Burning Bush

 

Name:   Burning Bush

Variety: Euonymus altus

 

Type: shrub

 

Height: 6 ft x 5 ft

Sun: sun to shade   

Flower color:  None

Leaves turn red in fall
 

Bloom Time:  none
 

Fragrance:  none
 

Location:  two sets of shrubs--two on north side back yard; two on east side back yard


Care:  Fertilize yearly with fertilizer stakes

Maiden Grass

 

Name:   Maiden Grass

Variety: Miscanthus sinesis gracillimus 

Type: perennial grass 

Height: 6 ft x 5 ft

Sun: sun to shad
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  north side behind lilac shrub
care:  fertilize yearly

Purchased 18 years ago.  This is the best it has done.

Butterfly Weed Hello Yellow

Name: Butterfly weed
Variety:  Asclepias Hello Yellow

Type:  Perennial

Zone:  3

Height:  24"

Sun:  Full Sun

Flower Color: Yellos

Bloom Time: Summer 

Fragrance:  None

Location:  Water fall south of garlic chives

Care:  Cut to ground in fall with seed pods.  Fertilize weekly

Purchased at the Grainery in Decatur IN

Felix Supreme Peony

 Name:   Peony

Variety Felix Supreme
Type: perennial
Height: 30"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  red
Bloom Time: late May
Fragrance:  yes
Location:  planted on the back side of seated arbor on south side
Care: prune off dead flowers after bloomed; trim to ground after fall freeze; bloom boost weekly in summer spraying ground and not plant.

This finally bloomed.  It's a lovely red although lighter and more pink that our other red vareity.

Hardy Geranium Birch

 

Name: Geraniaceae

Variety:  Birch Cranesbill

Type:  Perennial

Height:  18"

Sun:  Partial Sun

Flower Color: pink

Bloom Time: Summer 

Fragrance:  None

Location:  Perennial garden between iris and geranium

Care:  Fertilize weekly throughout summer.  Sheer back 1/3 after first bloom.   Cut to ground in fall.

Stargazer Lily

Name:  Stargazer Lily

Latin:  Lilium 'Stargazer
Type:  bulb
Size:  2'
Bloom: varigated pink to red with spots
Location:   south side east of other lilies

Care:  Cut down in fall.  Fertilize with bulb tone.

 I bought these from Brecks and they sent three really large beautiful bulbs for a really great price.  including free shipping. 

Spring Color in the Garden

 

The Black Agua in bloom.  It died back over winter, but the new growth has excellent blooms

Mother hen and chicks are bright red.  This is the color they turned in winter.  Don't know what will happen the rest of the year.

New Purchases Dianthus and Hydrangea

 Pink Pom Pom Dianthus

Type:   Perennial 

Size:  Ground cover

Bloom:  pink flowers spring into summer

Location:   Waterfall west side.

We purchased these at Home Depot with the diplodenia.   We delayed planting so they were really dried out, but we did get them in the ground soon enough.  We moved the lavender most phlox that doesn't doing well to the south side of the garage and planted there.   The other small dianthus--firewitch pink is not doing well, so we moved it.   Hope this one will do well.  It's a zone 5

Fire Light Tidbit Panicle Hydrangea

Size:  2-3'  by 4'

Type:  Perennial

Flower:  white most of the summer to dark pink in the fall.

Location:  along north fence in between forsythia and spirea.  I hope to hid our neighbors mess.

Care:  blooms on new wood.  cut back to ground 1st of March before new growth.

We picked this up at KBK nursery in Saline.  It is a Proven Winner and hardy to zone 3.