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OUR FAVORITE PLANTS

Dunesland Garden Club

February 2008

Created by Sandi Shea and April Meyers

Japanese AnemoneAnemone x hybrida

Anne Miller• Anne Miller

• Perennial Zone 4• Part Shade; certain

varieties tolerate more sun• Needs moist well-drained

soil and wind protection• 2’ to 4’ tall• Blooms white or pink in late

summer and fall• Slow to establish but

naturalizes well

Bird of ParadiseStrelitzia reginae

Ethel Howard

• Tropical; must be overwintered indoors or treat as an annual

• Full sun and good ventilation• 5’ tall• Place outdoors after

temperatures are consistently above 60 degrees

• Fertilize weekly• Do not overwater; susceptible

to root rot

Black-Eyed Susan

• Black Eyed Susan (BC) single.jpg

• Herbaceous Perennial• Zone 3-9 sun to light

shade• Full sun; dry soil• Yellow/orange blossoms

June-October• Dead head to prolong

bloom• 2-3 feet tall• Will naturalize• Propagate by division• Dried flower heads are

food source for birds

Rudbeckia fulgida

Barbara Clark

Barbara Clark

Catmint

• Perennial Zone 3• Sun to light shade; thrives in dry sun• 7” to 30” tall to 3’ wide• Blooms blue violet May to frost• Shear back to encourage new blooms• Aromatic foliage• Sterile seeds so propagate by division

Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’

Jan LaBelle

True benefit?

Coneflower

• Perennial Zone 3• Full sun• 2’ to 5’ tall• Blooms June-July; sporadically till frost• Purple to pink, yellow, white; new varieties in corals, oranges and

greens• Can tolerate part shade, drought, heat, poor soil• Seed heads will stand through winter as food for finches

Echinacea purpurea

Glenda Clark

Daylily

• Perennial• Zone 4• Sun to light shade• 20” foliage; 44” scape• Blooms in July; can be 6” diameter• Easy care; not too aggressive• Many varieties in size, bloom time, color, bloom shape

Hemerocallis ‘Chief Four Fingers’

Beth Dermody

Beth Dermody

Delphinium (Larkspur)

• Short lived Perennial often grown as an annual

• Zone 3 or 4; full sun• 1 to 6’ tall• Blooms June-July in shades of

blues, pinks, white, and bicolors

• Most must be staked• Needs sufficient moisture but

well-drained soil• Susceptible to powdery

mildew, crown rot, slugs and snails

• Young plants and seeds are poisonous

Delphinium varieties

Betty Jean Thompson

FAINTING PLANT

• Zone 3-5 Perennial• Bold plants with large leaves,

long leaf stalks and unique daisy-like flowers

• Partial shade in fertile, humus-rich, wet soil

• Canary of the garden-wilts during hot afternoons

• Also known as Leopard Plant or Ragwort

• Very hardy, but may be susceptible to slugs

Ligularia vars.

Britt-Marie

Desdemona

Przewalskii

Rocket

Palmatiloba

Sandi Shea

Canadian Wild Ginger

• Zone 3 Perennial• Full shade ground cover• 6-12” tall; 12” wide• Spreads slowly• Inconspicuous brown

flowers in spring• Large leaves up to 6”• No major problems

although may be susceptible to slugs

Asarum canadense

Judy Wilkes

Hemp

• Annual; full sun• Variety of “marijuana” plant which contains less than 1%

THC• Rapid growth; harvested at different times for different

uses• Can be used for food, fuel, textiles, cosmetics, building

materials, paper • Is illegal in the U.S.

Cannabis sativa

Alex Dimitrijevich

Tropical Hibiscus

• Tropical; must be overwintered indoors or treat as an annual

• Filtered sun• 2’ to10’ tall• Blooms sporadically all the time in every color except

true blue and black• Blooms last only 1 day• Can be pruned heavily to fit space; likes to be nearly root

bound

Hibiscus rosa-sinesis

Connie Reynolds

HostaHosta ‘Blue Angel’

Marty Butler

• Perennial Zone 3• Full to part shade• 24”-30” tall; 60”-

87” wide • Large thick veined

blue-gray leaf• Blooms white on

44” scape in June and July

• Slug resistant

• Marty Butler

Bigleaf Hydrangea

• Hydrangea (HK).jpg• Perennial shrub• Zone 6 (5 if sheltered)• Part shade• 4’-6’ tall and wide• Bloom June-August• Blue in acid soil (add aluminum sulfate here); Pink in

alkaline soil• Blooms on old wood so may have winter damage; prune

after flowering• Dried flowers stay on a long time

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’

