I Love Rosa ‘Meipeporia’ Oso Easy Double Red
Name: Rosa ‘Meipeporia’ Oso Easy Double Red Type of Plant: This is a landscape shrub rose. It is hardy in zones 5 to 9, and grows about 4 feet tall and four feet wide. Why I Love This Plant: I’ve loved this rose for several reasons. First, because it’s...
I Love Aster novi-belgii ‘Wood’s Blue’ aka Wood’s Blue aster.
Name: Aster novi-belgii ‘Wood’s Blue’ aka Wood’s Blue aster. Type of Plant: A short, perennial New York aster in the “Wood’s series” that is hardy in zones 4 – 8. Why I Love This Plant: One of the best reasons to grow perennials is that you have a...
I Love Betula nigra ‘Cully’ ~ Heritage river birch
Name: Betula nigra ‘Cully’ aka Heritage river birch Type of Plant: A vigorous, fast growing tall tree with beautiful bark. Hardy in Zones 4-9. Why I Love This Plant: The bark! The bark! The peeling bark! I also love that this is an adaptable tree that is tall and...
I Love Bracteantha bracteatum Granvia Gold Strawflower
Name: Bracteantha bracteatum Granvia Gold Type of Plant: An annual strawflower for full sun. Perfect in containers or in the ground. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Where to start with this cheerful annual? First of all, it’s quite vigorous. I knew this right away this...
My Panicle Hydrangeas on Sept 4th
Panicle Hydrangeas In Early September. On September 4th I took a tour of Poison Ivy Acres, photographing every panicle hydrangea that was in flower for this post. What is a panicle hydrangea? These are shrubs that are in the genus Hydrangea and the species...
I Love Ixora coccinea
Name: Ixora coccinea aka jungle geranium or flame of the woods. Type of Plant: A shrub in tropical areas (zones 10-11) but a summer tropical pot plant in northern regions. Grows best in full sun to part-shade, thriving in slightly acidic, well-drained soils. Why I...
I Love Clethra alnifolia aka Summersweet or Sweet Pepperbush
Type of Plant: A shrub that’s native to the northeast, also known as sweet pepperbush. Hardy in Zones 3-8, and happy to grow in sun or shade as long as it’s kept watered. Prefers moist soils but will thrive in native, shady areas or common garden conditions, but not...
I Love Lespedeza thunbergii
Name: Lespedeza thunbergii including varieties such as ‘Gibraltar’ Type of Plant: Often called a bush clover, this is a shrub in warmer climates and a herbaceous perennial in colder climates such as my warm zone 6 on Cape Cod. Why I Love/Hate this plant:...
I Love Nepeta x faassenii ‘Balpurrlu’ aka Whispurr Blue catmint
Name: Nepeta x faassenii ‘Balpurrlu’ aka Whispurr Blue catmint Type of Plant: A perennial plant that’s hardy in zones 4a to 9a. Why I Love/Hate this plant: This plant was sent to me this year by the people at Darwin Perennials. As usual when I have a...