Description
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Salix discolor Pussy willow Z 4-8
Grown for its fuzzy catkins appearing in late winter before the leaves emerge
Salix discolor Pussy willow Z 4-8
Grown for its fuzzy catkins appearing in late winter before the leaves emerge
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Passiflora caerulea Blue passion flower Z 6-9
Exotic, large blossoms with an outer ruffle of petals and sepals
Exotic, large blossoms with an outer ruffle of petals and sepals; an inner disc of concentric rings of blue, white and purple filaments; and a central “antenna.” From mid-summer through fall.
Size: 15’ x 4’
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: So. America
Wildlife Value: Host for several butterfly caterpillars
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritSince at least 1753
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood Z 4-8
Fast-growing, pyramidal-shaped deciduous conifer.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood Z 4-8
Fast-growing, pyramidal-shaped deciduous conifer. The orange to brown trunk base tapers and thickens with up to a dozen large buttress-like root flares extending several feet up the trunk. Feathery, fern-like, soft foliage emerges light green in spring, and turns red-bronze in fall before dropping. Its branches are well-attached and make excellent climbing.Size: 70-90’ x 15-25’
Care: sun in moist to moist well-drained, slightly acid soil
Native: Szechuan China
Awards: Royal Botanic Garden Award of Garden Merit, Yew Dell Botanical Gardens’ Theodore Klein Plant Awards & Pennsylvania Horticultural Society GoldFrom fossil records, dawn redwood is known to have existed as many as 50,000,000 years ago. However, it was not until 1941 that dawn redwood was first discovered growing in the wild near the town of Modaoqi China by Chinese forester, T. Kan. Seeds collected from the original site were made available to the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1947. Seedlings grown therefrom were planted in front of the Lehmann Building at MBG in 1952 where they have now developed into large mature trees (70’+ tall). Dawn redwood is a deciduous, coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape to 100’ tall. It is related to and closely resembles bald cypress (Taxodium) and redwood (Sequoia).
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Limonium minutum Dwarf statice Z 5-9
All summer long, droves of lavender blossoms above a mini pillow of spoon-shaped, glossy foliage.
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Limonium minutum Dwarf statice Z 5-9
All summer long, droves of lavender blossoms above a mini pillow of spoon-shaped, glossy foliage.Size: 6-8” x 6-8”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: southeast France on limestone seacliffs
Wildlife Value: deer resistant, salt tolerantDescribed by Linnaeus, 1753. The name Limoniuim comes from the Greek word for meadow.
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Platycodon grandiflorus albus Balloon flower Z 4-9
Balloon shaped buds opening to white bells
Platycodon grandiflorus var. albus – Balloon flower Z 4-9
Balloon shaped buds opening to white bells in mid to late summerSize: 24" x 12"
Care: Full sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil.
Native: Eastern Asia
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Platycodon is Greek from platys meaning “broad” and kodon meaning “bell”, referring to the shape of the flower. Planthunter Robert Fortune found the white form in a nursery near Shanghai and sent it to England in 1845.