Helen Koetz

Helen Koetz

Helen Koetz

Hydrangea

• Zone 3-8; sun to part shade • 8’-12’ tall, 7’-10’ wide • Vigorous, upright deciduous

multistem shrub• Features long lasting upright

sharply pointed panicles of white flowers

• Bloom July to September• Blooms on new wood, so

prune late winter/early spring• Can be pruned to maintain

size and shape• Many other varieties for size,

form, bloom color and shape

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’

Mary Gustafson

Mary Gusta

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Exotic Impatiens

• Annual from cuttings• Shade to part shade• 10”-16” tall• Vigorous and well branched• Blooms early summer to frost• Yellow, salmons, coral, pinks• Easy to overwinter

Impatiens ‘Fusion Series’

April Meyers

Lenten Rose

• Evergreen Perennial Zone 4

• Part to full shade• 10”-18” tall; to 30” wide• Blooms in late winter

(in the snow) • Leaves are attractive

throughout the year, including winter here

• Needs humus rich alkaline soil

Helleborus ‘Orientalis’

Sandi Shea

Lungwort/Bethlehem SagePulmonaria saccharata

Barb Ward

• Perennial Zone 3 or 4• Part to full shade including dry

shade• 8”-15” tall; to 20” wide• Bloom April to May; pink fading

to blue or reverse or white• Leaves remain splotched white

all summer• Hardy and low maintenance• Can be susceptible to mildew

and slugs but resistant varieties available

• Sissinghurst

• Leopard

• Mrs. Moon

• Mrs. Moon

• Longifolia ‘Roy Davidson’

Periwinkle

• Evergreen Broadleaf Perennial Zone 4• 3”- 6” tall, mat forming• Sun to shade, moist to fairly dry• Bloom May to June raspberry color (other varieties in

blue, pink, and white)• No serious problems, but can be slightly invasive

Vinca minor ‘atropurpurea’

Naomi Friedrich

Naomi Friedrich

Naomi

Friedrich

atropurpurea

Rose

• Perennial Zone 4 or 5• Full sun• From 6” to more than 8’• Can be miniature, shrub, bush,

groundcover, climbing• Bloom in shades of pink, red,

yellow, white, and bicolor• Can be very fragrant• Can be carefree or care

intensive depending upon variety

Rosea varieties

Ione Mainord

Ione Mainord

Summer Snapdragon

• Annual• Sun to part shade• 6” to 24”; can be upright or

cascading• Blooms all summer in shades

of pinks, lavender, white, and bicolor

• Heat tolerant• Bedding, Container, or

Hanging Baskets• Easy care; no major problems

Angelonia angustifolia

April Meyers

Tree Peony

• Perennial shrub• Zone 5 (4 with winter

protection)• Woody; does not die back (do

not prune-blooms on old wood)• Large single or double blooms

in red, pink, maroon, yellow, or white

• Star shaped seedpods remain all winter

• Sometimes fragrant• Easy maintenance• Long lived—to 2 centuries

Paeonia suffruticosa

Judy Sims

• Sandi Shea

• Sandi Shea

• Judy Sims

• Judy Sims

Tulip

• Perennial Bulb, but hybrids often treated as annuals

• Zone 3, 4, 5 depending on variety

• Full sun• 3” to 36” tall• Blooms in many colors

from March to May depending on spring weather

Tulipa hybrids and species

Joyce Frederick

Zinnia

• Annual grown from seed• 8” to 4’ tall• Blooms from June till frost

in reds, pinks, yellows, oranges ,white and bicolors

• Wonderful cut flower• Full sun, fairly dry• Low maintenance• Susceptible to mildew,

root rot and blight; new varieties more disease resistant

Zinnia varieties

Pauline Roberts

Zonal Geranium

• Herbaceous Annual that can be overwintered either indoors or dormant

• Zone 10 sun to light shade• 15” to 30” tall• Bloom June till frost in shades

of pink, red, white and bicolors• Deadhead for best blooms• Container or bedding plant• Susceptible to stem and root

rot; gray mold in high humidity

Pelargonium x hortorum

Anne Gendreau

Anne Gendreau

Zucchini

• Annual bush type vegetable• Full sun• Produces from late June to October• Sweet flavored bright yellow zucchini with few seeds• Out produces other varieties• No pest or mildew problems

Zucchini ‘Butterstick Hyb.’

Marty Butler

• Marty Butler

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