Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret'

Bald Cypress 'Peve Minaret'

Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 6 feet in 10 years

·        Spread: 2-3 feet

·        Bloom: non-flowering

·        Light: full sun to part sun

·        Soil: best grown in acidic soils

·        Moisture: needs regular watering in extreme heat (weekly or more)

·        Use: accent specimen or mass for a highly textured background or informal screen

·        Care: deciduous conifer can be kept small and narrow with hard late-winter pruning

·        Concerns: no serious problems

·        Native to: Netherlands

·        Notes: fern-like textured foliage; flat, yellow-green needles turn rusty-brown in fall; papery, indian-red bark provides winter interest

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow Nursery

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Wet Garden D064

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Siberian Bugloss 'Jack Frost'

Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-8

·        Height: 12-18 inches

·        Spread: 18-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: April to May

·        Bloom: blue

·        Light: part shade

·        Soil: moist rich in shade

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: specimen, groups or ground cover

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious problems

·        Native to: species native to the Caucasus

·        Notes: spreads slowly by rhizomes & self-seeding

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F126; Welcome Garden B063

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Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'

Bachelor Button 'Amethyst in Snow'

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-7

·        Height: 1-2 feet

·        Spread: 9-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: white petals with blue-purple center

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium

·        Use: naturalize areas, tolerates poor soil

·        Care: low maintenance, divide every 2-3 years; remove spent flower stalks

·        Concerns: spreads rapidly

·        Native to: species native to Europe

·        Notes: sparse rebloom in late summer early fall may occur

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C100

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Hemerocallis 'Siloam Double Classic'

Daylily 'Siloam Double Classic'

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9

·        Height: 26 inches

·        Spread: 18-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: midsummer

·        Bloom: 5 inch soft peachy-pink semi-double flowers with a yellow halo and green throat; bloom for 2-3 weeks

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average

·        Moisture: low to average water needs; drought tolerant

·        Use: specimen or group in perennial beds; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: easy; can be divided every 3 to 4 year in spring or fall; deadhead plants for cosmetic purposes; tough, adaptable plants

·        Concerns: no serious problems, pest free

·        Native to: genus native to Eurasia

·        Notes: flowers last at least 16 hours each; rabbit resistant; tolerates black walnut; salt tolerant

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·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G148

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Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'

Variegated Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'

Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9

·        Height: 24-30 inches

·        Spread: 24-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: May

·        Bloom: small white bells

·        Light: shade to deep shade

·        Soil: humusy

·        Moisture: needs wet or constantly moist soil

·        Use: primarily grown for the foliage since cream-colored flowers are mostly hidden on the underside of the long arches of large leaves; graceful two-foot stems add architectural interest

·        Care: if rhizome is divided from parent plant in autumn for propagation, it can be slow to recover, producing only a little foliage for the first year or two

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: wild form of this cultivar is native to Japan and Korea

·        Notes: rich green leaves narrowly edged in white with reddish stems

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F272

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