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| Hakonechloa macra 'aureola' |
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| Golden Variegated Hakonechloa, Japanese Forest Grass |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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What a wonderful plant for light shade. Hakonechloa forms graceful mounds of bright green stripes to about 1 1/2' tall. It resembles lush, lime green waterfalls suitable for brightening any dark garden corner. Give it moist, well-drained soil where it will slowly spread. Heads up, this is the Perennial Plant Associations Plant of the Year for 2009. Plant this elegant grass with Cat# 1504
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| Sunflower, Narrow-leaved |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Flowers 2 to 3 inches across, rich yellow with dark maroon centers in late summer, leaves very narrow and willowy. Plants are upright growing, 1 1/2 to 5 feet tall. Basically a smaller version of Helianthus simulans. Best for the middle to rear of the perennial border or in a dry natural area. Self sows readily. Cat# 1343
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| Woodland Sunflower |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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A common wildflower in open woods throughout the entire eastern US, Woodland Sunflower provides nice 2", pale yellow flowers from mid-summer into fall in the shade. This is useful. Growing 2 to 5 feet tall, just give it average soil and some shade, and once established, it is quite drought tolerant. Over time, it may naturalize into colonies from its creeping rhizomes. This would be pretty along a woodland path. Cat# 1465
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| Tall Narrow-leaved Sunflower |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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This plant has been circulating in the trade as Helianthus angustifolius, and when we first saw it, we thought it must be a giant form or even a tetraploid (genetically, extra well-endowed). But further research has confirmed its true identity to be H. simulans native to the southern coastal plain from Florida to Louisiana and up into Tennessee and Arkansas. It has narrow willowy leaves and easily reaches 8 feet in height. In mid-fall here, it explodes into flower and will cover itself with 3 inch bright yellow sunflowers. These persist well into November after hard frosts, which makes it almost our latest flowering plant. (Only the clump form of Green and Gold, Aromatic Aster, and Bleeding Heart still flower later.) A mature plant in full flower is about as spectacular as they come. Grow this sunflower in full sun and give it some moisture. Use it as an incredible fall backdrop or in that place where you need to see some color from a distance. You can just about see this in flower from half a mile away! Cat# 1104
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| Hairy Sunflower |
Zones: 6, 7, 8
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Masses of 2 inch lemon yellow flowers August through October; leaves and stems a little fuzzy. A favorite with flower arrangers because of its unique yellow flowers and decorative swirled bracts behind them. Grows to around 5 feet and wants full sun and average soil. Cat# 1105
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| Helleborus xhybridus 'Pine Knot Select' |
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| Lenten Rose |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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The first perennial to flower in our winter garden, Lenten Rose shows its 3 inch white, mauve, or green (the colors intergrade) flowers from January through April. When winters are not harsh, its evergreen leaves retain their dark green perfection through out the year. A mature clump may be 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide. Lenten Rose needs partial to full shade and rich, moist, cool soil. It is wonderful to naturalize in woods.
Start your first plants at the top of a slope if you have one so the heavy seeds will tumble downhill, gradually spreading to colonize downwards. Cat# 1264
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| Heuchera 'Delta Dawn' |
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| Coral Bells, Heuchera Delta Dawn |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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''Delta Dawn' has large, round, lime/gold leaves with red centers and venation in the spring and fall. The coloration is fantastic. Part shade and average soil will make this easy grower very happy. Try it with dog hobble, seersucker sedge, and heuchera 'Citronelle'. Cat# 1596
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| Alumroot, Lime Rickey |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Ruffled leaves are chartreuse in the spring and turn shocking lime green later. Small white flowers in late spring, early summer. A vigorous grower. Give bright but indirect light. Beautiful combined with Obsidian, Marmalade, or Carmel. Cat# 1486
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| Alumroot, Marmalade |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Marmalade' has rich, shiny, undulating foliage ranging in color from pinkish-green, to orange, to umber with hot pink undersides. It looks good year round and can take more sun than others even in the south. Cat# 1478
