Dane County Extension Teaching Garden: 2020

Verbena 'Lizzie'

Vervain 'Lizzie'

Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 5

· Height: 4 to 10 inches

· Spread: 2 feet

· Bloom Time: May to October

· Bloom: rose-pink

· Light: sun

· Soil: scree

· Moisture: low

· Use: rock garden; groundcover

· Care: low maintenance

· Problems: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: North America

· Notes: forms solid mat

· Supplier: The Flower Factory

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C274, Welcome Garden B145

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Diervilla lonicera 'Kodiak Orange'

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle 'Kodiak Orange'

Family: Diervillaceae (Bush Honeysuckle Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 3-7

· Height: 3-4 feet

· Spread: 2-3 feet3-4 feet

· Bloom Time: June to July

· Bloom: greenish-yellow buds open to clusters of short-stalked pale-yellow tube-like flowers (each to 1/2 inch) which become orange to red with age; fruits are dry oblong seed capsules (unlike the berries of invasive honeysuckles); blooms on new wood

· Light: full sun to part shade

· Soil: average, well-drained

· Moisture: dry to medium; tolerates drought once established

· Use: naturalized landscapes; small hedge; shrub borders; road and driveway margins specimen plant for 3-season color; erosion control (provides good cover on slopes)

· Care: low maintenance; if desired, can be pruned immediately after flowering; prune out older stems in late winter; can be pruned back to basic framework in late winter for rejuvenation

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; leaf spot and powdery mildew may occur

· Native to: species native to Northeastern and northcentral U.S. and Canada, south to North Carolina and Iowa

· Notes: small to medium, fast growing, non-invasive deciduous native shrub; densely branched with a mounded habit; three-season color interest; new stem growth is crimson; oblong, pointed, opposite, glossy-green leaves (2-5 inches long) turn copper to red in autumn; resilient root system; suckering from the base, ability to resprout, and indifference to soil conditions enable it to thrive in difficult sites; flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinating insects; plants are self-sterile; tolerates black walnut

· Supplier: donated by Karen Allenstein

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H146

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Tulipa sylvestris

Wild Tulip; Woodland Tulip

Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-8

· Height: 8-12 inches

· Spread: 3 inches

· Bloom Time: April to May

· Bloom: sweetly fragrant, bright yellow star-shaped flowers have rounded bases and pointed petals with green ribs running outside; blooms open to expose their centers in full sun; plump elliptical buds; nodding habit

· Light: full sun to light shade

· Soil: rich, fertile, well drained

· Moisture: medium; drought tolerant once established; avoid supplemental watering during summer dormancy

· Use: naturalize in grassy areas, banks and terraces, and beneath deciduous trees and shrubs; beds, borders, and edging; rock, informal, container and cottage gardens

· Care: low maintenance; allow leaves to yellow before removal; fertilize in fall and early spring

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; occasional aphid problems; black walnut tolerant; deer tolerant

· Native to: Western Europe

· Notes: member of the Botanical Tulips; ; a favorite of Jefferson at Monticello; foliage: 2 to 4 linear waxy, gray-green leaves 6 to 8 inches long; spreads by underground stolons; plant bulbs in groups in the fall; if eaten, bulbs may case severe discomfort and skin allergy

· Supplier: John Scheepers

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C156

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