Ashland Garden Club 39th Annual Plant Sale
Saturday May 12th, 9-Noon, at the Safeway Parking Lot.
Money raised funds the club’s scholarships.
Beautiful Mother’s Day bouquets will be for sale at amazing prices!
Tag Archives: plants
Drumstick Allium
Plant Name: Allium sphaerocephalon
Common name: Persian Onion or Drumstick Allium
Plant type: Bulb
Height: 20-24 inches
Bloom Time: May-June
Flower Color: Reddish-Purple
Exposure: Full Sun- Part Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained fertile sandy soil
Water Needs: Average
Attributes: Colorful Fragrant Flowers, Interesting egg-shaped flower, Attracts Pollinators, Easy to grow, Deer resistant , Squirrel & Rabbit resistant.
Uses: Cut flower, Dried Flower, Perennial Garden, Mass plantings, Garden Interest
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Plants Chat!
“….experiment showed not only that plants can learn” by association — which is 
astounding in itself — but also how easily humans underestimate plants. “We are plant blind,”…. Monica Gagliano Ecologist University of Western Australia
There was a very interesting article written by Marta Zaraska in the May 2017 issue of Discover Magazine about the ongoing research on plant behaviors. Gagliano, and other researchers, are discovering how plants talk to each other, and not only do plants learn by association, but they remember and make decisions. They recognize family members, learn language from their parents, support other plants and warn each other. Some plants even count. They are “brainier than you think”!
Read the full article here….
What Makes Plants Happy?
Interesting article last month in the New York Times.
Article by Margaret Roach.
Horticulture Report: Edgeworthia chrysantha
Plant Name: Edgeworthia chrysantha
Edgeworthia chrysantha Akebono photo courtesy of Roozitaa & Wikimedia
Cultivar: Akebono
Common Name: Paperbush
Plant type: Deciduous Shrub
Height: 5’ – 6’
Bloom Time: February – March
Flower Color: Red/Orange
Exposure: Part Shade or Shade
Soil Requirements: Moisture-retentive, Fertile Loamy Soil
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Winter Interest, Tubular Fragrant Flowers borne on bare stems,
Silky Silver Buds
Note: Related to Daphnes, Inner bark used in China to make quality papers. Winter hardy to below 0 degrees F.
Uses: Woodland gardens, Shady borders, Collector’s Specimen Planting, Ornamental, Used to make paper.
USDA Zone: 7b -10b
Other Varieties:
*Edgeworthia chrysantha Snow Cream Papberbush – Winter hardy USDA Zones 7b-10b
*Edgeworthia papyrifera Nanjing Gold Paperbush – USDA Zones 8-10
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