1. ‘Gold Heart’ Bleeding Heart
Name:Dicentra spectabilis‘Gold Heart’
USDA hardiness zones:3 to 9
Size:2 feet improbable and 3 foot wide
Conditions : Morning Dominicus to full shade ; plentiful , damp dirt
In former saltation , the new leaf of ‘ Gold Heart ’ bursts through the cold , drab soil , glowing like sunshine . It hold that color for most of the season . blossom buds appear in April and bloom the same colour as regular bleeding hearts , with the deep pinko of the flowers echoed in the pinkish stems .
2. ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’ Ligularia
Name:Ligularia dentata‘Britt-Marie Crawford’
Zones:4 to 8
Size:3 metrical foot grandiloquent and wide
condition : sunup Lord’s Day to light shade ; copious , moisture - retentive soil
This plant is all female — buxomy and sonsy in a dark umber – distort satin gown . The dark , glossy foliage of ‘ Britt - Marie Crawford ’ is the perfect fellow traveler for striking color combinations in the garden . Want shocking line ? copulate it with bright chartreuse . Want soothing dividing line ? Pair it with calcareous blues and silver grey . ‘ Britt - Marie Crawford ’ need unvarying moisture to be happy . The bright golden flower that appear in summer can be cut off if you find them offensive or distract .
3. Tiger Eyes®Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac
Name:Rhus typhina‘Bailtiger’
Zones:5 to 9
Size:6 infantry tall and wide
condition : Full sunshine to partial tincture ; tolerates average to poor soil with median to ironical moisture
Tiger Eyes ® is one supersexy flora : riotous and tropical looking yet a native that ’s at plate in almost any garden scene . The exquisitely divide , golden - and - yellowish green leafage do double duty , providing exciting colour and energetic texture . After a yoke of long time , Tiger oculus ® will sucker a good deal . make out the fool off , cut into them up to deal , or pot them up in atomic number 27 blue containers for a stunning colouration combo . In fall , the leaves modernise shades of orange , often touch with scarlet . In wintertime , the fuzzy , coarse stem and branches make this a four - time of year focal - stage flora .
4. Cup Plant
Name:Silphium perfoliatum
Size:6 to 10 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide
Conditions : Full sun ; average to rich soil with intermediate wet
A crowing , bodacious prairie native , this huge yellow daisy makes a program line in the garden . Coarse , bold - textured leaves attach in pairs around the square base , creating the cup in its name . The bright , 3 - inch - wide prime are showy from July to September . In fertile , moist dirt , you may require to stake this plant life . I deadhead mine because it reseeds quite a morsel , but the seminal fluid heads could be left for boo to snack on . Going native was never so rewarding .
Irvin Etienneis the horticultural display coordinator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana .
photo : # 2 , # 3 and # 4 Michelle Gervais ; # 1 , Brandi Spade
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