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Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum 'Lady in Red'

Lady Fern 'Lady in Red'

Family: Athyriaceae (Lady Fern Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-8

· Height: 18-30 inches

· Spread: 18-30 inches

· Bloom Time:

· Bloom: non flowering

· Light: part to full shade

· Soil: organically rich, moist, well-drained; tolerates acidic and wet soil

· Moisture: medium to high; soil must not dry out

· Use: specimen plant for shaded border or edge; rock, shade, and woodland gardens; mass planting; shaded areas along streams or ponds

· Care: low maintenance; keep constantly moist; shelter from strong winds; divide clumps as needed in spring to reposition crowns at root level

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: hybrid cultivar; species found in rich moist woods, thickets, fields, meadows and ravines throughout northern North America, Europe and Asia

· Notes: deciduous fern prized for its finely-textured, elliptic, light green fronds with contrasting red-violet stems; rabbit resistant; tolerates black walnut, heavy shade

· Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H179

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Ilex verticillata 'FARROWMRP'

Mr. Poppins® Winterberry 'FARROWMRP'

Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 3-9

· Height: 3-4 feet

· Spread: 3-4 feet

· Bloom Time: late spring to early summer

· Bloom: inconspicuous, small, non-fruiting, white flowers; necessary for the pollination of the female plant

· Light: full sun to part shade

· Soil: adaptable to both light and heavy soils, but prefers moist, acidic, organic loams; good tolerance for poorly drained soils including wet boggy or swampy conditions; intolerant of alkaline soils which result in chlorosis (yellowing) of leaves

· Moisture: medium to wet

· Use: shrub border, hedge, foundation planting, low spots or along streams and ponds

· Care: low maintenance; avoid pruning winterberry hollies; restrict pruning to early spring removal of dead or very old, non-vigorous branches since the shrub blooms on old wood; apply mulch around the root zone in exposed locations or colder microclimates

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: species native to swampy areas of Eastern North America

· Notes: dwarf deciduous male holly shrub; slow-growing with upright, rounded habit; ideal for small spaces; foliage consists of elliptic, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves which are shed in early fall; since winterberries are dioecious (separate male and female plants); only fertilized female flowers will produce berries that are the signature of the species.; one Mr. Poppins® Winterberry shrub is sufficient to pollinate up to 5 Berry Poppins® Winterberry shrubs within a radius of 50 feet; deer resistant

· Supplier: Proven Winners

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H175

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Ilex verticillata 'FARROWBPOP'

Berry Poppins® Winterberry 'FARROWBPOP'

Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 3-9

· Height: 3-4 feet

· Spread: 3-4 feet

· Bloom Time: late spring to early summer

· Bloom: abundant, inconspicuous, small greenish-white

· Light: full sun to part shade

· Moisture: medium to wet

· Use: fall and winter color (abundant red berries); dwarf specimen shrub, shrub border, hedge, foundation planting, low spots or along streams and ponds; berry sprigs for winter decorating; attract birds

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: species native to swampy areas of Eastern North America

· Notes: dwarf deciduous female holly shrub with prolific berry production and year-round interest; slow-growing with upright, rounded habit; ideal for small spaces; foliage consists of elliptic, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves which are shed in early fall; abundant clusters of bright red (1/4 inch) berries cover the branches in fall and winter; because winterberries are dioecious (separate male and female plants); only fertilized female flowers will produce berries that are the signature of the species.; one Mr. Poppins® Winterberry shrub (the recommended pollinator) is sufficient to pollinate up to 5 Berry Poppins® Winterberry shrubs within a radius of 50 feet; deer resistant; berries can be toxic to pets

· Supplier: Proven Winners

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H174

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