Posted on March 1st, 2009 in perennials | Comments Off
Columbine - Navy & White
The Columbine ‘Navy and White’, ‘Aquilegia’, also known as the Spring Magic Series, is a beautiful, striking, easy to grow spring blooming perennial. The green foliage adds texture and color in the fall to any of your perennial beds. The exquisite 2′? wide petals are navy and blue and are produced about 2-3 weeks earlier than other varieties in its species. With a height of 14′? and a plant spread of 18′?, you won’?t want to miss this.’Navy and White’? should be planted in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moist well-drained soil.-? Columbine is a profuse self-seeder so it should be planted 16′? apart. It is best used in rock gardens or in containers and for beds and borders, in cottage gardens and it attracts butterflies. Enjoy this popular flower in your garden or as a cut flower. It is a definite eye-catcher.
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Yucca - Color Guard
The Adam’s Needle, ‘Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Gard’?, is a clump forming perennial with yellow strips down the middle of the dark green foliage, looking ribbon-like. In the winter months, the foliage turns pink. The creamy, bell-shaped, white flowers hover over the foliage and are fragrant. The red coloration on the long blades highlight the flowering crown. ‘Color Gard’? has a plant height of 24′? and a spread of 36′?. It should be planted in full sun and in a well-drained area. ‘Color Gard’? looks great in a subject garden or in containers and is also a butterfly attractor.
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Posted on February 27th, 2009 in perennials | Comments Off
Yucca - Bright Edge
The Adam’s Needle, ‘Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’?, is a clump forming perennial with tufts of dark green leaves edged in golden yellow. In the summer time, the foliage is even more golden. The creamy, bell-shaped, white flowers hover over the foliage. The red coloration on the long blades highlight the flowering crown. ‘Bright Edge’? has a plant height of 18′? and a spread of 20′?. It should be planted in full sun and in a well-drained area. ‘Bright Edge’? looks great in a subject garden or in containers and is also a butterfly attractor.
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Yarrow - Yellow
The Yarrow Anthea, ‘Achillea millefolium’, a Blooms of Bressingham plant, is an upright yellow flowered Yarrow that blooms from June through September, providing excellent color throughout the summer months. With fern-like aromatic, silvery to gray-gre
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Posted on February 27th, 2009 in perennials | Comments Off
Veronica - Blue Streak
The Veronica Blue Streak, ‘Veronica spicata’, is an easy to grow perennial that adds beauty to any garden. This Veronica produces wonderful spikes of lavender blue flowers that bloom from June till September. With its brilliant green foliage, it has a plant height of 18′? and a spread of 18-24′?. ‘Blue Streak’? needs a full sun area with well-drained soil. Deadhead the flowers after the first bloom to prolong its bloom time.Veronica can be used as a ground cover, in mass plantings or along borders. Try ‘Blue Streak’? with Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’? or Veronica ‘White Icicles’?. Veronica is great for the first time gardener plus it is deer resistant. PPAF
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