[ Bishop's Weed (Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum') | Posted on November 26, 2013 ] Aegopodium was very invasive here and I was thrilled to eliminate it. |
[ Fern-Leaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina 'Gold Plate') | Posted on November 26, 2013 ] This yarrow was the first plant given to me by the real PIRL and I treasure it. |
[ Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva') | Posted on November 25, 2013 ] The roots of Tardiva are numerous and many are at or near the surface. I would not plant anything around it that has deep roots or you'll struggle to dig out the plants. |
[ Hardy Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x rubellum 'Clara Curtis') | Posted on November 25, 2013 ] It spreads quite wide but it's so easy to pluck new growth in spring and plant it elsewhere or give it to another gardener. |
[ Lily (Lilium 'Paraguay') | Posted on November 24, 2013 ] Not at all as the stock photo captures the color as it blooms here. Beautiful bloom but disaster if I had planted it thinking the company photo was accurate since I do garden by the color echoes theory. I'm so glad I potted it up and didn't trust the photo the company showed. I've had enough disasters with colors or names not being what they should have been. |
[ Lily (Lilium 'Oscar') | Posted on November 24, 2013 ] Died the second year. |
[ Lily (Lilium 'Sweet Kiss') | Posted on November 24, 2013 ] Blooms here 6/22 to 7/13. |
[ Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Harlequin') | Posted on November 23, 2013 ] Harlequin has many more colors to the blooms than I've posted. It's an ever changing delight in the garden. |
[ Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Harlequin') | Posted on November 23, 2013 ] Easy to layer as well. |
[ Lily (Lilium 'Orange Electric') | Posted on November 22, 2013 ] Died the first year. Highly uncommon for any Asiatic to die here. |
[ Lily (Lilium 'Stunning') | Posted on November 22, 2013 ] Stunning opens with quite a bit of yellow in the bloom but gradually fades to a creamy vanilla. It's beautiful all of the time and nice to see the changes happening. |
[ Lance-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Pink Lipstick') | Posted on November 21, 2013 ] Each leaf varies a bit in design. |
[ Lance-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Pink Lipstick') | Posted on November 21, 2013 ] Deer shredded them and left me with bare stems. |
[ Fancy-Leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Grey Ghost') | Posted on November 21, 2013 ] Had I been aware of just how large these mammoth bulbs would grow, I'd have put each one in a separate pot. |
[ Hosta 'Sum and Substance' | Posted on November 15, 2013 ] Too big for my taste. I'd love to sell it but last time I tried to take a chunk from it I had to use a saw and it took a long time. |
[ Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Powhatan') | Posted on November 14, 2013 ] Various sites say 'Powhatan' grows to 20' tall. I'll be 85 by the time that happens. Maybe it's grown a foot in 7 years. I do love the plant and I'm happy with it but just don't expect fast growth. |
[ Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Powhatan') | Posted on November 14, 2013 ] Powhatan was moved from the rose garden to the Belmont garden in 2010. That's why some captions read differently than others. |
[ Clematis (Clematis viticella 'Venosa Violacea') | Posted on November 14, 2013 ] The color for Venosa Violacea is shown as purple. Is there a way to add the secondary color of near white? |
[ Clematis 'Ashva' | Posted on November 13, 2013 ] True that it's not a huge bloom but each bloom is perfect. I'll measure the size next year since I know some people are obsessed by size. |
[ Clematis 'Omoshiro' | Posted on November 13, 2013 ] 2012 was a very warm spring so blooms began opening in late April to early May. |