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| Alumroot, Venus |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Wow. Now if you want something to both reflect and emanate light in a dark corner, think Heuchera 'Venus' from the "Planet Collection" of heucheras from the Netherlands. Having large, silver leaves with dark, green-purple veins, 'Venus' makes a 1 foot, striking, evergreen mound. Use it in masses to really draw the eye or let its dark venation complement other purple leaved plants in your garden. 'Venus' prefers part shade and average, well-drained soil. It would make a knock-out combination with Heuchera 'Obsidian', Labrador violet, dog hobble, and Phlox 'Blue Moon'. Cat# 1573
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| Alumroot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Alumroot is a low-growing perennial, valued especially for its very attractive evergreen foliage. In the basic species, Heuchera americana, leaves are slightly ruffled and reniform and green with silver between the veins, becoming reddish with cold weather. From neat 1 foot mounds, slender spikes bearing tiny pinkish-green flowers rise a foot or more above the foliage in May. The flowers look like they are perpetually in bud and are themselves not particularly showy but the effect is nice, like a cloud or haze about the plant. Alumroot grows naturally on basic (limy) rock outcrops and well-drained, rich, wooded slopes. It is quite at home in part sun or shade, making it very adaptable for garden use. Use it in along a path for edging, in the rock garden, or for color accent. The foliage is outstanding. Cat# 1106
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| Heuchera americana 'Amethyst Mist' |
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| Alumroot Amethyst Mist |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Soft purple haze over good silver mottling. Cat# 1344
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| Heuchera americana 'Frosted Violet' |
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| Heuchera, Frosted Violet |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Vigorous selection emerges deep velvety maroon-purple, maturing to plum-purplish intensifying in the fall. Late spring flowers are pink like pink seed pearls. A Primrose Path introduction. Cat# 1445
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| Heuchera americana 'Green Spice' |
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| Alumroot, Green Spice |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Gorgeous silver mottling over green with deep purple venation in spring and fall. Cat# 1370
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| Heuchera americana 'Raspberry Ice' |
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| Raspberry Ice Alumroot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Relatively large, pink flowers in late spring on 24 inch stems, over beautifully marked silver and burgundy foliage. Up to 2 feet by 2 feet. Also great in fall and winter. Cat# 1371
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| Heuchera americana 'Silver Scrolls' |
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| Silver Scrolls Alumroot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Metallic silver with intricate dark venation absolutely luminescent in shade. Twenty-four inch wands of showy white-pink tinged flowers in spring. Bronze medal winner in Holland Cat# 1372
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| Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' |
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| Autumn Bride Alumroot |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Heuchera villosa has evergreen, fuzzy, medium green leaves and small, non-showy flowers in late sumer or early fall. 'Autumn Bride' differs with its bright, light green leaves and its smallish clouds of larger white flowers on 2 foot stalks. When planted in masses, it makes a nice show in early fall. Let it dress up a dryish woods edge or plant it along a path where that fall bride will be taking her marital walk. Cat# 1302
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| Heuchera villosa 'Caramel' |
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| Alumroot, Caramel |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Finally breeders are coming out with more great selections of our native Heuchera villosa which is so common on dry cliffs here in the southeast. Built to withstand southern heat and humidity, they are at home in shade and dryish, well-drained soils. This one, Caramel, developed by Thierry Delabroye in France, was actually discovered as a single yellow seedling from Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'. Lucky for us, because it is a very attractive big robust grower that has fuzzy butterscotch leaves with purplish undersides and cream colored flowers in mid-summer. It would look great with Firepink and Eared Coreopsis. Cat# 1487
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| Heuchera villosa 'Citronelle' |
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| Alumroot, Citronelle |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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A terrific color selection of Heuchera 'Carmel', 'Citronelle' has bright chartreuse leaves and shares the vigor and heat tolerance of the southern Heuchera villosa. Give it bright shade or morning sun and good but well-drained soil. It would look great with Heuchera 'Obsidian' and 'Green Spice'. Cat# 1514
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| Heuchera villosa 'Georgia Peach' |
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| Alumroot, Georgia Peach |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Finally breeders are coming out with more great selections of our native Heuchera villosa which is so common on dry cliffs here in the southeast. Built to withstand southern heat and humidity, they are at home in shade and dryish, well-drained soils. This one,Georgia Peach, is a Terra Nova introduction. It is a robust grower with very large leaves combining peach, silver, and rose purple. Cat# 1555
