Showing posts with label plant lists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plant lists. Show all posts

Saturday, May 24, 2008

The Red Garden

Red is vivid, warm, hot. Tone it down with blue & gray. Here are some plants to redden to your garden with foliage, flowers & fruit. Not many plants have red foliage, even fewer purple. Both are included below.

Red flowers range from tomato to wine. Combine them to create striking effects. Wine-red flowers blend with blue & purple, tomato-red with orange & yellow.

Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine' was named for Richard Hartlage, a director of the Center for Urban Horticulture.
See it at the Miller Garden.


Acer palmatum

Plant List
Small Trees
Acer circinatum (Vine Maple): red fall color
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ or ‘Garnet’ (Japanese Maple): red foliage
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree): red fruit
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ (Eastern Redbud): purple foliage


Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’

Shrubs
Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’: red foliage
Callistemon rigidus or subulatus (Bottlebrush): red flowers
Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’: red flowers
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple': purple foliage
Daphniphyllum macropodum: red petioles
Hebe anomala ‘Purpurea Nana’: purple foliage
Hydrangea ‘Lady in Red’: red flowers & purple foliage
Hypericum androsaemum ‘Albury Purple’: purple foliage
Nandina domestica ‘Plum Passion’ (Heavenly Bamboo): purple foliage
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ (Ninebark): dark reddish foliage
Pieris ‘Forest Flame’: red new foliage
Rhododendron ‘Jean Marie de Montague’: red flowers
x Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine': red flowers
Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’: red new growth & fall color
Weigela florida ‘Java Red’: red foliage & flowers


Heuchera americana ‘Bronze Beacon’

Perennials: most with red flowers
Achillea ‘Paprika’ or ‘Cerise Queen’ (Yarrow)
Astilbe ‘Fanal’ (Ostrich Plume)
Centranthus ruber (Valerian)
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Flaming Iris)
Eucomis ‘Oakhurst’ (Pineapple Lily): purple foliage
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’ (Purple Wood Spurge): red roliage
Gladiolus ‘Atom’
Hemerocallis ‘Cranberry Cove’ or ‘Red Volunteer’ (Daylily)
Hesperaloe parviflora (Red Yucca)
Heuchera americana ‘Bronze Beacon’: purple foliage
Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’ (Japanese Blood Grass): red foliage
Knautia macedonica
Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ (Red Torch LIly)
Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’: purple foliage
Lobelia tupa
Paeonia ‘America’ or ‘Kansas’ (Peony)
Papaver orientale ‘Brilliant’ (Poppy)
Penstemon pinifolius
Schizostylis coccinea (Crimson Flag)
Sedum ‘Matrona’: purple foliage
Tulipa vvedenskyi


Ajuga reptans ‘Bronze Carpet’

Groundcovers & Trailers
Ajuga reptans ‘Bronze Carpet’ (Carpet Bugle): red foliage
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen): red berries
Sedum ‘Bertram Andersen’: purple foliage
Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’: purple foliage
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Purpureum’: red foliage
Thymus serpyllum ‘Coccineum’ (Red Thyme): red flowers

Friday, May 16, 2008

The White Garden

White is clean & fresh, like a laundry detergent commercial. White foliage stands out in shade. The flowers of many shade plants are white. A white garden has a quiet, old-fashioned charm. White combines well with blue flowers & gray foliage. Try Hebe glaucophylla with Galtonia candicans or Camassia quamash ‘Blue Melody.’

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Renkaku'

Plant List
Trees: with white flowers, except as noted
Acer palmatum ‘Butterfly’: white foliage
Cornus kousa chinensis (Korean Dogwood)
Davidia involucrata (Dove Tree)
Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)
Sorbus cashmiriana (Mountain Ash): white fruit & flowers
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Styrax japonica or obassia (Snowdrop Tree)


Davidia involucrata

Shrubs: with white flowers, except as noted
Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange)
Cistus x hybridus (White Rockrose)
Fatsia japonica ‘Variegata’: white foliage
Hebe glaucophylla
Hebe recurva
Hebe salicifolia
Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Variegatus’: white foliage & flowers
Philadelphus lewisii (Mock Orange)
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Renkaku’ (Tree Peony)
Pieris japonica ‘Variegata’: white foliage & flowers
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Yeddo Hawthorne)
Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’
Rosa rugosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum (Doublefile Viburnum)
Weigela florida ‘Variegata’: white foliage & flowers


Pieris japonica 'Variegata'

Perennials: with white flowers, except as noted
Acorus gramineus ‘Variegatus’ (Sweet Flag): white foliage
Aruncus dioicus or aethusifolius (Goat’s Beard)
Astilbe x arendsii ‘Deutschland’ (Ostrich Plume)
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ (Bleeding Heart)
Camassia quamash ‘Blue Melody’ (Camas): white foliage
Cimicifuga racemosa (Bugbane)
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ (Coneflower)
Galtonia candicans (Summer Hyacinth)
Lilium regale ‘Album’ (Regal Lily)
Narcissus ‘Mt Hood’ or ‘Thalia’ (Daffodil)
Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem)
Paeonia ‘Krinkled White’
Romneya coulteri (Matilija Poppy)
Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’ (Bloodroot)
Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon's Seal)
Trillium ovatum (Western White Trillium)
Zantedeschia aethiopica (Calla Lily)


Trillium ovatum

Groundcovers & Trailers
Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ (Bishop’s Weed): white foliage
Cerastium tomentosum (Snow in Summer): white foliage & flowers
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’: white foliage
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft): white flowers
Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’: white foliage & flowers
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’: white foliage

Friday, May 9, 2008

Dry Shade

It can be difficult to find plants that will grow well in dry shade. Most shade plants prefer moisture. Plants that tolerate dry shade often grow better in part sun. Most of the plants listed below do better in light or partial shade than in deep shade.

