 | Plant #1 - Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ |
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This back-of-the-border perennial is widely grown in Europe, and finally available here. Plants are tall and upright, forming a bushy clump of green leaves, topped with branching sprays of soft yellow daisies in later summer and fall. Excellent for cutting. Can be pinched in June to keep height lower. May need to be staked. Clumps are easily divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies.
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| Plant #2 - Helenium ‘Coppelia’ |
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Also known as Helen’s Flower, or Sneezeweed, there are many fine hybrid selections, valued for their late summer display of bright daisy-like flowers. This outstanding British variety has bright coppery-orange blooms. Excellent in the border, as well as for cutting. Plants may be pinched back in June to reduce the height. Performs best when grown in a moist, rich soil and watered during summer droughts. Powdery mildew can sometimes be a...
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| Plant #3 - Athyrium niponicum var. pictum |
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One of the easiest and most rewarding hardy ferns, this delightful selection performs well in any rich, evenly moist soil. It forms a compact clump of fronds, dark green in colour, overlaid in olive and silvery-pewter, with contrasting burgundy stems. Terrific for edging the shade border, in the rock garden, on in mixed containers. Deciduous. Leaves may be trimmed to the ground in late fall or early spring. Plants are easily divided in spring...
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| Plant #4 - Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ |
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Among the best border perennials available, this is a selection of one of our native North American wildflowers. Plants make a bushy, upright clump with a profuse display of brown-eyed, golden-orange daisies from midsummer through the fall. Seedheads have good winter interest. A terrific choice for mass planting, combining especially well with ornamental grasses. Excellent for cutting. Removing faded flowers regularly will greatly increase th...
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| Plant #5 - Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’ |
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Of the many Spurge now available to gardeners, this is one of the easiest and most reliable, particularly in colder climate areas. Plants form a bushy, upright mound of dark green leaves with the appearance of a small shrub. Heads of fiery orange bracts begin to appear in early summer, and continue for many weeks. New growth in early spring is rich bronzy-red in colour. Clumps take a few years to settle in and develop to mature size. Easily d...
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| Plant #6 - Anemone × hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ |
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Japanese Anemone are outstanding plants for the late summer and fall garden. The branching stems of poppy-like flowers are superb for cutting. Plants prefer a rich, moist site, spreading to form a patch. This heirloom selection features large, white single blossoms on tall stems. Good for part shade. Use a winter mulch in colder regions, particularly if planting in the fall. Easily divided in early spring. May need to be staked towards late s...
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| Plant #7 - Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta |
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Calamints are close cousins to the garden mint, but without the nasty spreading habit. This selection forms a perfect mound of mint-scented leaves, absolutely smothered by small, very pale lilac flowers from midsummer until frost. Highly rated as an edging or rock garden plant with an extremely long season of interest. A good choice also for mixed containers. Clumps may be easily divided in early spring. In regions with humid summers this som...
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| Plant #8 - Hedera helix Goldheart |
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(=‘Oro di Bogliasco’) This is a beautiful selection of English Ivy, valued for its heart-shaped green leaves, boldly centered with brilliant golden-yellow. It can be used either as a spreading groundcover, or allowed to climb up walls, fences or trees. A stunning variety, and surprisingly hardy. Remove any all-green shoots that might appear. If using as a groundcover, the growth tips should be pinched in June for the first couple ...
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| Plant #9 - Asarum europaeum |
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This is a first-rate groundcover plant for shady areas, much sought after by gardeners, and seldom in good supply. It will slowly form a solid patch of glossy, dark green rounded leaves, which remain evergreen in mild winter regions. Brownish flowers are insignificant, hiding underneath the foliage. Use this in small areas, since the plants take a few years to establish. Combines well with miniature Hosta, primroses and low-growing ferns. Onc...
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| Plant #10 - Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
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This plant is most often grown as a groundcover or edging plant along the front of a border. Foliage makes a low green mound through the summer, bursting into colour in August, when the brilliant blue starry flowers appear. As summer turns to fall, the whole plant begins to turn shades of bright scarlet and finally maroon red. Allow it room to spread, as plants want to form a patch by making underground stolons. In Zones 5 to 6 plants should ...
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