Lavendula angustifolia 'Big Time White'

English Lavender 'Big Time White'

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9

·        Height: 15-20 inches

·        Spread: 12-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: white spikes

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: loose, well-drained, average to poor stony soil

·        Moisture: low water needs, will not tolerate wet soil, drought resistant

·        Use: patio, cottage, formal, prairie, pollinator and gardens; mass plantings, banks, borders; attracts pollinators

·        Care: cut back by 1/3 to 1/2 in spring (never in fall); may benefit from gravel mulch; does not divide; winter mulch

·        Concerns: over-watering, excessive soil moisture, and soil compaction encourage fungus and root rot

·        Native to: Mediterranean

·        Notes: dwarf, compact semi-evergreen subshrub; pleasantly-scented gray-green foliage; hardy if covered by snow or winter mulch; salt tolerant; deer and rabbit resistant

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·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C246

 

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Sedum middendorffianum 'Yellow Diamonds'

Chinese Mountain Stonecrop 'Yellow Diamonds'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9

·        Height: 7-10 inches

·        Spread: 13-16 inches

·        Bloom Time: late spring to summer

·        Bloom: bright yellow, star-shaped flowers

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: well-drained; prefers sandy to gravely soils of moderate to low fertility

·        Moisture: water lightly, drought tolerant

·        Use: groundcover, rock gardens, borders; attracts bees and butterflies

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to eastern Siberia, Japan and China

·        Notes: dense, mounded foliage; rabbit resistant

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C244

 

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Pycanthemum muticum

Blunt Mountain Mint

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 3 feet

·        Spread: 1-2 feet

·        Bloom Time: July to September

·        Bloom: two-lipped tubular pink flower in dense flat-topped clusters, with silvery bracts near base of each cluster

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: best in fertile, well-drained soils

·        Moisture: medium, drought tolerant

·        Use: best when allowed to naturalize in native pant gardens, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens or meadows; attracts butterflies

·        Care: if naturalizing is unwanted, prune roots in spring with a spade to keep clumps from spreading.

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: United States

·        Notes: strong spearmint aroma when leaves are crushed; branched stems with densely leaved, ovate dark green leaves with round to heart-shaped bases and toothed margins

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C241

 

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Phlox amplifolia 'Goliath'

Largeleaf Phlox 'Goliath'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 26-30 inches

·        Spread: 20-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

·        Bloom: clusters of 6-8 inch lavender-purple flowers with white eyes

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average, fertile, well-drained

·        Moisture: average, consistent

·        Use: back of border, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, mass planting; flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; mildew resistant

·        Native to: Indiana south to Alabama, and from Arkansas east to Virginia.

·        Notes: sturdy stems; deer resistant

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C240

 

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