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Weigela x 'Spring 2'

Date Night™ Stunner™ Weigela 'Spring 2'

Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-7

· Height: 3-4 feet

· Spread: 3-4 feet

· Bloom Time: late spring to early summer; may rebloom in fall

· Bloom: dark pink bell shaped blooms

· Light: full sun

· Soil: average well-drained

· Moisture: average to moist; water once a week or more often in hotter weather

· Use: edging, border fronts, foundations; mass for small ground cover; attracts hummingbirds

· Care: easy; only prune after flowering

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: species native to northern China, Korea and Japan

· Notes: dark purple foliage; mounding form; deer and rabbit resistant

· Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D150

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Weigela x 'ZR1'

Date Night™ Electric Love™ Weigela 'ZR1

Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-7

· Height: 1-2 feet

· Spread: 3-4 feet

· Bloom Time: late spring to early summer; may rebloom in fall

· Bloom: vibrant red bell shaped blooms

· Light: full sun

· Soil: average well-drained

· Moisture: average to moist; water once a week or more often in hotter weather

· Use: edging, border fronts, foundations; mass for small ground cover; attracts hummingbirds

· Care: easy; only prune after flowering

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: species native to northern China, Korea and Japan

· Notes: dark foliage; mounding form; deer and rabbit resistant

· Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D178

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Trillium grandiflorum

Great White Trillium

Family: Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-8

· Height: 12-18 inches

· Spread: 9-12 inches

· Bloom Time: April to June

· Bloom: solitary white flower (to 3 1/2 inches across) consisting of 3 ovate white petals, slightly turned back at the tips. surrounded by 3 smaller green sepals rising above a whorl of three leaves

· Light: part to full shade

· Soil: deep, rich, humusy, moist but well-drained soils

· Moisture: medium; requires consistent moisture

· Use: shaded woodland and wildflower gardens, moist shady borders, will naturalize

· Care: low maintenance; benefits from leaf mulch in fall

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; watch for slugs and snails; can be difficult to propagate from seed; does not transplant well

· Native to: Eastern North America

· Notes: foliage consists of a whorl of three veined ovate green leaves (4 to 6 inches long) atop a naked stem; bloom emerges from the center of the leaf whorl; deer resistant; tolerates black walnut

· Supplier: The Flower Factory; Landscape Designs, Inc.

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H155, Shade Garden F029

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