Autumn Moon JM getting more of its rouge coloring.
Spring Blooms - Part 8
JM Tamukeyama starting to grow into the waterfall.
Dicentra foliage with JM.
Color echo but very different form, texture and leaf size. I fill this pot with annuals that complement this dark color.
Odd daff with the open form. Have to check the name.
Enkianthus Red Bells.
Iris about to pop.
Viburnum Shasta starting.
P. Summer Wine and Spirea thunbergii Ogon.
Species lily it must be.
Euphorbia 'Chameleon'.
Unknown tulip about to pop.
looks like Peony flowering Abigail
Polly, I knew that either one of you gals would know! The mystery iris that I have, for trade of some of those species DL's, will be up and blooming within a week or two...the bud stalks/scapes are up now, and the buds are just getting a wee bit of color in them. I will post the pics when they are ready and in their glory!
4"-what does a DL look like at 4"? lol. That's just awesome!
~Thom
Thanks for the suggestions!
Thom - the sambuca is a shrub, right? It looks really pretty, but too big in size - and probably in $, for me. Black mondo grass never looks very black to me, and the reviews are disappointing.
Redchic - i think the Actaea is a shade plant, from what i found in PF. It looks really nice though.
David Paul - that pepper might be a winner if i find some! It really looks black - i am not interested in the peppers, but i am guessing i can remove them as they appear...
Victor - i am looking for annuals or perennials, size from quite small up to maybe 24"?
i am confused about how much sun heucheras can take. When i bought my Amethyst Mist a couple weeks ago, i think Pirl suggested i it would do well in just a little morning sun. i thought they wanted a minimum of partial shade, but then looking on PF a lot say sun.
The area this is for gets sun from about 10 or 11 am till about 5 or 6 pm.
i saw a few coleus on a coleus site someone posted here, but i don't remember what the company was. (Anyone know?)
i bought an Ace of Spades sweet potato vine a couple of weeks ago - i planted it this week and today it was gone! Just a hole where it was - i am stumped. (It didn't look that black to me anyhow...)
Thanks! i'll look for that pepper. And the coleus site...
^_^
"Glasshouse works" - I think this was the one mentioned previously. I have ordered from them & received excellent plants, plus a bonus plant.
Heucheras can take full sun, but need to be in loamy soil. At least that is how I grow them here, but we get consistently cooler summer temps that many areas of the country.
I prefer to grow them in the sun at the base of taller plants which helps the soil stay on the moist side.
I have Actaea 'Black Negligee' - it's pretty dark, but again it's in moist soil.
Same for the Ophiopogon. I started several 'Black pearls' peppers - they are only a few inches high & just now starting to turn quite dark.
Hey Amy, more on the black foliage stuff... only 'cause I love the stuff. yes, I suppose actea is technically a shade plant, however I've seen plenty of them growing in full sun in moderate climates, mine included (it's in full sun from sunrise until about 6 p.m.). but, they do have to have regular water to pull it off. And I think that they have the best color in the sun. similar looking, a true full sun plant, but not quite as hardy is Anthriscus sylvestris ravenswing, it would be a good second if you thought you were truly to sunny for the other. . I like both of the plants. The Ranunculus is full sun to part shade--- but beware it may go summer dormant on you, it will come back though. My ophiopogon p. nigrescens is about the darkest foliaged plant i've ever seen. It is truly black. I'll send you a pic of it if you like? Aster lat. lady in black is fairly dark foliage plant, dark brown foliage and stems. Seems to be like I'm forgetting some plant.
what variety is the iris Victor? It looks as if it would go well between my "forest pansy, Aster lady in black, some other red daylilly) and cimicifuga hillside....
I don't did't get much of a chance to take pics today. back here's a few more things going on the yard.
acer circinatum "sunny sister" with a friend.
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cercis racemosum in bloom finally
my favorite epimedium.
this is the first time i've seen this rhody bloom. I bought this one and brought it home solely based on sdecription. It sounded cute. So here it finally is and I'm glad that I brought it home!
nice picture redchick.
