Dane County Extension Teaching Garden: November 2018

Compact Pineleaf Beardtongue 'Compactum'

Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-9

· Height: 6-8 inches

· Spread: 12 inches

· Bloom Time: June to August

· Bloom: small bright scarlet tubular flowers

· Light: full sun

· Soil: average to sandy or rocky

· Moisture: dry to medium, drought tolerant

· Use: rock gardens; attracts bees, butterflies, birds

· Care: low maintenance; may need light shearing in early spring

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; does not like moist conditions

· Native to: western North America

· Notes: forms a compact mound of needle-like dark-green leaves; rabbit resistant

· Supplier: The Flower Factory

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C233

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Gypsophila

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 3-8

· Height: 1-4 inches

· Spread: 8 inches

· Bloom Time: June to July

· Bloom: fragrant, tiny, 5-petalled pink flowers

· Light: full sun

· Soil: average, well-drained; does well in sandy or gravelly soil

· Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

· Use: rock gardens; attracts bees

· Care: low maintenance; do not divide

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: central and eastern Europe

· Notes: forms compact mounds of gray-green leaves; may also be sold as G. nana compacta

· Supplier: The Flower Factory

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C225

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