The Frobeli Spirea, Spiraea x bumalda, has new foliage that is purplish with bright pink to red early summer flowers. Vigorous grower with bright purplish-pink flowers in June-July. It has purplish tips on the foliage in spring.Leaves turn purple in fall for a striking color display. They will thrive in most locations. It is an upright, rounded shurb that is excellent as a small hedge, and when not in bloom, it is still an attractive neat plant.
The Heavenly Bamboo, Nadina domestica, is not a true bamboo but a upright 6-8\’ high, semi-evergreen shrub that tends to slowly sucker at the base, forming colonies. When this plant is in full sun it usually assumes a reddish tint in winter (depending on environmental conditions). Careful pruning, as canes do not branch out and best to thin out old stems every year or head back old canes at varying lengths to produce a dense plant. Once established, they are very tough plants, thriving in sun, shade, moist or dry conditions.
The Pink Pussy Willow, Salix discolor rosea, this form of Pussy Willow has pale pink catkins. This fast growing shrub is suitable for wet areas grow well in almost any soil. They require full sun to thrive, but will survive in the shade as well. As with most willows, they do best when given lots of water. For early bloom, cut branches of pussy willows may be brought in and set in a water filled vase in a sunny window anytime after the middle of January. The catkins will develop and make a nice display for a considerable time.
The Oriental Poppy Patty\’s Plum, \’Papaver\’, a spring planted herbacious root, produces lovely, large lavender poppy flowers with a dark eye. The flower petals have a crepe paper texture and are produced on long stems above a thick clump of long bristly, mid-green leaves. This poppy prefers deep well drained soils. This is a very striking plant.
About the Hinder Repellent: Hinder Repellent comes in a 1 quart concentrate that can be mixed with 5 gallons of water and sprayed or painted on. You should apply before feeding damage occurs for best results. Active ingredient : 13.8% ammonium soaps of higher fatty acids.
The Sweet Pea Perfume Delight, \’Lathyrus odoratus\’, is a mixture of several colors of very fragrant sweet peas. The fragrance of these flowers will take you to times past. The flowers are slightly smaller, 3/4 to 1 inch flowers, than other annual sweet peas, but they are more heat resistant. They will bloom about 1 week longer than other sweet peas. They are used for cut flowers and for covering fences and walls if given the proper support.
The Okame Cherry tree, Prunus Okame, is one of the earliest of the flowering cherries. Its carmine-pink petals, with rose-red calyx and reddish flower stalks, open fully before leaf break. It has a very consistent year-to-year blooming habit. At maturity, `Okame\’ Cherry trees will attain 20-30\’ in height with a similar spread. The young trees display a broad-columnar habit; older trees develop a more rounded habit.It makes a fine specimen tree and should be sited where it can be easily seen in late winter/early spring.