I'm UP but just barely, coffee is working its way thru my system.
If no one answered the coleus nursery question yet -- I got mine ar Roseydawn. Great selection and great packing and they give you freebies.
Thanks and good morning. I have no idea about the coleus question. I tend to space those out since, not only are they an annual, but they are an annual that doesn't grow well here. They look nice in the picture on a bag.
Good morning redchick.
As usual I shouldn't try to do anythin with my brain for at least another hour.
seems to be working fine! What ever do you mean?
I try to read the thread posts from the nite befor and thought it was you who asked about the nursery who sells coleus.
Don't give it another thought.
My daughter wants me to help with the shade garden so I am looking up plants and making a 2009 wishlist this AM.
We have Aruncus transplants from her sister and some Fall Anemone.I wouls also like to see a Azelia or rhodi or two so that means I will have to save up my allowance for the winter.
Just occurred to me-- when is the best time to plant those shrubs?
We also have Astilbe but there is always room for more.
This is where we are putting things now.
shade2
Ahhhh, I see. No worries. The best time to plant. Hmmmm.... either early fall or spring. in your particular area... if you are prone to a lot of ice in late fall early winter, then probably best to wait until spring. But, if your area works into winter gradually... fall planting definitely has it's advantages. Here, fall is actually a better time to plant than spring. It gives the plants more time to get established before a potential, accidental, drought or heat wave. Your shade spot is nice, it's not so dark that it makes it hard to find things that bloom (some sun plants would even bloom there) and it's shaded enough to protect all of them from scorching.
Thats good to know about some sun plants blooming in shade.
I was looking at Martagon Lilies but I also love asiatics and orienpets.
Brent and Beck's has a Cernuum, looks like a lily maybe I'll increase the order.
Blue giant hosta is also on the list
I have my asiatics in a little more shade than that and they still bloom just fine, but not quite the show they would be if they were in a sunnier spot. i know the orienpet that I have wouldn't do as well there. So, who knows! :-p Does this blue giant hosta look anything like the hosta in this picture? That's my niece, and she's 2 or 3 inches over 5' tall.
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I ask because that hosta had some offspring last year and there are 1 or 2 left from that group. There's little ones coming up this season... I have no idea how many yet. What I do know is this----i don't need 55 hostas that all together take up the whole acre! I already have other hostas that are larger than this one as it is.
That's the one, not Blue Angel but the other blue giand Hallsons offers.
If I make a declaritive statement and you know better--- PLEASE feel free to keep me from making a big mistake.
Pirl has been so good about guiding me in the right direction.
I am a verbose person who many times states things as fact when it's only my imagination running out of control.
Oh no.... it's not a big mistake! It's a big hosta! I love this one and get a lot of comments on it when it's fully out in the summer! What I was getting at was... would you like one of the babies? I can throw it in with the heliopsis. the down side is that seedlings are small. the first year year or two they wont do much, buch by the 3rd they'll likely grow gungho! It's not common for them to reseed a lot of babies either, so I doubt that will be a problem.
I would love any part shade, dapply shade babies you might care to send.
This is a new house and new gardens
Bring it on. heh heh heh
I don't actually know the name of that hosta for certain, i have a pretty close idea. But, it's large and it's blue and the best part is that i don't have to use slug bait for it! they do a little damage to it, but not enough for me to bother with.
I just checked Hallsons and it looks like Blue Umbrellas.
Cup shape leaves are interesting
ok.... sounds good to me! send me a "dmail" next year and remind me of that! I have a hosta, again no name, that is a medium size, light limegreen color, that has at least 40 kids sprouting up in the area. they are just too small for my nerves to send this year! so next will be good. Right now they are half inch to inch tall.
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hmmmm... I'll have to check that out. Thanks. that has a lot of potential since the name sounds really familiar.
I'll note it in Outlook for J anuary remind.