Week 8 - hardy Herbaceous

Calibrachoa x hybrida|Million Bells

A low, trailing plant covered in small, bell-shaped blooms in a rainbow of colors that drop cleanly after flowering.

Canna x generalis|Canna

A bold, upright plant with large tropical leaves and showy spikes of orange, peach, pink, red, yellow, or white flowers.

-bulb rhizome

-3-6’

-plant below 4-6” below water surface

-marignal or bog plants

-any deeper and rhizomes will rot

Capsicum annuum|Ornamental Pepper

A compact plant with glossy foliage and clusters of bright, colorful peppers that ripen in shades of orange, purple, red, white, or yellow.

-dpends on the stage of ripening - fruits ripen at different rates and genetic breeding, for just some colors

-cool night temperatures with darker colors

-edible, not bread for eating

Celosia cristata, Celosia spicata|Cockscomb

An annual with vivid plume-like, crested, or spiked flowers in warm colors and a striking texture.

-know differenece

-spicata=wheat

Achillea millefolium|Yarrow

A clump-forming perennial with feathery foliage and flat-topped clusters of flowers in many colors from summer to fall.

-many new cultivars dont self seed

-grow in dense colonies

-rhizome root system

-morphological - flat top cluster - corymb

-stalks have various lengths -long and thn short towards top of stem

Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'|Bee Balm

A tall perennial with aromatic leaves and large clusters of bright red tubular flowers that attract pollinators.

-resistenat to powdery mildew

-pollinator friendly

-winter interest bc of seed heads

Gaura lindheimeri|Whirling Butterflies

A light, airy perennial with wiry stems and fluttery red-and-white flowers that resemble dancing butterflies.

-dont plant in heavy clay or wet soil

Helleborus hybridus|Lenten Rose

A low, clumping plant with leathery evergreen leaves and nodding, cup-shaped blooms in late winter to early spring.

-blooms around march april (around lent)

Ceanothus americanus|New Jersey Tea

A small, rounded shrub with glossy leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer.

-perennial shrub

Conoclinium coelestinum|Blue Mist Flower/ageratum

A spreading perennial with fuzzy blue or lavender flower clusters blooming late into fall.

Verbena hastata|Blue Vervain

A tall, upright plant with slender spikes of tiny purple flowers that attract pollinators.

-single spikes

-pretty tall 2-4

-lace shapped

-upright

-square stems

Vernonia fasciculata|Common Ironweed

A robust plant with tall stems and clusters of vivid purple flowers in late summer.

-3-7’ tall

-glabrous-smooth or bald

-upright form

-unbranched stems

(not in garden)

Allium cernuum|Nodding Onion

A clumping onion with arching stems topped by nodding clusters of lavender or white bell-shaped flowers.

Allium lusitanicum 'Summer Beauty'|Summer Beauty Onion

A tidy, low-growing allium with globe-shaped heads of lavender-purple flowers in midsummer.

Bidens aristosa|Tickseed Sunflower

A branching native annual with yellow, daisy-like blooms that create a mass of late-season color.

-pinnately compounded

Bidens ferulifolia|Bidens

A spreading, trailing plant with fine, feathery foliage and small, bright yellow star-shaped flowers.