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Silver Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost') |
Have Front |
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Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red') |
Prev Dead Zone |
This was pretty in the Corner behind the irises. Planted in '16, gone by '18. | |
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Caladiums (Caladium) |
Have Tender/Annuals |
Dappled to full shade, well drained, moist soil, rich in organic content. I get these most years. When they take off, they are gorgeous. I have mixed results however, for some reason. At the very least, find a new source. I don't do well overwintering them. 2021: Big bag of mixed from Van B. I didn't put any in a pot this year and instead planted them all along the front of the Front garden. So far, zero have come up. I think I might be done with caladiums - too finicky for me. I'd do better off to start more coleus from seed and put them out, I think. Update: A few came up here and there, but never got any size to them. I think I would have to prepare a special bed for them with amended soil and yada yada. 2019: Hardly any of these came up. A bag of mixed from Van B. 2018: Only a few came up from the mixed bag from Van B. I did manage to overwinter 1 bulb successfully. |
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Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Aaron') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist well-drained soil, 1-2'. Best in bright indirect sunlight, but not direct sunlight that will scorch and damage the leaves. Likes fertile, rich, slightly acid soil. Feed monthly with 5-10-10. | |
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Fancy-Leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Carolyn Wharton') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil.This one is sun tolerant. Fertilize monthly. | |
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Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Florida Cardinal') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil, 18". Fertilize monthly. | |
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Dwarf Caladium (Caladium 'Miss Muffet') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil, 12". Fertilize monthly. Sun tolerant. This is a very striking, shorter caladium. | |
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Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Mrs. Arno Nehrling') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil,9-11". Sun tolerant. Feed monthly 2021: There were a few in the mixed bag I got. I liked these. |
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Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Red Flash') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil, 2-3'. Sun tolerant. Feed monthly. I planted these one year both in pots and in the front garden. They had big, bright red leaves and were gorgeous! |
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Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Rosebud') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
PS-FS, moist soil, 12-18". Feed monthly. | |
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Elephant Ears (Caladium praetermissum 'Hilo Beauty') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
Part/dappled shade, wet, 2-3'. I'm not sure if these really want to grow in water or not. 'Suitable for bog gardening.' They are expensive. I think it is a marginal plant. 2014: Barely thrived for one season. Not impressed. |
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Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster') |
Have Knick Knack Windmill Grasses |
2 in the KK garden, 1 in the WM. 2022: The one on the grinder side in the KK is slowly coming back, so the gophers must not have gotten all the roots. The one on the other side is still a no-show. The one in the WM garden is there, if somewhat diminished. It was never very robust. 2019: The gophers have decimated both grasses in the KK garden. When I went to cut them back in the early spring, the whole thing came off in my hands - no roots. So sad. |
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Calendula (Calendula officinalis 'Bronzed Beauty') |
Have Tender/Annuals |
FS-PS, average water, 8", summer. Flowers 50-60 days from seed. Reseeds readily. Doesn't like too much heat. If they start to flag in the heat, you can cut them back for a late rebloom. Will tolerate a light frost. Flowers are edible. 2022: I got some going from seed in a pot. The foliage gets pretty droopy in the heat. I think I'll plant them in the ground next time. |
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Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Pink Surprise') |
Prev Tender/Annuals |
FS-PS, average water, 16", spring-fall. Tolerates poor soil, Prefers full sun. I've planted this a few times and it is a really nice variety - a much softer orange, with shades of pink. |
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Beautyberry (Callicarpa giraldii 'Profusion') |
Have Z5 |
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China Aster (Callistephus chinensis 'Hulk') |
Have Tender/Annuals |
FS-PS, drought tolerant, 20-24", summer. Likes rich, moist soil. Green bracts that surround the flower appear to be green petals. Easily started from seed. They make great, long lasting cut flowers since the bracts don't fade away nearly as fast as a real petal would. Deer resistant, supposed to be self-seeding. Likes it cool (part shade) to bloom profusely. Not at all frost tolerant. 2021: From seed, 3 healthy plants. In the Z5 behind the betony. They took a bit of a hit when the sprinkler quit working there and we didn't notice right away. |
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Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) |
Prev Tender/Annuals Water |
These were really nice the one year I had them. They are very hard to find as plants and I didn't have much luck starting from seed. | |
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Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus) |
Prev Dead Zone |
Front Bank over by the Beauty Bush. I'm not sure this made it - it was a really sorry looking mail order plant. Nope. | |
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Camas Lily (Camassia quamash 'Blue Melody') |
Have Knick Knack Z5 |
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Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata) |
Have Front Knick Knack |
