‘Sweetheart’ epimedium
Name:Epimedium×rubrum‘Sweetheart’
USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 8
Size:16 inches grandiloquent and up to 2 feet wide
Conditions : fond refinement ; well - drained land
The large heart - work leaves of this epimedium are edged in reddish and emerge at the same time as the cherry-red flower in midspring . The blooms last about two months , and the leave of absence rest showy all summertime , finally rent on a Burgundy wine chromaticity in fall . This tough plant finally forms a dense background cover , suppressing weeds in the process . ‘ Sweetheart ’ epimedium is evergreen plant but count tired at the conclusion of winter , so clip the foliage back in former spring .
‘Silver Dragon’ lilyturf
Name:Liriope spicata‘Silver Dragon’
Zones:6 to 11
Size:10 inches magniloquent and 18 inches wide of the mark
The arching , grasslike foliage of ‘ Silver Dragon ’ lily turf is green edge in silvery lily-white . Less aggressive than the straight mintage , it is a wonderful ground cover and is equally beautiful in a slew . ‘ Silver Dragon ’ always brightens up dark , shady areas . The pale purple flowers in late summertime are followed by lite green berry in evenfall . diffuse by underground rhizomes , this plant life is useful when you need to brace the soil on a mound or bank . And best of all , it is deer immune .
Crested broad buckler fern
Name:Dryopteris dilatata‘Lepidota Cristata’
Zones:6 to 8
Size:1 to 2 feet improbable and panoptic
circumstance : Partial to full shade ; well - drained soil
Easy to grow yet dramatic , this vase - shape fern has arching , stiff , triangular fronds that hold up their bod all summer . The finely bring down foliage is dark immature with crested tips . Found in deciduous woodlands , this evergreen plant fern adds elegance to suspect surface area . If cony browsing is an issue in your yard , this resistant plant is for you . It ’s safe to give crested broad buckler fern consistent wet during its first year , while it ’s getting established , but thereafter , it will be able to stomach dry experimental condition .
‘Curley’ Canadian hemlock
Name:Tsuga canadensis‘Curley’
Zones:4 to 8
Size:3 feet tall and wide ( in 10 year )
This dwarf , on an irregular basis growing conifer with short , contorted , horizontal limb is delightful . It look like a bonsai with no pruning , which is prosperous because the branch are quite brickly . The foliation is exceptionally interesting : The diminutive , dark green needle are curved to display a lighter underside . Sometimes hard to obtain in nurseries , ‘ Curley ’ Canadian California fern is worth track down because it is a rarefied conifer that actually fly high in the nicety and tolerates dry soil term once established .
Lisa O’Donnell is an avid gardener and a extremity of the Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia .
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