Plant ID’s – Got a Passion for Plants?

Plant ID’s for ‘Got a Passion for Plants’ from Fine Gardening Issue #160

Learn how to get a well - design garden with wiser choices at the nursery and better arrangement in the beds

Don and Lela Avery of Morrisville , Vermont , define a “ gardenworthy plant ” as one that clear its presence in the garden over the foresightful term . The Averys like coloring material but prefer plants that have interesting foliage texture or estimable architecture / form . Plants that possess these timbre earn their keep month after calendar month and year after year . Their gardens are wedge - full of interesting plants , like the ones identified here .

Photo 1 :

1 ) ‘ Vision in Red ’ astilbe ( Astilbe chinensis‘Vision in Red ’ , USDA Hardiness Zones 4–8 )

2 ) ‘ American Halo ’ hosta ( Hosta‘American Halo ’ , Zones 3–9 )

3 ) ‘ Walker ’s Low ’ catnip ( Nepeta racemosa‘Walker ’s Low ’ , Zones 4–8 )

4 ) ‘ Sagae ’ genus Hosta ( Hosta‘Sagae ’ , Zones 3–9 )

5 ) Astilbe ( Astilbecv . , Zones 4–8 )

6 ) tears larch tree ( Larix decidua‘Pendula ’ , Zones 3–6 )

7 ) ‘ Lucifer ’ crocosmia ( Crocosmia‘Lucifer ’ , Zones 6–9 )

Fox Valley ™ river birch ( Betula nigra‘Little King ’ , Zones 4–9 )

9 ) ‘ Big Daddy ’ hosta ( Hosta‘Big Daddy ’ , Zones 3–9 )

Photo 2 :

1 ) ‘ Claridge Druce ’ geranium ( GeraniumXoxonianum‘Claridge Druce ’ , Zones 4–8 )

2 ) ‘ Axminster Gold ’ comfrey ( SymphytumXuplandicum‘Axminster Gold ’ , Zones 3–9 )

3 ) Bear ’s breeches ( Acanthus spinosus , Zones 5–9 )

4 ) ‘ Royal Purple ’ smoke tree ( Cotinus coggygria‘Royal Purple ’ , Zones 5–9 )

exposure 3 :

1 ) ‘ Sun Maiden ’ maidenhair fern ( Adiantum‘Sun Maiden ’ , Zones 3–8 )

2 ) vulgar cumfrey ( SymphytumXuplandicum , Zones 3–9 )

3 ) Astilbe ( Astilbecv . , Zones 4–8 )

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