Amorpha canescens

Lead Plant

Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9

·        Height: 36 inches

·        Spread: 24-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to July

·        Bloom: spikey clusters of tiny bluish-purple flowers with gold anthers

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: naturalizing in a native or wildflower garden, prairie or meadow; attracts butterflies; common name of lead plant was due to the belief that the plant was an indicator of lead in the ground

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: North America

·        Notes: semi-woody with grayish green leaflets and densely hairy twigs; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H190

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Actaea simplex 'James Compton'

Black Snakeroot, Bugbane 'James Compton'

Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 30-36 inches

·        Spread: 18-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: August to September

·        Bloom: creamy white with pink tinge

·        Light: part shade to full shade; some direct sunlight is needed to draw out the purple coloration of the foliage

·        Soil: average, fertile

·        Moisture: medium, consistent

·        Use: attracts butterflies; lacy, airy backdrop for the shade/woodland garden

·        Care: mature clumps should not be divided

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to Asia

·        Notes: bronze-purple foliage; plants take about 3 years to develop into a mature clump; deer and rabbit resistant

·        Supplier:  Landscape Designs, Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F183

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Achillea millefolium 'Balvinolet'

New Vintage Violet™ Yarrow 'Balvinolet'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 12-14 inches

·        Spread: 10-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to August

·        Bloom: violet clusters with cream 'eyes'

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: does well in all but poorly drained soils

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: naturalize, rain garden, butterfly garden; group or mass in borders, cottage gardens, wild gardens, naturalized areas or meadows

·        Care: low maintenance; deadhead spent flower heads to lateral buds to promote additional bloom

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and North America

·        Notes: deer and rabbit resistant; good texture and form

·        Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location Code: Heuchera Garden E137; Sidewalk Garden G192

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Acer griseum x nikoense 'Ginzam'

Gingerbread™ Paperbark Maple 'Ginzam'

Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 8-10 feet in 10 years; 20-30 feet when mature

·        Spread: 7-8 feet in 10 years; 20 feet when mature

·        Bloom Time:

·        Bloom: inconspicuous

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil

·        Moisture: medium, prefers moist

·        Use: specimen or group around home, patio or yard; good understory tree

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; susceptible to verticillium wilt, leaf spots, stem canker

·        Native to: interspecific hybrid

·        Notes: small upright oval tree with peeling cinnamon-red bark and orange-red fall color

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G055

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Diane's Gold'

Siberian Bugloss 'Diane's Gold'

Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 12-17 inches

·        Spread: 24 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: blue

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: average, fertile

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: specimen, groups or ground cover

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to the Caucasus

·        Notes: crisp chartreuse foliage all summer; Steve Lesch of Landscape Designs Inc. found this seedling in his friend Diane's garden

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location Code: Heuchera Garden E003

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