltered from strong winds
·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
·        Native to: species native to Japan, Korea and China
·        Notes: rounded clump of golden yellow leaves; deep reddish-purple to purplish-black inedible berries ripen in fall
·        Supplier: The Flower Factory
·        Teaching Garden Location Code:  Heuchera Garden E116, Shade Garden 245

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Aquilegia alpina

Alpine Columbine
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
  
·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9
·        Height: 12-20 inches
·        Spread: 12-18 inches
·        Bloom Time: April to May
·        Bloom: dark blue trumpets
·        Light: full sun to part shade
·        Soil: average well-drained
·        Moisture: medium; tolerates dry soil
·        Use: borders, cottage gardens, open shade gardens, woodland gardens or naturalized areas
·        Care: easily grown from seed, cut to ground by end of summer; mildew tolerant
·        Concerns: Leaf minor, foliage declines by mid-summer
·        Native to: Europe
·        Notes: deer and rabbit resistant
·        Supplier: The Flower Factory
·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F078

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Paeonia tenuifolia rubra 'Flore-Plena'

Fern-Leaf Peony 'Flore-Plena'
Family: Paeoniaceae (Peony Family)
 
 
·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8
·        Height: 12-15 inches
·        Spread: 15-24 inches
·        Bloom Time: May to June
·        Bloom: crimson red
·        Light: full sun to part shade
·        Soil: best in rich, fertile, well-drained soil
·        Moisture: medium
·        Use: specimen in perennial border; attracts butterflies
·        Care: cut foliage to the ground and remove from the garden in fall after frost
·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
·        Native to: species native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus
·        Notes: rounded shrub with fine delicate texture and narrow, deeply cut, fern-like leaves
·        Supplier: The Flower Factory
·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B046

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Acanthus spinosus

Bear's Breeches
Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus family)
·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9
·        Height: 24-48 inches
·        Spread: 24-36 inches
·        Bloom Time: July to August
·        Bloom: white, snapdragon-like flowers enclosed by spiny, pink-mauve bracts
·        Light: full sun to part shade
·        Soil: average, well-drained
·        Moisture: medium
·        Use: borders
·        Care: can spread by creeping rootstocks, particularly in loose soils
·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
·        Native to: Mediterranean
·        Notes: deeply-cut, arching, glossy green, spiny, thistle-like leaves form an ornamental mound of basal foliage which remains attractive throughout the growing season; tolerates rabbits
·        Supplier: The Flower Factory
·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B010

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Berberis thunbergii 'Maria'

Sunjoy® Gold Pillar Japanese Barberry 'Maria'
Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)
 

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8
·        Height: 3-4 feet
·        Spread: 3-4 feet
·        Bloom Time: May
·        Bloom: inconspicuous pale yellow
·        Light: full sun
·        Soil: average, well-drained
·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant
·        Use: accent for small areas in landscape, foundations, shrub border; hedge or edger, spiny barrier plant
·        Care: low maintenance
·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
·        Native to: species native to Japan
·        Notes: leaves emerge red in spring but quickly turns golden yellow color and retains yellow color all summer; will not scorch; upright columnar habit; excellent orange red color in fall; salt tolerant
·        Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse, Landscape Design Inc.
·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G043

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