[ Coreopsis 'Leading Lady Charlize' | Posted on September 6, 2023 ] Unfortunately, this did not survive the first winter in southern Maine. Auriculata prefers moister soils and is not as drought tolerant …. |
[ Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia speciosa 'Viette's Little Suzy') | Posted on August 5, 2023 ] Something to keep in mind when you consider buying this plant… there are compact, medium, and tall plants being marketed and sold as Viette's Little Suzy. |
[ Violet (Viola cornuta 'Frizzle Sizzle Lemonade') | Posted on July 29, 2023 ] Pan American Seed has some Frizzle Sizzle colors available individually. These can also be bought as trays from |
[ Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii Junior Walker™) | Posted on July 8, 2023 ] For me, "Junior Walker" is a very large dominant plant which is now hiding multiple perennials on either side in my border garden. I'm going to try to reduce it. If that fails, I may discard it. |
[ Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose') | Posted on May 20, 2022 ] |
[ Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose') | Posted on May 20, 2022 ] |
[ Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose') | Posted on May 20, 2022 ] One of the posters mentioned that she did not know how some of the photographs were taken as her 'Primrose' was white. Another agreed that her plant was also white. Thank you for sharing your observations. |
[ Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Marie Legraye') | Posted on May 20, 2022 ] 'Marie Legraye' is one of the oldest registered cultivars, in the year 1840, by hybridizer Legraye. The flowers are ivory-white from yellowish buds. |
[ Early Flowering Lilac (Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush') | Posted on March 20, 2022 ] Some notes about 'Maiden's Blush'… |
[ Lilac (Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Sweetheart') | Posted on March 15, 2022 ] Hybridizer: Clarke, 1953. Father Fiala rated this as very fine in his Lilacs book. |
[ Hosta 'Golden Tiara' | Posted on February 27, 2022 ] I highly recommend this vigorous and beautiful Hosta. About ten years ago, this plant produced a delightful sport in my garden that is a solid golden green which has survived and flourished. I have about six divisions now. Not surprisingly, my unnamed sport is more sun-sensitive than Golden Tiara and somewhat less vigorous. Golden Tiara is itself a sport and has produced other sports. (I would have posted a photo of the sport but the format has changed and I no longer see that option.) |
[ Chrysanthemum zawadskii | Posted on October 14, 2021 ] This is a long-lived and low maintenance stoloniferous alpine perennial that is visited by bee pollinators. I obtained it as "chrysanthemum weyrichii" in a plant swap about 15 years ago. Some plants bloom as a dwarf 5-6" and some are 12 - 14". This makes a long lasting cut flower, and developed a root in the vase. |
[ Mountain Hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Billow') | Posted on September 29, 2021 ] I have had Blue Billow for perhaps 25 years. It has been one of the most lovely and reliable plants that I have ever grown. It produced a volunteer seedling which is indistinguishable from the parent. I have since divided and shared that. I couldn't be happier with this plant! |
[ Coral Bells (Heuchera Heureka™ Black Knight) | Posted on August 16, 2021 ] Sad that this lovely zone 5 plant did not survive the winter. |
[ Coneflower (Echinacea 'Green Jewel') | Posted on August 7, 2021 ] Sadly, this cultivar did not return this year. Cheyenne Sunset and other echinaceas in the same bed did. |
[ French Crane's-bill (Geranium 'Wargrave Pink') | Posted on July 19, 2021 ] Just a clarification on the color….G. endressi 'Wargrave Pink' has petals of a light salmon pink RHSCC Red Group 55B, though a little bluer at the extreme edge in young flowers; towards the tips a slightly darker network of veins is visible. The petals change color with age only slightly…. Because of its colour it is best planted away from more pinkish geraniums." Peter F. Yeo, Hardy Geraniums, 2nd. Ed., p. 62. |
[ Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Nashville Star') | Posted on August 7, 2020 ] 'Nashville Star' is a long bloomer which blooms surprisingly well in filtered shade. 'Nashville Star' is displayed at and recommended as a ground cover by the Chicago Botanical Garden. Other daylilies they recommended are 'Countless Carrots', 'Chicago Heirloom, 'Fringed Porcelain', and 'Lavender Frolic'. |
[ French Lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner') | Posted on June 6, 2020 ] Apparently, this lilac is noted for having dense upright flowers. Mine has bent under weight of panicles but I don't know if that is due to receiving less than desirable light or cultivation, or whether there was misidentification at purchase time. |
[ Lemoine's Mock Orange (Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile') | Posted on June 4, 2020 ] I've had this shrub for 20 - 25 years. I have never seen a bloom! |
[ Korean Rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink') | Posted on May 23, 2020 ] Cornell Pink had buds April 15th, bloomed heavily, and there are still some pretty blossoms left. That makes over five weeks of pretty flowers. My Northern Lights azaleas which are also exceptionally pretty and hardy haven't begun opening up. So I highly recommend this shrub if you like Azaleas and want to begin the season with this and or azalea dauricum Midwinter. Also, Bumble bees love this azalea! |