The Foliage of All That Glitters® Viburnum Is Super Glossy, Which Gives It a Handsome All That Glitters Presence in the Landscape
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POSTEN GARDEN - DETAILED PLANT GUIDE NAME ON MARKER DESCRIPTION Beautiful, low-maintenance, and elegant! The foliage of All That Glitters® viburnum is super glossy, which gives it a handsome All that Glitters presence in the landscape. Early summer brings hundreds of white flower clusters, which are followed by shiny blue fruit if its Viburnum pollinator All That Glows® viburnum, is planted nearby. This versatile plant is smaller than most viburnums, which makes it perfectly suited to foundation plantings, hedges, screening, or as a distinctive specimen. Native to North America and deer-resistant. Round petaled flowers with a green or black center disc in shades from white to pink, red, blue and violet. A cool season flower Anemone blooming 18-24" stems from April to June. Bells of Ireland is an annual in the KC area. It's a 2-3 foot tall green spire surrounded with a calyx. The green color and shape is very Bells of Ireland useful in a cut flower garden but can also be used as a dried flower. They are grown in full to part sun. A stately broad-leaf evergreen with large 6-8” oval leaves that have a glossy shine on the top side and a velvety textured brown Bracken's Brown underside. Slightly fragrant white flowers precede a conical shaped red seed pod in the fall. The foliage is very useful as a cut to Beauty Magnolia decorate wreaths and outdoor pots in the late fall to winter. A tall green stalk 2-4 feet tall with brcts and umbels in a yellowish-green color. Very useful as a graceful foilage plant for flower Burplureum arranging. Cristata Group plants, commonly called cockscombs, are old garden favorites that feature fasciated, large crested flower heads (3-12” across), with each flower head somewhat resembling the comb of a rooster. Flower colors include bright shades of orange, red, Celosia/Cockscomb purple, yellow and pink. Flowers bloom throughout summer into fall (sometimes to frost) on stems clad with spear-shaped green to (multiple varieties) red-purple leaves. The flower heads sometimes project an artificial, almost plastic-like appearance that, to some gardeners, may border on the gaudy. Cristata Group cultivars range in size from dwarf to tall (8-36”). Selections include the Jewel Box Series (to 6-8” tall) and the Big Chief Series (to 3’ tall). An easily managed evergreen herb that can be pruned and used in a formal garden setting. A less expensive alternative to boxwood, Germander the plants can grow to 15” in height and width. Adored by bees when the purple flowers bloom mid-late summer. Native to the Mediterranean, these plants like their soil well-drained & on the dry side. Golden Spirt Smoke A beautiful shrub with chartreuse foliage from spring through summer changing to a golden-orange fall color. The roundish shaped Bush leaves brightens any spot in the garden. Green Shadow Sweetly An oval shaped tree with deciduous evergreen foliage in a narrow oval shape. Fragrant, short-lived white flowers emerge late spring Magnolia thru mid-summer. In the fall as blooms fade a red textured pod emerges. Commonly known as the Lenten Rose for it’s very early blooming habit, many times standing above the snow. The unusual evergreen Hellebores foliage carries an array of flowers ranging in colors from pale green to burgundy. They grow best in a shady to part sun location and once established will self-sow and are drought tolerant. Round flowers with translucent crepe paper-like petals in shades of white, champagne, and apricot pastels along with an iconic Italian Poppy orange. Emerging as a pod that grows 24" and opens after shedding the pod that has protected the flower through the growing period. Very unusual coloring of dusk grey-lavendar on 3-5 foot tall stems with very narrow spikes. Will self-sow if given the opportunity and Larkspur Earl Grey is generally considered a short-lived perennial. Blooms late spring to erly summer preferring cool temperatures. Lisianthus (Eustoma Grandiflorum) is a genus of 3 species in the family Gentianaceae. Lisianthus are found in warm regions of the Lisianthus Southern United States, Mexico, Caribbean and northern South America. Lisianthus is popular in horticulture, as an ornamental, a potted indoor plant, and a cut flower. Love in a puff vine is so named because of the seeds inside the papery fruits. The botanical name, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Love-in-a-Puff Vine indicates the form as well. In Latin, 'cardio' means heart and 'sperma' means seed. Gleam series nasturtiums are semi-trailing around 5-6ft so they will twine through bushes, cover fences and trellises, sprawl over walls and tumble out of baskets and containers with ease but won't have as vigorous vines as the tall trailing varieties. Lovely bright green lilypad foliage adds lushness to any landscape and the double and semi-double spurred bright flowers attract hummingbirds. Nasturtiums are classic cottage garden favorites and are often used as companion plants to attract the aphids away from nearby veggies. Likes full sun in cooler climates and AM sun with bright afternoon shade in warmer climates but too much shade can Nasturtium Gleam decrease flowering. Easy to grow in a wide range of soils including poor, dry or sandy conditions and better garden soils do not need Salmon addition of fertilizer or more foliage growth may occur with less flowers. The whole plant is edible including the seeds which are often pickled and used as capers. The blooms make beautiful stuffed appitizers, dress up salads, brighten stirfries and summery drinks while the young leaves are tasty in sandwiches or as wraps. As with any edibles know your source and rinse well to avoid contaminates (sprays, ect). Flowers last longer if placed on a damp papertowel in a container stored in the fridge. Easy to start and great for kids since these large seeds are easy to handle and don't need exacting conditions. Ornamental Red Grows as an annual and produces a cotton boll given a 5-6 month growing period. The foliage is red and the flowers resemble a Cotton hibiscus bloom. Flowers, blooms and bolls are used as a cut flower. Quaking Aspens A favorite tree due to the beautiful music the leaves produce in a breeze. The bark is white and beautiful through all seasons. Round discs of multi-petaled flowers in an array of colorings from pale white to vivid violet and everything in between. Can grown Ranunculus from 18-24" in height if given cool temperatures to get established. They will go dormant when their soil temperature reaches 75 degrees. Anemone and Ranunculus are most easily grown from a corm, which is a claw-like root. A bee & butterfly magnet when blooming late summer into early fall. The flowers are clusters of seven white blooms and are Seven Sons Tree fragrant. The trunk of the shrub or tree (depending on pruning style) has a bark that peels and is a grayish-tan providing year-round interest. Bearing interesting flowers in a fun fall shade, Cottage Bronze strawflower blooms nonstop once planted. It grows 12 inches tall and Strawflower wide. Cottage Pink strawflower shows off soft pink flowers nonstop in summer and autumn. It grows only 12 inches tall and wide. Urban Apple Tree An apple tree with a small footprint at only 18-24” wide. The fruit grows on the tight branching limbs, close to the tree trunk Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly that is native to eastern North America where it typically occurs in Winder Gold Ilex swamps, damp thickets, low woods and along ponds and streams. This is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub with an upright-rounded (Winterberry) habit that typically grows 3-12' tall..