Phlox paniculata 'Forever Pink'

Garden Phlox 'Forever Pink'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 12-16 inches

·        Spread: 26-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: June, often reblooming in October

·        Bloom: masses of purplish-pink flowers

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: best in humusy, well-drained soil

·        Moisture: medium; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: perennial border, cottage garden; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: remove faded flowers to encourage additional blooming; cut back hard to basal growth if foliage diminishes as summer progresses

·        Concerns: excellent resistance to powdery mildew

·        Native to: interspecific hybrid

·        Notes: light green foliage remains upright all season

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Welcome Garden B132

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Heuchera richardsonii

Alumroot

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  3-9

·        Height: 18 inches

·        Spread: 12-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: May to June

·        Bloom: tiny greenish bell-shaped flowers in panicles on slender stems 18-14 inches high

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: prefers rich, humusy soil

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: native plant garden, open woodland garden, perennial border; small bees feed and collect pollen, including green sweat bees and sweat bees

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: northwestern US

·        Notes: 12-18" tall basal clump of heart-shaped, lobed green leaves with some white mottling or purple blush when young

·        Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I042

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Phlox paniculata 'Fashionably Early Princess'

Garden Phlox 'Fashionably Early Princess'

Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 28-32 inches

·        Spread: 26-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September; rebloomer

·        Bloom: pink shades

·        Light: full sun

·        Soil: fertile, medium moisture, well drained, rich organic soil; clay tolerant

·        Moisture: medium; intolerant of drought

·        Use: perennial border, cottage garden; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

·        Care: needs good air circulation, mulch well, remove faded flowers, avoid overhead watering

·        Concerns: good resistance to powdery mildew

·        Native to: species native from New York to Iowa, south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas

·        Notes: low spreading; tolerates deer and black walnut

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E200

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Saxifraga 'Green Lace'

Rockfoil 'Green Lace'

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-7

·        Height: 3 inches

·        Spread: 12-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to July

·        Bloom: white with pink base

·        Light: morning sun/part shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: medium, even moisture

·        Use: alpine and rock gardens

·        Care: mulch in open winters

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to arctic-alpine ecosystems

·        Notes: spreads through horizontal runners (stolons), mat forming, deer resistant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C262

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