Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium purpureum
Joe Pye Weed is a stunning plant to add to any garden and does well as an accent plant, in a formal border and in the back of the border.
It blooms from late summer to frost.
It prefers moist soil and sunny conditions, but can grow in light shade.
It looks great with daylilies, garden phlox, coneflowers, ornamental grasses and asters.
It looks awesome in mixed bouquets and has a sweet vanilla scent!
Liatris, Liatris spicata
Liatris is not only a late bloomer, but has many interesting characteristic such as its foliage and unique, spike flowers.
It grows 60-90cm tall and spreads 90cm.
This funky flower prefers to grow in full sun, but can survive in light shade.
Liatris is long lasting cut flower that adds interest to flowers and bouquets.
It looks spectacular in the back of the border and any flower bed!
Liatris is drought tolerant and shouldn't be planted where a lot of snow melt happens.
It can self seed, so it is suggested that the seedlings are transplant to other areas of the garden.
WATCH OUT!!!
For this weeks WATCH OUT!!! Monkshood is on the radar, because it is poisonous. It is suggested that if the gardener touches the tuberose roots they should wash their hands. Even though Monkshood is poisonous it is a very attractive perennial that blooms from midsummer till frost.
Monkshood, Aconitum napellus
Monkshood grows 120-150cm and spreads 90cm.
It grows in partial shade and full sun. Monkshood needs moist soil if grown in full sun.
Monkshood adds beautiful, vertical blue flowers to mixed borders and at the back of the border.
This fun perennial works great as a substitute for Delphinium which needs full sun. Monkshood needs very little sun, so it works great in shade gardens
Monkshood is a wonderful cut flower and can last up to two weeks.
DEER PROOF!!! That's right another plant for the gardener with deer problems.
Some great examples once again! Its great how you talked about snow melt for the Laitris, I wouldn't have though to of that but for this climate it is defiantly and important aspect. Monkshood is a good call for the beware, many people love the beauty but never seem to care about the plants natural defenses. Using gloves while handling may have been a handy key to include though washing hands is also a great idea!
ReplyDeleteOnly thing I may change up is that all your flowers are in the violet range here, maybe some color variety would be nice. ;D