Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Blazing Star, Deciduous Perennial Of The Day
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Blazing Star, Spiked Blazing Star, Gayfeather
Blazing Star, Spiked Blazing Star, Gayfeather
Type Perennial
Hardy range 3A to 9A
Height 18" to 36" / 45cm to 90cm
Spread 12" to 16" / 30cm to 40cm
Growth rate Average
Form Upright or erect
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Hardy range 3A to 9A
Height 18" to 36" / 45cm to 90cm
Spread 12" to 16" / 30cm to 40cm
Growth rate Average
Form Upright or erect
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Bloom Color Purple
Bloom Time Summer and Fall
The flowers are suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Bloom Time Summer and Fall
The flowers are suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is sandy or clay.
The pH preference is a neutral to alkaline (6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is sandy or clay.
The pH preference is a neutral to alkaline (6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has attractive foliage
This plant has attractive foliage
Culture Notes
This plant may need mulching in colder climates. Liatris spicata prefers soil that will retain water, but not so much that winter rotting will occur due to excessive water. Root structure is thick and fleshy, corm-like. Seeds can be collected in the summer. Deadhead spent flowers after blooming and, in the fall, cut back to ground level. Plants go well with: Ornamental grasses, Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, and Artemisia sp.
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This plant may need mulching in colder climates. Liatris spicata prefers soil that will retain water, but not so much that winter rotting will occur due to excessive water. Root structure is thick and fleshy, corm-like. Seeds can be collected in the summer. Deadhead spent flowers after blooming and, in the fall, cut back to ground level. Plants go well with: Ornamental grasses, Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, and Artemisia sp.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Rocky Mountain Columbine, Deciduous Perennial Of The Day
Aquilegia caerulea
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Type Perennial
Hardy range 3A to 8A
Height 16" to 18" / 40cm to 45cm
Spread 24" to 36" / 60cm to 90cm
Growth rate Average
Form Rounded
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Hardy range 3A to 8A
Height 16" to 18" / 40cm to 45cm
Spread 24" to 36" / 60cm to 90cm
Growth rate Average
Form Rounded
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Bloom Color Blue
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are suitable for dried flowers.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are suitable for dried flowers.
Environment
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has attractive foliage.
This plant has attractive foliage.
Culture Notes
Leaf miners often develop after flowering, and the foliage should be removed and destroyed. The plant will regrow in a few weeks. Aquilegia's have a long carrot like root making them difficult to transplant.
Wire cages may be necessary for rabbit problems.
Leaf miners often develop after flowering, and the foliage should be removed and destroyed. The plant will regrow in a few weeks. Aquilegia's have a long carrot like root making them difficult to transplant.
Wire cages may be necessary for rabbit problems.
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Rock Spiraea, Evergreen ground-cover Of The Day
Petrophytum hendersonii
Rock Spiraea
Rock Spiraea
Type Shrub, groundcover, woody plant
Hardy range 5A to 8A
Height 4" to 6" / 10cm to 15cm
Spread 36" to 6' / 90cm to 1.80m
Growth rate Slow
Form Prostrate and spreading or horizontal
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Hardy range 5A to 8A
Height 4" to 6" / 10cm to 15cm
Spread 36" to 6' / 90cm to 1.80m
Growth rate Slow
Form Prostrate and spreading or horizontal
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are showy.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are showy.
Environment
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil
Leaf Color Green
Fall Color No change in fall color
This plant has attractive foliage.
Fall Color No change in fall color
This plant has attractive foliage.
Culture Notes
Provide full sun and exceptional drainage for this small, low growing ground cover. Plants look great in a rock garden and cascading over a wall.
Provide full sun and exceptional drainage for this small, low growing ground cover. Plants look great in a rock garden and cascading over a wall.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Indian Paintbrush, Deciduous Perennial Of The Day
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed, Indian Paintbrush
Butterfly Weed, Indian Paintbrush
Type Perennial
Hardy range 3A to 9A
Height 18" to 30" / 45cm to 75cm
Spread 12" to 36" / 30cm to 90cm
Growth rate Average
Form Upright or erect
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Hardy range 3A to 9A
Height 18" to 30" / 45cm to 75cm
Spread 12" to 36" / 30cm to 90cm
Growth rate Average
Form Upright or erect
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous
Bloom Color Orange, red and yellow
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are showy, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are showy, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates some drought and a little salt.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
This plant tolerates some drought and a little salt.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has attractive foliage.
This plant has attractive foliage.
Culture Notes
Seeds will be dispersed in late summer or early fall, and offsets will emerge in the fall at the base of the mother plant. Asclepias has a large taproot, making it difficult to transplant. This plant is so late to break dormancy in the spring, one might wonder if it made it through the winter. If interested in crafts, the fresh flowers from this plant can be used to make yellow dye. Plants serve provide nectar for butterflies and are hosts for butterfly larvae.
Plant with Solidago, Heliopsis, Helianthus and Penstemon.
Cut back during growth periods to encourage a fuller plant.
Seeds will be dispersed in late summer or early fall, and offsets will emerge in the fall at the base of the mother plant. Asclepias has a large taproot, making it difficult to transplant. This plant is so late to break dormancy in the spring, one might wonder if it made it through the winter. If interested in crafts, the fresh flowers from this plant can be used to make yellow dye. Plants serve provide nectar for butterflies and are hosts for butterfly larvae.
Plant with Solidago, Heliopsis, Helianthus and Penstemon.
Cut back during growth periods to encourage a fuller plant.
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