A good time was had by all at the Ashland Garden Club holiday celebration.
2019 Holiday Party
Oregon Native: Red Baneberry
Plant Name: Actaea rubra
Common name: Red Baneberry
Plant type: Perennial Herb
Height: 1.3’ – 2.6’
Spread: 1′
Bloom Time: Spring-Summer
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Part to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates variety of garden soils with moisture.
Water Needs: Low to High
Attributes: Deer Resistant; Shade Garden Plant with Red Berries
NOTE: Berries are POISONOUS, but not to birds. Plants don’t flower until third year.
Uses: Bank Stabilization, Shade Gardens, Native Gardens
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Report submitted by: Viki Ashford
Photo by: Julie Makin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Common name: Red Baneberry
Plant type: Perennial Herb
Height: 1.3’ – 2.6’
Spread: 1′
Bloom Time: Spring-Summer
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Part to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates variety of garden soils with moisture.
Water Needs: Low to High
Attributes: Deer Resistant; Shade Garden Plant with Red Berries
NOTE: Berries are POISONOUS, but not to birds. Plants don’t flower until third year.
Uses: Bank Stabilization, Shade Gardens, Native Gardens
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Report submitted by: Viki Ashford
Photo by: Julie Makin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Horticulture Report: Coffeeberry
Plant Name: Rhamnus californica ‘Eve Case’
Common name: Coffeeberry
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height: 6’ – 8’
Spread: 6’ – 8’
Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Color: Greenish White
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Soil Requirements: Will grow in most soils
Water Needs: Low Water Needs; Drought Tolerant
Attributes: It has dark green leaves on reddish stems. After flowering, berries follow that are first green then red and finally black when ripe. Fast growing shrub. Fairly deer resistant.
Note: High summer heat may cause fronds to brown by mid to late summer, particularly if good soil moisture is not maintained and/or plants are grown in too much sun.
Uses: Attracts Pollinators; Larval food source for Swallowtail Butterfly
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: NO- Native to California
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-10
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo /upload.wikimedia.org: Taken by Brofri [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
Horticulture Report: Maidenhair Fern
Plant Name: Adiantum pediatum
Common name: Maidenhair Fern
Plant type: Fern
Height: 1’ – 2 ½’
Spread: 1’ – 1 ½’
Bloom Time: Not Applicable
Flower Color: Not Applicable
Exposure: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Humusy, Acidic, Moist Soil
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Finely textured, frilly fronds with curved stalks, fronds divided into finger-like projections. Wiry stems are reddish-brown to black. Coiled young fiddleheads emerge pink in spring.
Note: High summer heat may cause fronds to brown by mid to late summer, particularly if good soil moisture is not maintained and/or plants are grown in too much sun.
Uses: Attractive ornamental fern for the shaded border, woodland garden, shaded rock garden or native plant garden. Combine with broad leaves.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo by: Carlotta Lucas
Pioneer Hall Garlands
Traditionally Ashland Garden Club members make six long lovely garlands to decorate the entrances of the Community Center and Pioneer Hall, but due to the Community Center’s closure earlier this year only Pioneer Hall was spruced up for the holiday season. Thanks to all who participated!
Photos by Goly Ostovar