The Oriental Lily Star Gazer, \’Lillium\’, a spring planted bulb, produces pink flowers with white edges. Oriental Lilies are long lived, and they will increase in number year after year. They are ideal for summer bouquets because of their heavenly fragrance. Oriental lilies display huge flowers that are richly colored and are borne on long stems. Use them in flower borders or in your own cutting garden.
The Sweet Mock Orange, Philadephus coronarius, is a deciduous shrub. This name is probably derived from the fragrant white flowers resembling orange flowers that some species and cultivars of mock oranges have. Some mock oranges are without fragrance. Flowers are single, semi-double, or double and they vary in size. There is no color change in the fall. It is possible that most mock oranges will suffer from occasional tip kill in zone 4 and quite often in zone 3.
The Bellflower Blue Waterfall, \’Campanula poscharskyana\’, a Blooms of Bressingham plaant, has a wonderful deep blue flower with dark green foliage. `Blue Waterfall\’ blooms from early summer to late spring and will sometimes repeat flowering in autumn. It has a plant height of 6-8\” and a spread of 18-24\”. `Blue Waterfall\’ should be planted in full sun, but will tolerate morning shade and will do well in all types of soil. Try `Blue Waterfall\’ with Coreopsis `Early Sunrise\’, Rudbeckia `Viette\’s Little Suzy\’ or Anthemis `Susan Mitchell\’.
The Hydrangea \’Late Panicle\’, Hydrangea paniculata \’Tardiva\’, This shrub has white airy flowers that can reach 10-12\” in length in late August. The flowers are a mixture of sterile and fertile flowers which gives the flowers less density and less likelihood to tip or droop. Flowers will turn bronze in fall. Prune every year in the fall after blooming, no more than 1/3 of the plant. These plants look best when they are kept pruned to keep them thick at the base. They are hardy and will not need to be covered to flower.
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The Lamium \’White Nancy\’, Lamium maculatum, has beautiful oval, variegated silvery-white leaves with greenish margins. The short spiked white flowers make it a wonderful ground cover. Plant in a well-drained soil and do not allow it to dry out. Use Lamium in hanging baskets, in mixed containers, trailing over walls or as an edger, but spread must be controlled. \’White Nancy\’ looks great among Hostas, Ferns, Lungworts (Pulmonaria), bulbs and wildflowers.
The Tulip \’Viridiflora\’, \’Omnyacc\’, a fall planted bulb, is one of the most exquisite tulip varieties we have come across. This dramatic deep red flower features an unusually shaped pistil. They are perfect for cut-flower arrangements and garden displays. Nothing compares to this Tulip ! For the best effects, plant the bulbs in clusters of 5 to 15 bulbs of one variety, or scatter clusters throughout the garden or flower border. It is advisable not to plant tulips in the same location in the garden year after year. These tulips are excellent for warmer climatic zones.