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| Heuchera villosa 'Miracle' |
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| Alumroot, Miracle |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Miracle' starts out chartreuse but turns rouge later in the season. But it maintains a bright yellow edge that really sets off the leaves. Cat# 1512
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| Heuchera villosa 'Obsidian' |
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| Alumroot, Obsidian |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Unusual very dark, almost black, shiny, smooth, rounded, small leaves on a compact plant. Cat# 1466
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| Heuchera villosa 'Tiramisu' |
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| Tiramisu Alumroot |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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The leaves of 'Tiramisu' are chartreuse with red veins. Then they morph to amber for summer and turn deep red in the fall. What a show! 'Tiramisu' is a bit more compact than the other Heucheras, growing 10-15" tall and 12" wide and it does very well in containers. Cat# 1513
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| Heuchera villosa 'purple form' |
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| Purple Alumroot |
Zones: 6, 7, 8
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Our Heuchera villosa is a purplish selection of the normally green species. Unlike common Alumroot with its mottled silver-green foliage, Purple Alumroot has lightly fuzzy, burgundy-green leaves. The effect is subtle and rich. Clouds of tiny whitish-green flowers 12 inches above the foliage come in late summer and fall, a slow time for flowers in the woods. In its natural habitat, Purple Alumroot grows on shaded cliffs and ledges. The 6-inch, evergreen, sharply lobed leaves stand out beautifully against the light gray rocks. For us it grows lushly, forming 18-inch clumps in rich woodland soil in light shade, provided it is well-drained and a little on the dry side. We love Purple Alumroot in combination with the finely cut blue-green foliage of Bleeding Heart and the deep green of Log Fern. Cat# 1112
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| Alumroot, Christa |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Yet another terrific Heuchera villosa selection from Thierry Delabroye, 'Christa' has a peachy-orange coloring, (more orange than 'Caramel') and pink undersides. It is a bit more compact. Good companions would be firepink, columbine, and eared coreopsis. Cat# 1572
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| Heucherella Stoplight |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Heucherella is a bi-generic cross between Heuchera (Alumroot) and Tiarella (Foamflower), and this cross has resulted in a very unusual and beautiful plant. Forming a mounded, 9", evergreen clump, Stoplight's spring leaves are bright yellow with a large red blotch in the center. It has typical Foamflower type white flowers. Then foliage turns straw-yellow or green-yellow in the summer. Give it part shade or morning sun, good drainage, and moderately fertile soil. The spring coloration especially, is really wild and will really pop out and catch your eye. Cat# 1467
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| Little Brown Jugs |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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Little Brown Jugs is a common wildflower in the woods of the southeast. It forms 9 inch clumps of evergreen, heart-shaped, olive green leaves that are sometimes mottled silver. Mid-spring flowers are shaped like small brown jugs and are hidden by the leaves among the leaf litter. They are curious looking, though, and never fail to delight children. Plant Little Brown Jugs in a shadey place with reasonably good soil in clusters of several in an up-front spot to best show it off. Cat# 1541
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| Hexastylis maximum 'Ling Ling' |
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| Panda Face Ginger |
Zones: 7, 8, 9
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Hailing from damp, mountainous coves of China, Hexastylis maximum is an evergreen wild ginger that forms 6 inch clumps of glossy, heart-shaped, bright green leaves with double blotches of lime green. Very showy. But 'Ling Ling' is a selection that has curious, beautiful, 1 to 2 inch round, velvety black flowers with huge white contrasting eyes. Hence the name Panda Face. This is a slow grower for rich, well-drained soil, and shade. Cat# 1411
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| Hexastylis splendens 'Quicksilver' |
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| Wild Ginger, Quicksilver |
Zones: 6, 7, 8
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Another species from China, evergreen Quicksilver Ginger has huge 6 inch, long heart-shaped leaves that are semi glossy and silver mottled, and interesting, brown, jug-shaped flowers that are attached at soil level in mid to late spring. Quicksilver Ginger grows to about 6 inches tall and is the fastest spreader of our evergreen gingers. Hexastylis (used to be called Asarum) make wonderful groundcovers in good, rich, organic soil shaded by tall trees and shrubs. Cat# 1294
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| Scarlet Rose Mallow |
Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
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If you need a big plant for a moist or wet spot in full sun, in the warm south, this one may be for you. Growing naturally in swamps and wet areas of the southeast, Scarlet Rose Mallow grows to 6 feet and has 3-5" bright scarlet flowers from mid-summer to fall that are irresistible to hummingbirds. Chop the old stems down to the ground each winter to keep it rejuvenated. Cat# 1468
