Goly Ostovar’s Garden, May 2022
Today in the Garden
Tag Archives: Flowers
Firewise Plant: Evening Primrose
Plant Name: Oenothera species
Common name: Evening Primrose
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial or Biennial
Plant Height: 2’ – 6’
Plant Width: 1’ – 2’
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Yellow or Pink or White
Exposure: Sun to Shade
Soil Requirements: Rocky or Sandy Soil; Well-Drained
Water Needs: Low to Medium
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 8 – Plant 30’+ from Structure
Attributes: Attract Moths; Birds Eat Seeds; Attracts Hummingbirds; Fragrant Flowers; Deer Resistant; Drought Tolerant
Uses: Full Sun Ground cover; Rock Gardens; Erosion Control; Native Plant Gardens
Note: Flowers Open in the Evening
Native to: Eastern North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Firewise Plant: Muscari armeniacum Grape Hyacinth
Plant Name: Muscari armeniacum
Common name: Grape Hyacinth
Plant Type: Bulbous Perennial
Plant Height: .5’ – .75’
Plant Width: .25’ – .50’
Bloom Time: April
Flower Color: Royal Blue with thin White Rim
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Well Drained; Sandy; Loam
Water Needs: Medium
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 10 – Plant 10’+ from structure.
Attributes: Showy Flower; Fragrant; Good Cut Flower; Deer Resistant; Tolerates Clay Soil; Attracts Bees/Butterflies.
Uses: Mass in Open Areas; Around Shrubs; Under Deciduous Trees; Rock Gardens; Front of the Border; Container Plant.
Note: Reduce Watering After Foliage Begins to Die Back.
Native to: Western Asia, Southeastern Europe
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener
Photo by (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html, via Wikimedia Commons
Firewise Plant: Penstemons
Plant Name: Penstemon species
Common name: Penstemon or Beardtongue
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 4” – 48”
Plant Width: 6” – 36”
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, White
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Fast Draining; Gravelly/Sandy;
Water Needs: Deep, but Infrequent Watering
Fire Resistant: YES: Zone 1 – Plant 30’+ from Structure
Attributes: Nectar-Rich Flowers for Pollinators;
Uses: Rock Garden; Cottage Gardens; Borders; Pollinator Gardens; Wildlife Habitat Gardens; Native plant areas; Perennial gardens.
Note: Leave Some Seeds to Ripen When Deadheading;
Native to: Continental US
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photo by: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
Today in Two Ashland Oregon Gardens
Viki Ashford’s Garden: Red Tulips (above)
Carlotta Lucas’ Garden: On a snowy April day…
Indoor Gardening
by member Goly Ostovar
This year I saved a few potted plants in my basement under grow lights, and they are doing well.
I continue to grow micro greens: sunflowers, peas, radishes, spinach and mixed lettuce varieties. It has been fun and easy to go downstairs and clip fresh greens daily to enjoy with meals. The geraniums and fuchsia did very well. Also lemongrass was great to have handy for Thai cooking and the turmeric bulbs kept well, too. The Lantana had a set back with aphids and would have liked it a bit warmer, but it’s starting to come around.