Episode 25: Red Plants

Some perennials make this searing color a pleasure for the eyes to behold

Red . It ’s a color oft debated in horticulture . While some depict this hot chromaticity as “ bold ” and “ beguiling ” , others moot it “ off - putting ” and “ difficult to cultivate with . ” In this latest episode , Steve and Danielle discuss some of their favorite red plants . Whether it is fire - locomotive engine colored blooms or flaming leaf , you ’re trusted to find an option with a hue that ’s correct for you .

Expert : David Perry , horticultural photographer and avid nurseryman from Seattle , Washington .

Although Danielle finds the color red intemperately to work with , she ’s always been incisive oncardinal flower(Lobelia cardinalis , Zones 3 - 8) . Because it ’s relegated to the shade garden where greenish chromaticity are abundant , it ’s never at risk of clashing with other colors .

Brakelights ® red yucca(Hesperaloe parviflora‘Perpa ’ , zone 5 - 9 ) is a new favorite of Steve , who constitute it in the garden and in containers . As long as it has good drainage , this drouth - tolerant plant life thrives .

Everyone loves peonies , and‘Sword Dance ’ peony(Paeonia lactiflora‘Sword Dance ’ , zone 3 - 8) is no exception . The out petal are a deep red ( despite many photos looking pink ) and the inner stamens are a premix of yellow-bellied and burgundy .

One garden that photographerDavid Perryshot forFine Gardeningfeatured a industrial plant palette burst with red plant . However , it was the bright ruby Adirondack chairs that stop up being the focal point of the landscape ( design by Stacie Crooks ) – and the pic .

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