Plant Name: Allium hollandicum ‘ Purple Sensation’
Common name: Flowering Onion
Plant type: Perennial Bulb
Height: 24 to 30 inch flower stalks
Bloom Time: May-June
Flower Colors: 4-5 inch Violet- Purple Globe
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Fertile well-drained sandy soil
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Attributes:Showy Flowers,Attract butterflies,Garden Interest, Deer & Rabbit Resistant , Firewise plant
Uses: Cut Flower Garden,Cut flowers,Dried Flowers, Containers,Perennial Garden
Native to: Holland
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8
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Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’
Common Name: spotted deadnettle
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 6 to 8 inches
Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Bloom Time: May to July
Flower: Light pink
Foliage: Variegated – silver with green edges
Sun: Part Sun to Full Shade
Soil: Fertile, Loamy, Well-drained
Water: Needs Medium to moist soil
Maintenance: Low
Uses: Ground Cover, Naturalize, Perennial gardens,
Tolerate: Deer, Heavy Shade
USDA Zone: 2 to 9
Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’
Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’
Common Name: Coral bells
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Saxifragaceae
Height: plant 8-12 inches, flower stalks 24-in
Spread: 8 to 12-inch
Bloom Time: June to July
Flower: Pinkish White, Showy
Sun: Filtered sun to part shade
Soil: Rich humus, Well-draining
Water Needs: Average to Moist
Foliage Colorful! Emerge silver flushed with burgundy, matures into silver with dark purple veins.
Uses: Edging, Woodland gardens, Containers, Foliage Garden Interest, Perennial beds, Mass plantings for ground cover
Attributes: Deer Tolerant, evergreen in warm climates.
USDA Zone: 4 to 9
Heuchera ‘Dale’s Strain’
Heuchera ‘Dale’s Strain’
Common Name: American alumroot, Coral bells
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Saxifragaceae
Height: 18 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Bloom Time: May to June
Flower: Showy Pink
Sun: Part to full shade ( can grow in full sun but needs more water)
Soil: Rich, Moist , Well-draining
Water: Medium to moist
Maintenance: Medium
Attributes: Deer resistant, Unique silver-blue marbled deep veined foliage
Uses: Edging, Woodland gardens, Containers, Foliage Garden Interest, Cut flower, Perennial beds. Stays evergreen except in harsh climates.
Notes: Deadheading extends flowering season
Native to: North America
USDA Zone: 4 to 7
Holiday Poinsettia Plant Care
To keep you poinsettias looking good during the holidays, it’s a combination of light, moisture and location. Poinsettias need lots of light, so give them as much bright in-direct sunlight as possible inside your home. Proper watering is key to keeping poinsettias healthy. Water them thoroughly only when the pot feels light weight and dry on the top. Do not leave plants setting in a saucer of water, they do not like wet “feet”. Place your poinsettias in a semi-cool humid location away from a heating vent. For added humidity set a bowl or saucer of water in close proximity to the plant.
‘Christmas Bells’
Sandersonia aurantiaca
Sandersonia aurantiaca, a member of the Colchicaceae family, is a native grassland plant in the eastern areas of South Africa. It’s often called ‘Christmas bells’ because in the southern hemisphere it blooms in December. Sometimes it is also referred to as Chinese Lanterns. Highly prized for a long-lasting cut flower, New Zealand cultivates them for the cut flower industry.