Flowers & Photo by Carlotta Lucas, AGC Board Member
Today in the Garden: August 4, 2021
Tag Archives: Summer Flowers
Oregon Native: Mountain Spirea
Plant Name: Spiraea splendens
Common name: Mountain Spirea/Rose Meadowsweet 
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 1.5’ – 3’
Plant Width: 1.5’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June to August
Flower Color: Rose Pink
Exposure: Sun to Light Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates a Variety of Soils, but Well-Drained.
Water Need: Low
Attributes: Yellow Fall Color; Fragrant Flowers; Hosts Butterflies & Moths; Good for Pollinators.
Uses: Butterfly Garden; Small Space Shrub.
Native to: British Columbia to California
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9
City of Ashland Firewise Plant: Plants may be planted within 5 feet of a building.
Report by AGC Members: Viki Ashford & Carlotta Lucas
Photo by: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
Today in the Garden
Hulthemia Rose ‘Raspberry Kiss’, Daylilly, Red Annual flower, Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’, Gladiolus,
Photos by: Carlotta Lucas
Wildflower: Helianthus mollis
Plant Name: Helianthus mollis
Common name: Ashy Sunflower, Hairy Sunflower, Downy Sunflower
Plant Type: Rhizomatous Perennial Sunflower
Plant Height: 2’ – 4’
Spread: 1’ – 3’
Bloom Time: July – September
Flower Color: Ray & Disk Flowers are Yellow.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Average, Sandy, Poor Rocky Soil that Drains Well.
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Attributes: Attracts Birds & Butterflies; Tolerates Dry, Rocky Soil.
Note: Plants spread by rhizomes & self-seeding to form colonies; Caterpillars & Beetles often chew foliage.
Uses: Showy Flower for Arrangements; Naturalized Areas, Border Gardens, Wildflower & Native Plant Gardens.
Native to: Central & Eastern North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
Horticulture Report: Agastache hyssop
Plant Name: Agastache hyssop ‘Black Adder’ 
(A cross between A. foeniculum & A. rugosum
Common name: Black Adder Giant Anise Hyssop
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
Spread: 1.5’ – 2’
Bloom Time: June – Frost
Flower Color: Smokey Red Violet Flowers Emerge from Nearly Black Buds.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Tolerates Deer; Fragrant; Attracts Bees, Hummingbirds, & Butterflies.
Note: Deadhead Spent Flowers to Promote Additional Bloom. Leave Leaf & Flower Stems for Protection Over Winter. Crown/Root Rot may occur in poor draining soils.
Uses: Long-Blooming for Summer Border; Butterfly or Cottage Gardens; Good Cut Flower.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 9
Submitted by: Viki Ashford
Oregon Native: Thalictrum sparsiflorum (Fewflower Meadow Rue)
Plant Name: Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Common name: Fewflower Meadow Rue
Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 4’ – 6’
Spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: White to Pinksh
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Average to Medium Well-Drained Soil
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Showy Flower; Deer Resistant. Blueish, Columbine like foliage with airy clusters atop sturdy stems.
Note: Powdery Mildew & Rust can occasionally be a problem. Contrary to its name, it produces many flowers.
Uses: Good Background Plant when grouped.
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 7
Submitted by: Viki Ashford