Viewing comments posted by stilldew

The colors in this one are the most vivid of the rust/orange coleus I have grown.

This one has been slow to take off for me in zone 5, but blooms open very nicely.

This one took 2 years to bloom for the first time in my garden. The form is very different and reminds me of a rose.

This tall Stonecrop does best with some support added early in the season that will allow the plant to grow through it.

After having no offsets for a few years, Waldaline is making up for lost time.

This small flowered Clematis starts to bloom very early in the season when the plant is still rather short.

Slow to multiply for me.

I have Casper planted in full sun. The blooms seemed to not last very long during a hot spell. It might do better planted in part shade.

This plant is named after Peter Bally, who collected the original plant in 1963 at Kivuko Hill in SE Kenya. It sends up above-ground stolons that grow to 6' from the mother plant and then root themselves.

Sunset Cutie has bloomed all summer for me in a container. Still going strong on Sept. 1. Plant to move it to the ground before frost and hope it makes it through the winter. Still only about 9" tall.

I have noticed that there seem to be two different coleus listed as Songbird. The one I grow is like the one here: http://www.malmborgsinc.com/in... and also shown in a number of other photos. The other one has a green edge and is sold by Rosy Dawn coleus. Not sure which is the real Songbird or if both have the name.

This tall daylily carries its blooms high on the scape, making it a great plant for near the back of the border.

This compact little monarda blooms when it is about 9" tall.

Short compact monarda with large flowers.

Blooms mid-June in zone 5. Trim back after first bloom period and it will rebloom lightly. Spreads to about 15-18".

Strong growing and unique.

Ice Star blooms for a long time and is easy to divide every few years. It does not reseed itself in my garden,

Pink blooms are held nicely above the foliage.

The white flowers contrast nicely with the bronze foliage.

Small downward facing blooms are a delicate pink.