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Hummingbird Delight Designed by Christine Woods of Matrix Gardens 2018 garden in a box: Garden Info Sheet Hummingbird Delight Designed by Christine Woods of Matrix Gardens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 - Angelina Stonecrop 5 - Knautia 9 - Rondo Penstemon 2 - Blue Grama Grass 6 - Pineleaf Penstemon 10 - Silver Blade Evening Primrose 3 - Chocolate Flower 7 - Red Carpet Stonecrop 11 - Sunset Hyssop 4 - Faassen’s Catmint 8 - Red Rocks Penstemon Angelina Stonecrop Blue Grama Grass 1 Latin Name: Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ 2 Latin Name: Bouteloua gracilis Mature Height: 4-6” Mature Height: 1-2’ Mature Spread: 12-18” Mature Spread: 1-2’ Hardy To: 8,000’ Hardy To: 8,500’ Water: Low Water: Very Low Exposure: Sun Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Yellow Flower Color: Tan or Blonde Flower Season: Summer Flower Season: Summer to Fall Attracts: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies Attracts: Small Birds Description: Bottom line, Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ is gorgeous Description: Bouteloua gracilis is a greyish-green native grass and easy to care for! Its vibrant chartreuse foliage adds a distinct commonly found in the Rocky Mountains. This attractive and hardy pop of color to the landscape in the form of a low growing succu- grass will compliment and add intrigue to any established garden. lent mat. Often, the tips of the foliage will feature a dark amber Bouteloua gracilis will stay colorful all the way through the fall color, adding to its appeal. With the changing seasons, the hue of season. Its delicate blonde “eyelash-like” spikelets grow horizontally this plant will transform. Generally, it will display lime green foliage on the grass stems. Its seeds are eaten by small birds in the fall. P.S. in the spring, bright yellow foliage in the summer, and unique This is the Colorado state grass! orange foliage in the fall. This hardy perennial is especially striking Care: This adaptable grass does well in almost all soils aside from when planted near a rock wall as it will create a beautiful cascading heavy and very wet clay. Cut back in mid-spring just before new habit. growth emerges. Care: Be sure to give this beauty space to grow. It requires very little attention and care, but if it is spreading out too much for your liking, then the plant can be pruned back any time. Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ prefers full sun but will tolerate some light shade. Chocolate Flower Faassen's Catmint 3 Latin Name: Berlandiera lyrata 4 Latin Name: Nepeta x faassenii Mature Height: 1-2’ Mature Height: 18-24” Mature Spread: 12-18” Mature Spread: 18-24” Hardy To: 6,000’ Hardy To: 8,500’ Water: Low Water: Low Exposure: Sun Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Yellow Flower Color: Lavender Flower Season: Summer to Fall Flower Season: Early to Late Summer Attracts: Bees Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds Description: Native to the plains and grasslands of the Southwest Resistant To: Deer, Rabbits United States, Berlandiera lyrata has a strong tolerance for heat Description: Nepeta x faassenii is a many branched perennial with and drought. This bright yellow, daisy-like flower will add a ray square stems sporting soft, gray-green leaves that form a thick of light and color to any garden. And, with the Berlandiera lyrata, rounded clump. Known for its long bloom season, it has abundant your mornings just got a little sweeter! This cheerful delight emits and vigorous lavender-colored blooms produced at the stem tips a distinct milk chocolate fragrance especially in the early morning and upper leaf axils all summer long. Although its stems are 2-3’ in hours. If you’re looking for an extra chocolaty pick-me-up, the length, its arching habit brings the height down to 18-24”. Nepeta fragrance can be produced by plucking the ray florets from the x faassenii prefers dry-ish, not particularly fertile soil, and its seeds flower head. Enjoy its sweet scent, colorful display, and long-last- are predominantly sterile so it won’t spread like other Nepeta spe- ing blooms in your landscape from the first sign of summer to the cies. When the stems are broken, they release an aroma that tends first frost of fall. to attract cats; hence, its common name, “Catmint”. Care: This hardy and easy to care for perennial is adaptable to a Care: Trim plant back by 1/2 to 2/3 after flowering in July to keep wide spectrum of conditions. However, it tends to prefer soil that is plant’s shape and encourage a second flowering in August and late not amended and thrives best in full sun locations. Once estab- summer. Leave foliage on in winter, and then cut the plant back to lished, it requires very little water, and, if overwatered, it will cause 4-6” in spring in order to help protect its roots. Can divide every 3-4 the plant to become leggy. Be sure to remove spent flowers to years. Since the stems can end up leaning away from the middle of encourage new growth. the plant, leaving a hole in the center, you may want to support the plant with a metal ring or stakes and twine. Knautia Pineleaf Penstemon 5 Latin Name: Knautia macedonica 6 Latin Name: Penstemon pinifolius Mature Height: 18-24’’ Mature Height: 6-8” Mature