Sea Pink Thrift, Featured Plant of The Day

Armeria 'Juncea'
    Hybrid Thrift,  Sea Pink

Type    Perennial
Hardy range    4A to 8A
Height    3" to 4" / 8cm to 10cm
Spread    6" to 12" / 15cm to 30cm
Growth rate    Average
Form    Rounded
Exposure    Full sun
Persistence    Deciduous and evergreen

Bloom Color    Pink
Bloom Time    Spring

The flowers are suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.

Environment
This plant tolerates drought and salt well.
This plant will grow in dry soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is  a neutral soil.

Leaf Color    Green

Culture Notes
Shear flowers after blooming to increase blooming period.  Plant divisions should be done in the early spring and are necessary to rejuvenate the plant.

Do not fertilize.  Plant may rot in center with poorly drained soil.

Camano Choice Dahlia Featured Plant of The Day

Dahlia 'Camano Choice'

Dahlia

Type Annual

Height 12" to 6' / 30cm to 1.80m

Growth rate Average

Form Upright or erect

Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun

Bloom Color Pink

Bloom Time Summer and Fall

The flowers are suitable for cut flowers.

EnvironmentThis plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.

Leaf Color Green

Culture NotesThe height of this plant ranges from 1 foot for dwarf species to over 6 feet for the giants. Consult your nursery for the specifics. Dahlias have long bloom periods if spent blooms are removed regularly.

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Bluebird Sawtooth Hydrangea, Featured Plant of The Day

Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird' 

syn. Hydrangea japonica; Hydrangea macrophylla ssp. serrata

Sawtooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea, Mountain Hydrangea

Type Shrub, woody plant

Hardy range 5B to 9A

Height 4' to 6' / 1.20m to 1.80m

Spread 6' to 8' / 1.80m to 2.40m

Growth rate Average

Form Rounded

Exposure Full shade to partial sun

Persistence Deciduous

Bloom Color Blue, lavender and purple

Bloom Time Spring and Summer

Leaf Color Green

Fall Color No change in fall color


Environment

This plant tolerates some drought, occasional wetness and a little salt. This plant will grow in dry to occasionally wet soil. Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil.
The flowers are very showy, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.

Viking Ship Foamy Bells, Featured Plants of The Day

X Heucherella 'Viking Ship'
    Foamy Bells

Type    Perennial
Hardy range    4A to 9A
Height    4" to 6" / 10cm to 15cm
Spread    12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Growth rate    Fast
Form    Rounded
Exposure    Full shade to full sun
Persistence    Evergreen and semi-evergreen

Bloom Color    Pink
Bloom Time    Spring and Summer

The flowers are showy and suitable for cut flowers.

Environment
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is an acidic (less than 6.8) soil.

Leaf Color    Green and silvery
Fall Color    Copper
This plant has attractive foliage and attractive fall colors.

Culture Notes
Heucherellas enjoy cool, moist areas and have a clump forming habit.  For best performance, it's important they not be allowed to dry out.  Excellent for use in a woodland garden, particularly if combined with plants such as Pulmonaria.  Heucherellas are classified as evergreens or semi-evergreens, depending on the zone in which they are thriving.  Its maple-like foliage does tend to change with the seasons, most notably showing purple markings in the spring.   In the case of 'Viking Ship', its spring foliage has more silver markings, and its star-shaped, pink blooms stand atop stalks up to 18" tall.  Asexual propagation of 'Viking Ship' is prohibited.

Copeland Daffodil

Narcissus 'Copeland'

Daffodil

Type    Perennial
Hardy range    4A to 9A
Height    12" to 18" / 30cm to 45cm
Spread    12" to 24" / 30cm to 60cm
Growth rate    Average
Form    Upright or erect
Exposure    Partial shade or partial sun to full sun

Bloom Color    Yellow
Bloom Time    Spring

The flowers are fragrant and suitable for cut flowers.

Environment
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is  a neutral soil.

Leaf Color    Green
This plant has attractive foliage.

Culture Notes
Clump forming bulbs that can be lifted and divided in the fall.  Will increase in numbers if left undisturbed and dry in late summer.  'Copeland' is not easily found in the trade.