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| Rose Mallow |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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This is a robust perennial reaching 6 feet with many stems arising from a crown. A mature plant has the aspect of a medium-sized shrub so Rose Mallow is most suitable as an accent plant or in natural areas. The flowers are white with blood red centers and are up to 8 inches across, blooming in midsummer. Rose Mallow takes full sun and moist soil. As with other members of the Mallow family, Japanese beetles love the tender petals and leaves, and so require a watchful eye. Cat# 1113
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| Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris |
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| Pink Rose Mallow |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Flowers of this Hibiscus are a clear bright pink or white without a red center. This one is beautiful with Gateway Joe Pye Weed and River Oats. Give it full sun and average to wet conditions. Cat# 1114
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| Rose Mallow |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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No modesty here. If you like big and bold, then 'Moy Grande' is for you. Huge, 9 to 10 inch, brilliant rose red flowers adorn 3 to 4 foot tall plants from mid-summer into fall. A hybrid between gulf coast native Hibiscus grandiflorus and H. moscheutos, give it full sun and rich, wet to moist soil. Expect to see intoxicated hummingbirds flying in and out of the area. Cat# 1373
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| Bluets, Quaker Ladies |
Zones: 5, 6, 7
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Bluets occur throughout the eastern United States in deciduous woods, old fields, and roadsides but are noticeable only when they flower in late spring. From tiny 1 inch tufts of foliage, 4 petaled pale blue flowers with yellow eyes, tower on slender stalks to 3 inches high! A single clump may have a dozen or so flowering stalks. Bluets are challenging to get established. They seem to need lean soil and because of their diminutive size, freedom from competition. They also tend to be short-lived, although we've found that as long as they receive regular water, they stay up and visible. First drought which is around July 1 here, and they're going underground. But once established, Bluets selfsow and can form cheerful colonies coming up in unlikely places. Locally they grow in open shade and well-drained acidic poor soil always with moss, but generally they want spring moisture and a little sun. They will find where they're comfortable after a few generations. A natural with Crested Iris, Dwarf Eared Coreopsis, and Blue-eyed Grass, they're worth a try. Cat# 1265
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| Hydrangea anomala petiolaris |
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| Climbing Hydrangea |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7
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Climbing Hydrangea is an aristocrat among vines. It is a medium to coarse textured vine that climbs by means of holdfasts enabling it to stick to almost any surface that is not smooth. Although the main stem clings, its branches extend 1 to 2 feet out giving the vine a two dimensional aspect. The glossy, dark green, oval leaves are 2 to 4 inches long and hold on late into the fall with no additional color before falling off. But the exposed winter bark on a mature vine is very handsome and shaggy. White, pie plate-shaped flower heads 10 inches wide or more occur in mid summer and are very showy and fragrant. Climbing Hydrangea is handsome in every season and given a good strong support and rich, moist soil, it will just get better and better over time. Use it in sun or shade to climb a wall or tree, or let it climb over rock walls. Vigorous once established, it will become as important as the structure on which it is growing and maybe even more attractive. Cat# 1303
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| Smooth, Spreading Hydrangea |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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In our area, on nearly every north-facing, rocky slope with good, rich soil, in early to midsummer, you're just about guaranteed to find Smooth Hydrangea quietly flowering. The 4- to 12-inch flower clusters resemble pie plates composed of many small creamy white florets. In typical Hydrangea fashion, the sterile florets are the showier, larger ones, but the whole effect is subtle and soft. Flowers are borne on widely arching stems 2 to 5 feet long, with large oval or heart-shaped leaves. The stems are stout and attractive when they begin peeling leaving gray and brown streaks. Spreading Hydrangea is a deciduous shrub that is a fast grower for shade and good soil. It is suitable for covering large natural areas where it may spread by underground stolons. Since it flowers on new wood, any pruning (which is a good idea every other year) should be done any time after flowering up until early spring. Cat# 1115
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| Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' |
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| Annabelle Hydrangea |