It is always wise to plan for dry shade to limit supplemental water use. But it is more realistic to water sparingly during summer than to expect shade plants to do entirely without water. Many of the plants listed below are Washington native plants.

Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia & Vaccinium ovatum are native shrubs that do well in dry shade with no supplemental water. Helleborus x hybridus, Maianthemum dilatatum & Polystichum munitum are plants that grow well in shade with little supplemental water.


Helleborus x sternii

Plant List
Shrubs
Aucuba japonica
Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ (Strawberry Tree)
Berberis darwinii (Barberry)
Buxus (Box)
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ (Dwarf Hinoki Cypress)
Corylus (Hazel)
Elaeagnus pungens (Silverberry)
Euonymus fortunei
Garrya issaquahensis (Silk Tassel)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly)
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Ligustrum japonicum (Privet)
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape)
Mahonia nervosa
Mahonia repens
Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
Osmanthus delavayi
Paeonia delavayi (Tree Peony)
Paeonia lutea (Tree Peony)
Philadelphus lewisii (Mock Orange)
Prunus ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry)
Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry)
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Yeddo Hawthorne)
Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box)
Skimmia japonica
Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry)
Viburnum davidii


Achlys triphylla

Perennials
Achlys triphylla (Vanilla Leaf)
Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)
Campanula latifolia (Bellflower)
Corydalis lutea
Dicentra formosa (Bleeding Heart)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’ (Woodspurge)
Francoa ramosa (Maiden’s Wreath)
Francoa sonchifolia
Geranium himalayense (Cranesbill)
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium pratense
Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican Hellebore)
Helleborus lividus
Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus x sternii
Heuchera americana
Heuchera micrantha
Hosta sieboldiana
Iris foetidissima
Iris douglasiana
Liriope muscari (Lily Turf)
Luzula sylvatica (Woodrush)
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Narcissus jonquilla (Jonquil)
Paeonia peregrina (Peony)
Polygonatum commutatum (Solomon’s Seal)
Polygonatum odoratum
Polystichum munitum (Sword Fern)
Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal)
Smilacina stellata
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
Tellima grandiflora (Fringe Cup)
Tolmiea menziesii (Piggyback Plant)
Trillium ovatum (Wakerobin)
Vancouveria hexandra


Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegata'

Groundcovers & Trailers
Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s Weed)
Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle)
Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily of the Valley)
Microbiota decussata (Carpet Cypress)
Sedum forsterianum
Sedum spathulifolium
Vinca minor (Dwarf Periwinkle)

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Essential Perennials for Shade

I believe that almost anyone would be happy with a perennial garden which included all the plants listed below. These plants are reliable, easy & beautiful. They provide a range of color, height & texture. Bloom starts early in Spring & lasts until Summer. You will need to keep snails & slugs from disfiguring the large leaves of Hosta & Ligularia. Put them in a plastic bag & throw it in the trash. Do not allow shady perennials to dry out completely in summer. These all tolerate some dryness.

Erythronium oregonum

Aconitum (Monkshood)
Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle)
Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)
Aruncus (Goatsbeard)
Asarum (Wild Ginger)
Astilbe (Ostrich Plume)
Cimicifuga (Bugbane)
Corydalis
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Epimedium (Bishop’s Hat)
Erythronium oregonum (Fawn Lily)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten Rose)
Hepatica americana (Liverwort)
Heuchera americana
Hosta (Plantain Lily)
Lamium maculatum
Ligularia
Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal)
Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
Sedum forsterianum
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup)
Trillium ovatum (Wakerobin)

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Peony Shade Garden (Cascadia Garden)

This most-pleasing garden began with a pink single Tree Peony in 1997. Enchanted by the large delicate flowers, I added 4 between 2001 & 2006. By the spring of 2007 there was enough shade to plant a variety of woodland perennials. After a colorful display of red & orange Fall foliage, evergreen & early-blooming perennials are clearly visible until late Spring.


Paeonia suffruticosa, Tellima grandiflora,
Heuchera americana & Dicentra formosa

Plant List
Shrubs
Paeonia suffruticosa: pink single
Paeonia suffruticosa: pink double
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Taiyo’
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Yoshinogawa’
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Zi Er Giao’


Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’ &
Heuchera americana
‘Plum Pudding’

Perennials
Aruncus aesthusifolius (Dwarf Goat’s Beard)
Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Sprite’ (Ostrich Plume)
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ (Japanese Painted Fern)
Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern)
Cimicifuga racemosa ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ (Bugbane)
Corydalis cava
Dicentra formosa (Bleeding Heart)
Epimedium pinnatum colchicum
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’ (Purple Wood Spurge)
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ (Cranesbill)
Geranium phaeum (Mourning Widow)
Hacquetia epipactis
Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo Striata’ (Japanese Forest Grass)
Helleborus lividus (Hellebore)
Hepatica americana (Liverwort)
Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’
Heuchera americana ‘Bronze Beacon’
Heuchera americana ‘Green Spice’
Heuchera americana ‘Plum Pudding’
Heuchera americana ‘Velvet Night’
Hosta sieboldiana ‘Kabitan’
Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ (Solomon’s Seal)
Polystichum munitum (Sword Fern)
Primula x juliana ‘Wanda’ (Primrose)
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup)
Tradescantia virginiana ‘Blue and Gold’ (Spiderwort)
Trillium chloropetalum (Giant Trillium)
Trillium cuneatum (Bloody Butcher)
Trillium luteum (Yellow Toadshade)
Trillium sessile (Toadshade)


Trillium chloropetalum

Groundcovers
Asarum caudatum (Wild Ginger)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily of the Valley)
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)