Plant of the Week: Black Scallop Ajuga

BLACK SCALLOP

Ajuga reptans 'Binblasca' 

Common Name: bugleweed

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Lamiaceae

Zone: 4 to 9

Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Spread: 0.50 to 2.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Description: Violet

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Ground Cover, Naturalize

Flower: Showy

Leaf: Colorful

Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Black Walnut

Plant of the Week: Goldflame Honysuckle

 Goldflame Honeysuckle 

Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Common Name: honeysuckle

Type: Vine

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Zone: 5 to 9

Height: 10.00 to 15.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 6.00 feet

Bloom Time: June to August

Bloom Description: Rose pink with yellow interior

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Attracts: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Fruit: Showy

Tolerate: Deer, Black Walnut

Plant of the Week: Mount Airy Fothergilla

'Mount Airy' Fothergilla

Common Name: dwarf fothergilla

Latin name: Fothergilla ‘Mount Airy’

Type: Deciduous shrub

Family: Hamamelidaceae

Zone: 5 to 8

Height: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Description: White

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Hedge

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Leaf: Good Fall

Plant of the Week: Joe Pye Weed

Joe Pye Weed

'Eutrochium purpureum'

Common Name: Joe Pye weed

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Asteraceae

Native Range: Eastern and northern United States

Zone: 4 to 9

Height: 5.00 to 7.00 feet

Spread: 2.00 to 4.00 feet

Bloom Time: July to September

Bloom Description: Mauve pink

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Water Plant, Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Attracts: Butterflies

Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil

Plant of the Week: Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red'

Detailed Description

Name: Buddleia, Royal Red

Botanical Name: Buddleia

Zone: 5-10

Bloom Time and Color: Flowers from mid-summer through fall. This butterfly bush is not quite a true red color, but purple red.

Soil: Average, well drained.

Exposure: Requires full sun.

Description: Perennial: This is one of the most sought-after of the butterfly bushes. It is a vigorous growing upright shrub. It is very easy to grow. This bush is a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.

Care: This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.