Spread: 18-24’’ Mature Spread: 12-15” Hardy To: 6,000’ Hardy To: 8,000’ Water: Low Water: Low Exposure: Adaptable Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Burgundy Flower Color: Scarlet Flower Season: Summer Flower Season: Mid-Summer Attracts: Butterflies Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds Description: Knautia macedonica is a tall and clump-forming pe- Description: Penstemon pinifolius features glorious tubular, rennial with deep red pincushion flowers atop slender leaves. The scarlet-orange flowers with vibrant yellow throats. These unique plant may be short-lived, but tends to self-seed. Knautia macedon- and prolific blooms rest atop soft, green needle-like foliage and ica makes an excellent cut or dried flower that is quite attractive cover the plant throughout the mid-summer months. Its fine to both butterflies and bees. A good companion plant because of and delicate texture adds a wispy, playful essence to the natural its leggy height, it should be under-planted with lower growing landscape, and its delightful blooms are beloved by butterflies and perennials. Knautia macedonica prefers dry and more alkaline soils, hummingbirds alike. This low-creeping Penstemon thrives in sun- although it is tolerant of most soil types. ny, dry gardens and looks particularly attractive in a rock garden or Care: Knautia macedonica is a fast-growing plant that requires dry border. As a native to Arizona and New Mexico, it grows well in little maintenance, although the flowers should be deadheaded to most regions except for the humid south, and once established, it promote new growth. is very drought-tolerant. Plant this no-fuss beauty in your garden and watch your landscape come to life - songbirds feast on the seeds in fall and winter! Care: Penstemon pinifolius prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil. It will often die in standing water. Cut down old foliage in late fall or early spring before new growth starts. If desired, cut down the stems of the spent flowers after bloom. It can also be propagated by division every 3 to 4 years, if desired. May benefit from loose winter mulch in colder zones. Red Carpet Stonecrop Red Rocks Penstemon 7 Latin Name: Sedum spurium ‘Red Carpet’ 8 Latin Name: Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’ Mature Height: 2-4” Mature Height: 12-15” Mature Spread: 12-18” Mature Spread: 8-12” Hardy To: 8,500’ Hardy To: 7,000’ Water: Low Water: Low Exposure: Sun Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Rose Red Flower Color: Rose Flower Season: Mid-Summer Flower Season: Spring to Summer Attracts: Butterflies Attracts: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies Resistant To: Deer Description: Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’ was developed in Description: The vigorous and long-lived, Sedum spurium ‘Red Colorado and named after the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater Carpet’ is a great addition to the garden. Its reddish-green, in Morrison, CO. This hybrid Penstemon (a cross between the wedge-shaped leaves cover trailing stems to form a low-growing Mexican and American wild Penstemons) showcases tall spikes of flower carpet covered with clusters of rosy red blooms throughout rose-pink flowers with white throats. Its foliage is equally attractive mid-summer. In the fall and winter, the foliage transforms into a forming bushy clumps of glossy green, narrow leaves. And like rich crimson red hue adding much welcomed winter color and most Penstemons, the Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’ is a pollina- interest. Under ideal conditions the Sedum spurium ‘Red Carpet’ tor magnet – invite birds, bees, and butterflies into your yard with can live up to 10 years! this eye-catching variety. Care: Like many Sedums, the Sedum spurium ‘Red Carpet’, is gen- Care: Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’ can be pruned in the spring. erally very low-maintenance. It grows at a quick rate and can even It is best cleaned up in early to mid spring before the flush of new tolerate light shade, though it prefers full sun. It can be divided growth. After blooming, the foliage can be trimmed to create a every 2 to 3 years in spring, and winter-damaged foliage can be cut neat and tidy appearance. Remove faded blooms to encourage back in early spring before the flush of new growth. Be sure not to rebloom. It can be divided every 3 -4 years by digging up mature overwater! rhizomes and replanting. Rondo Penstemon Silver Blade Evening Primrose 9 Latin Name: Penstemon barbatus ‘Rondo’ 10 Latin Name: Oenothera macrocarpa incana ‘Silver Blade’ Mature Height: 12-18” Mature Height: 2-4” Mature Spread: 6-12” Mature Spread: 12-15” Hardy To: 5,500’ Hardy To: 7,000’ Water: Low Water: Low Exposure: Sun Exposure: Sun Flower Color: Mixed Colors Flower Color: Yellow Flower Season: Summer Flower Season: Spring to Fall Attracts: Hummingbirds Attracts: Bees, Butterflies Description: This Penstemon is a feast for the eyes! With a range Resistant To: Deer of red, pink, purple, blue, and violet tubular flowers, the Penstemon Description: This standout perennial hails from the southern Great barbatus ‘Rondo’ will provide a colorful variety of showy blooms Plains to offer texture and color to your garden.
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