Phlox paniculata 'Fashionably Early Princess'

Garden Phlox 'Fashionably Early Princess'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 28-32 inches

·        Spread: 26-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September; rebloomer

·        Bloom: pink shades

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: fertile, medium moisture, well drained, rich organic soil; clay tolerant

·        Moisture: medium; 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: species native from New York to Iowa, south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas

·        Notes: low spreading; tolerates deer and black walnut

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E200

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Saxifraga 'Green Lace'

Rockfoil 'Green Lace'

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-7

·        Height: 3 inches

·        Spread: 12-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to July

·        Bloom: white with pink base

·        Light: morning sun/part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium, even moisture

·        Use: alpine and rock gardens

·        Care: mulch in open winters

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to arctic-alpine ecosystems

·        Notes: spreads through horizontal runners (stolons), mat forming, deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C262

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Heptacodium miconioides 'SMNHMRF'

Temple of Bloom® Seven-Son Flower

Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 15-20 feet

·        Spread: 8-10 feet

·        Bloom Time: late summer to early fall

·        Bloom: terminal clusters of tiny jasmine-like creamy-white flowers arranged in whorls of seven; mature to inconspicuous purplish fruits surrounded by showy cherry-red flower-like calyxes; blooms on new wood

·        Light: full sun to part sun

·        Soil: average well-well-drained soil; tolerates alkaline and clay soils

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: lawn specimen or accent; shrub border; woodland garden; 4-season interest

·        Care: prune in late winter for aesthetics and to control random suckering

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: China

·        Notes: large multi-stemmed fountain-shaped deciduous flowering shrub; may be trained as single-trunk tree; 3-6 inch dark green deeply-veined leaves in opposite arrangement; blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees; vivid red fruiting bodies provide fall interest;  tan bark exfoliates revealing darker brown inner bark for winter interest

·        Supplier: White Flower Farm

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C135

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Sedum (Hylotelephium) telephium 'Matrona'

Sedum, Stonecrop 'Matrona'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 24-30 inches

·        Spread: 18-23 inches

·        Bloom Time: August to September

·        Bloom: tiny star-like rose-pink flowers clustered in large flattened heads (3 to 6 inches across) on tall stems; mature to rich brown seed heads in autumn

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: gritty well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant; avoid over-watering

·        Use: pollinator, rock, and gravel gardens; containers; cut flowers; dried flowers; foliage interest in summer; flower head interest in late summer, fall and winter

·        Care: low maintenance; propagate by division in spring or from stem/leaf cuttings

·        Concerns: generally trouble-free; may sustain damage from slugs, snails, mealybugs, nematodes, aphids, and vine weevils

·        Native to: Eastern Europe (Germany)

·        Notes: tall upright succulent in vase-shaped clumps; fleshy, deep gray-green broadly-elliptical leaves with burgundy mid-veins alternate on burgundy stems; self-seeds; attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects; salt tolerant; black walnut tolerant; rabbit resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C134

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