1. Giant Fleece Flower
Name:Persicaria polymorpha
Zones:4 to 9
Size:4 to 6 foot improbable and 6 to 12 feet broad
condition : Full sunshine to fond tone ; modal to moist ground
This “ astilbe on steroid hormone ” quickly attains the mass of a bush , and has an telling presence before and after its June - through - September bloom . Its size is better beseem to the back of a boundary line or the center of a deep flower layer . It does not seed or ramble . Division is better done in spring or after leaf departure in fall as its vacuous stems soften well . Giant fleece flower ’s plumage make a good backdrop for colorful canna ( Cannaspp . and cvs . , Zones 8–11 ) , and it is a good associate for magniloquent ornamental grass .
2. ‘Siskiyou’ Evening Primrose
Name:Oenotheraspeciosa‘Siskiyou’
USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 8
Size:10 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide
term : Full sun ; misfortunate , well - drained land
This tough perennial is floriferous from early to midsummer and is tolerant of drought . pose it at the front of a border , where it will jog , or on hillsides for fast masking and electric resistance to eroding . But keep an eye on out : If not maintain , ‘ Siskiyou ’ evening primrose can sometimes take over and be difficult to annihilate . Pair it with ‘ May Night ’ salvia ( Salviasylvestris‘May Night ’ , Zones 5–9 ) or Russian sage ( Perovskia atriplicifolia , Zones 6–9 ) .
3. ‘Princess Diana’Clematis
Name:Clematis texensis‘Princess Diana’
Zones:5 to 9
size of it : Vining up to 6 to 8 feet
Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; productive , moist , well - run out soil
‘ Princess Diana ’ clematis may be the longest - blooming texensis clematis there is . Its elegant , 1½-inch - wide ship’s bell of saturated sullen garden pink with a lighter pink edge will not fade in full sunshine , and the vine will still be floriferous in fond specter . This cultivar can tissue through conifers and shrubs without blocking the sun , as larger - bloom clematis do . Whether grown up an obelisk , over a paries , or through a shrub , this plant needs a comrade that appear early , like hellebores ( genus Helleborus orientalis , Zones 4–8 ) or ‘ Aureola ’ Japanese forest pasturage ( Hakonechloa macra‘Aureola ’ , Zones 5–9 ) , to skirt its bare base .
4. Autumn Charm™Sedum
Name:Sedum‘Lajos’
Size:14 to 18 inches improbable and 18 inches wide-cut
precondition : Full sunshine to scant shade ; well - drained soil
Autumn Charm ™ is a sturdy , reliable motley sport of ‘ Autumn Joy ’ sedum , with showy blue - green leaves edged in a creamy yellowness that ages to creamy livid . Its flowers are go up pink and seem later than those of ‘ Autumn Joy ’ . As with other sedums , its leggy tendencies can be controlled by removing half its height in June .
Mindy Arbo is co - owner of the Cotton - Arbo retum , a privately own public garden in Winchester , Massachusetts .
Photos : good manners of Mindy Arbo , Michelle Gervais , Kerry Ann Moore , good manners of www.perennialresource.com
Get our later tips , how - to article , and instructional videos sent to your inbox .
Signing you up …
Related Articles
Regional Picks: Summer Standouts - Southern Plains
Regional Picks: Summer Standouts - Midwest
Regional Picks: Summer Standouts - Northwest
Regional Picks: Summer Standouts - Southern California
Join o.k. horticulture for a free engaging live webinar featuring Dr. Janna Beckerman , a renowned plant diagnostician as well as prof emerita at Purdue University and the ornamentals technical manager …
When I spotted a particular sand dollar cactus ( Astrophytum asterias ) at the Philadelphia Flower Show a few months ago , I knew I was in trouble . With a delightful colour pattern …
When we only prioritize plants we want over plants our landscape painting needs , each season is filled with a never - cease list of chores : pruning , pinching , watering , treating , remediate , and fertilizing , with …
Subscribe today and save up to 47%
Video
Touring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat
You must be thrifty when you enter the backyard of garden designer Jeff Epping — not because you ’re likely to trip on something , but because you might be dive - bombed by a pair …
4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden
Episode 181: Plants You Can’t Kill
Episode 180: Plants with Big, Bold Foliage
4 Steps to Remove Invasive Plants in Your Yard
All Access member get more
sign up up for afree trialand get approach to ALL our regional content , plus the rest of the member - only capacity depository library .
Start Free Trial
Get over site admission to expert advice , regional substance , and more , plus the photographic print magazine publisher .
go your spare visitation
Already a member?sign in
