Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is, in my estimation, nearly the perfect garden plant. It has four-season interest. It is native to the American south. Oakleaf…
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A complete garden should have true four season interest (spring, summer, fall, winter). Included in this section are plants that will round out your garden in winter.
Clematis armandii is a classic and one of my two favorite vines, the other being hops. Clematis armandii is the plant I walk under first thing…
Leave a CommentOakleaf hydrangea is a wonderful native plant with four-season interest that is beautiful in the garden. An epic plant.
Leave a CommentMuch will be made of Paper Bush’s (Edgeworthia chrysanth) late winter bloom, and rightfully so, but a savvy gardener understands that flowers are often a…
Comments closedGardeners in the south looking for small deciduous trees often think of dogwoods and redbuds, but Japanese stewartia can be an inspired choice in the…
Comments closedI was always cool towards Hellebores (lenten rose) but my wife Angela has gradually won me over to their considerable charm.
Leave a CommentPure White Camellia, 1948 Introduced in 1948, Camellia ‘Morning Glow’ has flowers of classic form on a plant that grows vigorously upright. Blooms are fully…
Leave a CommentCamellia japonica ‘Desire’ – my favorite Camellia. If you walk into a garden nursery this time of year you will see rows of Camellias, all…
Leave a CommentWild ginger, Asarum splendens, is a superb, albeit slow-spreading, groundcover for the shade garden. Asarum splendens looks native, but it is not. Wild ginger, Asarum…
Leave a CommentIlex verticillata, common winterberry, is a deciduous holly; with the exception of the American holly (Ilex opaca) and dwarf yaupon hollies for parterre, common winterberry is the only holly I can warm to in the landscape. The female is the one you want (although a male will need to be planted nearby to ensure fruit set).
In the late fall into winter, Ilex verticillata is a beacon. Excellent option for persistently wet areas.
Regarding the male, you only need one male for every 6-10 females, and Ilex verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’ is recommended for Winter Red. Check with nursery to ensure bloom times of your selected male coincides with your female plant.
The variety pictured herein is Winter Red, and Sparkleberry is another winner. Height/Width are both in the 6′-8′ range, and the inconsequential flowers bloom late May-July.
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