Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66'

Threadleaf coreopsis or Tickseed 'Route 66'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 4-9 

·        Height: 24 inches

·        Spread: 24 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: yellow with red eye ring

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: average to poor

·        Moisture: dry to medium

·        Use: attracts butterflies; cut flowers; front or middle of a perennial border or in mixed containers

·        Care: easy; remove one-third of plant with hedge shears after flowering to freshen foliage if needed; spreads reliably so divide every 2-3 years if needed to restrain spread

·        Concerns: no serious problems, crown rot if wet

·        Native to: species native to east-central United States

·        Notes: threadleaf green foliage; location and size of red pigmentation varies from flower to flower

·        Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G058

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Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'

Hummingbird Sweet Pepperbush 'Hummingbird'

Family: Clethraceae (White-alder Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 3-9 

·        Height: 2-4 feet

·        Spread: 3-5 feet

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: fragrant, creamy white bottlebrush-like flowers

·        Light: full sun to part shade; tolerates full shade

·        Soil: average; prefers acidic soils

·        Moisture: medium to wet; should not be allowed to dry out

·        Use: attracts butterflies and bees; mass or group in lawns, hedge, foundations or shrub borders, shade or woodland gardens; along stream banks or ponds; rain garden; naturalized in cottage gardens

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to Northern Florida and west to eastern Texas

·        Notes: late summer-flowering shrub that blooms in shade; serrated, glossy, dark green leaves turn yellow in fall; compact, rounded habit; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: America's Best Flowers

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D016

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Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Summersweet 'Ruby Spice'

Family: Clethraceae (White-alder Family)

                                             

·        Hardiness Zone: 4-8 

·        Height: 4-6 feet

·        Spread: 3-5 feet

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: fragrant, rose-pink bottlebrush-like flowers

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average; prefers acidic, sandy soils

·        Moisture: medium to wet; should not be allowed to dry out

·        Use: attracts butterflies and bees; mass or group in lawns, hedge, foundations or shrub borders, shade or woodland gardens; along stream banks or ponds; rain garden; cottage gardens

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida and west to eastern Texas

·        Notes: late summer-flowering shrub; densely-branched, rounded; serrated dark green leaves turn yellow/golden brown in fall; flowers give way to dark brown seed capsules that persist in winter; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Landscape Design Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G072

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Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

Turtlehead 'Hot Lips'

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 4-9  

·        Height: 36 inches

·        Spread: 36 inches

·        Bloom Time: August to September

·        Bloom: rose-pink

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, but prefer rich, organic soil

·        Moisture: moist to wet

·        Use: borders; along streams and ponds; rain garden

·        Care: pinch in spring if denser growth or shorter height is desired; can divide in spring

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: native cultivar

·        Notes: deep green glossy foliage; late risers in spring; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D056

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Rotsfuchs'

Red Fox™ Japanese KatsuraTree 'Rotsfuchs'

Family: Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 4-8 

·        Height: 40-60 feet

·        Spread: 25-50 feet

·        Bloom: insignificant

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: rich, moist, well-drained soil

·        Moisture: medium; little tolerance for drought, particularly when young

·        Use: shade tree, small specimen tree; best sited in a location protected from strong winds

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; foliage may scorch in hot, dry and/or windy conditions

·        Native to: species native to Japan and China

·        Notes: in spring, leaves emerge deep burgundy-purple; leaf color fades to bluish green with some purple cast by mid-summer before finally turning gold, orange and red in fall

·        Supplier: Landscape Design Inc. DONATED BY LISA JOHNSON IN MEMORY OF SUSAN YOST, MADISON LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G036

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