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Firewise Plant: Red-Hot Pokers

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Plant Name: Kniphofia uvaria

Common name:  Torch Lily or Red-Hot Poker

Plant Type: Perennial

Plant Height: 1’ – 4’

Plant Width:  2’ – 3’

Bloom Time: June – August

Flower Color:  Multi Color:  Orange/Yellow/White/Green

Exposure: Full Sun

Soil Requirements: Good Drainage; Sandy Soil; Favors Bog & Marsh Land.

Water Needs: Heavy in Spring & Summer.

Fire Resistant:  YES:  Zone 1 – Plant 10+ feet from Structure.

Attributes: Deer Tolerant; Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators; Cut Flower.

Uses: Border, Foundation, Container, Rock Garden.

Note:  Spreads by Rhizomes

Native to: South Africa

Oregon Native:  NO

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 – 9

Horticulture Report: Rock Cress

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Plant Name:  Aubrieta deltoidei
Common name: Rock Cress
Plant Type:  Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height:  .5’ – .75’
Plant Width:  1’ – 2’
Bloom Time:  Late Spring – Early Summer
Flower Color:  Purple-Red
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained;
Water Need:  Low
Fire Resistant: YES; 30’+ from house.
Attributes: Deer Resistant; Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds;
Uses:  Rock Gardens; Front of Border; Containers.
Note: Cut Back After Flowering, Not in Fall; Short Lived; Divide Every 1 – 3 Years;
Native to: Eastern Europe
Oregon Native:  NO
USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 -8

Purple Rock Cress

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member

Photo Credit: Eli+, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Horticulture Report: Veronica Ground Covers

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Plant Name:  Veronica species
Common name:  Speedwell
Plant Type:  Perennial Groundcover
Plant Height:  4” – 8”
Plant Width:  18” – 24”
Bloom Time: May/June
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Moist, Well-Drained
Water Needs:  Drought Resistant; For Best Bloom Water Moderately About 1” a Week.
Fire Resistant: YES; Plant 30’+ from House.
Attributes:  Attracts Butterflies/Hummingbirds; Deer Resistant. NOTE: Veronica tends to be deer-resistant, though extreme conditions deer with graze on plants they otherwise wouldn’t eat.
Uses: Rock Gardens; Flower Bouquets; Perennial Border.
Note:  Showy in Full Bloom; Cut Back for Overwintering; Deadhead to Extend Bloom.
Native to: Northern Europe; Asia
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8

Veronica species

  • Blue Woolly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata)
  • Turkish Veronica (Veronica liwanensis)
  • Thyme Leaf Speedwell  (Veronica oltensis)
  • Snowmass® Blue-Eyed Speedwell (Veronica Snowmass P018S)
  • Veronica filiformis (Creeping Speedwell)
  • Veronica peduncularis  or umbrosa ‘ George Blue’
  • Veronica Repens
  • Veronica peduncularis
  • Veronica liwanensis
  • Veronica oltensis
  • Veronica Repens

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Kalmia Mountain Laurel ‘Minuet’

Kalmia ( Mountain Laurel): Exposure: Sun to Part Sun, Needs regular weekly watering, Size: 3 ft x 3ft, Attracts butterflies,  USDA Zone: 5-9

Joanie & Paul Kintscher’s Garden, AGC Members  

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Today in AGC Member, Viki Ashford’s garden

Oregon Native: Erigeron umbellatum (Yellow Sulphur Buckwheat) 

Yellow Flowers with grey foliage; Exposure: Sun to part shade; Drought tolerant once established; Attracts Pollinators; USDA 4-10

Oregon Native: American Red Raspberry

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Plant Name: Rubus idaeus var. strigosis
Common name:  American Red Raspberry
Plant Type:  Semi-Evergreen Shrub
Plant Height:  3’ – 9’; Erect to Spreading
Plant Width:  3’ –  9’
Bloom Time:  April – May; Fruit Matures July to September.
Flower Color:  White to Greenish White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade.
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Moist, Loamy Soil
Water Need:  Medium
Firewise: Resistant
Attributes: Provides Food & Shelter for Birds, Mammals; Pollinated by Bees & Birds; Attracts Butterflies; Showy Flower.
Uses:  Erosion Control; Rock Garden; Bird Gardens; Pollinator Garden; Screening.
Note:  Has Thorns; Prune Out Fruiting Canes for Summer & Everbearing Cultivars in Summer After Fruiting – Cut Back Tips of Everbearers that Fruited Last Fall but Leave Rest of Cane for Summer Fruiting – In Late Winter Remove Any Canes Damaged by Winter; Fungal Diseases May Cause Serious Problems that Necessitate Chemical Treatments; Cane & Crown Borers are Serious Pests.
Native to:  North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone- 4-8

Report by: Viki Ashford

Photo Credit: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Posted by: Carlotta Lucas