Horticulture Report: Dierama pulcherrimum

Plant Name: Dierama pulcherrimum


Common Name : Angel’s Fishing Rod or Fairy’s Wandflower
Plant type: Perennial
Height:   4-5 feet
Width:   4-5  feet
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: Deep Pink, Light Pink, White
Exposure:  Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well drained
Water Needs:  Moderate
Attributes:  Good Texture & Form, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Bell-shaped Flowers
Note: Slow Growth Rate
Uses: Accent, Borders, Cut flower, Specimen plant, Massed plantings
USDA Zone:  7-9

Horticulture Report: Wall Germander

Plant Name: Teucrium chamaedryswall-germander
Common Name: Wall Germander

Plant type: Broadleaf Evergreen
Height:   1 foot

Spread: 1-2 feet
Bloom Time:
July
Flower Color: Rosy lavender to pinkish purple
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well drained soilwall-germander2

Water Needs:  Dry to Medium
Attributes: Showy Fragrant Flower, Winter Interest, Drought Tolerate, Deer Resistant
Note: Shrubby, woody-base, clump forming, attractive dark shiny leaves.
Uses:  Edging, Mass plantings for groundcover, Old world knots and herbal gardens.
USDA Zone: 5-9

Horticulture Report: Pink Muhly

Plant Name: Muhlenbergia capillaries muhlenbergia-capillaris
Cultivar: Pink Muhly
Plant type: Evergreen Ornamental Grass
Height:   3 foot  X  3 foot wide
Bloom Time: Fall
Flower Color: Rosy Red
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well drained soil, dry conditions.
Water Needs: Once established, Water only occasionally.
Attributes: Showy Fall Color, Water Wise Plant, North American Native.
Note: Adapted to reflected heat, dry sites and poor soils.
Uses: Borders, Screening, Containers, Fall color, Mass Plantings.
USDA Zone: 6-9

Horticulture Report: Creeping Rosemary

Plant Name: Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ (Creeping Rosemary)rosmarinus-officinalis-prostratus
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height:   1 foot
Spread:
2- 5 feet
Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Color: Bluish purple
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained average soil
Water Needs: Medium, drought tolerant
Attributes:  Hardy, Fast-growing, Prostrate habit, Attractive flowers, Strong pine-like fragrance & flavor, Cascades.
Note: Prone to aerial blight, bacterial leaf spots, and several root rots if too wet.
Uses: Culinary Herb, Beds, Containers, Ground Cover, Rockery, Top of Dry Wall
USDA Zone: 8-11  (Note: Only Hardy to 200 F)

Horticulture Report: Angel’s Blush Hydrangea

Plant Name:  Hydrangea paniculata20160825_083348
Cultivar: Angel’s Blush® Hydrangea
Plant type: Deciduous shrub
Height:   8 to 12 ft. tall, 6 to 10 ft. wide
Bloom Time:  Summer into Fall

Flower Color: 10 inch-long white flower clusters begin in summer, then turn rosy-red as they age in late summer into fall.
Exposure: Part sun /dappled shade
Soil Requirements: No particular to soil or pH needed.
Highly tolerant of urban pollution.

Water Needs:  Moist
Attributes: Long-lasting flowers, Showy colors
Uses: Urban Garden, Woodland Garden, Garden Accent, Container, Cut Garden, Hedge, Mass Planting,
USDA Zone: 4-8

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Submitted by: Carlotta Lucas

 

Horticulture Report: Kinnikinnick

Plant Name:  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi100_7668F.JPG
Common Name: Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry
Plant type: Ground cover
Height:   6-12 Inches
Spread: Trailing to 15 Feet
Bloom Time: May -June
Flower Color: White tinged with Pink,  Urn-shaped and Waxy
Exposure:  Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Rocky or Sandy, Acid Soil.  Soil should not be compacted around the plants and plants should not be fertilized.
Water Needs: Low
Attributes: Firewise Pant, Evergreen, Drought-Tolerant , Cold and Heat tolerant, Fall Color,  Mat-Forming Low Shrub,  Pollen is beneficial to Native Bees, Hummingbirds & Butterflies.  Red Fall Berries are favored by birds and wildlife.
Native Habitat: Rocky, open woods; dry, sandy hills; mountainous regions
Uses: Ground Cover, Rock Gardens, Erosion Control, Footpath control.
USDA Zone:  2-6