Dane County Extension Teaching Garden

Buddleia hybrid 'Balchrylu'

Chrysalis™ Blue Butterfly Bush 'Balchrylu'

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 5-9

· Height: 20-28 inches

· Spread: 18-24 inches

· Bloom Time: spring to late summer

· Bloom: nectar-rich, bluish-purple flowers in dense, cone-shaped clusters (5-6 inches long) on arching branches

· Light: full sun to mostly sun

· Soil: average, fertile, well-drained

· Moisture: medium; rain and drought tolerant once established

· Use: specimen shrub; abundant flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds

· Care: deadhead flowers for best display; fertilize during growing season

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; downy mildew resistant

· Native to: genus native to China

· Notes: compact, mounded shrub; gray-green leaves on arching stems; continuous bloom from spring through late summer; rabbit and deer resistant; heat-resistant; frost tolerant

· Supplier: Donated by West Madison Agricultural Research Station

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C188

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Permafrost'

Siberian Bugloss 'Permafrost'

Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 4-9

· Height: 12-15 inches

· Spread: 18-21 inches

· Bloom Time: April to May

· Bloom: bright blue

· Light: part shade to full shade

· Soil: average, fertile, well-drained

· Moisture: medium

· Use: accent plant for shade; specimen, groups or ground cover

· Care: low maintenance; remove faded flowers for best display; remove old foliage after plants have gone dormant in fall or winter

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

· Native to: species native to the Caucasus

· Notes: attractive, mounded foliage; large silver leaves with prominent venation; rabbit and deer resistant

· Supplier: K&A Greenhouse

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E268

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Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Crossvine 'Tangerine Beauty'

Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)

· Hardiness Zones: 5-9

· Height: 10-20 feet in the North

· Spread: 6-9 feet

· Bloom Time: May to June

· Bloom: clusters of fragrant, trumpet-shaped tangerine flowers (to 2 inches long) followed by pod-like seed capsules (to 7 inches long)

· Light: full sun to part shade; best flowering in full sun

· Soil: average, moist, well-drained

· Moisture: medium, consistent; drought-tolerant once established

· Use: vigorous, self-clinging cover for fences, arbors, walls, large trellises, and other structures; flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinating insects

· Care: medium maintenance; support stems until they start to cling; prune as needed after flowering; apply winter mulch to protect roots

· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; above ground stems are not reliably winter-hardy

· Native to: swamp forests and moist woods from Maryland and southern Ohio to central Florida and eastern Texas

· Notes: fast-growing, woody, climbing vine with branched tendrils bearing adhesive disks; attractive foliage with pairs of dark green compound leaves which turn reddish-purple in the fall

· Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.

· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C501

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