Mar 18, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Iris reticulata – aka Dwarf Iris or Netted Iris Type of Plant: One of the earliest blooming bulbs – in flower on Cape Cod in March into April. Why I Love This Plant: This is one of the first spring flowers to come into bloom. Just a week or two after the crocus...
Mar 11, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’ aka Ivory Halo variegated red twig dogwood Type of Plant: A shrub with variegated leaves and bright red stems, hardy in zones 3-7. Multi-stemmed, lacy (but not showy) flowers that attract butterflies and pollinators. Why I Love This...
Feb 18, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Liriodendron tulipifera aka tulip tree or tulip-poplar Type of Plant: A large, native tree in the magnolia family. (Magnoliaceae) Best grown in full sun and acidic soils. Hardy in Zones 4-9. Why I Love This Plant: Wind and salt-spray tolerant, straight...
Feb 11, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ aka blue grama Type of Plant: Short, summer flowering grass for full sun, hardy in Zones 3-10. This grass is native to the southern and western United States. Why I Love This Plant: What’s not to love about this grass, from...
Jan 28, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Gossypium hirsutum ‘Red Foliated’ aka red foliaged cotton. Type of Plant: A lovely plant with a lot of baggage. Winter hardy in Zones 9-11, but annuals in colder areas.This is a perennial shrub in the mallow family, which is grown as an agricultural...
Jan 21, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomarevo’ aka Hydrangea Everlasting Revolution Type of Plant: A mophead hydrangea with pink to blue flowers depending on the pH of the soil. Hardy in zones 6-9. Why I Love This Plant: In my warm Zone 6 garden this Hydrangea...
