Name: Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’ aka Ivory Halo variegated red twig dogwood Type of Plant: A shrub with variegated leaves and bright red stems, hardy...
I Love Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’ aka Ivory Halo Variegated Red Twig Dogwood
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I Love Papaver orientale, aka Oriental poppy
Name: Papaver orientale, aka Oriental poppy Type of Plant: A perennial poppy that flowers in late-May and early June, hardy in zones 3 to 7. Why I...
I Love Liriodendron tulipifera aka tulip tree or tulip-poplar
Name: Liriodendron tulipifera aka tulip tree or tulip-poplar Type of Plant: A large, native tree in the magnolia family. (Magnoliaceae) Best...
I Love Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ aka blue grama
Name: Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ aka blue grama Type of Plant: Short, summer flowering grass for full sun, hardy in Zones 3-10. This...
I Love Sunshine Blue Caryopteris, aka Caryoperis incana ‘Jason’
Name: Sunshine Blue Caryopteris, aka Caryoperis incana ‘Jason’ Type of Plant: A fall-flowering shrub for full sun that’s hardy in Zones 5-9. Why I...
I Love Gossypium hirsutum ‘Red Foliated’ aka red foliaged cotton.
Name: Gossypium hirsutum 'Red Foliated' aka red foliaged cotton. Type of Plant: A lovely plant with a lot of baggage. Winter hardy in Zones 9-11,...
I Love Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomarevo’ aka Hydrangea Everlasting Revolution
Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hokomarevo' aka Hydrangea Everlasting Revolution Type of Plant: A mophead hydrangea with pink to blue flowers depending...
I Love Ruellia makoyana aka Trailing Velvet Plant
Name: Ruellia makoyana aka trailing velvet plant Type of Plant: For most of us, this Ruellia is an indoor houseplant. It is hardy in Zone 10, but...
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I Love Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ aka lemon cypress
Name: Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest' aka lemon cypress Type of Plant: A bright lime-yellow dwarf evergreen that has a columnar, cone shape. Hardy...
Cucurbita moschata aka Waltham Butternut Squash
Name: Cucurbita moschata aka Waltham butternut squash. Type of Plant: A winter squash that has, since it’s development in the 1940’s, has become...
Phalaenopsis aka The Moth Orchid
Name: Phalaenopsis aka the moth orchid Type of Plant: An orchid: one of the most widely available and easy to grow. Why I Love This Plant: First...
I Love Pinus parviflora Glauca aka Japanese White Pine
Name: Pinus parviflora Glauca aka Japanese white pine Type of Plant: The Glauca group of Japanese white pines are conifers with an open habit, and...
I Love Raydon’s Favorite Aster
Name: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ aka Raydon’s favorite aster. Type of Plant: A herbaceous perennial aster, hardy in Zones 3-8...
I Love Acer rubrum aka Red Maple
Name: Acer rubrum aka red maple Type of Plant: A native tree that’s also called swamp maple, hardy in zones 3-9. Why I Love This Plant: This is a...
I Love Persicaria virginiana ‘Variegata’ aka Variegated Jumpseed
Name: Persicaria virginiana 'Variegata' aka variegated jumpseed Type of Plant: A herbaceous perennial (meaning it dies to the ground over the...
I Love Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’
Name: Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’ aka Liriope ‘Peedee Gold Ingot,’ Peedee Gold, and golden lilyturf Type of Plant: Perennial plant for full...
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...