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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'Annabelle' inherits its preference for shade and good soil from its parent the Smooth Hydrangea but it is different in two important characteristics. Its mid- to-late summer, rounded flower clusters are much larger growing up to 8" in diameter forming beautiful (non-fragrant) huge snowballs. And the stems are shorter, stiffer, and more upright but while in flower, moisture can weight down the flowers - staking might be a good idea. To really make it bushy and stouter, cut the plant to the ground in late winter, then give it a light fertilizing in the spring. This will produce strong stems and even more beautiful flowers in the summer. Use this shrub in masses in a moist shaded spot for a beautiful summer display. Cat# 1469
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| Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora' |
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| Grandiflora Hydrangea |
Zones: 5, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 3
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Found in the wild in Ohio, this Smooth Hydrangea differs from the typical species in that its flowers are larger, reaching 6-8" across forming very showy white balls in early summer. Both its flowers and stature are a little smaller than those of Annabelle. Like the other smooth hydrangeas, give it shade and moist soil, and prune it to the ground in late winter every other year. Cat# 1116
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| Oak Leaf Hydrangea |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Growing wild in moist shady places from Georgia to Mississippi, Oak Leaf Hydrangea is a great shrub in cultivation. Becoming 4 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide, this Hydrangea forms large, coarse textured, unbranched mounds. Leaves look like huge soft oak leaves and turn deep shades of red and burgundy in the fall before falling off and exposing interesting cinnamon colored peeling bark. But in addition to fall and winter interest the early to mid summer flowers are attractive too. Eight inch by 5 inch clusters of flowers start white then fade to pinkish then brownish and they often persist, beige and papery, on into the fall. Give Oak Leaf Hydrangea good moisture retentive soil and preferably some shade. It is beautiful when planted in masses and especially when its fall colors contrast with other plants like grasses, Chokeberry, Fothergilla, and sunflowers. Cat# 1117
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| Goldenseal |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Goldenseal has been long valued medicinally for the anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, immuno-stimulating, and astringent properties found in its yellowish roots. But due to commercial exploitation and the destruction of its habitats, wild populations have been declining to low levels. It was once common in forests with cool, rich, limey, organic soils from New Hampshire to Minnesota and south to Kentucky and Georgia. However, propagated plants not only have medicinal value but also Goldenseal is a very attractive plant for the landscape. A slowly creeping perennial, Goldenseal sends up 2 hairy stems about 18 inches tall. One stem has a single, large, maple leaf shaped leaf and the other stem splits into two leaflets. From this split, a solitary, terminal 1/2 inch puffy white flower appears in late spring and is followed by a bright red berry in late summer. The raspberry like fruit is showy and looks like it is stuck to the leaflet junction. This is not a plant likely to give instant gratification but over time, Goldenseal can form a very attractive dense colony in a moist, shaded spot. Cat# 1347
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| Dense Hypericum |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Dense Hypericum is the tallest of our St. Johnsworts growing 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. Yet it is very compact and densely branched, with 2 inch long very narrow, almost needle-like leaves. It has golden yellow 1 inch flowers on and off all summer. Try this one where you want a soft textured informal screen or hedge. Locally, they grow along stream edges but we have used them in very dry places. Try either one. Cat# 1266
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| Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' |
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| Sunburst St. Johnswort |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
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'Sunburst' Hypericum forms 2 to 3 foot, densely branched mounds of beautiful blue-green leaves. Bright yellow flowers occur en masse in mid-summer. Leaves turn a respectable yellow in the fall before falling off. This is a great plant for massing or edging in full sun or light shade and average soil. It is easy to grow and is low maintenance. It looks great with Aromatic Sumac, Little Bluestem, and Purple Coneflower. Cat# 1118
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| Shrubby St. Johnswort |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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This St. Johnswort is a widely occurring shrub found throughout the eastern United States in dryish, rocky, sometimes calcareous soils. It forms densely branched mounds 2 to 4 feet tall and wide. Leaves are narrow, long, blue-green, and fall off in the fall with no additional color. Bright yellow, puffy, 1 inch flowers occur all summer long. Shrubby St. Johnswort will tolerate fairly poor but well-drained soils in full sun or light shade. It would be very effective as a hedge (trim in winter or early spring as flowering occurs on new growth) or where long term summer color is needed in a difficult bright spot. An added benefit is the dried fruit capsules which are shiney, dark brown and oval-pointed. They are produced in profusion and are effective from September to March. This Hypericum is very useful and definitely under-used. Cat# 1119
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