General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
3 - 5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3 - 5 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
Other: Deep bluish-green and leathery
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Blooms on new wood
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Over 12"
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Other Beneficial Insects: Hydrangea Sphinx Moth, various insect pollinators
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Pollinators: |
Hoverflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
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| Miscellaneous: |
Monoecious
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24,783
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Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 1, 2018 7:34 PM concerning plant:
This is a very new cultivar that I just discovered. It gets about 3 to 5 feet high and does not flop over. It has glossy bluish-green foliage. Its large flower clusters get to be about 14 inches across. It was selected by Frederick Ray, a former professor at Delaware Valley College in Pennsylvania from a batch of seedlings he received from Joan Haas. It is a good plant for pollinators having lots of fertile florets. I saw quite a few insects buzzing around it when I saw one at the trial gardens of the Mount Cuba Center in northern Delaware and one group at the demonstration garden at North Creek Nursery in Landenberg, PA, and a small group at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, so far. I noticed that the large showy florets bloom before the tiny fertile ones, so that is why a totally sterile, round-headed flower cluster of "Anabelle' comes into full bloom earlier than the lacecap types having both sterile and fertile florets.
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