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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
fson
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
THE ENDAny questions?