Requirements: Best grown in full sun on a well-drained, reasonably moist soil that can be acidic to alkaline. Drought-tolerant once established. Prune if necessary immediately after blooming. Since it has a better branching habit than most tree lilacs, there is less of a need for corrective shape pruning
Ornamental Features: Provides multiple seasons of interest, from its panicles of fragrant, primrose-yellow flowers in early summer to its dark green foliage that can turn an eye-catching yellow in autumn; the cinnamon-colored bark is attractive year-round
Habit & Growth Rate: Upright habit; grows to 20 feet in height with a 15-foot spread. Moderate growth rate of around 1 foot per year.
Requirements: Sun to part shade; prefers average well-drained soils; thrives in heat (AHS Heat Zones 12 to 2); tolerates summer heat better when given ample moisture and part shade
Ornamental Features: Large, 2.5-inch light blue flowers bloom from May until frost.
Habit & Growth Rate: Sport of the Perennial Plant Association’s Perennial Plant of the Year geranium ‘Rozanne’ with a more mounded habit and a lighter blue color; vigorous growing, compact and self-branching; height is 18 to 20 inches and spread is 24 to 28 inches; great long-blooming ground cover from May until frost
Hardiness Zones: Semi-deciduous in zones 8b/9a; evergreen in zone 9b
Requirements: Best suited for full sun applications and free draining, acidic soils; drought-tolerant, but appreciates somewhat regular watering
Ornamental Features: Large, velvety foliage with variegation pattern and colors that range from gold to green to hot pink; clusters of around five large deep purple flowers are present throughout the growing season
Habit & Growth Rate: Where evergreen, Olivia can grow to a small tree, reaching 8 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide; where semi-deciduous, plants reach 4 to 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide over the growing season
Ornamental Features: Approximately 43 petals; repeat flowering, fragrant English rose. Buds open to form chalice-shaped blooms of soft apricot eventually paling to cream.
Habit & Growth Rate: Upright, bush, 5 feet tall by 3 feet wide; suitable for borders or climbing
Scientific Name: Buddleia ‘Hinebud3’ Angel White PPAF
Hardiness Zones: 5
Requirements: Full sun; keep soil moist during first growing season.
Ornamental Features: Gleaming white flowers continually bloom throughout the summer, contrasting against the dark bluish-gray foliage. Bush attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is perfect for large containers and mass planting.
Requirements: Full sun; able to tolerate conditions with no irrigation once established
Ornamental Features: Robust, super blue selection of S. sediforme; hardy architectural accent for succulent gardens; creamy yellow flowers in midsummer
Habit & Growth Rate: Mounding; 4 to 6 inches tall by 8 to 12 inches wide
Requirements: Full sun to part shade; average to moist garden soil.
Ornamental Features: Hardy, fall-blooming camellia is a robust grower in containers in the nursery and in the garden; it’s a full, bushy plant with a dense habit and elegant, formal double carmine-pink flowers.
Habit & Growth Rate: Grows 8 to 12 feet tall by 5 to 7 feet wide
Scientific Name: Helleborus x ballardiae ‘COSEH 810’
Hardiness Zones: 5
Requirements: Prefers consistent moisture and soil with plenty of humus and good drainage, partial to full shade; a moisture-conserving mulch is helpful in areas with hot summers.
Ornamental Features: Masses of light pink to pink blossoms deepen to cranberry and, by May, to ebony-purple; large, forward-facing flowers with long-lasting color complemented by dark stems and deep green, deer-resistant foliage
Habit & Growth Rate: Mounding, 10 to 13 inches tall; spreads to 15 inches wide; blooms late winter to spring
Requirements: For best blooms, grow in full sun (grows well in partial shade with fewer blooms); in areas of intense heat, provide semi-shade/filtered light; best in well-drained/friable soils with added organic matter, but can thrive in a variety of soils. Tolerant of dry conditions when established
Ornamental Features: Masses of bicolor hot pink and pale pink blooms; glossy green foliage
Habit & Growth Rate: Low-growing compact bushes with dense flowers and foliage; mature height 23 to 31 inches; mature width 40 inches
Stumpy, a scraggly cherry tree who became beloved as a symbol of resilience during the pandemic, is marking its last Spring. Seawall rehabilitation of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. will require its removal in May.
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