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Newsletter August 2014

Cool Plants

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shastadasiyLeucanthemum x superbum Ice Star

Shasta Daisies enjoy universal appeal as a garden plant and cut flower. They are easy perennials that perform best in a sunny border. This midsize selection has double shaggy white petals surrounding a yellow button eye. Removing faded flowers will greatly increase the blooming time.

  • Light Need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Average landscape size: Reaches 20″ tall and 23″ wide.
  • Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Leucanthemum x superbum Ice Star

Achillea-millefoliumAchillea millefolium

Achillea are perfect for that hard-to-grow spot in your garden. Tolerant of drought, wind and heat; these selections grow well in almost any soil type. Excellent fresh cut flowers or dried. Flowers from summer to early fall and blooms are irresistible to butterflies. They do spread, so give them room to fill in.

  • Light need: Partial to full sun
  • Average landscape size: Reaches 2-3ft tall and 1-2ft wide
  • Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

achillea millefolium

Walberton-YellowCrocosmia Walburton Yellow

Cousins to the gladiola, these are hardy plants that produce clumps of green sword-shaped leaves, with tall, arching spikes of funnel-shaped blossoms appearing in mid to late summer. Outstanding cut flowers. Watch for spider mite and thrips on the foliage. In colder regions, the corms can be stored like gladioli, wintered in pots, or mulched heavily outdoors.

  • Light need: Full Sun
  • Average landscape size: Reaches up to 25″ tall, about 23″ wide.
  • Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Walberton Yellow

lonicera-peaches-and-creamPeaches and Cream Honeysuckle

An exciting new introduction, this compact, carefree Honeysuckle blooms non-stop from spring through late summer! Vibrant, two-toned flowers provide amazing impact and exceptional fragrance. To top it off, this improved variety tolerates heat, drought and humidity with good mildew resistance. The perfect plant for dressing up a fence, lamp post, arbor or trellis, requiring only mild support.

  • Light need: Partial to Full sun
  • Average landscape size: With support, reaches 5 to 8 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide.
  • Plant characteristic: Evergreen

Lonicera periclymenum Peaches and Cream

Hibiscus-coccineusHibiscus coccineus

This slender, multi-branched native perennial plant is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It likes wet areas and is perfect for streams, bogs and rain gardens and in ponds. It is a good choice to plant in the back or in the center of beds and let its dramatic blooms peek from behind.

 

  • Light need: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Average landscape size: 6-10ft tall and 3-6ft wide.
  • Plant characteristic: Evergreen

Hibiscus Coccineus

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