Plant of the Week: Dove Tree

Dove Tree

Common Name: dove tree

Type: Tree

Family: Cornaceae

Native Range: Southwestern China

Zone: 6 to 8

Height: 20.00 to 40.00 feet

Spread: 20.00 to 40.00 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Description: Red (flowers) and white (bracts)

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Medium

Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Flowering Tree

Flower: Showy

Leaf: Good Fall

Fruit: Show

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