Phlox x arendsii 'Miss Margie'

Garden Phlox 'Miss Margie'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 35 inches

·        Spread: 26 inches

·        Bloom Time: early summer to early fall

·        Bloom: violet purple

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: prefers rich organic soils; well-drained

·        Moisture: average, intolerant of drought

·        Use: perennial border, cottage garden; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: needs good air circulation, mulch well, remove faded flowers, avoid overhead watering

·        Concerns: good resistance to powdery mildew

·        Native to: arendsii hybrids are crosses between Phlox paniculata and Phlox divaricata

·        Notes: lance-shaped green leaves, durable stems

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E231

 

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Allium cernuum 'Wine Drop'

Nodding Onion 'Wine Drop'

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 18-24 inches

·        Spread: 12 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: dark pink; wine red flower stocks in cooler weather

·        Light: full sun 

·        Soil: prefers well-drained soil but will tolerate clay soils; thrives in difficult sites such as gravely soil

·        Moisture: dry to medium

·        Use: rock gardens, borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens; naturalize well in native gardens, meadows; best mixed with other plants to hide declining foliage; attracts bees and butterflies

·        Care: divide every 3 years or when 8-10 bulbs appear in clump; will self-seed so dead-head before seeds set to prevent unwanted spread

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: North America

·        Notes: flat, narrow, grass-like leaves emerge from a slender conic bulb; foliage persists into late summer before dying back; clumps slowly expand by making new offsets

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc..

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C179

 

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Spiraea douglasii

Douglas Spirea, Western Spirea

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-8

·        Height: 4-6 feet

·        Spread: 3-6 feet

·        Bloom Time: June to August

·        Bloom: rose pink

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: prefers well-drained acidic soils

·        Moisture: medium to wet; do not allow to dry out

·        Use: spreading shrub that will naturalize in moist soils, such a low spot along ponds or streams; good plant for wild areas; attracts butterflies

·        Care: remove suckers promptly to prevent plants from spreading to form thickets

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; susceptible to fireblight, leaf spot, powdery mildew and die back

·        Native to: western North America

·        Notes: oval green leaves are felty-white underneath; deer resistant

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H192

 

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Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'

Bugleweed 'Bronze Beauty'

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 3 inches

·        Spread: 12-16 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: blue spikes

·        Light: part sun to part shade

·        Soil: prefers humusy well-drained soil

·        Moisture: medium moisture

·        Use: primary use as a ground cover

·        Care: divide plants if become overcrowded; plants may be cut back to the ground after flowering, if necessary, to rejuvenate foliage

·        Concerns: avoid planting near perennial beds or lawns where its spreading nature could pose removal problems

·        Native to: species native to Europe

·        Notes: evergreen mats of glossy, bronze-tinged green leaves; spreads by stolons; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: Donated by Sarah Swanson

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G228

 

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